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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3
(Windows
®
)
You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers
and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Install MFL-Pro Suite from
the installation CD-ROM menu.
(Macintosh)
You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers
and software necessary for operating your device, please double-click Start Here OSX in the
installation CD-ROM.
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup 3
If your wireless access point supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PIN Method), you can configure the machine
easily. The PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method is one of the connection methods developed by the
Wi-Fi Alliance
®
. By inputting a PIN which is created by an Enrollee (your machine) to the Registrar (a device
that manages the wireless LAN), you can setup the wireless network and security settings. See the User’s
Guide for your wireless access point/router for instructions on how to access the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
mode.
Note
Routers or access points that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup have a symbol as shown below.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Network.
Press OK.
c For DCP-J715W, MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W
Press a or b to choose WLAN.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose WPSw/PINCode.
Press OK.
e When Enable WLAN? or Network I/F switched to Wireless. is displayed, press OK to
accept.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
To cancel, press Stop/Exit.
f The LCD will show an 8 digit PIN and the machine begins searching for an access point for 5 minutes.