Turn on the machine by plugging in the power cord. Press Menu.

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

Configuring your machine for a wireless network

IMPORTANT

• If you are going to connect your Brother machine to your network, we recommend that you contact your

 

system administrator prior to installation. You must know your wireless network settings before you

 

proceed with this installation.

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If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine, you must reset the network LAN settings before you can configure the wireless settings again. Use Menu, a or b to choose Network, Factory Reset, and choose Yes to accept the change. For Touchscreen models, press MENU, Network, a or b to display Factory Reset then press Factory Reset, and choose Yes to accept the change. The machine will restart automatically.

Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel

You can configure your print server by using the Setup Wizard function. This is located in the Network menu on the machine’s control panel. See to the steps below for further information.

a Write down the wireless network settings of your access point or wireless router.

Item

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,

 

 

WPA2-PSK)

 

 

 

 

 

Encryption mode:

AES

 

(None, WEP,TKIP, AES)

 

 

 

 

 

Network key:

12345678

 

(Encryption key, WEP key, Passphrase)

 

 

 

 

 

b c

d Press a or b to choose Network. Press OK.

e Press a or b to choose WLAN. Press OK.

f Press a or b to choose Setup Wizard. Press OK.

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