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Brother MFC-8870DW Network User's Guide

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Network USER’S GUIDE
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How to configure your machine using the BRAdmin Professional utility ...................................11

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network..................................................12
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .....................................................12

Changing the print server settings .......................................................................................................12

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the print server settings 
(for Windows

®

 only) .......................................................................................................................12

Using a HTTP (web browser) to change the print/scan settings ...................................................13
Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings 

(for Windows

®

 and Mac OS

®

 X 10.2.4 or greater).....................................................................13

Remote Setup for Windows

®

.....................................................................................................13

Remote Setup for Macintosh

®

...................................................................................................14

3

Configuring your machine for a wireless network

Overview..............................................................................................................................................15
Confirm your network environment......................................................................................................15

Wireless network connection example ..........................................................................................15

Connected to wireless capable computer with an access point in the network
(Infrastructure mode) .................................................................................................................15
Connected to wireless capable computer without an access point in the network 
(Ad-hoc mode)...........................................................................................................................16
An access point is in the network, but the computer is not wireless capable ............................16

Confirm your network environment................................................................................................17

Configuration using SecureEasySetup™. .................................................................................17
Configuration temporarily using a network cable.......................................................................17
Configuration using a wireless computer...................................................................................18

Wireless network terms and concepts .................................................................................................18

SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels ...................................................................................18

SSID ..........................................................................................................................................18
Channels ...................................................................................................................................18

Authentication and encryption .......................................................................................................19

Authentication methods .............................................................................................................19
Encryption methods...................................................................................................................19
Network key...............................................................................................................................20

Configuring your machine for a wireless network ................................................................................20

Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel .............................................................................20
Using the SecureEasySetup

TM

 software to configure your machine

for a wireless network....................................................................................................................25
Using the Brother Wireless LAN Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM to configure 
your machine for a wireless network .............................................................................................26

Changing the print server settings .......................................................................................................26

Using the BRAdmin Professional utility to change the wireless settings 
(for Windows

®

 only) .......................................................................................................................26

Using the control panel to configure your machine for a network..................................................27
Using other methods to configure your machine for a network .....................................................27
Using a HTTP (web browser) to change the print server settings .................................................28
Using the Remote Setup to change the print server settings 

(for Windows

®

 and Mac OS

®

 X 10.2.4 or greater).....................................................................28

Remote Setup for Windows

®

.....................................................................................................28

Remote Setup for Macintosh

®

...................................................................................................29

4

Wireless configuration for Windows

®

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