Configure the wireless settings

Turn on your Macintosh^®.

Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the HL2100 icon on your desktop. Double-click the Start Here icon. Choose your printer model and the language.

Click Install Printer Driver on the menu screen.

Click Wireless Network users.

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 Without cable (Advanced) and then click Next.

Read the Important Notice to enable the wireless interface. Hold down the Go button for 10 seconds, and then release the Go button when the printer prints a Network Configuration page.Check the box after you confirm the wireless setting is enabled, and then click Next.

Note

To confirm the wireless setting is enabled, check the text to the right side of IEEE 802.11b/g in the Node Type section on the Network Configuration page. Active means that the wireless setting is enabled and Inactive means that the wireless setting is disabled. If the wireless setting is disabled, press the Go for 10 seconds again.

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 or channel of your computer. You will need them to return your computer back to its original wireless settings, and then click Next.

Item	Record the current wireless computer settings
Communication mode: (Infrastructure / Ad-hoc)
Channel: (1-14)
Network name: (SSID / ESSID)
Authentication method: (Open system / Shared key / WPA/WPA2-PSK / LEAP)
Encryption mode: (None / WEP / TKIP / AES/ CKIP)
Encryption key:

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

Note

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

(1)	Click the AirPort status icon and select Open Internet Connect....
(2)	Click the Network tab to see the available wireless devices. You can see the Brother wireless print server in the Network option. Select SETUP.
(3)	Your wireless network is connected successfully.

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

Note

The default Node name is ”BRWxxxxxxxxxxxx”.

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

Note

•	If the list is blank, check if the printer 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 15.

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.

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 printer’s wireless settings shown on this screen. Check the box after these settings, and then click Next or Finish.

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

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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