Brother 6180DW(T) manual

Wi-Fi Direct ™ Guide Vers ion 0 ENG[...]

i Applicable mode ls Th is U ser’s G uide ap pli es to the f ollo wing mod els . HL -5 470 DW (T) /618 0D W( T)/ MF C-87 10 DW /89 10 DW /89 50D W(T ) Definitions o f note s W e use the follo wing ico ns t hroug ho ut this U ser’s G uide: Trade marks Th e Br othe r log o is a re gis ter ed trade m ark of Brot he r Indu str ies, Ltd. Wi-Fi Dir e[...]

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1 1 1 Ov ervie w 1 W i-Fi D ire ct™ is one of th e wire les s con fi gur ation met ho ds de velo pe d by the W i-F i Alli an ce ® . It allows you to config ure a secur e d wirel ess netwo rk between yo u r Br other machin e and a m obile d evice, su ch as an And roi d™ d evi ce, W ind ows ® P hone de v ice, iP ho ne , iP od to uch or iP ad , [...]

2 Intr oducti on 1 Hardware requirements 1 Suppor ted op erat ing sys tems 1 You m ust have a de vice run ning ei th er And roid™ 1. 6 or grea ter, iO S 3. 0 o r gre ater or Win dow s ® Pho ne. Downloadi ng and installi ng Brother iPrint&Sca n 1 Brot her i Pri nt&Sc an al lo ws y ou to use feat ure s of yo ur Br oth er m ac hin e di rec [...]

3 2 2 Step by ste p chart for Wi -Fi Direc t network configuration 2 The fol lowing in structions wi ll of fe r f ive method s for co n figuri ng you r Brother ma chine i n a wireless network env iro nme nt . Choo se th e me thod you pref er f or yo ur e nvir onme nt.  One p us h co nfi gur ati on usin g Wi -F i D irec t Fo r HL- 547 0D W (T) an[...]

4 Configu r ati on methods 2  PI N M etho d c onfi gur ation usin g W i-Fi Dir ect Fo r HL- 547 0D W (T) an d H L- 61 80D W(T ), s ee Con fi gurat ion us ing th e PI N Met hod of Wi-Fi Dir ect uu page 7. Fo r MF C-8 71 0DW an d MF C-8 91 0DW , see Configur at ion using the P IN M e thod of W i-Fi D irec t uu page 12. Fo r MF C-8 95 0DW ( T), se [...]

5 Configu r ati on methods 2 Configuri ng your netw ork using Wi-Fi Direct fo r HL-547 0DW(T) and HL-618 0DW(T) 2 The Wi-Fi Di rect n e twork se ttings a re co n figure d from th e contro l panel of the machi ne. One pu sh con figura tion us ing Wi -Fi Dire ct 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports Wi-Fi Dir ect, you can configur e a Wi- Fi Direct n [...]

6 Configu r ati on methods 2 One pu sh con fig uratio n usi ng WPS (Wi- Fi Pro t ec ted Setu p) 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports WPS (PBC; Push Butt on Configurat ion), you c an configure a Wi-Fi Direct network by following these instr uctions. a Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press OK . b Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect . Press OK . [...]

7 Configu r ati on methods 2 Con figu ration usin g the P IN Meth od o f Wi-F i Direc t 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports the PIN Meth o d of Wi -Fi Dire ct, you can config ure a Wi-Fi Direct netwo rk by fo llowi ng t he se inst ru cti ons. a Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press OK . b Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect . Press OK . c Pre[...]

8 Configu r ati on methods 2 Co n fig u rati on us in g t he P IN Met h od of WP S ( W i-F i P ro tec te d S e tup) 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports the PIN Meth o d of WPS ( W i-Fi P rotected S etup), y ou can confi gure a Wi- Fi Direct net wo rk by f ollowing these inst r uctio ns. a Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press OK . b Press a or [...]

9 Configu r ati on methods 2 Man u al c onf igu r ati on f or a W i-F i Di re ct ne tw or k 2 If yo ur mobi le de vic e do es no t su ppo rt W i-Fi D ir ect or W P S, yo u mu st con fi gu re a Wi -Fi D ire ct ne tw ork ma nu all y. a Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press OK . b Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect . Press OK . c Press a or b to[...]

10 Configu r ati on methods 2 Configuri ng your n etwork using Wi-Fi Direc t for MF C -8710 DW and MFC-8 910DW 2 The Wi-Fi Di rect n e twork se ttings a re co n figure d from th e contro l panel of the machi ne. One pu sh con figura tion us ing Wi -Fi Dire ct 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports Wi-Fi Dir ect, you can configur e a Wi- Fi Direct n e[...]

11 Configu r ati on methods 2 One pu sh con fig uratio n usi ng WPS (Wi- Fi Pro t ec ted Setu p) 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports WPS (PBC; Push Butt on Configurat ion), you c an configure a Wi-Fi Direct network by following these instr uctions. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir [...]

12 Configu r ati on methods 2 Con figu ration usin g the P IN Meth od o f Wi-F i Direc t 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports the PIN Meth o d of Wi -Fi Dire ct, you can config ure a Wi-Fi Direct netwo rk by fo llowi ng t he se inst ru cti ons. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect .[...]

13 Configu r ati on methods 2 i Do one of the fo llo wing:  Press 1 to choose 1.D ispl ay P IN C ode to display the PIN on your machin e and input the PIN to your mo bile devi ce . Fo llow the instructio ns and the n go to ste p j .  Press 2 to choose 2. Inpu t PIN Cod e to in put a PIN sho wn by your mobil e device to the machin e and t he n[...]

14 Configu r ati on methods 2 Co n fig u rati on us in g t he P IN Met h od of WP S ( W i-F i P ro tec te d S e tup) 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports the PIN Meth o d of WPS ( W i-Fi P rotected S etup), y ou can confi gure a Wi- Fi Direct net wo rk by f ollowing these inst r uctio ns. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press O[...]

15 Configu r ati on methods 2 Man u al c onf igu r ati on f or a W i-F i Di re ct ne tw or k 2 If yo ur mobi le de vic e do es no t su ppo rt W i-Fi D ir ect or W P S, yo u mu st con fi gu re a Wi -Fi D ire ct ne tw ork ma nu all y. a Press Me nu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . Press OK . c Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect . Press OK . [...]

16 Configu r ati on methods 2 Configuri ng your netw ork using Wi-Fi Direct fo r MFC-8 950DW(T) 2 The Wi-Fi Di rect n e twork se ttings a re co n figure d from th e contro l panel of the machi ne. One pu sh con figura tion us ing Wi -Fi Dire ct 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports Wi-Fi Dir ect, you can configur e a Wi- Fi Direct n etwork by f ollo[...]

17 Configu r ati on methods 2 One pu sh con fig uratio n usi ng WPS (Wi- Fi Pro t ec ted Setu p) 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports WPS (PBC; Push Butt on Configurat ion), you c an configure a Wi-Fi Direct network by following these instr uctions. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . c Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect . d Pres[...]

18 Configu r ati on methods 2 Con figu ration usin g the P IN Meth od o f Wi-F i Direc t 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports the PIN Meth o d of Wi -Fi Dire ct, you can config ure a Wi-Fi Direct netwo rk by fo llowi ng t he se inst ru cti ons. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . c Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect . d Press a o[...]

19 Configu r ati on methods 2 Co n fig u rati on us in g t he P IN Met h od of WP S ( W i-F i P ro tec te d S e tup) 2 If you r mobile d e vice su pports the PIN Meth o d of WPS ( W i-Fi P rotected S etup), y ou can confi gure a Wi- Fi Direct net wo rk by f ollowing these inst r uctio ns. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . c Press [...]

20 Configu r ati on methods 2 Man u al c onf igu r ati on f or a W i-F i Di re ct ne tw or k 2 If yo ur mobi le de vic e do es no t su ppo rt W i-Fi D ir ect or W P S, yo u mu st con fi gu re a Wi -Fi D ire ct ne tw ork ma nu all y. a Press Menu . b Press a or b to choose Ne twor k . c Press a or b to choose Wi- Fi Dir ect . d Press a or b to choos[...]

21 3 3 Ov ervie w 3 Th is ch ap ter ex plai ns ho w to res olve typ ic al net work pr oblem s y ou may enco un ter w hen us i ng the Bro ther machine. If , after r eading this chapt e r, y ou are u nable to r e solve your probl em, pl ease vi sit the B rother Solutio ns Ce nter at (http:/ /so luti ons.brother. com/) . For addi tional i nfor m ati o[...]

22 Troubl eshooting 3 Error messag es when configuring W i-Fi Direct f rom the control pane l menu Erro r Mess age Ca u se Action (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Connection Fail (For MFC-8710DW and MFC-891 0DW) Connection Fail (For MFC-8950DW(T)) Connection Fail The B rother machine and your mob ile dev ice can not com mu nicate du ring the con[...]

23 Troubl eshooting 3 (For HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T)) Cannot Connect A device is alread y conne cted . (For MFC-8710DW and MFC-891 0DW) A device is already connected. Press OK (For MFC-8950DW(T)) A device is a lrea dy con nect ed. Press OK. Ano ther m obile de vice is already conne cted to the Wi-Fi Direct network when the Brother machi ne is t[...]

24 Troubl eshooting 3 I have chec ked a nd tried all of the a bove, but still cann ot com ple te the Wi -F i Dire ct configuration. Is there anything else I can do?  Turn your Brother machine Off and back On. Then try and configure the Wi-Fi Direct setti ngs aga in.  If you are us ing your Brother ma chine as a client, confirm h ow many dev i[...]

25 4 4 Wi-Fi Di rect network term s 4 Gro up O wner ( G/O) 4 If you set Grou p Owner to On , your B roth e r machin e serve s as an acce ss point when yo u co nfigure a Wi -Fi Direct n etwork. Th e G/O assi gns a SSID n ame, passwo r d and IP address for t h e Wi -Fi Dire ct net work. The default s e tti n g is Off . Dev ice Info rmati on 4 De vice[...]

26 Glossary 4 I/F E nab le 4 If you want to u se the Wi-Fi Dir e ct n etwork co nnection, se t I/F E na bl e to On . Networ k term s and co ncepts 4 Ne tw or k term s 4  WP A2 - PS K Enables a Wi -Fi Pro te cted A ccess Pre -shared key (W PA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), wh ich enables the Broth er wireless m achine to a ssocia te with access p oints u sing TK[...]

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