Brother MFC 9970CDW - Manual (Page 3)

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1 Introduction 1
Network features........................................................................................................................................1
Other Network features .......................................................................................................................2
2 Changing your machine’s network settings 4
How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway).....................4
Using the control panel........................................................................................................................4
Using the BRAdmin Light utility ...........................................................................................................4
Other Management Utilities .......................................................................................................................7
Web Based Management (web browser) ............................................................................................7
BRAdmin Professional 3 utility (Windows
®
) ........................................................................................7
Web BRAdmin (Windows
®
).................................................................................................................8
BRPrint Auditor (Windows ® )................................................................................................................8
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network
(For MFC-9560CDW and MFC-9970CDW)
9
Overview....................................................................................................................................................9
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ............................................................................10
For Infrastructure mode .....................................................................................................................10
For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................11
Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................12
Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) ...12
Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router in the network
(Ad-hoc mode)...............................................................................................................................12
Confirm your wireless network setup method..........................................................................................13
Configuration using WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu to configure your machine
for a wireless network (Automatic Wireless mode) (Infrastructure mode only)
(Recommended)............................................................................................................................13
Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your machine for a
wireless network............................................................................................................................13
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine
for a wireless network....................................................................................................................14
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup to configure your machine
for a wireless network (Infrastructure mode only)..........................................................................16
Configuring your machine for a wireless network
(For Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode) ........................................................................................17
Using WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu to configure your machine
for a wireless network (Automatic Wireless mode)........................................................................17
Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel .................................................................................17
Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast ..............................................................18
Configuring your machine for an enterprise wireless network...........................................................23
Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine
for a wireless network....................................................................................................................30
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup ...............................................................................31
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