Brother HL-6180DWT User Guide

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Introduction

Overview....................................................................................................................................................1
Benefits to the customer ............................................................................................................................1
Hardware requirements .............................................................................................................................2

Supported operating systems..............................................................................................................2

Downloading and installing Brother iPrint&Scan .......................................................................................2

For Android™ Devices ........................................................................................................................2
For iOS Devices ..................................................................................................................................2
For Windows

Phone Devices ............................................................................................................2

Configuration methods

Step by step chart for Wi-Fi Direct network configuration..........................................................................3
Configuring your network using Wi-Fi Direct for HL-5470DW(T) and HL-6180DW(T) ..............................5

One push configuration using Wi-Fi Direct ..........................................................................................5
One push configuration using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) ..............................................................6
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Direct............................................................................7
Configuration using the PIN Method of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)................................................8
Manual configuration for a Wi-Fi Direct network..................................................................................9

Configuring your network using Wi-Fi Direct for MFC-8710DW, MFC-8810DW and MFC-8910DW ......10

One push configuration using Wi-Fi Direct ........................................................................................10
One push configuration using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) ............................................................11
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Direct..........................................................................12
Configuration using the PIN Method of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)..............................................14
Manual configuration for a Wi-Fi Direct network................................................................................15

Configuring your network using Wi-Fi Direct for MFC-8950DW(T)..........................................................16

One push configuration using Wi-Fi Direct ........................................................................................16
One push configuration using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) ............................................................17
Configuration using the PIN Method of Wi-Fi Direct..........................................................................18
Configuration using the PIN Method of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)..............................................19
Manual configuration for a Wi-Fi Direct network................................................................................20

Troubleshooting

Overview..................................................................................................................................................21

Identifying your problem ....................................................................................................................21

Wi-Fi Direct network terms ......................................................................................................................25

Group Owner (G/O) ...........................................................................................................................25
Device Information.............................................................................................................................25
Status Information .............................................................................................................................25
I/F Enable ..........................................................................................................................................26

Network terms and concepts ...................................................................................................................26

Network terms ...................................................................................................................................26

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