Network - How-to FAQ's

General

• What is the Network Shared printing?
• Discover the MAC address of the Brother network card
• Check the IP addresses of your PC and the Brother machine
• What is Wi-Fi Protected Setup (PBC*)or AOSS™?

Network Operation

• Configure the Brother machine for a network.
• Share your Brother machine in Windows® 8 (Shared printer)
• Share your Brother machine in Windows® 7 (Shared printer)

Wireless Settings

• Verify the Brother machine connected to the Wireless Network (For Macintosh)
• Verify the Brother machine connected to the Wireless Network (For Windows®)
• I cannot connect my machine to the wireless network.
• Important points you need to confirm before configuring your Brother machine for a wireless network.
• Configure the Brother machine for a wireless network without a WLAN access point/router (Ad-hoc mode)
• Configure the Brother machine for a wireless network with a USB cable using the Wireless setup wizard on the Brother installer application
• Find the Wireless Security Information (e.g. SSID, Network key etc.) for Mac OS X v10.5.x - v10.8.x
• Find the Wireless Security Information (e.g. SSID, Network key etc.) for Mac OS X 10.4
• Find the Wireless Security Information (e.g. SSID, Network key etc.) for Windows®
• What type(s) of connections can I use with my Brother machine and a wireless network?
• What is WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK, TKIP and AES?
• What is WEP?
• What is the SSID?
• What is Infrastructure mode?
• What is Ad-hoc mode?
• Configure the Brother machine for a wireless network using automatic wireless mode (Wi-Fi Protected Setup or AOSS™)

Management

• Check the wireless status on the WLAN report
• Print the WLAN report
• How do I factory reset the network settings?
• Print the Network Configuration List

Security & Advanced features

• Can I use AirPrint with my Brother machine?
• Can I use Google Cloud Print™ with my Brother machine?