Brother DCP-8250DN manual

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    Scan to Netw ork Guide (Windows ® ) To find basic information about network and advan c ed network features of your Brother machine: See the uu Network User's Guide . To find basic information about network scannin g features of your Brother machine: See the uu Software User's Guide . To download the latest manua l, please visit the Brot[...]

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    i Applicable mode ls Th is Use r’s G uide ap plies to the f ollowing mod els. 5-lin e LC D mo dels : DC P-8 110D N/81 50D N/815 5DN /MF C-851 0DN /8 520DN /87 10D W/891 0DW To uch scree n mod els: D CP- 8250D N/M FC- 8950D W (T) Definitions o f note s Th e follo win g icons are u sed t hrou ghout this U ser’ s G uide: Trade marks Th e Brot her [...]

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    ii 1 Int rodu ctio n 1 Over view .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... ..... ..... ......1 Benefits t o the customer ................................................................. ...................................... ...[...]

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    1 1 1 Ov ervie w 1 When you choo se Scan t o Networ k, you can sca n documents di r ectl y t o a share d folder o n a CIFS serve r locate d on your local n e twor k or the in ternet. Th e S can to Network fe ature sup ports K erbero s and NTLMv2 authenti cation . Th e det ails re quired to use S can t o Netwo rk ca n be en tere d by usin g We b Bas[...]

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    2 2 2 When you choo se Scan t o Networ k, you can sca n documents di r ectl y t o a share d folder o n a CIFS serve r locate d on your local n e twor k or the in ternet. Th e S can to Network fe ature sup ports K erbero s and NTLMv2 authenti cation . Th e det ails re quired to use S can t o Netwo rk ca n be en tere d by usin g We b Bas ed Ma nage m[...]

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    3 Configu rati on for Scan to Netw ork us i n g a Web Br ows er 2 f Choose Network (1 ) in t h e p r ofi le numbers ( 1 to 10 ) you want to u se f or Scan to Ne twork sett ings. You can al so st ore two u ser def ined file nam es th at c an b e us ed for cr eatin g a Sca n to Ne two rk Pro file in ad di t ion to th e seven pr eset fil e na mes in C[...]

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    4 Configu rati on for Scan to Netw ork us i n g a Web Br ows er 2 Configuri ng the Scan to Network Defaul t Settings 2 a Start yo ur we b b rowser. b Type “ht tp://machin e ’s IP address/” into y o ur browser's addr ess bar (where “machine’s IP address” is the IP a ddress of the machine or th e print se rver n ame).  Fo r exam p[...]

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    5 Configu rati on for Scan to Netw ork us i n g a Web Br ows er 2 5 Cho ose t he s can q uality f rom th e drop- do wn list . Y ou can c hoos e Color 1 00 dp i , Col or 200 dpi , Color 30 0 dpi , Color 600 dpi , Color Auto , Gray 1 0 0 dpi , Gray 2 00 dpi , Gray 30 0 dpi , Gra y A uto , B&W 300 dpi , B&W 2 00 dpi , B&W 200 x 100 dpi or [...]

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    6 Configu rati on for Scan to Netw ork us i n g a Web Br ows er 2 Synchr onize w ith SNTP serve r 2 You must configur e the S NTP protoco l (network time server) , or you must se t the date, ti me and time z one correct ly on t h e co n tro l panel for Kerber os Authen tication. The time must ma tch the ti me used by t h e Ker ber os Se rver . SNTP[...]

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    7 Configu rati on for Scan to Netw ork us i n g a Web Br ows er 2  Prim ary S NTP Se rve r Po rt , Secondary SN TP S e rve r P or t Ent er th e Po rt numbe r ( 1 to 6553 5). The Secondary S NTP server port is used as a backup to the Pri mary SNTP server port. If th e Primary por t is un avai lab le, th e ma chin e wi ll c onta ct the Sec ond ary[...]

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    8 3 3 After yo u config u re S can to Network se ttings, you can use t h e Sc an to Ne twork f eature. Scan to Networ k using Scan to Network Profi les for 5-lin e LCD models 3 a Load yo ur docum ent . b Press ( SCAN ). c Press a or b to choose Sca n to N etw ork . Press OK . (Fo r D CP-8 155D N, MF C-8 520D N and M FC-8 91 0DW) G o to step d . (Fo[...]

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    9 Machine oper ation 3 i Press a or b to c ho os e PD F , PD F/A , Secu re PDF , Signe d PD F or TI FF . Press OK an d go t o ste p k . Note • If you choose Secu re P DF , the mac hine will a sk yo u to ent er a 4 -d igit pas swor d usi ng num ber s 0-9 befo re it star ts scanning. • If you choose Signe d PD F , y ou mus t ins tall and t hen co[...]

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    10 Machine oper ation 3 Ho w to set a new defau lt for th e file si ze 3 You can set your own defa u lt se ttin g for the fil e size . For a higher quali ty scan, cho ose the larg e file size . For a smaller f ile size , choose the s m a ll fi le size. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Ge nera l Se t up . P r ess OK . c Press a or b to choos[...]

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    11 Machine oper ation 3 Scan to N e twor k using Scan to Network Pr o files for DCP-8250 DN and MFC-8950D W( T) 3 a Load yo ur docum ent . b Press Scan . c Press Scan to N etwo rk . d Press a or b to choose one o f the profile s liste d . e If you check Use PIN f or Authentic ation in Scan to FTP /Network Prof ile o f Web Base d Mana gemen t, the L[...]

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    12 Machine oper ation 3 i If yo u ar e usi ng t he s ca nner gl as s, p ress Glas s Scan Size . Press to ch oose A4 , L etter or Lega l/Fo li o fo r the scanner gla ss sett ing and then choose one of the opti ons b elow :  If yo u c h oose co lor or gra y for th e qu a li ty in step f , go to step j .  If yo u c h oose b l ack a n d white for[...]

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    13 Machine oper ation 3 Entering text 3 En teri ng text for 5-lin e LCD mo dels 3 When sett ing certai n me nu s e lec tions, y o u wi ll need to ty p e text c h aracte rs. The dia l pad keys have letters print ed on th em. The keys: 0 , # and l do not have p rinted lett ers becau se they are us ed for sp ecia l ch arac ters. Pre ss th e ap prop ri[...]

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    14 Machine oper ation 3 En teri ng text for DCP -825 0DN a nd M FC -8950 DW (T) 3 When you are settin g cer tain menu sel ections , you m a y need to enter text into the mach ine. Press repeate dly to c h oose b e twee n le tters, numbers o r specia l characters. P r ess to c h ange between upper case a nd lower case. Insert ing spaces 3 To enter a[...]

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    15 4 4 Configu re certi ficate for Sign ed PDF 4 If you choose Signed PDF, you mu st config ure a certifi cate to your machine using Web B ased Management. To use Sig ned PDF, you must i nstall a certifi cate to your machine a nd your co mputer . a Start yo ur we b b rowser. b Type “ht tp://machin e ’s IP address/” into y o ur browser's [...]

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    16 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 Supported Certific ates 4 Th e Brot her m achine supp orts the fol lowin g cer tificate s.  Self -sig ned cert ifica te This pri n t se rve r i ssues its o wn ce r t ifi cate. Usi n g th is certi ficate, yo u ca n easil y use t he SSL/TLS communicati on with out havin g a certi ficate fr om a CA. ( See [...]

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    17 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 Digital Certifica te Instal lation 4 Sign ed P D F r e qui res a di git al c ert if icat e to be i nsta ll ed on bot h the mach i ne an d de vic e wh ich i s se nding d ata to the mach ine , e.g. a co mpu ter. In o rd er to con figur e the c ert ificat e, the use r ne eds to lo g onto the ma chine rem otel[...]

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    18 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 Cr eati ng a self- signe d cer tific ate 4 a Click Create Se lf-S igne d C ertifica te . b Ent er a Common Nam e an d a Valid Da te . Note • The l en gt h of the Com m on Name can be up to 64 ch aracte rs. The node n a me i s di splayed b y default . • A wa rning will pop-u p if you use the I PPS or HT[...]

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    19 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 Cre at ing a Certificate Sig ning Reques t (CSR) 4 A Ce rti fic at e Si gni ng R equ est (CSR ) i s a r equ est sen t t o a CA in or der to a uthe ntic ate the cred enti als contai ned within the certifi cate. Note We recommend th at th e Root Certi fic a te fr om the CA be instal led on yo ur compute r be[...]

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    20 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 c You c an cho ose the Public Key Al gorithm a nd Digest Al gorithm settin gs from the pull-do wn list. The def ault setti ngs are RSA(2048bit) fo r Public Key Algor ithm an d SHA 256 fo r Diges t Algorithm . d Click S ubm it . T he f ollow ing sc reen w ill appe ar. e After a few m om ent s, you w ill be [...]

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    21 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 How to in stall the c ertif icate to y our m achin e 4 When you r eceive the certi ficate fr om a CA, fo llow t h e ste p s below to insta ll i t into th e print se rve r . Note Only a certifi cate issued wit h this machine’s CSR can be instal led. W he n you want to create an other CSR, make sure that t[...]

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    22 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 Import and export the certificate a nd private key 4 You can s tore t h e certific ate and priva te k ey on t he m achine and m ana ge th em b y impor ting a nd ex porti ng. Ho w to impo rt the se lf-sig ned cer tifica te, th e cert ificat e iss ued by a CA, and th e pri vat e key 4 a Click I m po rt Cer t[...]

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    23 Digital Certific ate f or Si gned PDF 4 Imp ort an d ex port a CA c ertif icate 4 You c an sto re a CA c e rt ifi cat e on th e ma chin e by impor tin g an d exp orti ng. How to import a CA ce rt i f icat e 4 a Click CA Ce rtificate on the Se cur it y pa ge. b Click I m po rt C A Cer tifica te a nd choose the certifi ca t e . Click S ubmit . How[...]

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    24 5 5 Ov ervie w 5 Th is chap ter ex plai ns ho w to res olve typ ical ne tw ork prob lems you m ay encoun ter w hen usi ng the Bro ther machine. If , after r eading this chapter, y o u a r e u n able to resolve your proble m, please vi si t the Brother Solutio ns Center at: (http://so lutions. b ro th er .com/) . Please go to the Broth er Solutio[...]

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    25 Troubl eshooting 5 Erro r me ssag es whe n yo u us e th e Sc an to Net wor k fe atu re Erro r Mess age Ca u se Action Server Time out W rong Host Address  If you have us ed y our CIFS server's IP addres s as the Host Address, confirm the IP address.  I f you have s p ecif ied the DNS style as the Host Address , confirm the Host Addres[...]

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    26 Troubl eshooting 5 Network terms an d PDF file format 5 Ne twor k term s 5  CIFS The Common Int ernet File S ystem is th e standard way th at computer users s h are file s and printe rs in W indow s ® .  SNTP Th e Sim ple Net work Time Pro tocol is use d to sync hroni ze c omput er c locks on a TCP /IP net work. Y ou can co nfig ure th e [...]