User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-6890CDW
- 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 Fax Transmission Report
- 11 Set tone or pulse dialling mode
- 12 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
- 13 Before you install
- 14 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
- brother CHN-ENG
- Start Here
30
For Wireless Network Users
Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network
15
Configure the wireless
settings (Typical
Wireless Setup in
infrastructure mode)
a On your machine, press MENU.
Press a or b to display Network and press
Network.
Press WLAN.
Press Setup Wizard.
When Switch Network interface to
wireless? is displayed, press Yes to accept.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
To cancel, press No.
b The machine will search for available SSIDs. If
a list of SSIDs is displayed, press a or b to
choose the SSID you wrote down in step 14 on
page 29. Press the SSID you want to connect
with. Go to f.
If your access point is set to not broadcast the
SSID you will have to manually add the SSID
name. Go to c.
c Press <New SSID>. Go to d.
d Enter the SSID you wrote down in step 14 on
page 29 using the Touchscreen.
You can use the d and c keys to move the
cursor left and right.
The letters appear in this order: lower case and
then upper case.
To enter numbers or special letters, press
repeatedly until the character you want to enter
appears.
(For more information, see Entering Text for
Wireless Settings on page 44.)
Press OK when you have entered all the
characters.
e Press Infrastructure.
f Choose one of the options below: If your
network is configured for Authentication and
Encryption you must match the settings used
for your network.
No Authentication or Encryption:
Press Open System, then press None for
Encryption Type? Then press Yes to
apply your settings. Go to i.
No Authentication with WEP Encryption:
Press Open System, then press WEP for
the Encryption Type? Go to g.
Authentication with WEP Encryption:
Press Shared Key. Go to g.
Authentication with WPA/WPA2-PSK
(TKIP or AES) Encryption:
Press WPA/WPA2-PSK. Go to h.
g Choose the appropriate key number. Enter the
WEP key you wrote down in step 14 on
page 29 on the Touchscreen.
You can use the d and c keys to move the
cursor left and right.
The letters appear in this order: lower case and
then upper case.
To enter numbers or special letters, press
repeatedly until the character you want to enter
appears.
(For more information, see Entering Text for
Wireless Settings on page 44.)
Press OK when you have entered all the
characters, then press Yes to apply your
settings. Go to i.
Note
It will take several seconds to display a list of
available SSIDs.