Control Panel; Connect Anyway; Network Connection Details- Page 47

Wireless configuration for Windows

®

 using the Brother installer application (For HL-2170W)

40

4

j

To communicate with the un-configured wireless printer, temporarily change the wireless settings on 
your computer to match your printer’s default settings shown on this screen. Check the box after you 
confirm these settings, and then click 

Next

.

Note

• If a message to restart your computer appears after the wireless settings have been changed, restart your 

computer and then go back to step 

b

 and continue with the install skipping steps 

i

 and 

j

.

• For Windows Vista

®

 users:

You can temporarily change the wireless settings on your computer, following the steps below:

1

Click 

Start

 and then 

Control Panel

.

2

Click 

Network and Internet

 and then the 

Network and Sharing Center

 icon.

3

Click 

Connect to a network

.

4

You can see the SSID of the wireless printer in the list. Select 

SETUP

 and click 

Connect

.

5

Click 

Connect Anyway

 and then 

Close

.

6

Click 

View status

 of 

Wireless Network Connection (SETUP)

.

7

Click 

Details...

. and check the 

Network Connection Details

. It may take a few minutes to change 

from 0.0.0.0 to 169.254.x.x IP address to be shown on screen (where x.x. are numbers between 1 
and 254).

• For Windows

®

 XP SP2 users:

You can temporarily change the wireless settings on your computer, following the steps below:

1

Click 

Start

 and then 

Control Panel

.

2

Click the 

Network and Internet Connections

 icon.

3

Click the 

Network Connections

 icon.

4

Select and right click 

Wireless Network Connection

. Click 

View Available Wireless Networks

.

5

You can see the SSID of the wireless printer in the list. Select 

SETUP

 and click 

Connect

.