Brother International ADS-2500We Network Users Guide - Page 23

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Configuring Your Machine for a Wireless Network 4 Press a or b to display WPS w/ PIN Code. Press WPS w/ PIN Code. 5 When Enable WLAN? is displayed, press Yes to accept. This will start the wireless setup wizard. To cancel, press No. 6 The LCD will display an eight-digit PIN and the machine starts searching for an access point. 3 7 Using a computer connected to 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). 1 The Registrar is normally the WLAN access point/router. 8 Go to the WPS setting page, type the PIN displayed on the LCD in step 6 into the Registrar, and follow the on-screen instructions. NOTE The setting page is different, depending on the brand of access point/router you are using. See the instruction manual supplied with your access point/router. Windows Vista®/Windows ® 7/Windows® 8 3 If you are using your computer as a Registrar, follow these steps: NOTE • To use a Windows Vista®, Windows ® 7, or Windows ® 8 computer as a Registrar, you need to register it to your network in advance. See the instruction manual that came with your WLAN access point/router. • If you use Windows® 7 or Windows ® 8 as a Registrar, you can install the scanner driver after the wireless configuration by following the on-screen instructions. If you want to install the full driver and software package, follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide for installation. a (Windows Vista ®) Click (Start) > Network > Add a wireless device. (Windows ® 7) Click (Start) > Devices and Printers > Add a device. (Windows ® 8) Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Add a device. b Choose the machine and click Next. c Type the PIN displayed on the LCD in step 6 and then click Next. d Choose the network that you want to connect to, and then click Next. e Click Close. 20

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Configuring Your Machine for a Wireless Network
20
3
4
Press
a
or
b
to display
WPS w/ PIN Code
.
Press
WPS w/ PIN Code
.
5
When
Enable WLAN?
is displayed, press
Yes
to accept.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
To cancel, press
No
.
6
The LCD will display an eight-digit PIN and the machine starts searching for an access point.
7
Using a computer connected to 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
).
1
The Registrar is normally the WLAN access point/router.
8
Go to the WPS setting page, type the PIN displayed on the LCD in step
6
into the Registrar, and follow
the on-screen instructions.
NOTE
The setting page is different, depending on the brand of access point/router you are using. See the
instruction manual supplied with your access point/router.
Windows Vista
®
/Windows
®
7/Windows
®
8
3
If you are using your computer as a Registrar, follow these steps:
NOTE
To use a Windows Vista
®
, Windows
®
7, or Windows
®
8 computer as a Registrar, you need to register it
to your network in advance. See the instruction manual that came with your WLAN access point/router.
If you use Windows
®
7 or Windows
®
8 as a Registrar, you can install the scanner driver after the wireless
configuration by following the on-screen instructions. If you want to install the full driver and software
package, follow the steps in the Quick Setup Guide for installation.
a
(Windows Vista
®
)
Click
(
Start
) >
Network
>
Add a wireless device
.
(Windows
®
7)
Click
(
Start
) >
Devices and Printers
>
Add a device
.
(Windows
®
8)
Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click
Settings
>
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Devices and Printers
>
Add a device
.
b
Choose the machine and click
Next
.
c
Type the PIN displayed on the LCD in step
6
and then click
Next
.
d
Choose the network that you want to connect to, and then click
Next
.
e
Click
Close
.