Wireless Network

Windows®

Configuration in Infrastructure mode, using the Brother installerapplication8 Configure the wireless settings

You must know your wireless network settings before you proceed with this installation.

Make sure you take notes on all the current settings such as SSID, authentication and encryption of your wireless network environment. If you do not know them, contact your network administrator or the manufacture of your access point/router.

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Example

Record the current wireless network settings

Communication mode: (Infrastructure)

Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

Network name: (SSID, ESSID)

HELLO

 

 

 

 

Authentication method:

WPA2-PSK

 

(Open System, Shared key, WPA-PSK 1,

 

 

WPA2-PSK 1, LEAP, EAP-FAST)

 

 

Encryption mode:

AES

 

(None, WEP,TKIP, AES, CKIP)

 

 

 

 

 

Network key:

12345678

 

(Encryption key, WEP key 2, Passphrase)

 

 

1WPA/WPA2-PSK is a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key, which lets the Brother wireless machine associate with access points using TKIP or AES encryption (WPA-Personal). WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP or AES) uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is 8 or more characters in length, up to a maximum of 63 characters.

2The WEP key is for 64-bit encrypted networks or 128-bit encrypted networks and can contain both numbers and letters. If you do not know this information you should see the documentation provided with your access point or wireless router. This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format.

For example:

 

64-bit ASCII:

Uses 5 text characters e.g. “Hello” (this is case sensitive)

64-bit Hexadecimal:

Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data e.g. “71f2234aba”

128-bit ASCII:

Uses 13 text characters e.g.

 

“Wirelesscomms” (this is case sensitive)

128-bit Hexadecimal:

Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data e.g.

 

“71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba”

IMPORTANT

You need to temporarily use an Ethernet cable during configuration (cable not included).

a

b

Make sure the printer power switch is on.

c Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

 

 

drive. The opening screen will appear

 

 

automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose your printer model and the language.

Turn on your computer. (You must be logged on with Administrator rights.)

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