Installing the Printer Driver; Confirm your wireless network setup method; Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer- Page 37

Brother HL-2170W Quick Setup Guide

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Quick Setup Guide HL-2170W
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Installing the Printer Driver

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Confirm your wireless network setup method

The setup process will be different depending on your network environment.

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Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your wireless network printer

 

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Configuration temporarily using a network cable

 

If there is an Ethernet Hub or Router in the same network as the wireless access point (A) of your printer, you can 
temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the printer using an Ethernet cable (B), this is an easy way to configure the 
printer. You can then remotely configure the printer from a computer on the network.
For instructions, go to 

Configuration in Infrastructure mode, using a network cable temporarily

 on page 36.

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Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method

 

If your wireless access point (A) supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC

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do not need to use a computer to configure the wireless settings. The access point (router) and your printer can 
automatically negotiate using the SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ procedure.

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Push Button Configuration

For instructions, see 

Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method

 on page 40.

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Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™

If your wireless access point (A) supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, you can also configure using the PIN Method of 
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™.
For instructions, see Chapter 7 in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.

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  • 36. „ Configuration using the automatic wireless (one-push) method If your wireless access point (A) supports either SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (PBC 1 ) or AOSS™, you do not need to use a computer to configure the wireless settings.
  • Configuration temporarily using a network cable If there is an Ethernet Hub or Router in the same network as the wireless access point (A) of your printer, you can temporarily connect the Hub or Router to the printer using an Ethernet cable (B), this is an easy way to configure the printer.

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