Brother International HL-2170W Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 37

Macintosh, Wireless, Network - wireless installation

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Installing the Printer Driver Macintosh® Confirm your wireless network setup method The setup process will be different depending on your network environment. „ Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer (Recommended) • Configuration temporarily using a network cable A B If there is an Ethernet Hub or Router in the same network as the wireless access point (A) of your printer, you can temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the printer using an Ethernet cable (B), this is an easy way to configure the printer. You can then remotely configure the printer from a computer on the network. For instructions, go to Configuration in Infrastructure mode, using a network cable temporarily on page 36. „ Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method A If your wireless access point (A) supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC 1) or AOSS™, you do not need to use a computer to configure the wireless settings. The access point (router) and your printer can automatically negotiate using the SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ procedure. 1 Push Button Configuration For instructions, see Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method on page 40. „ Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ If your wireless access point (A) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, you can also configure using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™. For instructions, see Chapter 7 in the Network User's Guide on the CD-ROM. Macintosh® Wireless Network 35

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Installing the Printer Driver
35
Macintosh
®
Macintosh
®
Wireless
Network
Confirm your wireless network setup method
The setup process will be different depending on your network environment.
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer
(Recommended)
Configuration temporarily using a network cable
If there is an Ethernet Hub or Router in the same network as the wireless access point (A) of your printer, you can
temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the printer using an Ethernet cable (B), this is an easy way to configure the
printer. You can then remotely configure the printer from a computer on the network.
For instructions, go to
Configuration in Infrastructure mode, using a network cable temporarily
on page 36.
Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method
If your wireless access point (A) supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC
1
) or AOSS™, you
do not need to use a computer to configure the wireless settings. The access point (router) and your printer can
automatically negotiate using the SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ procedure.
1
Push Button Configuration
For instructions, see
Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method
on page 40.
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
If your wireless access point (A) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, you can also configure using the PIN Method of
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™.
For instructions, see Chapter 7 in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.
B
A
A