Network User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- NETWORK USER’S GUIDE
- Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes
- Compilation and publication notice
- IMPORTANT NOTE
- Brother numbers
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Configuring your machine for a network with an Ethernet cable connection (DCP-J715W, MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W only)
- Overview
- IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
- Step by step chart
- Setting up the IP address and subnet mask
- Changing the print server settings
- Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings
- Using the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility to change the wireless settings (Windows®)
- Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings (MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W only) (Not available for Windows Server® 2003/2008)
- Using the control panel to change the print server settings
- 3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network
- Overview
- Wireless network terms and concepts
- Step by step chart for wireless network configuration
- Confirm your network environment
- Confirm your wireless network setup method
- Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your wireless network machine
- Configuration using the WPS/AOSS™ control panel menu (Infrastructure mode only)
- Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Infrastructure mode only)
- Configuration using the Brother installer application on the installation CD-ROM to configure your wireless network machine
- Configuring your machine for a wireless network
- Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel
- Using WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu to configure your machine for a wireless network
- Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup
- Using the Brother automatic installer application on the installation CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network
- 4 Wireless configuration using the Brother installer application
- 5 Control panel setup
- Network menu
- Restoring the network settings to factory default
- Printing the Network Configuration List
- Printing the WLAN Report
- 6 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)
- 7 Network printing from Windows® basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing
- 8 Network printing from a Macintosh
- 9 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Index
Configuring your machine for a wireless network
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f The machine searches for an access point that supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™ for
2 minutes.
g Put your access point in the Wi-Fi Protected Setup mode or AOSS™ mode, depending on what is
supported by your access point. Please refer to the instruction manual that came with your access point.
h If the LCD shows Connected, the machine has successfully connected to your router or access point.
You can now use your machine in a wireless network.
If the LCD shows Connection Error, a session overlap has been detected. The machine has
detected more than one access point/router on your network with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup mode or
AOSS™ mode enabled. Make sure that only one access point/router has the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
mode or the AOSS™ mode enabled and try starting from d again.
If the LCD shows No Access Point, the machine has not detected your access point/router on your
network with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup mode or AOSS™ mode enabled. Move the machine closer to
your access point/router and try starting from d again.
If the LCD shows Connection Fail, the machine has not successfully connected to your access
point/router. Try starting from d again. If the same message is indicated again, reset the machine back
to the default factory settings and try again. (For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to factory
default on page 77.)
A Wireless LAN report will also be printed with the connection status. If there is an error code on the
printed report refer to Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide.
Note
• If you encounter a problem during setup, temporarily place your machine closer to the wireless access
point, and go back to step d.
• You can also manually configure the wireless settings following the steps starting at step a on page 27.
LCD messages when using the WPS/AOSS™ control panel menu
LCD shows Connection status Action
Setting WLAN
Searching or accessing the access point,
and downloading settings from the access
point.
—
Connecting WPS
Connecting AOSS
Connecting to the access point. —
Connected Connection succeeded. —
Connection Error Session overlap has been detected.
Check that only one router or access
point has the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
mode or AOSS™ mode enabled and try
starting from step d again.
No Access Point The access point detection failed.
Move the machine closer to your
access point/router and try starting from
step d again.
Connection Fail
The machine was not able to connect with
the access point.
Try starting from step d again.
If the same message reappears,
reset the machine back to the
factory settings and try again.