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Your Network (Windows Vista
Services to Install Drivers Used for Scanning (Windows Vista
Use Web Services to Install Drivers Used for Scanning (Windows
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Vista
, Windows
Use Web Services to monitor printers on the network.
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Make sure you have installed the Brother software and drivers.
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Verify that the host computer and the Brother machine are on the same subnet, or that the router is
correctly configured to pass data between the two devices.
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You must configure the IP address on your Brother machine before you configure this setting.
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For Windows Server
Services.
1. Do one of the following:
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Windows Vista
Click
(Start) > Network.
The machine's Web Services Name appears with the printer icon.
Right-click the machine you want to install.
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Windows
7
Click
(Start) > Control Panel > Network and Internet > View network computers and devices.
The machine's Web Services Name appears with the printer icon.
Right-click the machine you want to install.
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Windows
8
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings >
Change PC settings > Devices > Add a device.
The machine's Web Services Name appears.
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Windows
8.1
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings >
Change PC settings > PC and devices > Devices > Add a device.
The machine's Web Services Name appears.
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Windows
10
Click
> All apps > Windows System > Control Panel. In the Hardware and Sound group, click
Add a device.
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The Web Services Name for the Brother machine is your model name and the MAC Address (Ethernet
Address) of your machine (for example, Brother MFC-XXXX (model name) [XXXXXXXXXXXX] (MAC
Address / Ethernet Address)).
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Windows
8/Windows
Move your mouse over the machine name to display the machine's information.
2. Do one of the following:
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Windows Vista
Click Install in the displayed menu.
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Windows
8/Windows
Select the machine you want to install.
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SP2 or greater, Windows
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7, Windows
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2008, Windows Server
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10
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/Windows
7
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10
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7, Windows
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, Windows
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8 and Windows
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2012 and Windows Server
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Web Services for Scanning on
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8 and Windows
10)
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7, Windows
8 and Windows
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10)
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2012 R2, you must install Print
> Use Web
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