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Brother MFC-490CW Quick Setup Guide

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Quick Setup Guide MFC-490CW
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For Wireless Network Users

Wirele

ss Network

For Wireless Network Interface Users

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Before you begin

First you must configure the wireless network settings of your machine to communicate with your network access 
point (router). After the machine is configured to communicate with your access point (router) computers on your 
network will have access to the machine. To use the machine from these computers, you will need to install the 
drivers and software. The following steps will guide you through the configuration and installation process.

To achieve optimum results with normal everyday document printing, place the Brother machine as close to the 
network access point (router) as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls between the two 
devices as well as interference from other electronic devices can affect the data transfer speed of your documents.

Due to these factors, wireless may not be the best method of connection for all types of documents and 
applications. If you are printing large files, such as multi-page documents with mixed text and large graphics, you 
may want to consider choosing wired Ethernet for a faster data transfer or USB for the fastest throughput speed.

Although the Brother MFC-490CW can be used in a both wired and wireless network, only one of the connection 
methods can be used at a time.

Infrastructure Mode

a

Access Point (router)

b

Wireless Network machine (your machine)

c

Wireless capable computer connected to the access point

d

Wired computer connected to the access point

Important

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.
On your machine, press Menu. Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Network

 and press OK.

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Factory Reset

, and then press OK.

Press 1 twice for 

Yes

 to accept the change. 

Note

The following instructions are for infrastructure mode.
To set up your machine in any other wireless environment you can find instructions in the Network User's 
Guide on the CD-ROM.
You can view the Network User’s Guide by following the instructions below.
1 Turn on your computer/Macintosh

®

. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 

For Windows

®

:

2 Choose your model and the language. The CD-ROM main menu will appear.
3 Click 

Documentation

, and then click 

HTML documents

.

For Macintosh

®

:

2 Double-click 

Documentation

, and then double-click your language folder.

3 Double-click 

top.html

.

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