Brother International MFC-8950DW Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 30

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For Wireless Network Users Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard (Macintosh, mobile devices and Windows®) 21 Setup the wireless settings Important You must have the wireless settings you wrote down for your network in step 20-b on page 27 before you proceed. Note If you use your machine in an IEEE 802.1x supported wireless network, see Using IEEE 802.1x authentication in the Network User's Guide. a If you began the wireless setup from step 6 on page 8 (for Macintosh and mobile devices), press Setup Wizard. Then go to c. All other users, go to b. b On your machine, press Menu. Press a or b to display Network, and press Network. Press WLAN, and then Setup Wizard. c When WLAN Enable? is displayed, press On. This will start the wireless setup wizard. Otherwise press Stop/Exit to exit from the wireless setup wizard. d 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, use a or b to choose the SSID you wrote down in step 20-b on page 27. e Do one of the following:  If the wireless access point/router of the selected SSID supports WPS and The selected access point / router supports WPS. Use WPS? appears, go to f.  If you are using an authentication and encryption method that requires a Network Key, go to g.  If your authentication method is Open System and your encryption mode is None, go to h. Note • If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure your wireless access point/router is on. Move your machine closer to the wireless access point/router and try starting from b again. • If your wireless access point/router is set to not broadcast the SSID you will have to manually add the SSID name. For details, see Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast in the Network User's Guide. f To connect your machine using the automatic wireless mode, press Yes. (If you choose No (Manual), go to g to enter the Network Key.) When Start WPS on your wireless access point / router , then press Next. appears, press the WPS button on your wireless access point/router, and then press Next. Go to h. g Enter the Network Key you wrote down in step 20-b on page 27 using the buttons on the Touchscreen to choose each character or number. To delete the characters you have entered, press . To enter numbers or special characters, press repeatedly until the character you want to enter appears, then press the character you want. Press to change between upper case and lower case. For more information, see Entering Text for Wireless Settings on page 36. Press OK when you have entered all the characters, then press Yes to apply your settings. 30

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For Wireless Network Users
Manual setup from the control panel using the Setup Wizard
(Macintosh, mobile devices and Windows
®
)
21
Setup the wireless
settings
a
If you began the wireless setup from step
6
on
page 8 (for Macintosh and mobile devices),
press
Setup Wizard
.
Then go to
c
.
All other users, go to
b
.
b
On your machine, press
Menu
.
Press
a
or
b
to display
Network
, and press
Network
.
Press
WLAN
, and then
Setup Wizard
.
c
When
WLAN Enable?
is displayed, press
On
.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
Otherwise press
Stop/Exit
to exit from the
wireless setup wizard.
d
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, use
a
or
b
to
choose the SSID you wrote down in step
20-b
on page 27.
e
Do one of the following:
If the wireless access point/router of the
selected SSID supports WPS and
The
selected access point / router
supports WPS. Use WPS?
appears, go to
f
.
If you are using an authentication and
encryption method that requires a Network
Key, go to
g
.
If your authentication method is Open
System and your encryption mode is None,
go to
h
.
f
To connect your machine using the automatic
wireless mode, press
Yes
. (If you choose
No (Manual)
, go to
g
to enter the Network
Key.) When
Start WPS on your wireless
access point / router , then press
Next.
appears, press the WPS button on your
wireless access point/router, and then press
Next
. Go to
h
.
g
Enter the Network Key you wrote down in step
20-b
on page 27 using the buttons on the
Touchscreen to choose each character or
number. To delete the characters you have
entered, press
.
To enter numbers or special characters, press
repeatedly until the character you
want to enter appears, then press the character
you want.
Press
to change between upper case and
lower case.
For more information, see
Entering Text for
Wireless Settings
on page 36.
Press
OK
when you have entered all the
characters, then press
Yes
to apply your
settings.
Important
You must have the wireless settings you wrote
down for your network in step
20-b
on page 27
before you proceed.
Note
If you use your machine in an IEEE 802.1x
supported wireless network, see
Using
IEEE 802.1x authentication
in the
Network User's
Guide
.
Note
If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure
your wireless access point/router is on. Move
your machine closer to the wireless access
point/router and try starting from
b
again.
If your wireless access point/router is set to not
broadcast the SSID you will have to manually
add the SSID name. For details, see
Configuring your machine when the SSID is not
broadcast
in the
Network User's Guide
.