Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother installer application (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)

Note

•If a message to restart your PC appears after the wireless settings have been changed, restart your PC and then go back to step d and continue with the install skipping steps i, j and k.

•For Windows Vista® users:

You can temporarily change the wireless settings on your computer, following the steps below:

1 Click and then Control Panel.

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Click Network and Internet and then Network and Sharing Center icon.

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3Click Connect to a network.

4You can see the SSID of the wireless Brother machine in the list. Choose SETUP and click Connect.

5Click Connect Anyway and then Close.

6Click View status of Wireless Network Connection (SETUP).

7Click Details... and check the Network Connection Details. It may take a few minutes to change from 0.0.0.0 to 169.254.x.x IP address to be shown on screen (where x.x. are numbers between 1 and 254).

•For Windows® XP SP2 users you can temporarily change the wireless settings on your PC, following the steps below:

1Click Start and then Control Panel.

2Click Network Connections icon.

3Choose and right click Wireless Network Connection. Click View Available Wireless Networks.

4You can see the Brother wireless machine in the list. Choose SETUP and click Connect.

5Check the Wireless Network Connection status. It may take a few minutes to change from 0.0.0.0. to 169.254.x.x IP address to be shown on screen (where x.x. are numbers between 1 and 254).

l Choose the machine you wish to configure, and click Next. If the list is blank, check if the machine is powered on, and then click Refresh.

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