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Configuring your machine for a wireless network Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable It is recommended that you use a PC wirelessly connected to your network for this method. You can remotely configure the machine from the computer on the network using a USB cable (A) 1. 3 3 A 1 You can configure the wireless settings of the machine using a USB cable temporarily connected to a wired or wireless computer. For Windows® users (Recommended) 3 IMPORTANT • You need to temporarily use a USB cable during configuration (cable not included). • If you are using Windows® XP, or currently using a computer connected to an access point/router by network cable, you need to know the SSID and Network Key of your access point/router. Write them down in the area below, as they are required when configuring the machine's wireless settings. Item SSID (Network Name): Network Key Record the current wireless network settings a Turn on your computer. b Start the Brother installer application. 1 Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose your language. 2 The CD-ROM main menu will appear. (MFC-J5910DW only) Click Initial Installation. Note • If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click start.exe. • The screen on your machine may vary depending on your region. 11

Section	Page
NETWORK USER’S GUIDE	1
Applicable models	2
Definitions of notes	2
Compilation and publication notice	2
IMPORTANT NOTE	2
Table of Contents	3
1 Introduction	5
Network features	5
Other Network features	7
Internet fax (Available as a download) (MFC-J5910DW only)	7
Security (MFC-J5910DW only)	7
Secure Function Lock 2.0 (MFC-J5910DW only)	7
Brother Web Connect (MFC-J825DW/J835DW USA only)	7
2 Changing your machine’s network settings	8
How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway)	8
Using the control panel	8
Using the BRAdmin Light utility	8
Installing BRAdmin Light	8
Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light	9
Other Management Utilities	11
Web Based Management (web browser) (MFC-J5910DW only)	11
BRAdmin Professional 3 utility (Windows®)	11
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network	12
Overview	12
Confirm your network environment	13
Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode)	13
Install method	13
Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router in the network (Ad-hoc mode)	14
Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable	15
For Windows® users (Recommended)	15
For Macintosh users	16
Wireless configuration temporarily using an Ethernet cable (For MFC-J825DW/J835DW/J5910DW and DCP-J925DW)	18
One push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™	21
One-push configuration using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) or AOSS™	21
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup	23
Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard	27
Manual configuration from the control panel	27
Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast	30
Configuration in Ad-hoc Mode	34
Configure the wireless settings	34
4 Control panel setup	38
Network menu	38
TCP/IP	38
BOOT Method	38
IP Address	39
Subnet Mask	39
Gateway	39
Node Name	39
WINS Config	39
WINS Server	39
DNS Server	40
APIPA	40
IPv6 (MFC-J5910DW only)	40
Setup Wizard	40
WPS/AOSS™	40
WPS w/PIN Code	41
WLAN Status	41
Status	41
Signal	41
SSID	41
Comm.Mode	41
Ethernet (For MFC-J825DW/J835DW/J5910DW and DCP-J925DW)	41
MAC Address	41
E-mail / IFAX (Available when IFAX is downloaded) (MFC-J5910DW only)	41
Mail Address	42
Setup Server	42
Setup Mail RX	42
Setup Mail TX	43
Setup Relay	43
Time Zone (MFC-J5910DW only)	44
Windows® Time Zone setting	44
Network I/F (For MFC-J825DW/J835DW/J5910DW and DCP-J925DW)	44
Restoring the network settings to factory default	45
Printing the Network Configuration Report	46
Printing the WLAN Report	47
Function table and default factory settings	48
5 Web Based Management (MFC-J5910DW only)	57
Overview	57
How to configure the machine settings using Web Based Management (web browser)	58
Secure Function Lock 2.0	60
How to configure the Secure Function Lock 2.0 settings using Web Based Management (web browser)	60
Basic configuration	60
Scanning when using Secure Function Lock 2.0	61
Setting up public mode	61
Restricting PC print by PC user login name	61
Other features	62
Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a web browser	63
Changing the Scan to Network configuration using a web browser	64
6 Internet fax (MFC-J5910DW only)	65
Internet fax Overview	65
Important information on Internet fax	66
How to Internet fax	67
Sending an Internet fax	67
Before sending an Internet fax	67
How to send an Internet fax	67
Receiving E-mail or Internet fax	68
Before receiving an Internet fax	68
How to receive an Internet fax	68
Receiving an Internet fax to your computer	69
Additional Internet Fax options	70
Forwarding received E-mail and fax messages	70
Relay broadcasting	70
Before relaying broadcast	70
Relay broadcast from a machine	70
Sending to multiple phone numbers:	71
Relay broadcast from a computer	72
TX Verification Mail	72
Setup Mail TX	73
Setup Mail RX	73
Error mail	73
7 Security features (MFC-J5910DW only)	74
Overview	74
Sending an E-mail securely	75
Configuration using Web Based Management (web browser)	75
Sending an E-mail with user authentication	76
Secure Management using BRAdmin Professional 3 (Windows®)	77
To use the BRAdmin Professional 3 utility securely, you need to follow the points below	77
8 Troubleshooting	78
Overview	78
Appendix A	84
Supported protocols and security features	84

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network

Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable

It is recommended that you use a PC wirelessly connected to your network for this method.

You can remotely configure the machine from the computer on the network using a USB cable (A)

You can configure the wireless settings of the machine using a USB cable temporarily connected to a wired or wireless computer.

For Windows

users (Recommended)

IMPORTANT

•

You need to temporarily use a USB cable during configuration (cable not included).

•

If you are using Windows

XP, or currently using a computer connected to an access point/router by

network cable, you need to know the SSID and Network Key of your access point/router. Write them down

in the area below, as they are required when configuring the machine’s wireless settings.

Turn on your computer.

Start the Brother installer application.

Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically.

If the model name screen appears, choose your machine. If the language screen appears, choose

your language.

The CD-ROM main menu will appear.

(MFC-J5910DW only) Click

Initial Installation

Note

•

If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to

My Computer (Computer)

, double-click the

CD-ROM icon, and then double-click

start.exe

•

The screen on your machine may vary depending on your region.

Item

Record the current wireless network settings

SSID (Network Name):

Network Key