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.
• 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. Press Menu, 7, 0 for Network Reset, press 1 for Reset and then choose 1 for Yes to accept the change. The machine will restart automatically.
Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel
3You can configure your Brother machine 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. If you do not know them, contact your network administrator or the manufacture of your access point/router.Check and record the current wireless network settings.
Network name:(SSID, ESSID)
Communication Mode Authentication method Encryption mode Network key4
Infrastructure Open system WEP2
NONE —
Ad-hoc Open system WEP2
NONE —
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8690DW and MFC-8890DW)
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1 WPA/WPA2-PSK is a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key, which lets the Brother wireless machine associate with access points using TKIP or AES encryption (WPA-Personal). WPA2-PSK (AES) and WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES) uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is 8 or more characters in length, up to a maximum of 63 characters.
2 The WEP key is for 64-bit encrypted networks or 128-bit encrypted networks and can contain both numbers and letters. If you do not know this information you should see the documentation provided with your access point or wireless router. This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value that must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format.
3 This is supported for WPA-PSK only.
4 Encryption key, WEP key, Passphrase. For LEAP and EAP-FAST, record the Name and Password.
For example: 3
b
Plug the machine’s power cord into the AC power outlet. Turn on the machine’s power switch.c
Press Menu on the control panel of the Brother machine.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.
g
If the following message appears, press a or b to choose On and press OK. The wired network interface will become inactive with this setting.72.WLAN
64-bit ASCII: Uses 5 text characters e.g. “Hello” (this is case sensitive) 64-bit Hexadecimal: Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data e.g. “71f2234aba”
128-bit ASCII: Uses 13 text characters e.g.
“Wirelesscomms” (this is case sensitive) 128-bit Hexadecimal: Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data
e.g.“71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba”
Network name:(SSID, ESSID) HELLO
Communication Mode Authentication method Encryption mode Network key
Infrastructure WPA2-PSK AES 12345678
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h
The machine will search for your network and display a list of available SSIDs. You should see the SSID you wrote down earlier. If the machine finds more than one network use the a or b keys to choose your network, then press OK. Go to step l.If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID, you will have to manually add the SSID name.
Go to step i.
i
Choose <New SSID> using a or b.Press OK. Go to step j.
j
Enter a new SSID name. (To manually enter the text, see Entering Text on page 225.) Press OK.72.WLAN SSID:
Enter & OK Key
k
Press a or b to choose Infrastructure.Press OK. Go to step l.
If you chose Ad-hoc, go to step m.
72.WLAN
Mode Select
a Ad-hoc
b Infrastructure Select ab or OK
l
Choose the Authentication method using a or b, and press OK.72.WLAN
Auth. Select a Open System b Shared Key Select ab or OK
If you chose Open System, go to step m.
If you chose Shared Key, go to step n.
If you chose WPA/WPA2-PSK, go to step q.
If you chose LEAP, go to step r.
If you chose EAP-FAST/NONE, EAP-FAST/MSCHAP1 or EAP-FAST/GTC, go to step q.
1 Shown on the LCD as EAP-FAST/MSCHAPv2.
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m
Choose the Encryption type, None or WEP using a or b, and press OK.72.WLAN
n
Choose the key option; KEY1, KEY2, KEY3, KEY4 using a or b, and press OK.72.WLAN
p
Enter a new WEP key. Press OK. Go to step t. (To manually enter the text, see Entering Text on page 225.)72.WLAN WEP:
Enter & OK Key
q
Choose the Encryption type, TKIP or AES using a or b. Press OK.If you have chosen WPA/WPA2-PSK in step l, go to step s.
If you have chosen EAP-FAST in step l, go to step r.
r
Enter the user name and press OK. Go to step s. (To manually enter the text, see Entering Text on page 225.)72.WLAN USER:
Enter & OK Key
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s
Enter the password and press OK. Go to step t. (To manually enter the text, see Entering Text on page 225.)72.WLAN PASS:
Enter & OK Key
t
To apply the settings, choose Yes. To cancel, choose No.72.WLAN
u
The machine starts to connect to the wireless device you have chosen.v
If your wireless device is connected successfully, the display shows Connected for one minute and configuration is completed.72.WLAN
Connected
If the connection failed, the display shows Connection Fail for one minute. See Wireless network troubleshooting (MFC-8690DW and MFC-8890DW only) on page 198.
(Windows®)
You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Install MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM menu.
(Macintosh)
You have completed the wireless network setup. If you would like to continue installing drivers and software necessary for operating your device, please choose Start Here OSX from the CD-ROM menu.
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