Brother DCP-J562DW, DCP-J785DW, MFC-J460DW, MFC-J480DW, MFC-J485DW Web Connect Guide

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Web Connect Guide

DCP-J562DW

DCP-J785DW

MFC-J460DW

MFC-J480DW

MFC-J485DW

MFC-J680DW

MFC-J880DW

MFC-J885DW

MFC-J985DW

Before You Use Your Brother Machine

Applicable Models

Definitions of Notes

Trademarks

Important Note

Applicable Models

This User's Guide applies to the following models:

1.8 inch LCD models: MFC-J460DW/MFC-J480DW/MFC-J485DW

2.7 inch Touchscreen LCD models: DCP-J562DW/DCP-J785DW/MFC-J680DW/MFC-J880DW/MFC-J885DW/ MFC-J985DW

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We use the following symbol and convention throughout this User's Guide:

IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in

damage to property or loss of product functionality.

 

Tips icons provide helpful hints and supplementary information.

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Trademarks

Flickr and the Flickr logo are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. Google Drive and Picasa Web Albums are trademarks of Google Inc.

Evernote and the Evernote Elephant logo are trademarks of Evernote Corporation and used under a license.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, OneNote and OneDrive are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. 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.

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Go to your model's Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com to download the other manuals.

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Not all models are available in all countries.

Windows® XP in this document represents Windows® XP Professional, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows® XP Home Edition.

In this manual, the LCD messages of the MFC-J880DW/MFC-J985DW are used unless otherwise specified. ©2015-2016 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Home > Table of Contents

 

Table of Contents

 

Before You Use Brother Web Connect................................................................................................

1

What Is Brother Web Connect? .....................................................................................................................

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Accessible Services .......................................................................................................................................

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Conditions for Using Brother Web Connect ...................................................................................................

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Service Account ...................................................................................................................................

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Internet Connection ..............................................................................................................................

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Brother Software Installation ................................................................................................................

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Configure the Proxy Server Settings Using the Machine's Control Panel ...........................................

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Set Up Brother Web Connect.......................................................................................................................

10

Brother Web Connect Setup Overview...............................................................................................

11

Create an Account for Each of the Desired Services .........................................................................

12

Apply for Brother Web Connect Access .............................................................................................

13

Register an Account on Your Brother Machine ..................................................................................

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Delete a Brother Web Connect Account on Your Machine.................................................................

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Set Up Brother Web Connect for Brother CreativeCenter..................................................................

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Scan and Upload .................................................................................................................................

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Scan and Upload Documents Using Brother Web Connect.........................................................................

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Upload a Document from an External Memory Device Using Brother Web Connect ..................................

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Download, Print, and Save .................................................................................................................

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Download and Print Documents Using Brother Web Connect.....................................................................

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Download and Print Using Picasa Web Albums, Flickr®, Facebook, Google Drive,

 

Evernote®, Dropbox, OneDrive® and Box..........................................................................................

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Download and Print Brother CreativeCenter Templates.....................................................................

30

Download and Save a Document to an External Memory Device ...............................................................

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FaxForward..........................................................................................................................................

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FaxForward to Cloud or E-mail ....................................................................................................................

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Turn On FaxForward ....................................................................................................................................

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Turn Off FaxForward ....................................................................................................................................

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Outline, Scan, and Copy or Cut .........................................................................................................

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Outline, Scan, and Copy or Cut Parts of Your Documents ..........................................................................

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Outline and Scan a Document to the Cloud .......................................................................................

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Outline and Scan a Document to a Memory Card or USB Flash Drive..............................................

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Copy an Outlined Section...................................................................................................................

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Cut an Outlined Section .....................................................................................................................

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NotePrint and NoteScan .....................................................................................................................

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NotePrint and NoteScan Overview ..............................................................................................................

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Print Note Sheet and Folder Templates .............................................................................................

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Scan a Note Sheet to the Cloud.........................................................................................................

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Scan a Note Sheet to a Memory Card or USB Flash Drive................................................................

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Shortcut Settings ................................................................................................................................

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Add Shortcuts...............................................................................................................................................

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Edit or Delete Shortcuts ...............................................................................................................................

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Use a Shortcut ............................................................................................................................................

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Troubleshooting for Brother Web Connect ......................................................................................

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What Is Brother Web Connect?

Accessible Services

Conditions for Using Brother Web Connect

Set Up Brother Web Connect

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What Is Brother Web Connect?

Certain websites provide services that allow users to upload and view images and files on the websites. Your Brother machine can scan images and upload them to these services, and also download and print images that are already uploaded to these services.

Printing

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Scanning

Web service

1. Photos, images, documents and other files

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Accessible Services

Use Brother Web Connect to access online services from your Brother machine. Some of these web services offer business versions.

Picasa Web Albums

An online photo sharing service. Images can be uploaded, organized into albums, and shared with other users.

URL: http://picasaweb.google.com

Google Drive

An online document storage, editing, sharing and file synchronization service.

URL: http://drive.google.com

Flickr®

An online photo sharing service. Images can be uploaded, organized into albums, and shared with other users.

URL: http://www.flickr.com

Facebook

A social networking service that also allows images to be uploaded and shared with other users. URL: http://www.facebook.com

Evernote®

An online file storage and management service.

URL: http://www.evernote.com

Dropbox

An online file storage, sharing and synchronization service.

URL: http://www.dropbox.com

OneDrive®

An online file storage, sharing and management service.

URL: https://onedrive.live.com

Box

An online document editing and sharing service.

URL: http://www.box.com

OneNote®

An online document editing and sharing service.

URL: http://www.onenote.com

Brother CreativeCenter

A website that offers various templates, such as greeting cards, brochures and calendars that you can print on your Brother machine. (available only for certain countries and models)

http://www.brother.com/creativecenter

For more information about any of these services, refer to the respective service's website.

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

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Accessible

Picasa Web

Google Drive

OneNote®

Brother CreativeCenter

Services

Albums

Evernote®

 

 

 

Flickr®

 

 

 

Dropbox

 

 

 

Facebook

 

 

 

OneDrive®

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Box

 

 

Download and

JPEG

JPEG/PDF/DOC/

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(Print only)

print images

 

DOCX/XLS/

 

 

or save them

 

XLSX/PPT/PPTX

 

 

to media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upload

JPEG

JPEG/PDF/DOCX/

JPEG/PDF/DOCX/XLSX/

-

scanned

 

XLSX/PPTX

PPTX

 

images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upload

JPEG

JPEG

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-

images saved

 

 

 

 

on media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FaxForward to

JPEG

JPEG /PDF/TIFF

JPEG/PDF

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the online

 

 

 

 

services

 

 

 

 

(available only

 

 

 

 

for certain

 

 

 

 

countries and

 

 

 

 

models)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Not all services are available in all countries.

(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 downloaded.

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FaxForward to Cloud or E-mail

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Conditions for Using Brother Web Connect

Service Account

Internet Connection

Brother Software Installation

Configure the Proxy Server Settings Using the Machine's Control Panel

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Service Account

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 service's website and create an account.

You do not need to create an account to use Brother CreativeCenter. (Brother CreativeCenter is available only for some models.)

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Download and Print Using Picasa Web Albums, Flickr®, Facebook, Google Drive, Evernote®, Dropbox, OneDrive® and Box

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Internet Connection

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.

For network setups that use a proxy server, the machine must also be configured to use a proxy server. If you are unsure of your network configuration, check with your network administrator.

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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Brother Software Installation

The initial installation of Brother Web Connect requires a computer that has access to the Internet and has the Brother machine's software installed.

For Windows®:

To install the Brother Software and configure the machine to be able to print over your wired or wireless network, see the Quick Setup Guide included with your Brother machine.

For Macintosh:

To install the Brother Software, go to your model's Downloads page on the Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com.

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Configure the Proxy Server Settings Using the Machine's Control Panel

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

Proxy server address

Port number

User Name

Password

>>MFC-J460DW/MFC-J480DW/MFC-J485DW

>>DCP-J562DW/DCP-J785DW/MFC-J680DW/MFC-J880DW/MFC-J885DW/MFC-J985DW

MFC-J460DW/MFC-J480DW/MFC-J485DW

1.Press Settings.

2.Press a or b to select the following:

a.Select [Network]. Press OK.

b.Select [Web Connect Settings]. Press OK.

c.Select [Proxy Settings]. Press OK.

d.Select [Proxy Connection]. Press OK.

e.Select [On]. Press OK.

f.Press the option that you want to set, and then enter the proxy server information. Press OK.

3.Press Stop/Exit.

DCP-J562DW/DCP-J785DW/MFC-J680DW/MFC-J880DW/MFC-J885DW/ MFC-J985DW

1.Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Network] > [Web Connect Settings] > [Proxy Settings] > [Proxy Connection].

2.Press [On].

3.Press the option that you want to set, and then enter the proxy server information. Press [OK].

4.Press .

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Set Up Brother Web Connect

Brother Web Connect Setup Overview

Create an Account for Each of the Desired Services

Apply for Brother Web Connect Access

Register an Account on Your Brother Machine

Delete a Brother Web Connect Account on Your Machine

Set Up Brother Web Connect for Brother CreativeCenter

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Brother Web Connect Setup Overview

Configure the Brother Web Connect settings using the following procedure (when using Brother CreativeCenter, this procedure is not necessary):

Step 1: Create an account with the desired service.

Access the service's website using a computer and create an account. (If you already have an account, there is no need to create an additional account.)

User registration

Obtain account

Web service

Step 2: Apply for Brother Web Connect access.

Start Brother Web Connect access using a computer and obtain a temporary ID.

Enter account information

Obtain temporary ID

Brother Web Connect

 

application page

Step 3: Register your account information on your machine so you can access the desired services.

Enter the temporary ID to enable the service on your machine. Specify the account name as you would like it to be displayed on the machine, and enter a PIN if you would like to use one.

Enter temporary ID

Web service

Your Brother machine can now use the service.

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Create an Account for Each of the Desired Services

To use Brother Web Connect to access an online service, you must have an account with that online service. If you do not already have an account, use a computer to access the service's website and create an account. After creating an account, log on and use the account once with a computer before using the Brother Web Connect feature. Otherwise, you may not be able to access the service using Brother Web Connect.

If you already have an account, there is no need to create an additional account.

After you finish creating an account with the desired online service, apply for Brother Web Connect access.

You do not need to create an account if you use the service as a guest. You can use only certain services as a guest. If the service you want to use does not have a guest-user option, you must create an account.

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Apply for Brother Web Connect Access

To use Brother Web Connect to access online services, you must first apply for Brother Web Connect access using a computer that has the Brother Software installed.

1. Access the Brother Web Connect application website:

Option

Windows® XP

Windows Vista®

Windows® 7

Windows® 8

Windows® 8.1

Windows® 10

Macintosh

Description

Click (Start) > All Programs > Brother > Brother Utilities, and then click the drop-

down list and select your model name (if not already selected). Click Do More in the left navigation bar, and then click Brother Web Connect.

Click (Brother Utilities), and then click the drop-down list and select your model

name (if not already selected). Click Do More in the left navigation bar, and then click

Brother Web Connect.

Move your mouse to the lower left corner of the Start screen and click (if you are

using a touch-based device, swipe up from the bottom of the Start screen to bring up the Apps screen).

Click (Brother Utilities), and then click the drop-down list and select your model

name (if not already selected). Click Do More in the left navigation bar, and then click

Brother Web Connect.

Click (Start) > All apps > Brother > Brother Utilities. Click the drop-down list and

select your model name (if not already selected). Click Do More in the left navigation bar, and then click Brother Web Connect.

Click Go in the Finder bar, Applications > Brother > Utilities > Brother Web Connect.

You can also access the website directly:

Type bwc.brother.com into your web browser's address bar.

The Brother Web Connect page launches.

The first time you launch Brother Web Connect, you must select your country, language, and model name, and then click Next to move to the next step, selecting the service you want.

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2. Select the service you want to use.

The actual screen may differ from the screen shown above.

3.Follow the on-screen instructions and apply for access. When finished, your temporary ID appears.

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4.Make a note of your temporary ID, as you will need it to register accounts to the machine. The temporary ID is valid for 24 hours.

5.Close the web browser.

Now that you have a Brother Web Connect access ID, you must register this ID on your machine, and then use your machine to access the web service you want to use.

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