Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 
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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...

Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 
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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...

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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...

PhotoCapture Center® 
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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:
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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....

PhotoCapture Center® 
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For Network Users 
(For models with built-in network support)
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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...

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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...

Firewall settings (For Network users) 
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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...

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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. 

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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...

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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.