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For Wireless Network Users
Setup using the CD-ROM and temporarily using a USB cable
(Windows
®
and Macintosh)
11
Set up the wireless
settings
a Put the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
b (Windows
®
)
Click Install Printer Driver, and click Yes if
you accept the license agreement.
(Macintosh)
Double-click the BROTHER icon on your
desktop, and then double-click the Start Here
OSX icon on the screen. If prompted, select
your model.
c Choose Wireless Network Connection, and
then click Next.
For Windows
®
, go to d.
For Macintosh, go to e.
d Choose Brother Peer-to-Peer Network
Printer or Network Shared Printer, and then
click Next.
e Choose Yes, I have a USB cable to use for
installation., and then click Next.
IMPORTANT
• You need to temporarily use a USB cable during
configuration (cable not included).
• If you are using Windows
®
XP, or using a
network cable to connect your computer to your
wireless access point/router, you need to know
the SSID and Network Key of your wireless
access point/router that you wrote down in step
10-a on page 18 before you proceed.
NOTE
• If you use your machine in an IEEE 802.1x
supported wireless network, see Network
User's Guide: Using IEEE 802.1x
authentication.
• The screens in this step are from Windows
®
.
The screens on your computer will vary
depending on your operating system.
NOTE
(Windows
®
)
• If prompted, select your model and language.
• If the Brother screen does not appear
automatically, go to Computer (My
Computer), double-click the CD-ROM icon,
and then double-click start.exe.
• For Windows Vista
®
, Windows
®
7 and
Windows
®
8 users: when the User Account
Control screen appears, permit the window to
continue the installation.
NOTE
(Windows
®
)
For HL-3170CDW: to install the PS driver
(BR-Script3 printer driver), choose Custom
Install, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
NOTE
• If you choose Network Shared Printer, choose
your machine’s queue, and then click OK.
• Choose your Firewall setting preference, and
then click Next.
NOTE
If the Important Notice screen appears, read the
notice. Check the box after you confirm the SSID
and Network Key, and then click Next.