Setting Up the Printer
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Connecting Using Wi-Fi (PJ-773 Only) 1
The following Wi-Fi connection methods are available:
Wireless Direct
Infrastructure Mode
Ad-hoc Mode
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup™)
To connect using the Ad-hoc Mode, see [FAQs & Troubleshooting] on the Brother Solutions Center
(support.brother.com).
Wireless Direct 1
Wireless Direct allows you to connect the printer to your computer or mobile device directly without a Wi-Fi
access point/router; the printer serves as a Wi-Fi access point.
a Confirm the Wireless Direct settings of the printer. When you connect to a mobile device, use a
Windows
®
PC or Mac to confirm the settings.
For Windows
®
PCs
Connect the printer and computer with a USB cable. Start the Printer Setting Tool on your computer,
and click the [Communication Settings] button. Confirm that [Wireless Direct] is selected for
[Selected Interface] in the [General] tab. (This is selected as the factory default settings.)
See Communication Settings (PJ-762/PJ-763/PJ-763MFi/PJ-773 Only) on page 48 for more
information on the Communication Settings.
For Mac computers
Connect the printer and computer with a USB cable. Start the Printer Setting Tool on your computer,
and confirm that [WirelessDirect] is set to [On] in the [Wireless LAN] tab. (This is selected as the
factory default settings.)
See Printer Setting Tool (for Mac Computers) on page 78 for more information on the Printer Setting
Tool.
b Press and hold the (Wi-Fi) button on your printer for one second to turn the Wi-Fi function on.
The (Wi-Fi) indicator starts flashing in blue once every three seconds.
c Use your computer or mobile device to select the SSID of your printer ("DIRECT-*****_PJ-773" where
"*****" is the last five digits of the product serial number) and enter the password ("773*****").
When the connection is established, the (Wi-Fi) indicator lights in blue.
• If you press the (Wi-Fi) button for five seconds or more, the printer will enter the WPS mode (see WPS
(Wi-Fi Protected Setup™) on page 30) and any connection using Wireless Direct will fail.
• You can change the printer’s network settings using the Printer Setting Tool (see Changing the Printer
Settings on page 45).