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Network Settings
In order to use AirPrint, your mobile device must connect to the wireless network to which your Brother machine
is connected. AirPrint supports wireless connections that use Ad-Hoc mode, infrastructure mode, or Wi-Fi
Direct
®
.
To configure your mobile device for a wireless network, refer to your mobile device’s user’s guide. A link to your
mobile device’s user’s guide on Apple’s website can be found by tapping in Safari.
To configure your Brother machine for a wireless network, see your Brother machine’s Quick Setup Guide or
Online User's Guide on your model's Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center (support.brother.com). If
your Brother machine supports a wired network, you can use a network cable to connect to the wireless access
point/router.
If your Brother machine supports Wi-Fi Direct
®
and you want to configure your Brother machine for a Wi-Fi
Direct
®
network, see your Brother machine's Online User's Guide on your model's Manuals page on the Brother
Solutions Center (support.brother.com).
Ad-Hoc mode
Connect your mobile device to your Brother machine without a wireless access point/router.
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1
1. Mobile device
2. Wireless network machine (your Brother machine)
If your mobile device is running iOS7.0.x, you must enable IPv6 for your Brother machine when using
AirPrint in Ad-Hoc mode.
Infrastructure mode
Connect your mobile device to your Brother machine through a wireless access point/router.
• When the Brother machine is connected to the wireless access point/router using the machine’s wireless
feature:
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2
1
1. Mobile device
2. Wireless access point/router
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