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Configure Your Machine for a Wireless Network Using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)
If your wireless access point/router supports WPS, you can use the Personal Identification Number (PIN) Method to configure your wireless network settings.
The PIN Method is one of the connection methods developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance®. By submitting a PIN created by an Enrollee (your machine) to the Registrar (a device that manages the wireless LAN), you can set up the wireless network and security settings. For more information on how to access WPS mode, see the instructions provided with your wireless access point/router.
- Type A
- Connection when the wireless access point/router (1) doubles as the Registrar.
- Type B
- Connection when another device (2), such as a computer, is used as the Registrar.
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Before configuring your wireless network settings, write down the eight-digit PIN located on the bottom of the machine and marked "PIN(WPS)".
- Press and hold for two seconds.
- When the Wi-Fi LED starts flashing, press . Your machine starts searching for a wireless access point/router.
- Using a computer connected to the network, in your browser's address bar, type the IP address of the device you are using as the Registrar. (For example: http://192.168.1.2)
- Go to the WPS settings page and type the PIN, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
- The Registrar is usually the wireless access point/router.
- The settings page may differ depending on the brand of wireless access point/router. For more detailed information, see the instructions supplied with your wireless access point/router.
- Hold down the key and press the key on the computer's keyboard to launch Run.
- Type "control printers" in the Open: field and click OK.The Devices and Printers window appears.If the Devices and Printers window does not appear, click .
- Click Add a device.
- To use a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer as a Registrar, you must register it to your network in advance. For more information, see the instructions supplied with your wireless LAN access point/router.
- If using Windows 10 or Windows 11 as a Registrar, you can install the scanner driver after wireless configuration is finished by following the on-screen instructions. To install the driver and software necessary to use your machine, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com/downloads.
- Select your machine and click Next.
- Type the PIN, and then click Next.
- Click Close.
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- Press .
- When [Enable WLAN? Do you want to continue?] appears, press [Yes].The wireless setup wizard starts. To cancel, press [No].
- The LCD displays an eight-digit PIN and the machine starts searching for a wireless access point/router.
- Using a computer connected to the network, in your browser's address bar, type the IP address of the device you are using as the Registrar. (For example: http://192.168.1.2)
- Go to the WPS settings page and type the PIN, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
- The Registrar is usually the wireless access point/router.
- The settings page may differ depending on the brand of wireless access point/router. For more detailed information, see the instructions supplied with your wireless access point/router.
- Hold down the key and press the key on the computer's keyboard to launch Run.
- Type "control printers" in the Open: field and click OK.The Devices and Printers window appears.If the Devices and Printers window does not appear, click .
- Click Add a device.
- To use a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer as a Registrar, you must register it to your network in advance. For more information, see the instructions supplied with your wireless LAN access point/router.
- If using Windows 10 or Windows 11 as a Registrar, you can install the scanner driver after wireless configuration is finished by following the on-screen instructions. To install the driver and software necessary to use your machine, go to your model's Downloads page at support.brother.com/downloads.
- Select your machine and click Next.
- Type the PIN displayed on the machine's LCD, and then click Next.
- Click Close.