Manual Configuration; For Windows Users; For Macintosh Users; From The Control Panel - Brother MFC-J280W Quick Setup Manual

For Wireless Network Users

Manual configuration

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from the control panel

(Windows
Macintosh)
You must have the wireless settings you
wrote down for your network in step 18-b on
page 21 before you proceed.
a
On your machine, press Menu.
Press s or t to display Network.
Press Network.
Press Setup Wizard.
When Enable WLAN? is displayed, press Yes
to accept.
This will start the wireless setup wizard.
To cancel, press No.
b
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, press s or t to
choose the SSID you wrote down in step 18-b
on page 21. Select the SSID you want to
connect with.
If the wireless access point/router of the
selected SSID supports WPS and the machine
asks to use WPS, go to c.
If the machine asks you to enter a Network
Key, go to d.
Otherwise, go to e.
Note
• If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure
your access point is on. Move your machine
closer to the access point and try starting from
a again.
• If your access point is set to not broadcast the
SSID, you will have to manually add the SSID
name. For details, see the Network User's
Guide.
c
Press Yes to connect your machine using
WPS. (If you choose No to continue manual
setting, go to d to enter a Network Key.)
When the LCD shows Start WPS, press the
WPS button on your wireless access
point/router, and then press Next to proceed.
Go to e.
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and
d
Enter the Network Key you wrote down in
step 18-b on page 21 using the Touchscreen.
The letters appear in this order: lower case and
then upper case. Press
letters, numbers and special characters. (The
characters available may differ depending on
your country.) To move the cursor to the right,
press c.
(For more information, see Entering Text for
Wireless Settings on page 35.)
Press OK when you have entered all the
characters, then press Yes to apply your
settings.
e
Your machine will now try to connect to your
wireless network. It may take a few minutes.
f
A connection result message appears for
60 seconds on the LCD and a wireless LAN
report will automatically be printed.
If the connection failed, check the error code on
the printed report and refer to Troubleshooting
on page 27.
Wireless setup is now complete. A four
level indicator at the upper left of your
machine's LCD will show the wireless
signal strength of your access
point/router.
To install MFL-Pro Suite, continue to
step 20.
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For Windows Users:
Now go to
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For Macintosh Users:

Now go to
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