Brother MFC-5890CN - Manual (Page 28)

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Overview
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To connect your machine to your wireless network, you need to follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide.
We recommend that you use the Setup Wizard from the machine’s control panel Network menu. By using
this method, you can easily connect your machine to your wireless network. Please follow the instructions in
the supplied Quick Setup Guide.
Please read this chapter for more details on how to configure the wireless network settings. For information
on TCP/IP settings, see Setting up the IP address and subnet mask on page 12. Then, in Network printing
from Windows
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basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing on page 131 and Network printing from a Macintosh
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on page 134, you will learn how to install the network software and drivers into the operating system running
on your computer.
Note
• To achieve optimum results with normal every day document printing, place the Brother machine as close
to the network access point (or router) as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls
between the two devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer
speed of your documents.
Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and
applications. If you are printing large files, such as multi-page documents with mixed text and large
graphics, you may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer, or USB for the
fastest throughput speed.
• Although the Brother machine can be used in both a wired and wireless network, only one connection
method can be used at a time.
Configuring your machine for a wireless
network (Not available for MFC-5490CN
and MFC-5890CN)
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