5 Wireless Configuration for Macintosh using the Brother installer application (For HL-3070CW)

Configuration in Infrastructure mode

Before configuring the wireless settings

IMPORTANT

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.

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 the 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.

Item	Example	Record the current wireless network settings
Communication mode: (Infrastructure)	Infrastructure
Network name: (SSID, ESSID)	HELLO
Authentication method: (Open System, Shared key, WPA-PSK¹, WPA2-PSK¹, LEAP, EAP-FAST)	WPA2-PSK
Encryption mode: (None, WEP, TKIP, AES, CKIP)	AES
Network key: (Encryption key, WEP key², Passphrase)	12345678

¹	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). WPA-PSK (TKIP or AES) and WPA2-PSK (AES) use a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is 8 or more characters in length, up to a maximum of 63 characters.
²	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”

If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the printer, you must reset the print server back to its factory default settings (see Reset the network settings to the factory default).

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.

You need to temporarily use an Ethernet cable during configuration.

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