Wireless Installation In Ad-Hoc Mode (Hl-5280Dw Only); For Windows ® 98/98Se/Me/2000/Xp - Brother HL-5270DN Network User's Manual

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Wireless installation in ad-hoc mode
(HL-5280DW only)
The following instructions will install your Brother printer in a wireless network environment in ad-hoc mode
using the Brother automatic installer application in the CD-ROM we have provided with the printer. If you want
to setup your printer in infrastructure mode, using a wireless router or access point that uses DHCP to assign
IP addresses, you can find instructions in the supplied Quick Setup Guide.
You can also setup your printer using SecureEasySetup
See Using SecureEasySetup
See Using the control panel NETWORK menu to configure your wireless network printer (in infrastructure
mode) on page 3-6.
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For Windows
Note
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If you are going to connect the printer to your network, we recommend that you contact your system
administrator prior to installation.
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Before installation, if you are using Personal Firewall software (e.g. the Internet Connection Firewall
available in Windows
software.
Improper Setup
If you have previously configured the wireless settings of the printer, you must reset the NETWORK
menu settings before you can configure the wireless settings again.
1
Press the + or - button to choose NETWORK. Press Set.
2
Press the + or - button to choose FACTORY RESET. Press Set.
3
Press Set again.
Improper Setup
DO NOT connect the interface cable.
Connecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver.
1
Make sure that the printer power switch is on.
2
Turn on your computer.
3
Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM driver. The opening screen will appear automatically.
Choose HL-5280DW and the language.
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to configure your printer in a wireless network on page 3-4.
98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
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XP), disable it. Once you are sure that you can print, restart your Personal Firewall
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and the printer control panel.
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