Brother MFC-J825DW Instruction Manual

Web Connect Guide
MFC-J825DW
MFC-J835DW
Version 0
USA

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Definitions of notes
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Trademarks
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FLICKR is a registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.
Android, Google Docs and Picasa are trademarks of Google, Inc. Use of these trademarks are subject to
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Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.
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companies.
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.

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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 ...................................................................................................................4
Setting up Brother Web Connect...............................................................................................................5
Step by step overview .........................................................................................................................5
Create an account for each of the desired services ............................................................................6
Applying for Brother Web Connect Access .........................................................................................6
Registering and Deleting accounts on the machine ............................................................................8
2 Download 10
Downloading and printing images............................................................................................................10
Print settings......................................................................................................................................11
Download and save images to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive connected to your
machine ................................................................................................................................................13
3Upload 15
Scanning and uploading documents........................................................................................................15
Scan settings .....................................................................................................................................16
Uploading images saved on the memory card or USB Flash memory drive ...........................................17
A Troubleshooting 18
Error messages .......................................................................................................................................18

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Brother Web Connect Feature 1
Certain web sites provide services that allow users to upload and view images and files on the web site. Your
Brother machine can scan images and upload them to these services, and also print images that are already
uploaded to these services.
1 Photos and documents
Introduction 1
Printing
Scanning
Web service
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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/
For details about any of these services, refer to the respective service’s web site.
The following table describes which types of files can be used with each Brother Web Connect feature.
Accessible services PICASA™ Web
Albums GOOGLE DOCS™ FLICKR®FACEBOOK™
Download and print images
or save them to media JPEG — JPEG —
Upload scanned images JPEG PDF JPEG JPEG
Upload images saved on
media JPEG — JPEG JPEG

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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 web site 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, either through a wired or wireless connection. Refer to 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.
(Proxy server settings uu page 4)
Note
A proxy server is a computer that serves as an intermediary between users’ computers, which don’t access
the Internet directly, 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 Brother
MFL-Pro Suite installed. Following the steps outlined in the Quick Setup Guide you can install the MFL-Pro
Suite (from the supplied installer CD-ROM) and configure the machine to be able to print 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
aPress Menu on your machine’s LCD.
bPress Network.
cPress Web Connect settings.
dPress Proxy Settings.
ePress Proxy Connection.
fPress On.
gPress the option that you want to set, and then enter the proxy server information.
hPress Stop/Exit.

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Setting up Brother Web Connect 1
Step by step overview 1
Configure the settings using the following procedure.
The machine can now use the service.
Step 1: Create an account with the desired service. (uu page 6)
Access the service’s web site
using a computer and create
an account. (If you already
have an account, there is no
need to create an additional
account.)
Step 2: Apply for Brother Web Connect access. (uu page 6)
Start Brother Web Connect
access using a computer and
obtain a temporary ID.
Step 3: Register, on the machine, the account information that is needed to access the desired services.
(uu page 8)
Enter the temporary ID to
enable the service on the
machine. Specify the account
name as you would like it to be
displayed on the machine, and
enter a PIN code if you would
like to use one.
Web serviceObtain account
User registration
Brother Web Connect
application page
Obtain temporary ID
Enter account information
Web service
Enter temporary ID

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Create an account for each of the desired services 1
In order to use Brother Web Connect to access an online service, you need to have an account with that
online service. If you do not already have an account, use a computer to access the web site of the service
and create an account. After creating an account, log in 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.
Go to the next procedure. (Applying for Brother Web Connect Access uu page 6)
Note
You do not need to create an account if you will use the service as a guest. You can only use certain
services as a guest. If the service you want to use does not have this option, you will need to create an
account.
Applying for Brother Web Connect Access 1
In order to use Brother Web Connect to access online services, you must first apply for Brother Web Connect
access using the computer that has Brother MFL-Pro Suite installed.
aTurn on your computer.
bAccess the Brother Web Connect application web page.
Windows®
If you have already installed MFL-Pro Suite, choose Start / All Programs / Brother / MFC-XXXX
(where XXXX is your model name) / Brother Web Connect.
The web browser will start and access the application page.
You can also access the page directly by entering “https://moi.bwc.brother.com/portal/” into your web
browser’s address bar.
Macintosh
If you have already installed MFL-Pro Suite, double-click Macintosh HD (Startup Disk) / Library /
Printers / Brother / Utilities / Brother Web Connect.
The web browser will start and access the application page.
You can also access the page directly by the following ways:
• From the supplied installer CD-ROM
1Put the supplied installer CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the
Brother Support icon.
2Click the Brother Web Connect icon.
• From your web browser
Enter “https://moi.bwc.brother.com/portal/” into your web browser’s address bar.

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cChoose the desired service.
dFollow the on-screen instructions and apply for access.
When finished, your temporary ID will be displayed. This temporary ID is needed when registering
accounts to the machine, so make a note of the ID. The temporary ID is valid for 24 hours.
eClose the web browser.
Go to the next procedure. (Registering and Deleting accounts on the machine uu page 8)