5 Wireless configuration for Macintosh using the Brother installer application (MFC-9320CW only)

Configuration in Infrastructure mode

Before configuring the wireless settings

IMPORTANT

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The following instructions will install your Brother machine in a network environment using the Brother installer application for Macintosh found on the CD-ROM we have provided with the machine.

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You can also setup your Brother machine using the machine’s control panel which we recommended. You can find instructions in the supplied Quick Setup Guide or see Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-9320CW).

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You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed with this installation.

Make sure you take notes on all the current settings such as SSID, authentication and encryption of your wireless network environment. If you do not know them, contact your network administrator or the manufacturer of your access point/router.

Check and record the current wireless network settings.

Network name:(SSID, ESSID)

Communication Mode	Authentication method	Encryption mode	Network key⁴
Infrastructure	Open system	WEP²
	Open system	NONE	—
	Shared key	WEP²
	WPA/WPA2-PSK¹	AES
	WPA/WPA2-PSK¹	TKIP³
	LEAP	CKIP
	EAP-FAST/NONE EAP-FAST/MS-CHAPv2 EAP-FAST/GTC	AES
	EAP-FAST/NONE EAP-FAST/MS-CHAPv2 EAP-FAST/GTC	TKIP

WPA/WPA2-PSK is a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key, which lets the Brother wireless machine associate with access points using TKIP or AES encryption (WPA-Personal). WPA2-PSK (AES), WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES) uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is 8 or more characters in length, up to a maximum of 63 characters.

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”

This is supported for WPA-PSK only

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Encryption key, WEP key, Passphrase.

For LEAP and EAP-FAST, record the User Name and Password

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If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine, you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again. Press Menu, 7, 0 for Network Reset, press 1 for Reset and then choose 1 for Yes to accept the change. The machine will restart automatically.

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If you are using a firewall function of anti-spyware or antivirus applications, temporarily disable them. Once you are sure that you can print, configure the software settings following the instructions again.

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You need to temporarily use an Ethernet cable during configuration. (The Ethernet cable is not a standard accessory.)

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