Brother MFC-8710DW 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[...]

ii 1 Int rodu ctio n 1 Over view .... ..... ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....1 Benefits to t he custo mer ................................................................. ....... ............ ................... ...[...]

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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