Brother MFC 7860DW - Manual (Page 29)

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For Wireless Network Users
Wireless Network
Windows
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Manual configuration from the control panel (Windows ® and Macintosh)
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Configure the wireless
settings
a
On your machine, press Menu, 6 (Network),
2 (WLAN), 2 (Setup Wizard).
When WLAN Enable ? is displayed, press 1
to choose On. This will start the wireless setup
wizard.
Otherwise press Stop/Exit to exit from the
wireless setup wizard.
b
The machine will search for available SSIDs. If
a list of SSIDs is displayed, use the a or b key
to choose the SSID you wrote down in step
18
on page 24, then press OK.
If you are using an authentication and
encryption method that requires a Network
Key, go to
c.
If your authentication method is Open System
and your encryption mode is None, go to
e.
If your wireless access point/router supports
Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Selected access
point supports WPS. Use WPS? appears.
To connect your machine using the automatic
wireless mode, press 1 to choose Yes. (If you
choose No, go to c to enter the Network Key.)
When Start WPS on your wireless
access point/router,then choose
Next. appears, press the Wi-Fi Protected
Setup button on your wireless access
point/router, and then press 1. Go to
e.
c
Enter the Network Key you wrote down in
step
18 on page 24 using the dial pad to
choose each letter or number. To delete the
letters 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 34.
Press OK when you have entered all the
characters, then press 1 for Yes to apply your
settings. Go to d.
d
Your machine will now try to connect to your
wireless network using the information you
have entered.
e
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 31.
To install the MFL-Pro Suite, continue to
step 20.
For Windows ® Users:
Now go to
page 35
For Macintosh Users:
Now go to
page 37
IMPORTANT
You must have the wireless settings you
wrote down for your network in step
18 on
page 24 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
a again.
• If your access point 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.
Wireless setup is now complete. A four
level indicator at the right of your
machine’s LCD will show the wireless
signal strength of your access
point/router.