Configuring your machine for a wireless network (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)

Encryption methods

Encryption is used to secure the data that is sent over the wireless network. The Brother wireless machine supports the following encryption methods:

„None

No encryption method is used.

„ WEP3 By using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), the data is transmitted and received with a secure key.

„TKIP

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key mixing a message integrity check and re-keying mechanism.

„AES

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is the Wi-Fi®authorized strong encryption standard.

Network Key

There are some rules for each security method:

„Open System/Shared Key with WEP

This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or hexadecimal format.

•64 (40) bit ASCII:

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

•64 (40) bit hexadecimal:

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

•128 (104) bit ASCII:

Uses 13 text characters e.g. “Wirelesscomms” (this is case sensitive).

•128 (104) bit hexadecimal:

Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data e.g. “71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa2ba”.

„WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK and TKIP or AES

Uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is 8 or more characters in length, up to a maximum of 63 characters.

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