Printing Using The Mobile Device; Installing Applications For Use With Mobile Devices; Connecting The Machine To A Mobile Device - Brother P950NW User Manual

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Printing Using the Mobile Device

Installing Applications for Use with Mobile Devices

Brother offers various applications for use with your P-touch labelling machine, including applications that
allow you to print directly from your Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch or Android™ smartphone or tablets,
and applications that allow you to transfer data, such as templates, symbols, and databases created using a
computer, to your machine wirelessly.
For more information about the mobile applications available for your printer, visit
support.brother.com/g/d/f5f9.

Connecting the Machine to a Mobile Device

You can connect your machine to a mobile device. To create and print labels directly from your mobile device,
install the Brother mobile applications, and then connect your machine to your mobile device.
a
Confirm the Wireless Direct settings of the machine.
For Windows

Connect the machine and computer with a USB cable. Start the Printer Setting Tool on your
computer, and click [Communication Settings]. Confirm that [Infrastructure and Wireless Direct]
or [Wireless Direct] is selected for [Selected Interface] in [Communication Settings] in the
[General] tab.
For more information, see Printer Setting Tool for Windows on page 26.
 For Mac
Connect the machine and computer with a USB cable. Start the Printer Setting Tool on your
computer, and confirm that [WirelessDirect] is set to [On] in the [Wireless LAN] tab.
For more information, see Printer Setting Tool for Mac on page 58.
b
Press and hold the
The (Wi-Fi) indicator starts flashing in green once every three seconds.
c
In the Wi-Fi settings screen of your mobile device, select the SSID of the machine and enter the
password.
Note
• The factory settings for the SSID and password are as follows:
SSID: "DIRECT-*****_PT-P900W" or "DIRECT-*****_PT-P950NW" where "*****" is the last five digits of the
product serial number.
(You can find the serial number label in the tape compartment of the machine.)
Password (network key): 00000000
• You can connect the machine to a mobile device in the Infrastructure Mode via a wireless access
point/router.
(Wi-Fi) button on your machine for one second to turn the Wi-Fi function on.
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