Configure Your Machine For A Wireless Network; Using The Setup Wizard From The Control Panel - Brother Multi-protocol On-board Ethernet Multi-function Print Server Network User's Manual

Configure your machine for a wireless network

IMPORTANT
• If you are going to connect your Brother machine to your network, we recommend that you contact your
system administrator prior to installation. You must know your wireless network settings before you
proceed with this installation.
• If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the machine, you must reset the network LAN
settings before you can configure the wireless settings again. Press Menu, 7, 0 for Network Reset,
press 1 for Reset and then choose 1 for Yes to accept the change. The machine will restart automatically.

Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel

You can configure your Brother machine by using the Setup Wizard function. This is located in the
Network menu on the machine's control panel. See to the steps below for further information.
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Write down the wireless network settings of your access point or wireless router. If you do not know them,
contact your network administrator or the manufacture of your access point/router.
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Communication mode: (Infrastructure)
Network name: (SSID, ESSID)
Authentication method:
(Open system, Shared key, WPA-PSK
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WPA2-PSK , LEAP, EAP-FAST)
Encryption mode:
(None, WEP,TKIP, AES, CKIP)
Network key:
(Encryption key, WEP key
Passphrase)
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WPA/WPA2-PSK is a Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key, which lets the Brother wireless machine associate with access points using
TKIP or AES encryption (WPA-Personal). WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP or AES) uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that is 8 or more characters in
length, up to a maximum of 63 characters.
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The WEP key is for 64-bit encrypted networks or 128-bit encrypted networks and can contain both numbers and letters. If you do not know
this information you should see the documentation provided with your access point or wireless router. This key is a 64-bit or 128-bit value
that must be entered in an ASCII or HEXADECIMAL format.
For example:
64-bit ASCII:
64-bit Hexadecimal:
128-bit ASCII:
128-bit Hexadecimal:
Example
Infrastructure
HELLO
WPA2-PSK
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,
AES
12345678
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,
Uses 5 text characters e.g. "Hello" (this is case sensitive)
Uses 10 digits of hexadecimal data e.g. "71f2234aba"
Uses 13 text characters e.g.
"Wirelesscomms" (this is case sensitive)
Uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data
e.g."71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba"
Configuring your machine for a wireless network (For MFC-8890DW)
Record the current wireless network settings
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