Brother International MFC-J5910DW Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 32

Manual configuration, from the control panel, Windows, Macintosh - troubleshooting

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For Wireless Network Users 19 Manual configuration from the control panel (Windows® and Macintosh) You must have the wireless settings you wrote down for your network in step 18-b on page 28 before you proceed. a On your machine, press Menu. Press s or t to display Network, and then press Network. Press WLAN. Press Setup Wizard. When Network I/F switched to Wireless. is displayed, press Yes to accept. This will start the wireless setup wizard. To cancel, press No. b The machine will search for available SSIDs. It will take several seconds to display a list of available SSIDs. If a list of SSIDs is displayed, press s or t to choose the SSID you wrote down in step 18-b on page 28. Select the SSID you want to connect with. If the wireless access point/router of the selected SSID supports WPS and the machine asks to use WPS, go to c. If the machine asks you to enter a Network Key, go to d. Otherwise, go to e. Note • If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure your access point is on. Move your machine closer to the access point and try starting from a again. • If your access point is set to not broadcast the SSID, you will have to manually add the SSID name. For details, see the Network User's Guide. c Press Yes to connect your machine using WPS. (If you choose No to continue manual configuration, go to d to enter a Network Key.) When the LCD shows Start WPS, press the WPS button on your wireless access point/router, and then press Next to proceed. Go to e. d Enter the Network Key you wrote down in step 18-b on page 28 using the Touchscreen. The letters appear in this order: lower case and then upper case. Press to cycle between letters, numbers and special characters. (The characters available may differ depending on your country.) To move the cursor to the right, press c. (For more information, see Entering Text for Wireless Settings on page 42.) Press OK when you have entered all the characters, then press Yes to apply your settings. e Your machine will now try to connect to your wireless network. It may take a few minutes. f A connection result message appears for 60 seconds on the LCD and a WLAN report will automatically be printed. If the connection failed, check the error code on the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting on page 34. Wireless setup is now complete. A four level indicator at the upper left of your machine's LCD will show the wireless signal strength of your access point/router. To install MFL-Pro Suite, continue to step 20. For Windows® Users: Now go to Page 36 For Macintosh Users: Now go to Page 39 32

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For Wireless Network Users
19
Manual configuration
from the control panel
(Windows
®
and
Macintosh)
a
On your machine, press
Menu
.
Press
s
or
t
to display
Network
, and then
press
Network
.
Press
WLAN
.
Press
Setup Wizard
.
When
Network I/F switched to
Wireless.
is displayed, press
Yes
to accept.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
To cancel, press
No
.
b
The machine will search for available SSIDs. It
will take several seconds to display a list of
available SSIDs.
If a list of SSIDs is displayed, press
s
or
t
to
choose the SSID you wrote down in step
18-b
on page 28. Select the SSID you want to
connect with.
If the wireless access point/router of the
selected SSID supports WPS and the machine
asks to use WPS, go to
c
.
If the machine asks you to enter a Network
Key, go to
d
.
Otherwise, go to
e
.
c
Press
Yes
to connect your machine using
WPS. (If you choose
No
to continue manual
configuration, go to
d
to enter a Network Key.)
When the LCD shows
Start WPS
, press the
WPS button on your wireless access
point/router, and then press
Next
to proceed.
Go to
e
.
d
Enter the Network Key you wrote down in
step
18-b
on page 28 using the Touchscreen.
The letters appear in this order: lower case and
then upper case. Press
to cycle between
letters, numbers and special characters. (The
characters available may differ depending on
your country.) To move the cursor to the right,
press
c
.
(For more information, see
Entering Text for
Wireless Settings
on page 42.)
Press
OK
when you have entered all the
characters, then press
Yes
to apply your
settings.
e
Your machine will now try to connect to your
wireless network. It may take a few minutes.
f
A connection result message appears for
60
seconds on the LCD and a WLAN report will
automatically be printed.
If the connection failed, check the error code on
the printed report and refer to
Troubleshooting
on page 34.
Wireless setup is now complete. A four
level indicator at the upper left of your
machine’s LCD will show the wireless
signal strength of your access
point/router.
To install MFL-Pro Suite, continue to
step
20
.
For Windows
®
Users:
Now go to
Page 36
For Macintosh Users:
Now go to
Page 39
You must have the wireless settings you
wrote down for your network in step
18-b
on
page 28 before you proceed.
Note
If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure
your access point is on. Move your machine
closer to the access point and try starting from
a
again.
If your access point is set to not broadcast the
SSID, you will have to manually add the SSID
name. For details, see the
Network User’s
Guide
.