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Configuring Your Machine for a Wireless Network (TD-2125NWB/TD-2135NWB only) Confirm your network environment Connected to a computer with a wireless router on the network (Infrastructure mode) 4 3 5 1 2 3 3 3 1 Wireless router 2 Wireless network printer (your printer) 3 Wireless-capable computer connected to the wireless router 4 Wired computer (not wireless-capable) connected to the wireless router with an Ethernet cable 5 Smartphone Installation method 3 The following instructions will detail the methods for installing your Brother printer in a wireless network environment. Choose the method you prefer for your environment.  Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows users) See Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows users) on page 8.  One push wireless configuration using WPS See One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ on page 9. 7

Section	Page
Network User’s Guide TD-2125N/TD-2135N/TD-2125NWB/TD-2135NWB	1
Applicable Models	2
Definitions of Notes	2
Compilation and publication notice	2
IMPORTANT NOTE	3
Trademarks	3
Table of Contents	4
1 Introduction	6
Network Features	6
2 Changing Your Printer’s Network Settings	7
Change your printer’s network settings: IP address, Subnet mask. and Gateway	7
Using the BRAdmin Light utility	7
Installing BRAdmin Light	7
Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway using BRAdmin Light	8
Other Management Utilities	10
Using Web Based Management (web browser)	10
Using BRAdmin Professional (Windows)	10
3 Configuring Your Machine for a Wireless Network (TD-2125NWB/TD-2135NWB only)	11
Overview	11
Confirm your network environment	12
Connected to a computer with a wireless router on the network (Infrastructure mode)	12
Installation method	12
Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows users)	13
One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™	14
4 Printing the Printer Setup Information	15
Print the Printer Setup Information	15
5 Web Based Management	17
Change Printer Settings Using Web Based Management	17
Set or Change a Login Password for Web Based Management	18
6 Troubleshooting	19
Overview	19
Appendix A	23
Supported protocols and security features	23
Appendix B	24
Types of network connections and protocols	24
Types of network connections	24
Wired network connection example	24
Protocols	26
TCP/IP protocols and functions	26
Configure your printer for a network	28
IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways	28
IP address	28
Subnet mask	29
Gateway (and router)	29
Wireless network terms and concepts	30
Specifying your network	30
SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels	30
Security terms	30
Authentication and encryption	30
Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network	31
Authentication and Encryption methods for an enterprise wireless network	33
Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)	35
Using DHCP to configure the IP address	35
Using RARP to configure the IP address	35
Using BOOTP to configure the IP address	36
Using APIPA to configure the IP address	36