User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-8950DW(T)
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
- 2 Remove the packing material from the machine
- 3 Load paper in the paper tray
- 4 Connect the power cord and telephone line
- 5 Set your country
- 6 Wireless setup (if needed)
- 7 Choose a Receive Mode
- 8 Set the LCD brightness (if needed)
- 9 Set the date and time
- 10 Enter personal information (Station ID)
- 11 Fax Transmission Report
- 12 Set tone or pulse dialling mode
- 13 Set the telephone line compatibility
- 14 Set the telephone line type
- 15 Automatic Daylight Saving Time
- 16 Set the Time Zone
- 17 Choose your connection type
- For USB Interface Users (Windows® XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
- For USB Interface Users (Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.7.x)
- For Wired Network Interface Users (Windows® XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
- For Wired Network Interface Users (Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.7.x)
- For Wireless Network Interface Users
- 18 Before you begin
- 19 Choose your wireless setup method
- Setup using the Installer CD-ROM and temporarily using a USB cable (Windows® only)
- Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard (Macintosh, mobile devices and Windows®)
- One push setup using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) or AOSS™ (Windows® and Macintosh)
- Troubleshooting
- Entering Text for Wireless Settings
- Install the Drivers & Software (Windows® XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
- Install the Drivers & Software (Mac OS X 10.5.8 - 10.7.x)
- For Network Users
- Other Information
- Options and Consumables
- Start Here
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For Wireless Network Users
One push setup using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) or AOSS™
(Windows
®
and Macintosh)
20
Configure the wireless
settings
a Confirm your wireless access point/router has
the WPS or AOSS™ symbol as shown below.
b Place the Brother machine within range of your
WPS or AOSS™ access point/router. The
range may differ depending on your
environment. Refer to the instructions provided
with your wireless access point/router.
If you began the wireless setup from step 6 on
page 8, press WPS/AOSS.
Then go to d.
All other users, go to c.
c On your machine, press Menu.
Press a or b to display Network, and press
Network.
Press WLAN, and then WPS/AOSS.
d When WLAN Enable? is displayed, press On.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
Otherwise press Stop/Exit to exit from the
wireless setup wizard.
e When Start WPS or AOSS on your
wireless access point / router ,
then press OK. appears, press the WPS or
AOSS™ button on your wireless access
point/router. See the user’s guide for your
wireless access point/router for instructions.
And then press OK.
This feature will automatically detect which
mode (WPS or AOSS™) your wireless access
point/router uses to configure your machine.
f A connection result message appears on the
LCD and a WLAN report will automatically be
printed.
If the connection failed, check the error code on
the printed report and refer to
Troubleshooting on page 31.
To install the MFL-Pro Suite, continue to
step 21.
For Windows
®
Users:
Now go to
page 35
For Macintosh Users:
Now go to
page 37
Note
If your wireless access point/router supports WPS
(PIN Method) and you want to configure your
machine using the PIN (Personal Identification
Number) Method, see Configuration using the
PIN Method of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) in
the Network User's Guide.
Wireless setup is now complete. A four
level indicator at the top right of your
machine’s LCD will show the wireless
signal strength of your wireless access
point/router.