Brother ADS-2600W User Manual

Web Connect Guide

Version 0

ENG

Applicable models

This User’s Guide applies to the following models:

ADS-2500W and ADS-2600W

Definitions of notes

We use the following icon throughout this user’s guide:

NOTE

Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give
tips about how the operation works with other features.

Trademarks

The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

Brother is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

FLICKR is a registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

GOOGLE DOCS, PICASA and PICASA Web Albums are trademarks of Google, Inc. Use of these
trademarks are subject to Google Permissions.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

Each company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific
to its proprietary programs.

Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related
documents and any other materials are all trademarks or registered trademarks of those respective
companies.

IMPORTANT NOTE

 Please go to the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/ and click Manuals on your model

page to download the other manuals.

 Not all models are available in all countries.

©2012 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

Brother Web Connect Feature...................................................................................................................1

Accessible services ...................................................................................................................................2

Conditions for using Brother Web Connect ...............................................................................................3

Service account...................................................................................................................................3

Internet connection ..............................................................................................................................3

MFL-Pro Suite installation ...................................................................................................................3

Proxy server settings...........................................................................................................................3

Setting up Brother Web Connect ...............................................................................................................5

Step-by-step overview.........................................................................................................................5

How to create an account for each of the desired services.................................................................6

How to apply for Brother Web Connect access...................................................................................6

How to register and delete accounts on the machine..........................................................................8

2Upload 10

Scanning and uploading documents........................................................................................................10

How to scan and upload documents .................................................................................................10

How to change scan settings.............................................................................................................11

3 Shortcut Settings 13

Adding Web Connect Shortcuts...............................................................................................................13

How to change Shortcuts ..................................................................................................................14

How to edit Shortcut Names..............................................................................................................14

How to delete Shortcuts ....................................................................................................................14

How to recall Shortcuts......................................................................................................................14

A Troubleshooting 15

Error messages .......................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction 1

Brother Web Connect Feature 1

Certain websites provide services that allow users to upload and view images and files on the website. Your
Brother machine can scan images and upload them to these services.

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Scanning

Web service

1 Photos and documents

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Introduction

NOTE

Accessible services 1

The following services can be accessed from your Brother machine:

 PICASA Web Albums™

PICASA Web Albums™ is an online photo sharing service. Images can be uploaded, organized into
albums, and shared with other users.

URL: http://picasaweb.google.com/

 GOOGLE DOCS™

GOOGLE DOCS™ is an online document editing and sharing service.

URL: http://docs.google.com/

 FLICKR

FLICKR® is an online photo sharing service. Images can be uploaded, organized into albums, and shared
with other users.

URL: http://www.flickr.com/

 Facebook™

Facebook™ is a social networking service that also allows images to be uploaded and shared with other
users.

URL: http://www.facebook.com/

 EVERNOTE

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EVERNOTE® is an online file storage and managing service.

URL: http://www.evernote.com/

 Dropbox

Dropbox is an online file storage, sharing and file synchronization service.

URL: http://www.dropbox.com/

For details about any of these services, refer to the respective service’s website.

The following table describes which types of files can be used with each Brother Web Connect feature:

Accessible

Services

Upload scanned
images

PICASA Web

Albums™

JPEG PDF JPEG JPEG JPEG, PDF JPEG, PDF

GOOGLE

DOCS™

FLICKR

®

Facebook™

EVERNOTE

®

Dropbox

(For Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea)

Brother Web Connect supports only file names written in English. Files named in the local language will
not be uploaded.

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Introduction

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Conditions for using Brother Web Connect 1

Service account 1

In order to use Brother Web Connect, you must have an account with the desired service. If you do not
already have an account, use a computer to access the website of the service and create an account.

Internet connection 1

In order to use Brother Web Connect, your Brother machine must be connected to a network that has access
to the Internet through either a wired or wireless connection. See the Quick Setup Guide to connect and
configure the machine appropriately.

For network setups that use a proxy server, the machine must also be configured to use a proxy server (see Proxy server settings on page 3).

A proxy server is a computer that serves as an intermediary between computers without a direct Internet
connection, and the Internet.

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MFL-Pro Suite installation 1

The initial installation of Brother Web Connect requires a computer that has access to the Internet and has
Brother MFL-Pro Suite installed. Follow the steps outlined in the Quick Setup Guide to install the MFL-Pro
Suite (from the supplied installer DVD-ROM) and configure the machine to be able to scan over your wired
or wireless network.

Proxy server settings 1

If the network uses a proxy server, the following proxy server information must be configured on the machine:

 Proxy server address

 Port number

 User name

 Password

a Press .

b Press Network.
c Press Web Connect Settings.
d Press Proxy Settings.
e Press Proxy Connection.

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