Brother MFC-8710DW - Manual (Page 30)

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For Wireless Network Users
Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard
(Macintosh, mobile devices and Windows
® )
21
Setup the wireless
settings
a
If you began the wireless setup from step 5 on
page 7 (for Macintosh and mobile devices),
press 1 to choose Setup Wizard.
Then go to
c.
All other users, go to b.
Select Method
1.Setup Wizard
2.Setup with PC
3.WPS/AOSS
Select ab or OK
b
On your machine, press Menu, 7 (Network),
2 (WLAN), 2 (Setup Wizard).
c
When WLAN Enable ? is displayed, press a
or b to choose On and press OK. This will start
the wireless setup wizard.
Otherwise press Stop/Exit to exit from the
wireless setup wizard.
d
The machine will search for available SSIDs. It
will take several seconds to display a list of
available SSIDs.
If a list of SSIDs is displayed, use the a or b key
to choose the SSID you wrote down in step
20-b on page 27, then press OK.
e
Do one of the following:
 If the wireless access point/router of the
selected SSID supports WPS and
Selected access point supports
WPS. Use WPS?
appears, go to f.
 If you are using an authentication and
encryption method that requires a Network
Key, go to
g.
 If your authentication method is Open
System and your encryption mode is None,
go to
h.
f
To connect your machine using the automatic
wireless mode, press 1 to choose Yes. (If you
choose No(Manual), go to
g to enter the
Network Key.) When Start WPS on your
wireless access point/router,then
choose Next.
appears, press the WPS
button on your wireless access point/router,
and then press 1. Go to
h.
g
Enter the Network Key you wrote down in step
20-b on page 27 using the dial pad to choose
each character or number. To delete the
characters you have entered, press Clear.
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 Entering Text for
Wireless Settings on page 36.
Press OK when you have entered all the
characters, then press 1 for Yes to apply your
settings.
h
Your machine will now try to connect to your
wireless network using the information you
have entered.
A connection result message appears on the
LCD and a WLAN report will automatically be
printed.
If the connection failed, check the error code on
the printed report and refer to
Troubleshooting on page 33.
Important
You must have the wireless settings you wrote
down for your network in step
20-b on page 27
before you proceed.
Note
If you use your machine in an IEEE 802.1x
supported wireless network, see Using
IEEE 802.1x authentication in the Network User's
Guide.
Note
• If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure
your wireless access point/router is on. Move
your machine closer to the wireless access
point/router and try starting from
b again.
• If your wireless access point/router is set to not
broadcast the SSID you will have to manually
add the SSID name. For details, see
Configuring your machine when the SSID is not
broadcast in the Network User's Guide.