Top 10 Features of the BRAdmin Professional Software

1. You can see animated images of the printer status.

As the printer status changes, so does the animated image in the BRAdmin Professional software. For example, if the printer runs out of paper, the animated image changes to reflect that problem. A great way to visualize the problem if you are unfamiliar with the product.

2. You can see and change a wide variety of printer and print server information.

Interested in page count information, serial number information, or you'd like to be able to change the paper size options on the printer. Simply connect to the printer using the BRAdmin Professional software and change the options you wish to change.

3. You can find other SNMP compliant printers or FAX/MFC machines.

If you have other SNMP compliant printers or FAX/MFC machines in your network that support the SNMP protocol the BRAdmin Professional software can be used to monitor the status of those devices and launch their own embedded web servers if applicable.

4. Multi-protocol support

The BRAdmin Professional application will run on a Windows PC that has the TCP/IP or IPX/SPX protocols.

5. Mass configure printer or print server settings.

The BRAdmin Professional software can be used to mass configure printer settings, this means that if you have a group of printers which you would like to be configured in an identical way, the BRAdmin Professional software can broadcast the settings you require to a single or group of printers.

6. Web page launch.

Many Brother printers and FAX/MFC machines have embedded web servers which allows the administrator to view the configuration of the printer/FAX/MFC and print server using a web browser. For those devices that have this capability, BRAdmin Professional can be used to launch a web browser and automatically display the device information.

7. Place the printer on the tasktray.

For those people wishing to monitor the status of the printer, or group of printers, simply place the designated printer onto the task tray of your PC. As the printer status changes, the task tray application automatically changes color instantly notifying the Administrator when a printer error occurs.

8. Organizing printers into groups.

Place printers into specific groups, for example, if you have a Sales department, Marketing department with their own printers, use the BRAdmin Professional software to create Sales and Marketing groups and then place the corresponding printers into their own unique group.

9. For the latest information about your product.

Click on the 'Brother Solutions Center' icon at the top right of the screen to learn more about your printers capabilities. The Brother Solutions Center contains a wealth of product information.

10. Easy upgrading

After downloading the latest firmware file from the Solutions center web site, the BRAdmin Professional software can be used to upgrade a single or group of print servers in one easy

To see if your Brother printer supports these and other capabilities, visit the Brother Solutions Center web site at http://solutions.brother.com.

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