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Using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu to con your machine for a wireless network (Automatic Wireless mode)

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network Using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu to configure your machine for a wireless network (Automatic Wireless mode) 3 If your wireless access point supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC 1) or AOSS™, you can configure the machine easily without a computer. Your Brother machine has the SES/WPS/AOSS menu on the control panel. This feature automatically detects which mode your access point uses, SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™. By pushing a button on the wireless LAN router / access point and the machine, you can setup the wireless network and security settings. See 3 the user's guide for your wireless LAN router / access point for instructions on how to access one-push mode. 1 Push Button Configuration Note Routers or access points that support SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ have the symbols shown below. a Plug the machine's power cord into the AC power outlet. Turn on the machine's power switch. b Press Menu, 5, 2, 7. Using a or b, choose On and press OK. Press Stop/Exit. WLAN Enable On c Press Menu, 5, 2, 3 for SES/WPS/AOSS. WLAN 3.SES/WPS/AOSS This feature will automatically detect which mode (SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™) your access point uses to configure your machine. Note If your wireless access point supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PIN Method) and you want to configure your machine using the PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method, see Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ on page 34. d The machine searches for an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ for 2 minutes. Setting WLAN e Put your access point in the SecureEasySetup™ mode, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ mode or AOSS™ mode, depending on what is supported by your access point. Please refer to the instruction manual that came with your access point. 32

Section	Page
NETWORK USER’S GUIDE MFC-7840W	1
Table of Contents	6
1 Introduction	10
Overview	10
Network features	11
Network printing	11
Network scanning	11
Network PC Fax	11
Management utilities	11
Internet fax/scan to E-mail server (download only)	12
Types of network connections	13
Network connection example	13
Peer-to-Peer printing using TCP/IP	13
Network Shared printing	14
Wireless network connection examples	15
Connected to a computer with an access point on the network (Infrastructure mode)	15
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point on the network (Ad-hoc mode)	15
Protocols	16
TCP/IP protocols and functionalities	16
DHCP/BOOTP/RARP	16
APIPA	16
DNS client	16
LPR/LPD	16
SMTP client	16
Port9100	16
IPP	17
mDNS	17
TELNET	17
SNMP	17
LLMNR	17
Web services	17
Web server (HTTP)	17
FTP	17
IPv6	18
Other protocol	18
LLTD	18
2 Configuring your machine for a network	19
Overview	19
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways	19
IP address	19
How the IP address is assigned to your print server:	20
Subnet mask	20
Gateway (and router)	20
Step by step chart	21
Setting the IP address and subnet mask	22
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to configure your machine as a network printer	22
BRAdmin Light	22
How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Light utility	22
Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network	24
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network	24
Changing the print server settings	25
Using the BRAdmin Light utility to change the print server settings	25
Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change print server settings (for Windows®)	26
Using the control panel to change the print server settings	26
Using Web Based Management (web browser) to change the print/scan server settings	27
Using Remote Setup to change the print server settings (not available for Windows Server® 2003)	27
Remote Setup for Windows®	27
Remote Setup for Macintosh®	27
Using other methods to change print server settings	27
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network	28
Overview	28
Wireless network terms and concepts	29
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels	29
Authentication and encryption	29
Authentication methods	29
Encryption methods	30
Network key	30
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration	32
For Infrastructure mode	32
For Ad-hoc mode	33
Confirm your network environment	34
Connected to a computer with an access point in the network (Infrastructure mode)	34
Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)	34
Confirm your wireless network setup method	35
Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your wireless network machine	35
Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode) (Infrastructure mode only)	35
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (Infrastructure mode only)	36
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network machine	37
Configuration temporarily using a network cable	37
Configuring your machine for a wireless network	38
Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel	38
Using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu to configure your machine for a wireless network (Automatic Wireless mode)	41
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™	43
Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless network	44
4 Wireless configuration for Windows® using the Brother installer application	45
Configuration in Infrastructure mode	45
Before configuring the wireless settings	45
Configure the wireless settings	45
Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode)	52
Configuration in Ad-hoc mode	56
Before configuring the wireless settings	56
Configure the wireless settings	56
5 Wireless configuration for Macintosh® using the Brother installer application	65
Configuration in Infrastructure mode	65
Before configuring the wireless settings	65
Configure the wireless settings	65
Configuration using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu (Automatic Wireless mode)	72
Configuration in Ad-hoc mode	76
Before configuring the wireless settings	76
Configure the wireless settings	76
6 Control panel setup	83
LAN menu	83
TCP/IP	83
BOOT Method	83
IP Address	85
Subnet Mask	85
Gateway	86
Node Name	86
WINS Config	87
WINS Server	87
DNS Server	88
APIPA	89
IPv6	90
Ethernet (wired network only)	90
Setup Wizard (wireless network only)	91
SES/WPS/AOSS (wireless network only)	91
WPS w/PIN code (wireless network only)	91
WLAN Status (wireless network only)	91
Status	91
Signal	92
SSID	92
Comm.Mode	93
Set to Default	93
Wired Enable (wired network only)	94
WLAN Enable (wireless network only)	94
Scan to FTP	95
Restoring the network settings to factory default	96
Printing the Network Configuration List	96
7 Driver Deployment Wizard (Windows® only)	97
Overview	97
Connection methods	97
Peer-to-peer	97
Network Shared	98
How to install the Driver Deployment Wizard software	99
Using the Driver Deployment Wizard software	100
8 Network printing from Windows®: basic TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer printing	103
Overview	103
Configuring the standard TCP/IP port	104
Printer driver not yet installed	104
Printer driver already installed	104
Other sources of information	105
9 Internet printing for Windows®	106
Overview	106
IPP printing for Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2003	107
For Windows Vista®	107
For Windows® 2000/XP and Windows Server® 2003	109
Specifying a different URL	111
Other sources of information	111
10 Network printing from Macintosh®	112
Overview	112
How to choose the BR-Script 3 printer driver (TCP/IP)	112
For Mac OS® X 10.5	112
For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 to 10.4.x	114
Other sources of information	116
11 Web Based Management	117
Overview	117
How to configure the print server settings using Web Based Management (web browser)	118
Password information	119
Changing the Scan to FTP configuration using a web browser	119
12 Security features	120
Overview	120
Security methods for E-mail notification	120
POP before SMTP (PbS)	120
SMTP-AUTH (SMTP Authentication)	120
APOP (Authenticated Post Office Protocol)	120
Using E-mail notification with user authentication	121
Managing your network printer securely using BRAdmin Professional (for Windows®)	123
13 Troubleshooting	124
Overview	124
General problems	124
Network print software installation problems	125
Printing problems	127
Scanning and PC Fax problems	129
Wireless network troubleshooting	131
Wireless setup problems	131
Wireless connection problem	132
Protocol-specific troubleshooting	133
Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2003 IPP troubleshooting	133
Web Based Management (web browser) troubleshooting (TCP/IP)	133
Appendix A	134
Using services	134
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)	134
Using DHCP to configure the IP address	134
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address	135
Using RARP to configure the IP address	136
Using APIPA to configure the IP address	136
Using ARP to configure the IP address	137
Using the TELNET console to configure the IP address	138
Using the Brother Web BRAdmin server software for IIS to configure the IP address	139
Installation when using web services (For Windows Vista® users)	140
Installation when using a Network Print Queue or Share (printer driver only)	141
Appendix B	142
Print server specifications	142
Ethernet wired network	142
Ethernet wireless network	143
Function table and default factory settings	145
Entering Text	149

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Configuring your machine for a wireless network

Using the SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu to configure your machine for a

wireless network (Automatic Wireless mode)

If your wireless access point supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC

) or

AOSS™, you can configure the machine easily without a computer. Your Brother machine has the

SES/WPS/AOSS menu on the control panel. This feature automatically detects which mode your access

point uses, SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™. By pushing a button on the wireless

LAN router / access point and the machine, you can setup the wireless network and security settings. See

the user’s guide for your wireless LAN router / access point for instructions on how to access one-push mode.

Push Button Configuration

Note

Routers or access points that support SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ have the

symbols shown below.

Plug the machine’s power cord into the AC power outlet. Turn on the machine’s power switch.

Press

. Using

, choose

and press

Press

Stop/Exit

WLAN Enable

Press

for

SES/WPS/AOSS

WLAN

3.SES/WPS/AOSS

This feature will automatically detect which mode (SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or

AOSS™) your access point uses to configure your machine.

Note

If your wireless access point supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PIN Method) and you want to configure

your machine using the PIN (Personal Identification Number) Method, see

Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi

Protected Setup™

on page 34.

The machine searches for an access point that supports SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™

or AOSS™ for 2 minutes.

Setting WLAN

Put your access point in the SecureEasySetup™ mode, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ mode or AOSS™

mode, depending on what is supported by your access point. Please refer to the instruction manual that

came with your access point.