User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-6490CW
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
- 2 Load plain A4 paper
- 3 Connect the power cord and telephone line
- 4 Install the ink cartridges
- 5 Check the print quality
- 6 Choose a Receive Mode
- 7 Set the LCD contrast (If needed)
- 8 Set the date and time
- 9 Enter personal information (station ID)
- 10 Set tone or pulse dialling mode
- 11 Choose your connection type
- For USB Interface Users (For Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
- For USB Interface Users (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
- For Wired Network Interface Users (For Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
- For Wired Network Interface Users (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
- For Wireless Network Interface Users
- 12 Before you begin
- 13 Confirm your network environment (Infrastructure Mode)
- Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network
- Install the Drivers & Software (For Windows® 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/ Windows Vista®)
- Install the Drivers & Software (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)
- Install Optional Applications Windows®
- For Network Users
- Consumables
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- Start Here
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For Wireless Network Users
Wireless Network
13
Confirm your network environment (Infrastructure Mode)
The following instructions will offer two methods for installing your Brother machine in a wireless network
environment. Both methods are for infrastructure mode, using a wireless router or access point that uses DHCP
to assign IP addresses. Choose a configuration method and proceed to the page indicated.
a If your wireless router/access point does not support SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
or AOSS™, write down the wireless network settings of your access point or wireless router in the
area below.
Important
If you do not know this information (Network Name, WEP key or WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)),
you cannot continue the wireless setup. You should see the documentation provided with your
access point or wireless router, consult the router manufacturer, or your system administrator.
SSID (Service Set ID or Network name)
Authentication (Open System or Shared Key)/Encryption Type (None or WEP)
WEP Key (if needed)
1
WPA/WPA2-PSK Encryption type (TKIP or AES) (if needed)
2
WPA/WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) (if needed)
2
1
The WEP key is for 64-bit encrypted networks or 128-bit encrypted networks and can contain both numbers and letters. If you do
not know this information you should see the documentation provided with your access point or wireless router. This key is a 64-
bit or 128-bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format.
For example:
64-bit ASCII: Uses 5 text characters e.g. “Hello” (this is case sensitive)
64-bit Hexadecimal: Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data e.g. “71f2234aba”
128-bit ASCII: Uses 13 text characters e.g.
“Wirelesscomms” (this is case sensitive)
128-bit Hexadecimal:
Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data e.g.
“71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba”
2
WPA/WPA2-PSK is a Wi-Fi
®
Protected Access Pre-Shared Key, which lets the Brother wireless machine associate with access
points using TKIP or AES encryption (WPA-Personal). WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP or AES) uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is 8 or
more characters in length, up to a maximum of 63 characters.
See the Network User’s Guide for more details.
Now go to
page 30
b If your wireless router/access point supports automatic wireless (one-push) setup
(SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™)
Now go to
page 32