Document Outline

• Network User’s Guide PT-E550W
  • Definitions of notes
  • Trademarks
  • IMPORTANT NOTE
  • Table of Contents
  • Wireless Direct
    • 1 Introduction
      • Overview
      • Hardware requirements
        • Supported operating systems
      • Downloading and installing Applications for Use with Mobile Devices
    • 2 Wireless Direct network configuration
      • Configuring your network using Wireless Direct
  • Wireless network
    • 3 Introduction
      • Network features
    • 4 Changing your machine’s network settings
      • Changing your machine’s network settings (IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway)
        • Using the BRAdmin Light utility
          • Installing BRAdmin Light
          • Setting the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway using BRAdmin Light
      • Other Management Utilities
        • Using the Web Based Management (web browser)
        • Using the BRAdmin Professional utility (Windows®)
    • 5 Configuring your machine for a wireless network
      • Overview
      • Using the CD-ROM installer
        • Confirm your network environment
          • Connected to a computer with a WLAN access point/router in the network (Infrastructure mode)
        • Wireless configuration temporarily using a USB cable (Recommended for Windows® and Macintosh users)
        • One-push configuration using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
      • Using your Brother machine’s own functions
        • Selecting the Network Type
        • Displaying the Network Settings
        • Configuring the Infrastructure Mode Settings
          • Configuring using WPS
          • Configuring by entering the PIN code
          • Configuring using the setup wizard
        • Turning the wireless function On or Off
    • 6 Web Based Management
      • Overview
      • Configuring the printer settings using Web Based Management (web browser)
  • Communication Settings
    • 7 Communication Settings (Windows® only)
      • Using the Communication Settings
        • Settings Dialog Box
        • Menu Bar
          • File menu
          • Tools menu
          • Help menu
        • General Tab
          • Communication Settings
          • IPv6
        • Wireless LAN Tab
          • TCP/IP (Wireless)
          • IPv6
          • Wireless Settings
        • Wireless Direct Tab
          • Wireless Direct Settings
        • Applying Setting Changes to Multiple Printers
  • Appendix
    • 8 Troubleshooting
      • Overview
        • Identifying the problem
          • Go to the page for your solution from the lists below
    • 9 Protocols
      • Supported protocols and security features
    • 10 Glossary
      • Protocols
        • TCP/IP protocols and functions
      • Configuring your Brother machine for a network
        • IP addresses, subnet masks and gateways
          • IP address
          • Subnet mask
          • Gateway (and router)
      • Wireless network terms and concepts
        • Specifying your network
          • SSID (Service Set Identifier) and channels
        • Security terms
          • Authentication and encryption
          • Authentication and Encryption methods for a personal wireless network
          • Authentication and Encryption methods for an enterprise wireless network
      • Wireless Direct network terms
        • Device Information
        • Status Information
      • Other ways to set the IP address (for advanced users and administrators)
        • Using DHCP to configure the IP address
        • Using RARP to configure the IP address
        • Using BOOTP to configure the IP address
        • Using APIPA to configure the IP address
        • Using ARP to configure the IP address