Step 2, Installing the driver & software, Windows – Brother MFC 7840W User Manual

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Installing the Driver & Software

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STEP 2

Windows

®

Windows

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Wireless Network

5

The machine searches for an access point that
supports SecureEasySetup™,
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ or AOSS™ for 2
minutes.

Setting WLAN

6

If the LCD shows Connected, the machine

has successfully connected to your router or
access point. You can now use your machine
in a wireless network.

If the LCD shows Setting WLAN,
Connecting SES (Connecting WPS or
Connecting AOSS), then Connection NG,
the machine has not successfully connected to
your router or access point. Try starting from

4

again. If the same message is indicated again,
reset the machine back to the default factory
settings and try again. For resetting, see
Restoring the network settings to factory
default
on page 45.

If the LCD shows Setting WLAN, then
Connection NG or Incorrect Mode, a
session overlap or connection failure has been
detected (See the Note below). The machine
has detected more than 2 routers or access
points on your network that have the
SecureEasySetup™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
mode or the AOSS™ mode enabled. Make
sure that only one router or access point has
the SecureEasySetup™ mode, Wi-Fi
Protected Setup™ mode or the AOSS™ mode
enabled and try starting from

4 again.

Note

LCD messages when using the
SES/WPS/AOSS control panel menu

Wireless setup is now complete. To install
the MFL-Pro Software suite, continue to
step 7.

7

Turn on your computer. (You must be logged
on with Administrator rights.) Close any
applications running before installing the MFL-
Pro Suite.

Note

Before installation, if you are using personal
firewall software, disable it. After the installation,
restart your personal firewall software.

8

Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive. If the model name screen appears,
choose your machine. If the language screen
appears, choose your language.

9

The CD-ROM main menu will appear. Click
Install MFL-Pro Suite.

Note

• If this window does not appear, use Windows

®

Explorer to run the start.exe program from the
root folder of the Brother CD-ROM.

• For Windows Vista

®

, when the User Account

Control screen appears, click Allow.

Setting WLAN

Searching or accessing
the access point and
downloading settings from
the access point.

Connecting
SES/WPS/AOSS

Connecting to the access
point.

Connection NG

Connection failed. (If it is
shown after the LCD shows
Connecting
SES/WPS/AOSS.)
Session overlap is
detected.

Incorrect Mode

Session overlap is
detected.

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