Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................

27

 

Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode).......................

27

 

Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)........

27

 

Confirm your wireless network setup method..........................................................................................

28

 

Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your machine for a

 

 

wireless network............................................................................................................................

28

 

Configuration using the SES/WPS or AOSS™ control panel menu

 

 

(Automatic Wireless mode) (Infrastructure mode only) .................................................................

28

 

Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Infrastructure mode only) ...............

29

 

Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless

 

 

network machine ...........................................................................................................................

30

 

Configure your machine for a wireless network.......................................................................................

31

 

Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel .................................................................................

31

 

Using the SES/WPS or AOSS™ control panel menu to configure your machine for a wireless

 

 

network (Automatic Wireless mode)..............................................................................................

36

 

Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup ...............................................................................

39

 

Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless

 

 

network..........................................................................................................................................

40

4

Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother installer application

 

 

(For MFC-8890DW)

41

 

Configuration in Infrastructure mode .......................................................................................................

41

 

Before configuring the wireless settings ............................................................................................

41

 

Configure the wireless settings..........................................................................................................

43

 

Configuration using the SES/WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode)......

51

 

Before configuring the wireless settings ............................................................................................

51

 

Configure the wireless settings..........................................................................................................

51

 

Configuration in Ad-hoc mode .................................................................................................................

56

 

Before configuring the wireless settings ............................................................................................

56

 

Configure the wireless settings..........................................................................................................

56

5

Wireless configuration for Macintosh using the Brother installer application

 

 

(For MFC-8890DW)

68

 

Configuration in Infrastructure mode .......................................................................................................

68

 

Before configuring the wireless settings ............................................................................................

68

 

Configure the wireless settings..........................................................................................................

70

 

Configuration using the SES/WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode)......

78

 

Configuration in Ad-hoc mode .................................................................................................................

83

 

Before configuring the wireless settings ............................................................................................

83

 

Configure the wireless settings..........................................................................................................

83

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Control panel setup

93

 

Network menu..........................................................................................................................................

93

 

TCP/IP...............................................................................................................................................

93

 

Ethernet (wired network only)..........................................................................................................

101

 

Setup Wizard (MFC-8890DW wireless network only) .....................................................................

101

 

SES/WPS or AOSS™ (MFC-8890DW wireless network only)........................................................

102

 

WPS w/PIN Code (MFC-8890DW wireless network only)...............................................................

102

 

WLAN Status (MFC-8890DW wireless network only) .....................................................................

102

 

Set to Default (MFC-8890DW only).................................................................................................

104

 

 

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