Brother ImageCenter ADS-2400N User manual

ADS-2400N
ADS-2800W
ADS-3000N
ADS-3600W
Version C
USA
User’s GuideA DS-2400N / ADS-2800W / ADS-3000N / ADS-3600W

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Brother Numbers
IMPORTANT
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from
within that country.
Register your product online at
www.brother.com/registration
By registering your product with Brother, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product.
Your registration with Brother:
• may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;
• may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance; and,
• will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers.
Register your new product online at www.brother.com/html/registration
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your Brother machine needs. Download the
latest software and user documentation, read FAQs and troubleshooting tips, and learn how to get the most
from your Brother product.
support.brother.com
NOTE
• Check here for Brother driver updates.
• To keep your machine performance up to date, check here for the latest firmware upgrade. Otherwise,
some of your machine’s functions may not be available.

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For Customer Service
If you have comments or suggestions, write us at:
Service center locator (USA only)
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437) or visit us
on-line at www.brother-usa.com/service
Service center locations (Canada only)
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, visit us at www.brother.ca/support
In USA: 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437)
1-901-379-1215 (fax)
In Canada: www.brother.ca/support
In USA: Scanner Customer Support
Brother International Corporation
200 Crossing Boulevard
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911
In Canada: Brother International Corporation (Canada), Ltd.
Customer Experience Team
1, rue Hotel de Ville Dollard-des-Ormeaux, PQ, Canada H9B 3H6
Internet addresses
Brother Global Web Site: www.brother.com
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Product Support and Technical Questions, Driver Updates and Utilities, and
User’s Guides: support.brother.com
For Brother Accessories & Supplies:
In USA: www.brothermall.com
In Canada: www.brother.ca

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User’s Guides and Where Do I Find Them?
1Visit Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com
Which manual? What’s in it? Where is it?
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your machine and
installing the drivers and software for the operating
system and connection type you are using.
Printed / In the box
Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first before you set up your machine.
See this Guide for the operating system and
connection type you are using.
Printed / In the box
User’s Guide Learn the Scan operations and security features,
learn how to perform routine maintenance, and see
troubleshooting tips.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Network User’s Guide This Guide provides useful information about
Ethernet network settings and security settings using
the Brother machine. You can also find supported
protocol information for your machine and detailed
troubleshooting tips.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Web Connect Guide
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
This Guide provides useful information about
accessing Internet services from the Brother
machine, as well as downloading images and
uploading files directly from Internet services.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Mobile Print/Scan Guide for
Brother iPrint&Scan
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
This Guide provides useful information about
scanning from your Brother machine to your mobile
device when connected to a WiFi network. See this
Guide for information about using this app to print from
a mobile device to a device that supports printing.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1
Brother Image Viewer Guide for
Android™
This Guide provides useful information about using
your Android™ mobile device to view and edit
documents that were scanned by a Brother machine.
PDF file / Brother
Solutions Center 1

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Getting Started
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?
Scan to PC Scan to Image ControlCenter4
(Windows®)
Brother iPrint &
Scan (Mac)
Scan your document directly
into a graphics application for
image editing.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Home Mode: Save Scanned
Documents on Your Computer
in Home Mode on page 132
Advanced Mode: Save
Scanned Documents on Your
Computer in Advanced Mode
on page 135
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows ®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 80
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 87
Scan to OCR Scan your document and
convert it to text. This text can
be edited using your favorite
word processing software.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Home Mode: Save Scanned
Documents on Your Computer
in Home Mode on page 132
Advanced Mode: Save
Scanned Documents on Your
Computer in Advanced Mode
on page 135
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows ®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 80
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 87

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Scan to PC
(continued)
Scan to email ControlCenter4
(Windows®)
Brother iPrint &
Scan (Mac)
(continued)
Scan your document to your
default email application, to
send the scanned job as an
attachment.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Home Mode: Save Scanned
Documents on Your Computer
in Home Mode on page 132
Advanced Mode: Save
Scanned Documents on Your
Computer in Advanced Mode
on page 135
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows ®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 80
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 87
Scan to File Scan your document and save
it to a folder on your hard disk
in one of the file types shown
in the file type list. To scan
your document as a PDF file,
select this method.
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Home Mode: Save Scanned
Documents on Your Computer
in Home Mode on page 132
Advanced Mode: Save
Scanned Documents on Your
Computer in Advanced Mode
on page 135
For scanning from ControlCenter4
(Windows ®):
Home Mode: Basic Scan
on page 80
Advanced Mode: Basic Scan
on page 87
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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Scan to PC
(continued)
Scan Using the
TWAIN/WIA
Driver for
Windows ®
Users
Applications
supporting
TWAIN/WIA
driver include:
Nuance™
PaperPort™
14SE
Windows ®Fax
and Scan
Windows ®
Photo Gallery
Use the Nuance ™
PaperPort
™ 14SE application
included in the scanner driver, or
other applications supporting
TWAIN or WIA specifications,
for scanning.
For scanning using the
TWAIN/WIA driver:
Scan Using Nuance™
PaperPort™ 14SE or Other
Windows ®Applications
on page 107
Scan Using the
TWAIN/ICA
Driver for
Macintosh Users
Applications
supporting ICA
driver such as:
ABBYY
FineReader Pro
Applications
supporting
TWAIN/ICA
driver include:
Apple Image
Capture
Use the applications supporting
TWAIN specifications, for
scanning.
After installing the scanner
driver, you can also use the
Apple Image Capture
application for scanning.
For scanning using the TWAIN
driver:
Scan Using TWAIN Applications
(Macintosh) on page 124
For scanning using the ICA driver:
Scan Using Apple Image Capture
(ICA Driver) on page 128
WS Scan
(Windows ®
users only)
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W)
Windows ®Fax
and Scan
Windows ®
Photo Gallery
Scan your document by using
the Web Services protocol.
The Web Services protocol
enables you to scan over the
network using your machine
and a computer running
Windows Vista®, Windows®7,
Windows®8, Windows ®8.1 or
Windows®10.
For installing drivers:
Install Drivers Used for
Scanning via Web Services
(Windows Vista®, Windows®7,
Windows ®8, Windows®8.1,
Windows ®10) in the Network
User’s Guide
For scanning from the Control
Panel of the machine:
Scan Using Web Services
(Windows Vista®, Windows®7,
Windows ®8, Windows®8.1 and
Windows ®10) on page 180
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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Scan from
the Control
Panel of the
Machine
Scan to USB — Scan your document and save
the scanned image on a USB
flash drive.
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
You can configure the settings
on the machine’s control panel.
Save Scanned Documents on a
USB Flash Drive on page 138
Scan to FTP Scan your document directly
to an FTP server on your local
network, or on the Internet.
Scan Documents to an FTP
Server on page 142
Scan to SFTP Scan your document directly
to an SFTP server on your
local network, or on the
Internet.
Scan Documents to an SFTP
Server on page 152
Scan to
SharePoint
Scan your document directly
to SharePoint server.
Scan Documents to SharePoint
on page 172
Scan to Apps Convert the scanned data to
a MS compatible document.
Network User’s Guide
Scan to Network
(Windows ®
users only)
Scan your document directly
to a shared folder on your local
network, or on the Internet.
Scan Documents to a Shared
Folder / Network Location
(Windows®)on page 162
Scan to email
Server
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W)
— Scan your document and send
it directly to an email address
from the machine. In addition,
because this feature can
assign an email address to the
machine, you can use the
machine to send documents
over your local network or the
Internet to computers.
Send Scanned Documents
Directly to an Email Address
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
on page 182
Scan to Web
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W)
Scan your document and
upload it directly to Web
Services, such as Evernote,
Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive,
without using a computer.
Web Connect Guide
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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From
Mobile
Devices
Scan
Documents
(Brother
iPrint&Scan)
Brother
iPrint&Scan
Scan your document directly
from your Android™ devices,
iOS devices, and Windows®
Phone without using a
computer.
Download and install
Brother iPrint&Scan from
the Google Play, App Store,
or Windows®Phone Store.
Mobile Print/Scan Guide
for Brother iPrint&Scan
View or Edit
Scanned Data
(Android™)
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W)
Brother Image
Viewer
Use your Android™ mobile
device to view and edit
documents that were scanned
by a Brother machine.
Download and install
Brother Image Viewer from
Google Play.
Brother Image Viewer Guide
for Android™
Features Applications What Can I Do? Where Should I Go for More
Information?

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You Can Use the Following Features
Manage the machine securely
Streamlining Work
Feature Description Where Should I Go for
More Information?
Secure Function Lock 3.0
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
Allows users to choose which functions each user
can use.
Secure Function Lock 3.0
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W) on page 41
Active Directory Authentication
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
Restricts the use of the Brother machine unless
users enters the user ID and password.
Active Directory
Authentication
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W) on page 49
Setting Lock
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
Allows only users who know the password to change
the machine’s settings.
Setting Lock (ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W) on page 39
LDAP Authentication Restricts the use of the Brother machine unless
users enter the user name and Password.
LDAP Authentication
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W) on page 50
Feature Description Where Should I Go for
More Information?
Scan Using Near Field
Communication (NFC)
(ADS-3600W)
Allows you to scan using the settings you saved
when you registered your NFC ID card to a Shortcut.
Adding ID Card Shortcuts
(ADS-3600W only)
on page 16
BRAdmin Light (Windows ®only)
BRAdmin Professional 3
(Windows®only)
Allows you to manage a Brother machine connected
to the network. Using a computer, search for Brother
machines on the network, display device status
information, and change network settings.
Launch the BRAdmin Utility
(Windows®)on page 75
One touch scan
(ADS-2800W / ADS-3600W)
Allows you to use one button to scan documents
with your favorite settings. To use this function, you
must to create a one touch setting in your shortcut
and add the shortcut number on your Home screen.
Shortcut Settings
(ADS-2800W /
ADS-3600W) on page 12