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Confirm your wireless network setup method, Installing the printer driver, Macintosh – Brother HL-2170W User Manual

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Installing the Printer Driver

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Confirm your wireless network setup method

The setup process will be different depending on your network environment.

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Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer
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Configuration temporarily using a network cable

If there is an Ethernet Hub or Router in the same network as the wireless access point (A) of your printer, you can
temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the printer using an Ethernet cable (B), this is an easy way to configure the
printer. You can then remotely configure the printer from a computer on the network.
For instructions, go to Configuration in Infrastructure mode, using a network cable temporarily on page 36.

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Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method

If your wireless access point (A) supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC

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do not need to use a computer to configure the wireless settings. The access point (router) and your printer can
automatically negotiate using the SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ procedure.

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Push Button Configuration

For instructions, see Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method on page 40.

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Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
If your wireless access point (A) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, you can also configure using the PIN Method of
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™.
For instructions, see Chapter 7 in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.

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