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.

Turn on your Macintosh.

Put the supplied CD‑ROM into your CD‑ROM drive. Double‑click the HL3000 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 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 machine you wish to configure, and click Next. If the list is blank, check if the access point and the machine are powered on, and then click Refresh.

Note

•	The default node name is “BRNxxxxxxxxxxxx”.
•	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 access point you wish to associate the machine with, and then click Next.

Note

•	“SETUP” is the default SSID of the machine. 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 machine 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 15.

If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption, the following screen will appear. When configuring your Brother wireless machine, you must configure your machine 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 pop-up menu 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 or the manufacturer of your access point/router.
•	If you are using WEP and the printed Network Configuration page in 15 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.

Note

•	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.
•	The control panel settings will be automatically changed to WLAN Enable when the wireless settings are sent to your machine.

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 18.

If your status is "Failed To Associate", go to 17.

Click Finish. Wireless setup was unable to associate with a wireless network. This is probably due to incorrect security settings. Reset the print server back to its factory default settings (see Reset the network settings to the factory default). Confirm the security settings of your wireless network and try starting from 6 again.

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

You have completed the wireless setup. If you chose to install the printer driver in step 7, Go to Installing the printer driver.

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