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- Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 1
BRAdmin Professional 4 User's Guide ENG Version A - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 2
. No part of this publication can be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Brother Industries, Ltd. Trademarks Brother is either a trademark or a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 3
Table of Contents 1 Introduction...1 1.1 Overview ...1 1.2 System Requirements ...2 2 Manage Devices...3 2.1 Discover New Devices ...3 2.2 Group and Filter Devices...4 2.3 View Device Status ...4 2.4 Perform Actions and Tasks ...4 3 Actions...5 3.1 Get Device Status ...5 3.2 Open Web Interface ...5 - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 4
7.9 Create a Device List Profile ...21 7.10 Information ...21 7.11 Back Up and Restore the Application's Settings and Data 21 8 Troubleshooting and Support ...22 8.1 If You Cannot Discover the Device 22 8.2 Insufficient Access Permissions 22 8.3 Troubleshooting...23 iii - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 5
1 Introduction 1.1 Overview BRAdmin Professional 4 is an application for managing devices and monitoring their status. Left pane Use one of these views on the main screen: Right pane ● Devices This screen appears upon startup and displays the device names, device status, and other information. - - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 6
To expand the list of available actions or tasks in the right pane, click Show all. ● Application Settings Click in the upper-right to change the application settings and to create or edit task profiles. 1.2 System Requirements Operating Systems Additional Software Windows 7 SP1 or later (32-bit - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 7
configure the schedule settings in Application settings > Device discovery. Click Discover devices to add any new network-connected and USB-connected Brother devices to the device list based on the discovery method and settings. For more information, see 7.2 Configure the Device Discovery Settings - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 8
information, see 3.3 Add Devices to Groups. 2.3 View Device Status Select a device or group to view its status and information. • To check the Toner/Ink volume or for detailed machine information, click Details in the right pane. • To filter the devices by status, select a status from the drop-down - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 9
3 Actions Perform the following actions by right-clicking the device and selecting the option you want or by selecting the device and using the right pane: 3.1 Get Device Status To update the selected device's status: 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Get device status. 3.2 Open Web Interface - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 10
an instant task is unavailable for the selected machine, it may not be supported. 4.1 Password Settings 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Password settings Start. If the latest firmware is available, the application downloads it and updates the target device's firmware automatically. To check - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 11
devices simultaneously. You can send license files to activate custom software solutions on the target devices. If you do not have one, contact your local Brother office. 1. Select one or more devices and click Manage Solutions. 2. Type the Device password, if needed. 7 - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 12
3. Do one of the following: If you have a license file: Select the License file: radio button, and then type the file name in the field below, or click the Browse... button to select the license file. If you have license codes: Select the License code (20 digit number): radio button, and then type - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 13
4. In the Backup setting items: field, select either All, or Selected: to specify the necessary items. 5. Click Back up. • Do not change the file name if you want to deploy the backup file via a USB flash drive. USB deployments require a specific file name format. • To perform this task, a device - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 14
Monitors the target device periodically and recovers the device's specific settings if settings are accidentally changed. (Available for the models that support JSON schema files.) To always update the device's firmware automatically, select the Update to the latest firmware check box. For more - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 15
5.5 Assign Device Log/Device Notification Profiles To perform the Device log/Device notification tasks, assign a task profile to one or more devices. 1. Select one or more devices from the Device list. The right pane appears. 2. Click Settings from either the Device log or Device notification menu. - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 16
6 Task Monitoring To monitor the status of active tasks and check the results of completed tasks, click Tasks in the top menu bar. The following task categories are listed in the left pane: - Instant tasks - Device log - Device notification - Device list - Device master settings - Autoconfiguration - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 17
6.2 Monitor Tasks To monitor, stop, or retry Instant tasks, click Instant Tasks and then do one of the following: 1. Select an active task in the Current task field and click one of the following in the right pane: • Details: Check the task's status and details. • Stop: Stop the task. 2. Select a - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 18
6.3 Autoconfiguration Use this task to find devices that meet the set criteria and automatically configure them (for example, Password settings and Update firmware). You can also schedule discovery by selecting a specific day and time. Unlike the other profiles created in Application settings, the - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 19
discovery" and have not configured the Device discovery settings, the Scheduled discovery is not configured. This task works only by manual discovery. message appears. Click Device discovery settings and configure the schedule. (For more information, see 7.2 Configure the Device Discovery Settings - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 20
feature uses the agent software called BRAgent. Click to enter the Agent's IP address: or the Agent's node name: field. - To search for USB-connected Brother devices Select the USB: check box. 16 - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 21
BRAgent runs on a computer that is on a different local network than the computer you are using. It discovers devices and then passes the discovery results to BRAdmin Professional 4. Discovery Schedule Tab To perform Device discovery regularly, configure both Discovery method and Discovery schedule. - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 22
from the SNMP version: menu. 3. Configure the settings of the selected option. 4. Click the Proxy tab (the default setting is Auto). 5. (Optional) Select Manual:, specify the items in the Server name:, Port:, User name:, and Password: fields. 6. Click OK to close the Application settings screen - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 23
7.6 Device Master Settings 1. Click of the Profiles: field to open the Profile settings screen. • To edit the settings of an existing profile, select the profile from the Profiles: field, click change the setting items you want. • To delete an existing profile, select the profile from the Profiles: - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 24
the language from the Language: drop-down list 6. Select the errors you want to be notified of. 7. (Optional) Select the Send an e-mail when the problem is resolved check box at the bottom of the list. 8. Click OK to close the Profile settings screen. 9. Specify the notification frequency in the - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 25
7.9 Create a Device List Profile 1. Type the file name in the File name: field if you want to change the default file name. 2. Click of the Schedule: field to set the schedule for acquiring the list. 3. To receive the list via email, select the Send Email: check box. • Click of the Destination - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 26
8 Troubleshooting and Support If you cannot discover one or more devices, see 8.1 If You Cannot Discover the Device. For further details, check the application log from the Information menu (see 7.10 Information.) If the problem persists, contact your local Brother technical support team. 8.1 If You - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 27
8.3 Troubleshooting Error Admin account locked Already activated Already set Cannot available to transfer the data. Make sure all the target devices support the function/command you want, or select the target devices that support that function/command. Make sure you enter the correct password. Make - Brother International MFC-J805DWXL | BRAdmin Professional 4 Users Guide - Page 28
BRAdmin Professional 4
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