Configure the wireless settings

Plug the machine’s power cord into the AC power outlet. Turn on the machine’s power switch.

Press Menu, 7, 2, 7. Using

, choose On and press OK.

72.WLAN

7.WLAN Enable

Off

Select

or OK

Turn on your computer.

Close any applications running before configuration.

Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically.

If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language.

The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click Initial Installation.

Note

If this window does not appear, use Windows^® Explorer to run the Start.exe program from the root folder of the Brother CD-ROM.

Click Wireless LAN Setup Wizard.

Choose Step by Step install (Recommended) and then click Next.

Choose Without cable (Advanced) and then click Next.

Read the Important Notice. Check the box after you confirm the wireless setting is enabled, and then click Next.

You need to temporarily change your computer’s wireless settings. Follow the on-screen instructions. Make sure you take notes on all the settings such as SSID, channel, authentication and encryption of your computer. You will need them to return your computer back to its original wireless settings, and then click Next.

If you want to configure your machine for the wireless network you have been using, write down your wireless network settings before configuration.

Check and record the current wireless network settings.

Network name:(SSID, ESSID)

Communication Mode	Authentication method	Encryption mode	Network key
Ad-hoc	Open system	WEP¹
Ad-hoc	Open system	NONE	—

The WEP key is for 64-bit encrypted networks or 128-bit encrypted networks and can contain both numbers and letters. If you do not know this information you should see the documentation provided with your access point or wireless router. This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format.

	For example:
	64-bit ASCII:	Uses 5 text characters e.g. “Hello” (this is case sensitive)
	64-bit Hexadecimal:	Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data e.g. “71f2234aba”
	128-bit ASCII:	Uses 13 text characters e.g.
		“Wirelesscomms” (this is case sensitive)
	128-bit Hexadecimal:	Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data
		e.g.“71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba”

For example:

Network name:(SSID, ESSID)
HELLO

Communication Mode	Authentication method	Encryption mode	Network key
Ad-hoc	Open system	WEP	12345

To communicate with the un-configured wireless machine, temporarily change the wireless settings on your computer to match the machine’s default settings shown on this screen. Check the box after you confirm these settings, and then click Next.

Note

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If a message to restart your computer appears after the wireless settings have been changed, restart your computer and then go back to step 4 and continue with the install skipping steps 10 and 11.

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Windows Vista^® users:

You can temporarily change the wireless settings on your computer, following the steps below:

(1)	Click the button and then Control Panel.
(2)	Click Network and Internet and then the Network and Sharing Center icon.
(3)	Click Connect to a network.
(4)	You can see the SSID of the wireless printer in the list. Choose SETUP and click Connect.
(5)	Click Connect Anyway and then Close.
(6)	Click View status of Wireless Network Connection (SETUP).
(7)	Click Details.... and check the Network Connection Details. It may take a few minutes to change from 0.0.0.0 to 169.254.x.x IP address to be shown on screen (where x.x. are numbers between 1 and 254).

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Windows^® XP SP2 users:

You can temporarily change the wireless settings on your computer, following the steps below:

(1)	Click Start and then Control Panel.
(2)	Click the Network and Internet Connections icon.
(3)	Click the Network Connections icon.
(4)	Choose and right-click Wireless Network Connection. Click View Available Wireless Networks.
(5)	You can see the SSID of the wireless printer in the list. Choose SETUP and click Connect.
(6)	Check the Wireless Network Connection status. It may take a few minutes to change from 0.0.0.0 to 169.254.x.x IP address to be shown on screen (where x.x. are numbers between 1 and 254).

Choose the machine you wish to configure, and click Next. If the list is blank, check if the machine is powered on, and then click Refresh.

Note

•	The default Node name is “BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx”. (“xxxxxxxxxxxx” is your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address.)
•	You can find your machine’s MAC Address / Ethernet Address by printing out the Network Configuration List. See Printing the Network Configuration List.

The wizard will search for wireless networks available from your machine. Choose the Ad-hoc network you wish to associate the machine with, and then click Next.

Note

•	If the list is blank, check if the machine is within range for wireless communication. Then, click Refresh.
•	If your target Ad-hoc network does not appear on the list, you can manually add it by clicking the Add button. Check This is an Ad-hoc network and there is no access point., and then enter the Name(SSID) and the Channel number, and then click Next.

If your network is not configured for Authentication and Encryption, the following screen will appear. To continue configuration, click OK and go to step 16.

If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption, the following screen will appear. When configuring your Brother wireless machine, you must configure your machine to match the Authentication and Encryption settings you wrote down on page for your existing wireless network. Choose the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull-down list in each setting box. Then enter the Network Key and Confirm Network Key, and then click Next.

Note

•	If you want to setup or configure additional WEP key indexes other than WEP key1, click Advanced.
•	If you do not know the Authentication or Encryption settings for your network, contact your network administrator or the manufacture of your access point / router.
•	If you are using WEP and the printed Network Configuration page in step 16 shows Link OK in the Wireless Link Status, but the machine is not found, make sure you entered the WEP key correctly. The WEP key is case sensitive.

Click Next. The settings will be sent to your machine. The settings will remain unchanged if you click Cancel. The Network Configuration page will be printed.

Note

If you want to manually enter the IP address settings of your machine, click Change IP Address and enter the necessary IP address settings for your network.

Check the printed Network Configuration page. Choose the status as it is shown in the Wireless Link Status on the Network Configuration page. Click Next.

If your status is "Link OK.", go to step 19.

If your status is "Failed To Associate", go to step 18.

Click Finish. Wireless setup was unable to associate with a wireless network. This is probably due to incorrect security settings. Reset the print server back to its factory default settings. (See Restoring the network settings to factory default) Confirm the security settings of your wireless network and try starting from step 6 again.

To communicate with the configured wireless device, you must configure your computer to use the same wireless settings. Manually change the wireless settings on your computer to match the machine’s wireless settings shown on this screen. Check the box after you confirm these settings, and then click Next.

(The settings shown on this screen are for example only. Your settings will not be the same.)

Check the box after you confirm that you have completed the wireless settings, and then click Finish.

You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Install MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM menu.

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