Brother MFC-J2510 User's Guide

Network User’s GuideMulti-Protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server and Wireless Multi-function Print ServerThis Network User’s Guide pro

Introduction 41Other Network features 1LDAP (For MFC-J2510/J4510DW/J4710DW) 1The LDAP protocol allows you to search for information such as fax number

Additional network settings from Windows® 9413Uninstalling drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services (Windows Vista® and Windows®7) 13To

Additional network settings from Windows® 9513Network printing and scanning installation for Infrastructure mode when using Vertical Pairing (Windows®

Section IIIAppendixes IIIAppendix A 97Appendix B 98

97AASupported protocols and security features AAppendix A AInterface Ethernet Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX Auto NegotiationWireless IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Infras

98BBUsing services BA service is a resource that can be accessed by computers that wish to print to the Brother print server. The Brother print server

Appendix B 99BOther ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators) BUsing DHCP to configure the IP address BThe Dynamic Host Confi

Appendix B 100BBOOTP is an alternative to RARP that has the advantage of allowing configuration of the subnet mask and gateway. In order to use BOOTP

Appendix B 101BWhere ethernetaddress is the MAC Address (Ethernet Address) of the print server and ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. Fo

Index102CCAAd-hoc mode ... 10AES ...

Index103CSService ... 98Shared key ...

522How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway)2Using the control panel 2You can configure your machine for a n

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Changing your machine’s network settings 62Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light 2NOTE• You can download the latest BRAd

Changing your machine’s network settings 72• You can find the Node Name and MAC Address / Ethernet Address by printing the Network Configuration Repor

Changing your machine’s network settings 82Other Management Utilities 2Your Brother machine has the following management utility to change your networ

933Overview 3To connect your machine to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide. The wireless setup method using

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 103Confirm your network environment 3Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the ne

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 113 1 Wireless network machine (your machine)2 Wireless capable computerWe do not guarantee the wirele

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 123Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable 3It is recommended that you use a computer wir

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 133 Macintosh1 Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the BROTHER icon on your

iApplicable modelsThis User’s Guide applies to the following models.DCP-J4110DW, MFC-J2310/J2510/J4310DW/J4410DW/J4510DW/J4610DW/J4710DWDefinitions of

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 143One push configuration using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup™) or AOSS™ 3You can use WPS or AOSS™ from t

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 153e When the LCD shows Start WPS or AOSS, press the WPS or AOSS™ button on your wireless access point

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 163You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 173(For MFC-J2510/J4510DW/J4710DW) 3a Press .b Press Wi-Fi.c Press WPS w/PIN Code.d When Switch Networ

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 183g A connection result message appears for 60 seconds on the LCD and a wireless LAN report will auto

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 1931 (Windows Vista®)Click , Network, and then Add a wireless device.(Windows®7)Click , Control Panel,

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 203Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard 3You can use the machine’s control pan

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 213g Press Yes to connect to your machine using WPS. (If you press No to continue manual setting, go t

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 223If the wireless access point/router of the selected SSID supports WPS and the machine asks to use W

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 233Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast 3(For MFC-J2510/J4510DW/J4710DW) 3a Before

ii Not all models are available in all countries. In this manual, the LCD messages of the MFC-J2510 or MFC-J4510DW are used if not specified.

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 243h The machine will search for your network and display a list of available SSIDs.Swipe up or down t

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 253(For DCP-J4110DW, MFC-J2310/J4310DW/J4410DW/J4610DW) 3a Before configuring your machine we recommen

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 263i Press Infrastructure when instructed.j Choose and press the Authentication method.Do one of the f

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 273Configuration in Ad-hoc Mode 3Configure the wireless settings 3(For MFC-J2510/J4510DW/J4710DW) 3a B

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 283h The machine will search for your network and display a list of available SSIDs.Swipe up or down t

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 293b Press Settings.c Press s or t to display Network and then press Network.d Press WLAN.e Press Setu

Configuring your machine for a wireless network 303n A connection result message appears for 60 seconds on the LCD and a wireless LAN report will auto

3144Network settings 4The Network setting selections of the control panel allow you to set up the Brother machine for your network configuration. Pres

Control panel setup 324suitable IP address to use). If you have chosen a method other than Static, the machine will attempt to determine its IP addres

Control panel setup 334Secondary WINS Server IP Address 4This field specifies the IP address of the secondary WINS server. It is used as a backup to t

iiiTable of ContentsSection I Network Operation1 Introduction 2Network features...

Control panel setup 344WPS w/PIN Code (wireless network only) 4If your WLAN access point/router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PIN Method), you can c

Control panel setup 354You can also access the character you want by repeatedly pressing the appropriate number key using the machine’s control panel.

Control panel setup 364Setup Mail RX 4Auto Polling 4When set to On, the machine automatically checks the POP3 server for new messages.Poll Frequency4S

Control panel setup 374Setup Relay 4Relay Broadcast 4This function allows the machine to receive a document over the Internet, and then relay it to ot

Control panel setup 384Restoring the network settings to factory default 4You can reset the print server back to its default factory settings (resetti

Control panel setup 394Printing the Network Configuration Report 4The Network Configuration Report prints a report listing the current network configu

Control panel setup 404Printing the WLAN Report 4The WLAN Report prints your machine's wireless status report. If the wireless connection failed,

Control panel setup 414Function table and default factory settings 4Level1 Level2 Level3 OptionsNetwork Wired LAN TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto/Static/RARP/

Control panel setup 424Network(Continued)WLAN TCP/IP BOOT Method Auto/Static/RARP/BOOTP/DHCPIP Address [000-255].[000-255].[000-255].[000-255][000].[0

Control panel setup 434Network(Continued)Wi-Fi Direct3Push Button——PIN Code ——Manual ——Group Owner— OnOff*Device InformationDevice Name —SSID —IP Addr

ivPrinting the Network Configuration Report ...39Printing t

Control panel setup 444Network(Continued)E-mail/IFAX (Email/IFax)4(Continued)Setup Server(Continued)POP3 ServerName (up to 30 characters)IP Address [0

Control panel setup 454 The factory settings are shown in bold.1On connection to the network, the machine will automatically set the IP address and S

4655Overview 5A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using the HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). You can get the following infor

Web Based Management 475How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser) 5A standard web browser can be used to change y

Web Based Management 485NOTEYou can also set a password by clicking Please configure the password on the machine’s web page if you are setting a login

Web Based Management 495Secure Function Lock 2.0 5Secure Function Lock 2.0 from Brother helps you to save money and increase security by restricting t

Web Based Management 505e Click Submit.NOTEIf you want to restrict the PC printing by PC login user name, click PC Job Restriction by Login Name and c

Web Based Management 515 Export to CSV fileYou can export the current page counter including ID Number/Name information as a CSV file. Counter Auto

Web Based Management 525Synchronize with SNTP server 5SNTP is the protocol used to synchronize the time used by the machine for Authentication with th

Web Based Management 535NOTE• You must configure Date&Time to synchronize the time used by the machine with the SNTP time server. Click Date&T

vSection II Network Glossary10 Types of network connections and protocols 82Types of network connections ...

Web Based Management 545Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a web browser5Scan to FTP allows you to scan a document directly to an FTP server

Web Based Management 555Changing the Scan to Network configuration using a web browser 5Scan to Network allows you to scan documents directly to a sha

Web Based Management 565Changing the LDAP configuration using a web browser (For MFC-J2510/J4510DW/J4710DW) (Available as a download)5You can configur

5766Overview 6The LDAP protocol allows you to search for information such as fax numbers and E-mail addresses from your server. When you use Fax, I-Fa

LDAP operation (For MFC-J2510/J4510DW/J4710DW) 586If there is no match on the server and the local address book, the LCD will show Results cannot be f

5977Internet fax Overview 7Internet faxing (IFAX) allows you to send and receive fax documents using the Internet as the transport mechanism. Document

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 607 1 Internet2 Telephone line3 E-mail serverImportant information on Internet fax 7Internet f

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 617How to Internet fax 7Before using an Internet fax you must configure your Brother machine t

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 627NOTE• If you wish to manually enter the Internet fax address, load the document into the ma

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 637 How to receive an Internet fax 7There are 2 ways you can receive E-mail messages: POP3 re

Section INetwork Operation IIntroduction 2Changing your machine’s network settings 5Configuring your machine for a wireless network 9Control panel set

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 647Receiving an Internet fax to your computer 7When a computer receives an Internet fax docume

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 657Additional Internet Fax options 7Forwarding received E-mail and fax messages 7You can forwa

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 667 Relay broadcast from a machine 7 1 InternetIn this example, your machine has an E-mail add

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 677 Sending to multiple E-mail addresses: 7If you want to have the document relayed to more th

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 687c Press s or t to display Broadcasting.d Press Broadcasting.e Press Add from Address Book.P

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 697Verification Mail for receiving allows you to transmit a default report back to the sending

Internet fax (For MFC models) (Available as a download) 707Error mail 7If there is a mail delivery error while sending an Internet fax, the mail serve

7188Overview 8In today’s world there are many security threats to your network and the data that travels over it. Your Brother machine employs some of

Security features 728Sending an E-mail securely 8Configuration using Web Based Management (web browser) 8You can configure secured E-mail sending with

Security features 738NOTE• You can change the SMTP port number using Web Based Management. This is useful if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) impl

211Network features 1Your Brother machine can be shared on a 10/100 MB (Mbit/s) wired or IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network using the internal network

Security features 748Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows®) 8To use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility securely, you need to follow

7599Overview 9This chapter explains how to resolve typical network problems you may encounter when using your Brother machine. If, after reading this

Troubleshooting 769Are your security settings (SSID/Network Key) correct?wireless  Confirm the security settings using the Wireless Setup Helper util

Troubleshooting 779Are there any obstructions (walls or furniture, for example) between your machine and the WLAN access point/router?wireless Move yo

Troubleshooting 789Is your Brother machine assigned with an available IP address?(Continued)wired/ wireless1 (Windows®XP, Windows Server®2003/2008) Cl

Troubleshooting 799Are you connecting the Brother machine to the network using wireless capabilities?wireless  Print the WLAN Report to confirm the s

Troubleshooting 809How can I check the link status of my Brother machine?wired/ wirelessPrint the Network Configuration Report and check that Ethernet

Section IINetwork Glossary IITypes of network connections and protocols 82Configuring your machine for a network 87Wireless network terms and concepts

821010Types of network connections 10Wired network connection example 10Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP 10In a Peer-to-Peer environment, each compu

Types of network connections and protocols 8310 1 Client computer2 Also known as “Server” or “Print server”3 TCP/IP, USB or parallel (where available)

Introduction 311Black and White only. Not available for DCP models.2BRAdmin Professional 3 is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.co

Types of network connections and protocols 8410Protocols 10TCP/IP protocols and functions 10Protocols are the standardized sets of rules for transmitt

Types of network connections and protocols 8510LPR/LPD 10Commonly used printing protocols on a TCP/IP network.SMTP client 10Simple Mail Transfer Proto

Types of network connections and protocols 8610SNTP 10The Simple Network Time Protocol is used to synchronize computer clocks on a TCP/IP network. You

871111IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways 11To use the machine in a networked TCP/IP environment, you need to configure its IP address and subnet

Configuring your machine for a network 8811Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.000Where the 0 is in the Subnet mask, there is no limit to communication at this p

891212Specifying your network 12SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels 12You need to configure the SSID and a channel to specify the wireless netw

Wireless network terms and concepts 9012Security terms 12Authentication and Encryption 12Most wireless networks use some kind of security settings. Th

Wireless network terms and concepts 9112• If you want to connect to your wireless network using IEEE 802.11n, we recommend to choose AES. Network key

921313Types of additional network settings 13The following features are available to use if you want to configure additional network settings. Web Se

Additional network settings from Windows® 9313Installing drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services (Windows Vista® and Windows®7) 13The