Configure the wireless settings

Turn on your computer. (You must be logged on with Administrator rights.)

Close any applications running before configuration.

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

Choose your printer model and the language.

Click Install Printer Driver on the menu screen.

Note

Choose the Install Printer Driver icon for your region.

Click Wireless Network users.

Note

For Windows Vista^®, when the User Account Control screen appears, click Allow.

Choose Wireless Setup and Driver Install (Recommended) or Wireless Setup Only, and then click Next.

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

Choose With cable (Recommended) and then click Next.

Connect the Brother wireless device to your access point using a network cable and click Next.

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

Note

The default Node name is ”BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx”.

The wizard will search for wireless networks available from your printer. Choose the access point you wish to associate the printer with, and then click Next.

Note

•	"SETUP" is the default SSID of the printer. Do not choose this SSID.
•	If the list is blank, check that the access point has power and is broadcasting the SSID, and then see if the printer and the access point are within range for wireless communication. Then, click Refresh.
•	If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID you can manually add it by clicking the Add button. Follow the on-screen instructions for entering the Name (SSID), 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 13.

If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption, the following screen will appear. When configuring your Brother wireless printer, you must ensure that it is configured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings of your existing wireless network. Choose the Authentication Method and Encryption Mode from the pull-downs in each setting box. Then enter the Network key and Confirm Network Key, and then click Next.

Note

•	If you want to setup more than WEP key1, click Advanced.
•	If you do not know the Authentication or Encryption settings for your network, contact your network administrator.
•	If the Authentication Method is set to Open System and the Encryption Mode is set to WEP, an error indication will NOT appear if the Network key is incorrect.

Click Next. The settings will be sent to your printer. The settings will remain unchanged if you click Cancel.

Note

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

Disconnect the network cable between your access point (hub or router) and the printer, and click Next.

You have completed the wireless setup. If you chose to install the printer driver in step 5, Go to Installing the printer driver.

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