Confirm your network environment. Brother IEEE 802.11b, MFC-490CW, Version B, MFC-5490CN, G, MFC-6890CDW, MFC-790CW, MFC-990CW, DCP-585CW, MFC-6490CW

Configuring your machine for a wireless network (Not available for MFC-5490CN and MFC-5890CN)

Confirm your network environment

Connected to a computer with an access point in the network

(Infrastructure mode)

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1 Access point

2 Wireless network printer (your machine)

3 Wireless capable computer connected to the access point

4 Wired computer which is not wireless capable connected to the access point with an Ethernet cable

Connected to a wireless capable computer without an access point in the network (Ad-hoc mode)

This type of network does not have a central access point. Each wireless client communicates directly with each other. When the Brother wireless machine (your machine) is part of this network, it receives all print jobs directly from the computer sending the print data.

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1 Wireless network printer (your machine)

2 Wireless capable computer

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