10 configure the wireless settings, For wireless network users, And macintosh) – Brother HL-2280DW User Manual
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For Wireless Network Users
Manual configuration from the control panel (Windows
®
and Macintosh)
10
Configure the wireless
settings
a
On your machine, press Menu and press a or b to 
choose 4.Network, and press OK. Press a or b to 
choose 2.WLAN, and press OK. Press a or b to choose 
2.Setup Wizard, and press OK.
When WLAN Enable ? is displayed, press a to 
choose On. This will start the wireless setup wizard.
Otherwise press Stop/Exit to exit from the 
wireless setup wizard.
b
The machine will search for available SSIDs. If 
a list of SSIDs is displayed, use the a or b key 
to choose the SSID you wrote down in step
on page 17, then press OK.
If you are using an authentication and 
encryption method that requires a Network 
Key, go to 
c.
If your authentication method is Open System 
and your encryption mode is None, go to 
If your wireless access point/router supports 
Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Selected access 
point supports WPS. Use WPS? appears. 
To connect your machine using the automatic 
wireless mode, press a to choose Yes. (If you 
choose No, go to
c to enter the Network Key.)
When Start WPS on your wireless 
access point/router,then choose 
Next. appears, press the Wi-Fi Protected 
Setup button on your wireless access 
point/router, and then press a to choose Next. 
Go to
e.
c
Enter the Network Key you wrote down in 
step
9 on page 17 using a or b to choose each
letter or number. To delete the letters you have 
entered, press Clear.
For example, to enter the letter a, press a or b 
until it appears. To enter the next character, 
press OK.
For more information, see Entering Text for 
Wireless Settings on page 27.
Press OK twice when you have entered all the 
characters, then press a or b to choose Yes, 
and press OK to apply your settings. Go to
d.
d
Your machine will now try to connect to your 
wireless network using the information you 
have entered.
e
A connection result message appears on the 
LCD and a WLAN report will automatically be 
printed.
If the connection failed, check the error code on 
the printed report and refer to 
Troubleshooting on page 24.
To install the MFL-Pro Suite, continue to
step
11.
For Windows
®
Users:
Now go to
For Macintosh Users:
Now go to
IMPORTANT
You must have the wireless settings you 
wrote down for your network in step
page 17 before you proceed.
Note
• It will take several seconds to display a list of
available SSIDs.
• If a list of SSIDs is not displayed, make sure
your access point is on. Move your machine 
closer to the access point and try starting from 
a again.
• If your access point is set to not broadcast the
SSID you will have to manually add the SSID 
name. For details, see Configuring your 
machine when the SSID is not broadcast in the 
Network User's Guide.
Wireless setup is now complete.