Improper Setup; Installing the Driver & Software; If you have previously configured the wireless - Page 47

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Quick Setup Guide MFC-8870DW
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Installing the Driver & Software

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2

Plug in the power cord and turn on the 
machine.

 

Improper Setup

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.
Press Menu, 6, 2, 4 (or Menu, 6, 0) and then 
press 1 to accept the change.

 

3

On your machine, press 

Menu

6

2

2

1

 

22. Setup WLAN
   WLAN Enable?

a

On

b

Off

Select 

ab

 & OK

Press 

 or 

 to choose 

On

 (or 

Off

), 

then press 

OK

. The wired network interface will 

become inactive with this setting.

4

The machine will search for available SSIDs. If 

a list of SSIDs is displayed, use the 

 or 

 keys to choose the SSID you wrote down 

in step

1

, then press 

OK

. Go to step

8

.

 

22. Setup WLAN   
  SSID

a

salesgroup

b

ABCgroup

Select

ab

 & OK

Note

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

 

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

5

.

5

Select 

<NEW SSID>

 using 

 or 

 and 

press 

OK

. Go to step

6

.

 

22. Setup WLAN
  SSID

a

<NEW SSID>

b

ABCgroup

Select

ab

 & OK

6

Enter the SSID you wrote down in step

1

. For 

information how to type text, see “Entering 
Text” in Chapter D of the User’s Guide.

 

22. Setup WLAN
  SSID:

Enter & OK key

7

Press 

 or 

 to choose 

Infrastructure

, then press 

OK

.

8

Use 

the ,  

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  

or  

to 

choose 

1.Yes

 and 

press 

OK

 to apply your settings. Go to step

12

.

No Authentication with WEP Encryption: 

Choose 

Open system

, press 

OK

 then use the 

 or 

 to choose 

WEP

 for the 

Encryption Type

 and press 

OK

. Go to 

step

9

.

Authentication with WEP Encryption:

 

Choose 

Shared Key

, press 

OK

. Go to step

9

.

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

 Choose 

WPA/WPA2-PSK

, press 

OK

. Go to step

10

.

Authentication with LEAP:

 Choose 

LEAP

press 

OK

. Go to step

11

.

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Lists of information found in Brother MFC-8870DW User Manual - Page 47

  • 22. Setup WLAN WLAN Enable?
  • 22. Setup WLAN SSID a salesgroup b ABCgroup Select ab &amp; OK Note It will take a few tens of seconds to display a list of available SSIDs.
  • 22. Setup WLAN SSID a &lt;NEW SSID&gt; b ABCgroup Select ab &amp; OK 6 Enter the SSID you wrote down in step 1 .
  • 22. Setup WLAN SSID: Enter &amp; OK key 7 Press or to choose Infrastructure , then press OK .
  • 1.Yes and press OK to apply your settings.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for Brother MFC-8870DW User Manual - Page 47

  • Setup WLAN WLAN Enable?

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