Brother MFC 7460DN - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
Network features........................................................................................................................................1
Other Network features .......................................................................................................................2
2 Changing your machine’s network settings 3
How to change your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway).....................3
Using the control panel........................................................................................................................3
Using the BRAdmin Light utility ...........................................................................................................3
Other Management Utilities .......................................................................................................................6
Web Based Management (web browser) ............................................................................................6
BRAdmin Professional 3 utility (Windows
® ) ........................................................................................6
Web BRAdmin (Windows
®
) (Not available for DCP-7055W and DCP-7057W) ..................................7
BRPrint Auditor (Windows ® )................................................................................................................7
3 Configuring your machine for a wireless network
(For HL-2280DW, DCP-7055W, DCP-7057W, DCP-7070DW and MFC-7860DW)
8
Overview....................................................................................................................................................8
Step by step chart for wireless network configuration ...............................................................................9
For Infrastructure mode .......................................................................................................................9
For Ad-hoc mode...............................................................................................................................10
Confirm your network environment..........................................................................................................11
Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode) ...11
Connected to a wireless capable computer without a WLAN access point/router in the network
(Ad-hoc mode)...............................................................................................................................11
Confirm your wireless network setup method..........................................................................................12
Configuration using the machine’s control panel Setup Wizard to configure your machine for a
wireless network (Recommended) ................................................................................................12
Configuration using WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu to configure your machine for
a wireless network (Push Button Configuration) (Infrastructure mode only) .................................12
Configuration using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for
a wireless network .........................................................................................................................13
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup to configure your machine for a
wireless network (Infrastructure mode only)..................................................................................15
Configuring your machine for a wireless network
(For Infrastructure mode and Ad-hoc mode) ........................................................................................16
Using the Setup Wizard from the control panel .................................................................................16
Using WPS or AOSS™ from the control panel menu to configure your machine for a wireless
network (Push Button Configuration).............................................................................................16
Configuring your machine when the SSID is not broadcast ..............................................................17
Using the Brother installer application on the CD-ROM to configure your machine for a wireless
network..........................................................................................................................................20
Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup ...............................................................................20