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Overview
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Wi-Fi Direct™ is one of the wireless configuration methods developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance
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. It allows you to
configure a secured wireless network between your Brother machine and a mobile device, such as an
Android™ device, Windows
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Phone device, iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, without using an access point. Wi-Fi
Direct supports wireless network configuration using the one push or PIN Method of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected
Setup™). You can also configure a wireless network by manually setting a SSID and password. Your Brother
machine's Wi-Fi Direct feature supports WPA2™ security with AES encryption.
1 Mobile device
2 Your Brother machine
Note
• If you enable the Wi-Fi Direct feature of your Brother machine, the wired and wireless interface of the
machine will be disabled.
• The Wi-Fi Direct supported device can become a Group Owner (G/O). When configuring the Wi-Fi Direct
network, the Group Owner (G/O) serves as an access point. See Group Owner (G/O) uu page 25.
• When your Brother machine is the Group Owner (G/O), your Brother machine supports one to one wireless
communication using Wi-Fi Direct.
Benefits to the customer
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When you want to print from your mobile device or scan to your mobile device, Wi-Fi Direct helps you
configure a temporary wireless network easily, by using the one push or PIN method of WPS. For information
on printing from your mobile device or scanning to your mobile device, you can download the
Mobile Print/Scan Guide for Brother iPrint&Scan or the AirPrint Guide from the Brother Solutions Center
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