Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network; 17 Configure the wireless settings (Typical Wireless Setup in infrastructure mode); For Wireless Network Users- Page 31

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

Connecting the Brother machine to the wireless network

17

Configure the wireless 

settings (Typical 

Wireless Setup in 

infrastructure mode)

a

On your machine, press 

Menu

.

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Network

 and press 

OK

.

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

WLAN

 and press 

OK

.

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Setup Wizard

 and 

press 

OK

.

When 

Network I/F switched to Wireless

 

is displayed, press 

OK

 to accept.

This will start the wireless setup wizard.
To cancel, press 

Clear/Back

.

b

The machine will search for available SSIDs. If 
a list of SSIDs is displayed, use the 

a

 or 

b

 keys 

to choose the SSID you wrote down in step 

16

 

on page 30, then press 

OK

. Go to 

f

.

If your access point is set to not broadcast the 
SSID you will have to manually add the SSID 
name. Go to 

c

.

c

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

<New SSID>

 and press 

OK

. Go to 

d

.

d

Enter the SSID you wrote down in step 

16

 on 

page 30 using the dial pad to choose each 
letter or number. 
You can use the

 

d

 and 

c

 

keys to move the 

cursor left and right. For example, to enter the 
letter 

a

, press the 

2

 key on the dial pad once. 

To enter the number 

3

, press the 

3

 key on the 

dial pad seven times. 

The letters appear in this order: lower case, 
upper case and then numbers. 
(For more information, see 

Entering Text for 

Wireless Settings

on page 46.)

Press 

OK

 when you have entered all the 

characters.

e

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Infrastructure

then press 

OK

.

f

Use the 

a

b

 and 

OK

 keys to choose one of the 

options below: If your network is configured for 
Authentication and Encryption you must match 
the settings used for your network.

„

No Authentication or Encryption:

Choose 

Open System

, press 

OK

 then 

choose 

None

 for 

Encryption Type?

 and 

press 

OK

. Then press 

1

 for 

Yes

 to apply 

your settings. Go to 

i

.

„

No Authentication with WEP Encryption:

Choose 

Open System

, press 

OK

 then use 

the 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

WEP

 for the 

Encryption Type?

 and press 

OK

Go to 

g

.

„

Authentication with WEP Encryption:

Choose 

Shared Key

 and press 

OK

Go to 

g

.

„

Authentication with WPA/WPA2-PSK 
(TKIP or AES) Encryption:

Choose 

WPA/WPA2-PSK

 and press 

OK

Go to 

h

.

g

Choose the appropriate key number and press 

OK

. Enter the WEP key you wrote down in 

step 

16

 on page 30 using the dial pad to 

choose each letter or number. 
You can use the

 

d

 and 

c

 

keys to move the 

cursor left and right. For example, to enter the 
letter 

a

, press the 

2

 key on the dial pad once. 

To enter the number 

3

, press the 

3

 key on the 

dial pad seven times. 

The letters appear in this order: lower case, 
upper case and then numbers. 
(For more information, se

Entering Text for 

Wireless Settings

on page 46.)

Press 

OK

 when you have entered all the 

characters, then press 

1

 for 

Yes

 to apply your 

settings. Go to 

i

.

h

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

TKIP

 or 

AES

 for 

Encryption Type?

 and press 

OK

.

Enter the WPA/WPA2-PSK password you 
wrote down in step 

16

 on page 30 using the 

dial pad to choose each letter or number. 

Note

It will take several seconds to display a list of 
available SSIDs.

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Lists of information found in Brother MFC-490CW Quick Setup Guide - Page 31

  • 46.) Press OK when you have entered all the characters.
  • 46.) Press OK when you have entered all the characters, then press 1 for Yes to apply your settings.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for Brother MFC-490CW Quick Setup Guide - Page 31

  • (For more information, see Entering Text for Wireless Settings on page 46.) Press OK when you have entered all the characters. e Press a or b to choose Infrastructure , then press OK . f Use the a , b and OK keys to choose one of the options below: If your network is configured for Authentication and Encryption you must match the settings used for your network. „ No Authentication or Encryption: Choose Open System , press OK then choose None for Encryption Type?
  • Go to i . „ No Authentication with WEP Encryption: Choose Open System , press OK then use the a or b to choose WEP for the Encryption Type?
  • Go to i . h Press a or b to choose TKIP or AES for Encryption Type?

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