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For Wireless Network Users
Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network
18
Configure the wireless
settings (typical Wireless
Setup in infrastructure
mode)
a
On your machine, press
Menu
.
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Network
and press
OK
.
Press
a
or
b
to choose
WLAN
and press
OK
.
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Setup Wizard
and
press
OK
.
When
Network I/F switched to
Wireless
is displayed, press
OK
to accept.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
To cancel, press
Stop/Exit
.
b
The machine will search for available SSIDs. If
a list of SSIDs is displayed, use the
a
or
b
keys
to choose the SSID you wrote down in step
on page 29, then press
OK
. If you are
using an authentication and encryption method
that requires a password, go to
.
If your authentication method is Open System
and your encryption mode is None, go to
.
If your access point is set to not broadcast the
SSID you will have to manually add the SSID
name. For details, see the
Network User’s
Guide
on the CD-ROM.
c
Enter the Password you wrote down in
step
-
on page 29 using the dial pad to
choose each letter or number.
You can use the
d
and
c
keys to move the
cursor left and right. For example, to enter the
letter
a
, press the
2
key on the dial pad once.
To enter the number
3
, press the
3
key on the
dial pad seven times.
The letters appear in this order: lower case,
upper case and then numbers.
(For more information, see
Press
OK
when you have entered all the
characters, then press
1
for
Yes
to apply your
.
d
Your machine will now try to connect to your
wireless network using the information you
have entered. If successful,
Connected
will
appear for 60 seconds on the LCD.
It may take a few minutes to connect to your
wireless network.
e
Press
OK
.
Wireless setup is now complete. A four
level indicator at the top of your
machine’s LCD will show the wireless
signal strength of your access
point/router.
IMPORTANT
You must have the wireless settings you
wrote down for your network in step
page 29 before you proceed.
Note
It will take several seconds to display a list of
available SSIDs.
If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure your
access point is on. Move your machine closer to
the access point and try starting from
again.
Note
If the LCD displays
Wrong Password
, the
password you entered did not match with your
access point. Verify your network settings
collected in step
on page 29, then repeat
to
to make sure you have entered the correct
information.
If the LCD displays
Connection Failed
, make
sure your access point is on, and verify your
network settings collected in step
-
page 29. Temporarily move your machine as
close as possible to the access point, then repeat
to make sure you have entered the correct
information.
If your access point does not have DHCP enabled
you will need to manually configure the IP
address, subnet mask and gateway of the
machine to suit your network. See
Chapter 6
of
the
Network User’s Guide
for details.
