Connect your Brother machine to your mobile device via a wireless router or access point.
Follow the steps below to setup a Brother machine on a wireless (Wi-Fi) network with wireless access point/router.
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Preparation before configuring the settings
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Configure the Brother machine
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Configure the mobile device
1. Preparation before configuring the settings
Verify the network name (SSID) and network key (password) of your wireless access point/router. You will need this information later.
![SSID SSID](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287980/SSID.jpg)
Write down the network name (SSID) and network key (password).
![password password](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287981/WriteDown.jpg)
After verifying the network information of your wireless access point/router, go to next step.
2. Configure the Brother machine
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Press Menu. Press the Up or Down arrow key to select Network and press OK.
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Press the Up or Down arrow key to select Setup Wizard and press OK.
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When Switch Network interface to wireless? or Network I/F switched to Wireless. or Enable WLAN? is displayed, press 1 (Yes) to accept. This will start the wireless setup wizard.
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The machine will search for your network and display a list of available SSIDs. If a list of SSIDs is displayed, select the SSID you wrote down earlier. Press OK.
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Enter the network key (password) you wrote down earlier.
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Press OK. (This step might be skipped in some models)
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Press 1 (Yes) to apply your settings.
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The machine starts to connect the wireless device you have selected. A connection result message appears on the machine’s display and a WLAN report will automatically be printed.
If the connection failed, check the error code on the printed report.
> Click here to see details of the WLAN report.
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Press OK.
3. Configure the mobile device
Follow the steps below to setup your mobile device.
Android™
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Tap the Settings icon.
![Settings Settings](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287982/android_01.jpg)
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Tap Wi-Fi.
![Wi- Fi Wi- Fi](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287983/android_02.jpg)
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If your Wi-Fi is turned Off, turn it On.
![turn On turn On](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287984/android_03.jpg)
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Find the SSID you wrote down earlier, and then tap it.
![SSID SSID](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287985/android_04r.jpg)
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Enter the network key (password) you wrote down earlier, and then tap CONNECT.
![CONNECT CONNECT](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287986/android_05r.jpg)
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The wireless connection setup is complete if Connected appears under the SSID name selected earlier.
![Connected Connected](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287987/android_06r.jpg)
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Download Brother iPrint&Scan to your mobile device.
You can download Brother iPrint&Scan from Google Play for free.
> Click here to go to Google Play™ Store.
iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad)
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Tap the Settings icon.
![Settings Settings](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287994/ios_01.jpg)
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Tap Wi-Fi.
![Wi-Fi Wi-Fi](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287995/ios_02.jpg)
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If your Wi-Fi is turned Off, turn it On.
![turn On turn On](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287996/ios_03.jpg)
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Find the SSID you wrote down earlier, and then tap it.
![SSID SSID](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287997/ios_04r.jpg)
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Enter the network key (password) you wrote down earlier, and then tap Join.
![Password Password](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1287998/ios_05r.jpg)
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The wireless connection setup is complete if a check mark appears next to the SSID name selected earlier.
![check mark check mark](/g/b/img/faqend/faq00100399_005/ph/en/1288000/ios_06r.jpg)
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Download Brother iPrint&Scan to your mobile device.
You can download Brother iPrint&Scan from App Store for free.
> Click here to go to the Apple App Store.