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Configure Your Wi-Fi Direct Network Using the PIN Method
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If your mobile device supports the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Direct, follow these steps to configure a Wi-Fi Direct
network:
When the machine receives the Wi-Fi Direct request from your mobile device, the message [Wi-Fi
Direct connection request received.] will appear on the LCD. Press c to connect.
1. Press Settings.
2. Press a or b to select the following:
a. Select [Network]. Press OK.
b. Select [Wi-Fi Direct]. Press OK.
c. Select [PIN Code]. Press OK.
3. Activate your mobile device's WPS PIN configuration method (see your mobile device's user's guide for
instructions) when [Activate Wi-Fi Direct on other device.] appears. Press c on your Brother
machine. This will start the Wi-Fi Direct setup.
4. Do one of the following:
• When your Brother machine is the G/O (Group Owner), it will wait for a connection request from your
mobile device. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN, enter the PIN displayed on your mobile device in
the machine. Press OK. Follow the instructions, and then go to the next step. If the PIN is displayed on
your Brother machine, enter the PIN in your mobile device.
• When your Brother machine is not the G/O (Group Owner), it will display available device names with
which to configure a Wi-Fi Direct network. Select the mobile device to which you want to connect and
press OK. Search for available devices again by selecting [Rescan].
When [Select PIN Method] appears, do one of the following:
- Press c to display the PIN on your machine and enter the PIN in your mobile device. Follow the
instructions, and then go to the next step.
- Press d to enter a PIN shown on your mobile device in the machine, and then press OK. Follow the
instructions, and then go to the next step.
5. If your mobile device connects successfully, the machine displays [Connected]. You have completed the
Wi-Fi Direct network setup.
MFC-J690DW/MFC-J895DW
If your mobile device supports the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Direct, follow these steps to configure a Wi-Fi Direct
network:
When the machine receives the Wi-Fi Direct request from your mobile device, the message [Wi-Fi
Direct connection request received. Press [OK] to connect.] will appear on the LCD.
Press [OK] to connect.
1. Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Network] > [Wi-Fi Direct] > [PIN Code].
2. Activate Wi-Fi Direct on your mobile device (see your mobile device's user's guide for instructions) when
[Activate Wi-Fi Direct on other device. Then Press [OK].] appears. Press [OK] on your
Brother machine.
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