Brother International MFC-J270w Network Users Manual - English - Page 42

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network g Using a computer that is on the network, type "http://access point's IP address/" into your browser. (Where "access point's IP address" is the IP address of the device that is used as the Registrar 1.) Go to the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) setting page and input the PIN which the LCD shows in f to the Registrar and follow the on-screen instructions. 1 The Registrar is normally the access point/router. Note The setting page is different, depending on the brand of access point/router. See the instruction manual 3 that came with your access point/router. If you are using your Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 computer as a Registrar, perform following instructions. Note To use a Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 computer as a Registrar, you need to register it to your network in advance. See the instruction manual that came with your access point/router. 1 (Windows Vista®) Click , Network, and then Add a wireless device. (Windows® 7) Click , Control Panel, Network and Internet, and then Add a wireless device to the network. 2 Choose your machine and click Next. 3 Input the PIN from the printed page and then click Next. 4 Choose your network that you want to connect to, and then click Next. 5 Click Close. h If the LCD shows Connected, the machine has successfully connected to your router or access point. You can now use your machine in a wireless network. If the LCD shows No Access Point or Connection Fail, the machine has not successfully connected to your router or access point. Try starting from d again. If the same message is indicated again, reset the machine back to the default factory settings and try again. For resetting, see Restoring the network settings to factory default on page 77. A Wireless LAN report will also be printed with the connection status. If there is an error code on the printed report refer to Troubleshooting in the Quick Setup Guide. 35

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network
35
3
g
Using a computer that is on the network, type “http://access point’s IP address/” into your browser.
(Where “access point’s IP address” is the IP address of the device that is used as the Registrar
1
.) Go to
the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) setting page and input the PIN which the LCD shows in
f
to the
Registrar and follow the on-screen instructions.
1
The Registrar is normally the access point/router.
Note
The setting page is different, depending on the brand of access point/router. See the instruction manual
that came with your access point/router.
If you are using your Windows Vista
®
or Windows
®
7 computer as a Registrar, perform following
instructions.
Note
To use a Windows Vista
®
or Windows
®
7 computer as a Registrar, you need to register it to your network
in advance. See the instruction manual that came with your access point/router.
1
(Windows Vista
®
)
Click
,
Network
, and then
Add a wireless device
.
(Windows
®
7)
Click
,
Control Panel
,
Network and Internet
, and then
Add a wireless device to the network
.
2
Choose your machine and click
Next
.
3
Input the PIN from the printed page and then click
Next
.
4
Choose your network that you want to connect to, and then click
Next
.
5
Click
Close
.
h
If the LCD shows
Connected
, the machine has successfully connected to your router or access point.
You can now use your machine in a wireless network.
If the LCD shows
No Access Point
or
Connection Fail
, the machine has not successfully
connected to your router or access point. Try starting from
d
again. If the same message is indicated
again, reset the machine back to the default factory settings and try again. For resetting, see
Restoring
the network settings to factory default
on page 77.
A Wireless LAN report will also be printed with the connection status. If there is an error code on the
printed report refer to
Troubleshooting
in the
Quick Setup Guide
.