Brother MFC-685CW For Wireless Network Interface Users (For Windows, 2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista) in infrastructure mode

Installing the Driver & Software

STEP 2

Windows®

Wireless

Network

For Wireless Network Interface Users (For Windows

2000 Professional/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition/Windows Vista™) in infrastructure mode

First you must configure the wireless network settings of your machine to communicate with your network access

point (router). After the machine is configured to communicate with your access point (router) computers on your

network will have access to the machine. To use the machine from these computers, you will need to install the

MFL-Pro Suite. The following steps will guide you through the configuration and installation process.

To achieve optimum results with normal every day document printing, place the Brother machine as close to the

network access point (router) as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls between the two

devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer speed of your document s.

Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and

applications. If you are printing large files, such as photos or mul ti-page documents with mixed text and large

graphics, you may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer, or USB for the fastest

throughput speed.

Important

The following instructions will offer two methods for installing your Brother machine in a wireless

network environment. Both methods are for infrastructure m ode, using a wireless router or access

point that uses DHCP to assign IP addresses. If your w ireless router/access point supports

SecureEasySetup™ or AOSS™ follow the steps on page 28 Using the SecureEasySetup™ o r AOSS™

software to configure your machine for a wireless network. If your wireless router/access point does

not support SecureEasySetup™ or AOSS™ follow the steps on page 30 Using the Setup Wizard from

the control panel LAN menu for wireless network configuration. To set up your machine in any other

wireless environment you can find instructions in the Network Use r’s Guide on the CD-ROM.

You can view the Network User’s Guide by following the instructions b elow.

1 Turn on your computer. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

2 If the model name screen appears, click your model name.

3 If the language screen appears, click your language. The CD-ROM main menu will appear.

4 Click Documentation.

5 Click HTML documents.

6 Click NETWORTK USER’S GUIDE.