Quick Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-J425W MFC-J430W MFC-J435W
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
 - 2 Load plain Letter/A4 paper
 - 3 Connect the power cord and telephone line
 - 4 Install the ink cartridges
 - 5 Check the print quality
 - 6 Wireless setup (if needed)
 - 7 Choose your language (if needed)
 - 8 Choose the correct Receive Mode
 - 9 Set the LCD contrast (if needed)
 - 10 Set the date and time
 - 11 Set your Station ID
 - 12 Fax Transmission Report
 - 13 Set Tone or Pulse dialing mode (Canada only)
 - 14 Set the telephone line compatibility (VoIP)
 - 15 Automatic Daylight Savings Time
 - 16 Send in the Product Registration Sheet (USA only)
 - 17 Choose your connection type
 
 - For USB interface users (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
 - For USB interface users (Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x)
 - For wireless network interface users
- 18 Before you begin
 - 19 Choose your wireless setup method
 - 20 Setup using the CD-ROM installer and a USB cable (Windows® only)
 - 20 Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard (Macintosh, Mobile Devices and Windows®)
 - 20 One-push Setup using WPS or AOSS™ (Windows® and Macintosh)
 - Troubleshooting
 - Install the drivers & software (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7)
 - Install the drivers & software (Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x)
 
 - Install Optional Applications Windows®
 - For Network Users
 - Consumables
 - brother USA/CAN
 
 - Start Here
 
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For Wireless Network Users
20
One-push Setup using 
WPS or AOSS™ 
(Windows
®
 and 
Macintosh)
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 access point/router. 
If you began the configuration from step 6 on 
page 7, go to d. 
All other users go to c.
c On your machine, press Menu. 
Press a or b to choose Network and press 
OK. 
d Press a or b to choose WPS/AOSS and press 
OK. 
When Enable WLAN? is displayed, press OK 
to accept. 
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
e When the LCD shows Start WPS or AOSS, 
press the WPS or AOSS™ button on your 
wireless access point/router. See the user’s 
guide of your wireless access point/router for 
instructions.
Then press OK and your machine will now 
automatically detect which mode (WPS or 
AOSS™) your wireless access point/router 
uses and try to connect to your wireless 
network.
f A connection result message appears for 
60 seconds on the LCD and a wireless LAN 
report will automatically be printed. 
If the connection failed, check the error code on 
the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting 
on page 27.
Wireless setup is now complete. A four 
level indicator at the upper right of your 
machine’s LCD will show the wireless 
signal strength of your access 
point/router.
To install MFL-Pro Suite, continue to 
step 21.
For Windows
®
 Users:
Now go to
Page 29
For Macintosh Users:
Now go to
Page 32
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 Wi-Fi Protected Setup in the 
Network User’s Guide.










