Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

							Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 
105
5
Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings5
The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of 
MFL-Pro Suite. (See the Quick Setup Guide.)
If you are using a different machine than the one that was registered to your PC during the installation of the 
MFL-Pro Suite software, follow the steps below.
aIn the PC-Fax RX Setup dialog box, click the Network Settings button. The Network Settings dialog 
box appears.
bYou must specify the IP address or node name of your machine.
Choose the appropriate connection method.
 
Specifyyourmachinebyaddress
Enter the IP address of the machine in IP Address.
Specifyyourmachinebyname
Enter the machine node name in Node Name, or click the Browse button and choose the correct Brother 
machine you want to use from the list.
 
Specify your PC name
You can specify the PC name that will appear on the display of the machine. To change the name, enter 
the new name in Display Your PC Name. 
						

							Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 
106
5
Viewing new PC-FAX messages5
Each time your PC is receiving a PC-FAX, the icon will alternate between   and  . Once the fax has 
been received, the icon will change to  . The   icon will change to   once the received fax has 
been viewed.
aDouble-click   to run ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE.
bOpen the Fax Received folder.
cDouble-click any new faxes to open and view them.
Note
The name of your unread PC message will be based on the date and time that the messages were 
received until you assign a file name. For example ‘Fax 2-20-2010 16;40;21.tif’.
  
						

							107
6
6
CAUTION 
DO NOT start your PC with a memory card or USB Flash memory drive installed in the media drive of the 
machine. You could lose your data or damage the media.
 
Note
• The PhotoCapture Center® will read only the media that was put in first. 
• DCP-J125, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W do not support using a 
USB Flash memory drive.
• While the machine is printing from the PhotoCapture Center
®, your PC cannot access the PhotoCapture 
Center
® for any other operation.
• For Windows
® 2000 users, to access the PhotoCapture Center® features from your PC, you must first 
install a Windows
® 2000 update. See the Quick Setup Guide for installation instructions.
 
Using PhotoCapture Center®6
aPut a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into your machine.
bIn Windows® Explorer, click the Removable Disk icon1. The files and folders on the memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive appear on your PC screen.
You can edit a file and save it to another drive on your PC.
 
1If you are using Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/ Windows®7 and you create a name for the volume label of the memory card or USB Flash 
memory drive, this name appears instead of “Removable Disk”.
PhotoCapture Center®6 
						

							PhotoCapture Center® 
108
6
When you take out a memory card or USB Flash memory drive, do the following to prevent damage 
to the memory card or USB Flash memory drive:
6
aIn Windows® Explorer, right-click the removable disk icon and choose Eject.
bWait until the  (PHOTO CAPTURE) key stops blinking before taking out the media.
CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to 
avoid damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card.
If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, 
you must restart your computer at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
into the machine. If you do not restart your computer, the data on your media may be destroyed.
  
						

							PhotoCapture Center® 
109
6
For Network Users 
(For models with built-in network support)
6
aPut a memory card or USB Flash memory drive into your machine.
bStart your browser software in which FTP is supported. Your browser software accesses the media using 
the FTP protocol and the network Host Name of the machine. You can also access the media by entering 
ftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address of your Brother machine) from 
your web browser.
cClick the name of the file you want to see.
Note
Using certain characters or symbols in a file name on the memory card or USB Flash memory may cause 
a problem accessing the file. We recommend to only use combinations of the following characters in a file 
name.
 
When you take out a memory card or USB Flash memory drive, do the following to prevent damage 
to the memory card or USB Flash memory drive:
6
aClose the browser.
bWait until the  (PHOTO CAPTURE) key stops blinking before taking out the memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive.
CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while PHOTO CAPTURE is blinking to 
avoid damaging the card, USB Flash memory drive or data stored on the card.
If you take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive while the PHOTO CAPTURE key is flashing, 
you must restart your computer at once before putting the same memory card or USB Flash memory drive 
into the machine. If you do not restart your computer, the data on your media may be destroyed.
   
						

							110
7
7
Before using the Brother software7
Firewall settings on your PC may reject the necessary network connection for network printing, network 
scanning and PC Fax. If you are using Windows
® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the 
CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. If you did not install from the CD-ROM 
follow the instructions below to configure Windows
® Firewall. If you are using any other personal firewall 
software, see the User’s Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer. 
UDP Port number information for Firewall configuration
1Add Port number 137 if you still have trouble with your network connection after you added port 54925 and 54926. Port number 137 also supports 
printing, PhotoCapture Center® and Remote Setup over the network.
Windows® XP SP2 users7
aClick the Start button, Control Panel, Network and Internet Connections and then 
Windows Firewall.
Make sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On.
bClick the Advanced tab and Settings... button. 
cClick the Add button.
Firewall settings (For Network users)7
UDP PortNetwork ScanningNetwork PC-FaxNetwork Scanning and 
Network PC-Fax
1
External Port number 54925 54926 137
Internal Port number 54925 54926 137 
						

							Firewall settings (For Network users) 
111
7
dAdd port 54925 for network scanning by entering the information below:
1In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”.
2In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your 
network: Enter “Localhost”.
3In External Port number for this service: Enter “54925”.
4In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “54925”.
5Make sure UDP is selected.
6 Click OK.
 
eClick the Add button.
fAdd port 54926 for Network PC-Fax by entering the information below:
1In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax”.
2In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your 
network: Enter “Localhost”.
3In External Port number for this service: Enter “54926”.
4In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “54926”.
5Make sure UDP is selected.
6 Click OK.
gIf you still have trouble with your network connection, click the Add button.
hAdd port 137 for both network scanning and Network PC-Fax receiving by entering the information 
below:
1In Description of service: Enter any description, for example “Brother Network Print”.
2In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your 
network: Enter “Localhost”.
3In External Port number for this service: Enter “137”.
4In Internal Port number for this service: Enter “137”.
5Make sure UDP is selected.
6 Click OK.
iMake sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.
1
2
3
4
5 
						

							Firewall settings (For Network users) 
112
7
Windows Vista® users7
aClick the   button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click 
Change settings.
bWhen the User Account Control screen appears, do the following:
Users who have administrator rights: Click Continue.
 
For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK.
 
cMake sure that Windows Firewall on the General tab is set to On. 
						

							Firewall settings (For Network users) 
113
7
dClick the Exceptions tab. 
eClick the Add port... button.
fTo add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below:
1In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother Scanner”.
2In Port number: Enter “54925”.
3Make sure UDP is selected.
Then, click OK.
 
gClick the Add port... button.
hTo add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax, enter the information below:
1In Name: Enter any description, for example “Brother PC-Fax”.
2In Port number: Enter “54926”.
3Make sure UDP is selected.
Then, click OK.
iMake sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.
1
2
3 
						

							Firewall settings (For Network users) 
114
7
jIf you still have trouble with your network connection such as Network Scanning or Printing, check the 
File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click OK.
 
Windows®7 users7
aClick the   button, Control Panel, System and Security and then Windows Firewall. 
Make sure the Windows Firewall state is set to On.
bClick Advanced Settings. The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window appears.
cClick the Inbound Rules.