Configure the wireless settings

Make sure that the power cord is plugged in.

Turn on the machine and wait until the machine is in the Ready state.

Press any of the Menu buttons (+, -, OK or Back) of the control panel on your machine.

Press + or - to choose Network, press OK.

Press + or - to choose WLAN, press OK.

Press + or - to choose WLAN Enable, press OK.

Choose On.

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 Without cable (Advanced) and then click Next.

Read the Important Notice to enable the wireless interface. 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. (See your note on Before configuring the wireless settings.) You will need them to return your computer back to its original wireless settings, and then click Next.

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.

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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 5 and continue with the install skipping steps 12 and 13.

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For 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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For Windows^® XP SP2 users:

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

1.	Click the Start button 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”.
•	You can find your printer’s MAC Address (Ethernet Address) and the IP Address by printing out the Network Configuration page. See Printing the Network Configuration page.

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 18.

If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption, the following screen will appear. When configuring your Brother wireless machine, you must ensure that it is configured to match the Authentication and Encryption settings you wrote down on Before configuring the wireless settings 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 an 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.
•	If you are using WEP and the printed Network Configuration page in 18 shows Link OK in the Wireless Link Status, but the machine is not found on your network, 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.

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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 for the Wireless Link Status on the Network Configuration page. Click Next.

If your status is "Link OK.", go to 21.

If your status is "Failed To Associate", go to 20.

Click Finish. Wireless setup was unable to associate with a wireless network. This is probably due to incorrect security settings. Confirm the security settings of your wireless network and try starting from 7 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 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 8, Go to Installing the printer driver.

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