Brother TL-848A- User Manual

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How do I configure the wireless printer with the temporary use of a network cable and install the printer driver in Windows®?

NOTE

: For successful wireless setup, you will need to have a

network cable for a temporary connection to your wireless
router or access point, and you must know your network
settings.

STEP I

: Gather the wireless network settings of your

wireless access point or wireless router

The network settings information for your network can be found
on the network configuration sheet of your wireless access
point or wireless router. Please contact the manufacturer of
your wireless access point or wireless router or refer to the
user’s guide for your wireless access point or wireless router
for instructions on printing a network configuration sheet.

This information includes:

A. SSID (Service Set ID or Network Name). Your access

point or router is identified by an SSID or network name.

B. Encryption Method required by your access point or

router. For example, Open System, Shared Key, WPA-
PSK, LEAP, etc.

C. If you are using WEP, you will need the WEP KEY (in HEX

key format). For example, a 64-bit key uses 10 digits of
hexadecimal data: i.e. 71f2234aba, while a 128-bit key
uses 26 digits of hexadecimal data: i.e.
71f2234ab56cd709e5412aa3ba.

D. If you are using WPA-PSK (TKIP), you will need the

PASSPHRASE. For routers that use a Pre-Shared Key
(PSK), the PASSPHRASE is more than 7 characters and
less than 64 characters in length.

E. If you are using MAC (Media Access Control)

Filtering/MAC Address Access Control on your router, add
the printer’s MAC Address to the table. The MAC Address
is available on the Wireless Settings Page. Make sure the
Node Type is Brother NC-7600w.

NOTE

: If you do not have this network settings information, or

cannot find this information, you cannot successfully complete
the wireless setup for this printer. Contact the manufacturer of
your wireless access point or wireless router for this network
information.

STEP II

: Perform a factory reset on the printer and printer

network card

1. Check that the front cover of the printer is closed. Turn

OFF the power switch on the right side of the printer.

2. Press and hold the GO button, and keep holding it down,

as you turn on the power switch. The GO button is located
on the top left side of the printer below the LEDs.

3. Keep the GO button pressed down until all the LEDs light

up and the Status LED turns off. Release the GO button.
Make sure that all the LEDs turn off.

4.

Press the GO button 10 times. The Status LED will flash

while the printer is reset. After the printer is reset the
Status LED will be lit

.

STEP III

: Connect the printer via network cable and

configure the wireless network card

1. Connect a network cable to the Ethernet port on the back

of the Brother printer (bottom port ONLY) and connect the
other end of the cable directly to an available port on the
wireless access point, wireless hub, or wireless router.
Wait 1 minute.

2. Print out the printer settings pages by pressing the Go

button on the printer 3 times. Check the last page. The
text to the right of 10/100BASE-TX in the Node Type
section will indicate that the wired network card is active or
inactive (Figure 1). If this Node Type section shows
Inactive, move the network cable to a different port on
your wireless access point, wireless hub or wireless router.
Wait 1 minute and press GO 3 times, check the last page
again to verify it is now Active. Locate the printer IP
address (Figure 2).

Make sure that the IP address of the printer is in the same
range (on the same network) as the IP address of the
computer.

To determine the computer’s IP address:

Windows Vista/Windows 7

a. Click WINDOWS/START. Type CMD on the Start Search

line and press enter. A black DOS screen will appear.

b. Type IPCONFIG /all and press enter.

c.

You may see more than one Local Connection listed. Look
for a Local Area Connection with a description of the
network card indicating WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER.
WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION

Figure 2

Figure 1