Quick Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- Quick Setup Guide MFC-J650DW MFC-J870DW MFC-J875DW
- Start Here
- 1 Unpack the machine and check the components
 - 2 Connect the power cord and telephone line
 - 3 Install the ink cartridges
 - 4 Load plain Letter/A4 paper
 - 5 Check the print quality
 - 6 Set the date and time
 - 7 Choose your language (if needed)
 - 8 Choose the correct Receive Mode
 - 9 Set your Station ID
 - 10 Transmission Verification Report
 - 11 Set Tone or Pulse dialing mode (Canada only)
 - 12 Set the telephone line compatibility (VoIP)
 - 13 Automatic Daylight Saving Time
 - 14 Choose your connection type
 
 - For Windows® USB interface users (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8)
 - For Macintosh USB interface users (Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x)
 - For Windows® wired network interface users (MFC-J870DW/J875DW only) (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8)
 - For Macintosh wired network interface users (MFC-J870DW/J875DW only) (Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x)
 - For wireless network interface users
- 15 Before you begin
 - 16 Choose your wireless setup method
 - 17 Setup using the CD-ROM (Windows® and Macintosh)
 - 17 Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard (Windows®, Macintosh and mobile devices)
 - 17 One-push setup using WPS or AOSS™ (Windows®, Macintosh and mobile devices)
 - Troubleshooting
 - Install the drivers & software (Windows® XP Home/XP Professional/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows® 8)
 - Install the drivers & software (Mac OS X v10.6.8, 10.7.x, 10.8.x)
 
 - Install Optional Applications Windows®
 - For Network Users
 - Other Information
 - Consumables
 - brother USA/CAN
 
 - Start Here
 
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For Wireless Network Users
17
One-push setup using 
WPS or AOSS™ 
(Windows
®
, 
Macintosh and mobile devices)
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.
c Press . 
Press WPS/AOSS. 
When Enable WLAN? or Switch Network 
interface to wireless? is displayed, 
press Yes to accept. 
This will start the wireless setup wizard. 
To cancel, press No.
d When the Touchscreen instructs you to start 
WPS or AOSS™, press the WPS or AOSS™ 
button on your wireless access point/router (for 
more information, see the instructions provided 
with your wireless access point/router), and 
then press OK on your machine.
This feature will automatically detect which 
mode (WPS or AOSS™) your wireless access 
point/router uses to configure your machine.
Wireless setup is now complete. 
The Wi-Fi LED   on the control panel 
lights up, indicating that the machine’s 
Network I/F is set to WLAN.
To install MFL-Pro Suite, continue to 
step 18.
For Windows
®
 users:
Now go to
Page 37
For Macintosh users:
Now go to
Page 40
NOTE
If your wireless access point/router supports WPS 
and you want to configure your machine using the 
PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method, 
see Configure Your Wireless Network Using the 
PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) in 
the Software and Network User’s Guide.
NOTE
For mobile device users:
• Connect your mobile device to a wireless 
access point/router using Wi-Fi connection.
• Download and install Brother iPrint&Scan 
(Android™/iOS/Windows
®
 Phone) from your 
mobile device’s application download site. You 
can also use AirPrint (iOS) with this machine.
• To download the User’s Guide for the 
application you are using (Brother 
iPrint&Scan/AirPrint), visit the Brother 
Solutions Center at 
http://solutions.brother.com/
 and click Manuals 
on your model’s page.










