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Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)
If your wireless LAN access point/router supports WPS, you can use the Personal Identification Number (PIN) Method to configure your wireless network settings.
The PIN Method is one of the connection methods developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance®. By submitting a PIN created by an Enrollee (your machine) to the Registrar (a device that manages the wireless LAN), you can set up the wireless network and security settings. For more information on how to access WPS mode, see the instructions provided with your wireless access point/router.
- Type A
- Connection when the wireless LAN access point/router (1) doubles as the Registrar:
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- Type B
- Connection when another device (2), such as a computer, is used as the Registrar:
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- Make sure that the power cord is plugged in and the top cover is closed.
- Press
to turn the machine on and make sure only the Ready LED (
) lights up.
- Press the Wi-Fi button eleven times.
- The machine prints an eight-digit PIN and starts searching for a WLAN access point/router.
- Using a computer connected to the network, in your browser's address bar, type the IP address of the device you are using as the Registrar (for example: http://192.168.1.2).
- Go to the WPS settings page and type the PIN, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
- The Registrar is usually the wireless LAN access point/router.
- The settings page may differ depending on the brand of wireless LAN access point/router. For more information, see the instructions supplied with your wireless LAN access point/router.
- Hold down the
key and press the
key on the computer's keyboard to launch Run.
- Type "control printers" in the Open: field and click OK.The Devices and Printers window appears.If the Devices and Printers window does not appear, click .
- Click Add a device.
- To use a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer as a Registrar, you must register it to your network in advance. For more information, see the instructions supplied with your wireless LAN access point/router.
- If you use Windows 10 or Windows 11 as a Registrar, you can install the printer driver after the wireless configuration by following the on-screen instructions. To install the driver and software necessary to use your machine, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com/downloads.
- Select your machine and click Next.
- Type the PIN from the printed page, and then click Next.
- Click Close.
- If your wireless device is connected successfully, the Wi-Fi LED lights up.
You have completed the wireless network setup. To install the drivers and software necessary to use your machine, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com/downloads.