VC-500W
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VC-500W
Date: 03/12/2021 ID: faqp00100064_005
How can I connect the printer to my mobile device via Wi-Fi®?
To print, you need to install an application (Color Label Editor/Color Label Editor 2). It can be installed from the App Store or Google Play™.
Follow the steps below to connect your printer to a mobile device in Infrastructure mode (using an access point/router connected to the internet) or Wireless Direct mode (a direct connection without a wireless LAN access point/router).
If you want to print only images using AirPrint, you do not need to install the application.
Connect the printer to my mobile device via Wi-Fi®.
- Start the application.
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Color Label Editor:
Tap [Settings] > [Full Setup] from the [Set up a VC500W Printer] options, and then follow the instructions to proceed with settings.
Color Label Editor 2:
Tap [Settings] > [VC-500W] > [Add Printer] and then follow the instructions to proceed with settings.
> Connect the printer to a mobile device in Infrastructure mode
> Connect the printer to a mobile device in Wireless Direct mode
Connect the printer to a mobile device in Infrastructure mode
- In settings of the mobile device, access the Wi-Fi option, and turn it ON. And choose your printer SSID (Brother VC-500W####) from the Wi-Fi setup screen on your mobile device to connect to a wireless LAN.
- Open the screen of the application again.
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Color Label Editor:
Tap the [Connect Via Wi-Fi Network] button in the [Setup: Connect to VC-500W] screen.
Color Label Editor 2:
Tap [Search for Wi-Fi networks] button of the [Connect to Wi-Fi network] screen - Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect, and enter the password, and make sure that the Wi-Fi button is lit in blue.
Connect the printer to a mobile device in Wireless Direct mode
- In settings of the mobile device, access the Wi-Fi option, and turn it ON. And choose your printer SSID (Brother VC-500W####) from the Wi-Fi setup screen on your mobile device to connect to a wireless LAN.
- Open the screen of the application again.
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Color Label Editor:
Tap the [Use Temporary Direct Connection] button in the [Setup: Connect to VC-500W] screen.
Color Label Editor 2:
Tap [Cancel] button of the [Connect to Wi-Fi network] screen. - Make sure that the Wi-Fi button is lit in white.
VC-500W
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