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Configure Your Wi-Fi Direct Network Using the PIN Method

Related Models:DCP‑L2550DW / MFC‑L2715DW / MFC‑L2716DW / MFC‑L2750DW / MFC‑L2751DW / MFC‑L2771DW

DCP-L2550DW/MFC-L2715DW/MFC-L2716DW

If your mobile device supports the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Direct, follow these steps to configure a Wi-Fi Direct network:
  1. Press Menu.
  2. Press image or image to select the [Network] option, and then press OK.
  3. Press image or image to select the [Wi-Fi Direct] option, and then press OK.
  4. Press image or image to select the [PIN Code] option, and then press OK.
  5. When [Wi-Fi Direct On?] appears, enable the Wi-Fi Direct network.
  6. Activate Wi-Fi Direct on your mobile device (see your mobile device's user's guide for instructions) when [Activate Wi-Fi Direct on other device and press OK.] appears on the machine's LCD. Press OK on your machine.
    This will start the Wi-Fi Direct setup. To cancel, press Clear.
  7. Do one of the following:

    • When your Brother machine is the Group Owner (G/O), it will wait for a connection request from your mobile device. When [Input PIN Code] appears, enter the PIN displayed on your mobile device in your Brother machine. Press OK to complete the setup.

      If the PIN is displayed on your Brother machine, enter the PIN in your mobile device.

    • When your Brother machine is not the G/O, it will display available device names with which to configure a Wi-Fi Direct network. Press image or image to select the mobile device you want to connect to and press OK. Search for available devices again by pressing [Rescan].
  8. Do one of the following:

    • Follow the machine's instruction to display the PIN on your Brother machine, enter the PIN in your mobile device, and then go to the next step.

    • Follow the machine's instruction to enter the PIN displayed by your mobile device in your Brother machine. Press OK, and then go to the next step.

      If your mobile device does not display a PIN, press Stop/Exit on your Brother machine. Go back to the first step and try again.

  9. If your mobile device connects successfully, the machine's LCD displays [Connected]. You have completed the Wi-Fi Direct network setup. The Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan contains information on printing from or scanning to your mobile device. Go to your model's Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com to see the guide.

MFC-L2750DW/MFC-L2751DW/MFC-L2771DW

If your mobile device supports the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Direct, follow these steps to configure a Wi-Fi Direct network:
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When the machine receives the Wi-Fi Direct request from your mobile device, the message [Wi-Fi Direct connection request received.Press [OK] to connect.] will appear on the LCD. Press [OK] to connect.
  1. Press image[Settings]>[All Settings]>[Network]>[Wi-Fi Direct]>[PIN Code].
  2. Activate Wi-Fi Direct on your mobile device (see your mobile device's user's guide for instructions) when [Activate Wi-Fi Direct on other device. Then Press [OK].] appears on the machine's LCD. Press [OK] on your machine.
    This will start the Wi-Fi Direct setup. To cancel, press image.
  3. Do one of the following:

    • When your Brother machine is the Group Owner (G/O), it will wait for a connection request from your mobile device. When [PIN Code] appears, enter the PIN displayed on your mobile device in your Brother machine. Press [OK] to complete the setup.

      If the PIN is displayed on your Brother machine, enter the PIN in your mobile device.

    • When your Brother machine is not the G/O, it displays available device names with which to configure a Wi-Fi Direct network. Select the mobile device you want to connect to and press [OK]. Search for available devices again by pressing [Rescan].
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Press [Display PIN Code] to display the PIN on your Brother machine and enter the PIN in your mobile device. Go to the next step.

    • Press [Input PIN Code] to enter the PIN displayed by your mobile device in your Brother machine, and then press [OK]. Go to the next step.

      If your mobile device does not display a PIN, press image on your Brother machine. Go back to the first step and try again.

  5. If your mobile device connects successfully, the machine's LCD displays [Connected]. You have completed the Wi-Fi Direct network setup. The Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan contains information on printing from or scanning to your mobile device. Go to your model's Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com to see the guide.
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