For Wireless Network Interface Users (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater) in infrastructure mode; Connecting your wireless machine and wireless network together and installing the printer driver in infrastructure mode; Installing the Driver & Software- Page 36

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For Wireless Network Interface Users  (For Mac OS

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Connecting your wireless machine and wireless network together and 

installing the printer driver in infrastructure mode

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 
MFL-Pro Suite. The following steps will guide you through the configuration and installation process.

To achieve optimum results with normal every day 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 MFC can be used in both a wired and wireless network, only one of the connection methods can be 
used at a time.  

Important

The following instructions will offer two methods for installing your Brother machine in a wireless 
network environment. Both methods are for infrastructure mode, using a wireless router or access 
point that uses DHCP to assign IP addresses. If your wireless router/access point supports 
SecureEasySetup™,  Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ follow the steps on page 39 

Using the 

SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ software to configure your machine for a 
wireless network (one-push method)

. If your wireless router/access point does not support 

SecureEasySetup™

,  

Wi-Fi Protected Setup™

 or AOSS™

 follow the steps on page 36 

Using the Setup 

Wizard from the control panel LAN menu for wireless network configuration (Infrastructure Mode)

. To 

set up your machine in any other wireless environment (Ad-hoc mode) 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 Macintosh

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

2 If the language screen appears, click your language. The CD-ROM main menu will appear.
3 Double-click the 

Documentation

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4 Double-click the top page file in HTML format.
5 Double-click the 

NETWORK USER’S GUIDE

.

Note

• If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system 

administrator prior to installation.

• If you are using personal firewall software (e.g. Windows

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 Firewall), disable it. Once you are sure that you can 

print, restart your personal firewall software.