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### Install Drivers Used for Printing for the Wi-Fi Direct Network When Using Vertical Pairing (Windows® 8.1)

Related Models:HL‑L2340DW / HL‑L2365DW
Windows® 8.1 allows your Vertical Pairing-supported wireless machine to connect to the Wi-Fi Direct network using the one-push or PIN Method of WPS and the Web Services feature. It enables printer driver installation from the printer icon in the Add a device screen. You can connect your machine to the Wi-Fi Direct network, and then install the printer driver using this feature. Your machine also supports the Persistent Group feature of Vertical Pairing for Windows® 8.1.

- If you have disabled your machine's Web Services feature, you must re-enable it by selecting the Web Services check box, and clicking Submit. The default setting of the Web Services for the Brother machine is Enabled. You can change the Web Services setting using Web Based Management or BRAdmin Professional 3.
- Make sure your computer has the Windows® 8.1 compatibility logo. If you are not sure about the compatibility logo, contact your computer manufacturer.
- If you are configuring your wireless network using an external wireless Network Interface Card (NIC), make sure the wireless NIC has the Windows® 8.1 compatibility logo. For more information, contact your wireless NIC manufacturer.

1. Turn on your machine.
2. Enable your machine's Wi-Fi Direct feature.
3. Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. When the menu bar appears, click Settings>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Devices and Printers>Add a device.
4. Select your machine.
   If your computer displays a dialog box that requires the WPS PIN, type the PIN displayed on your Brother machine's LCD, and then click Next.
5. Select the Wi-Fi Direct push button menu on your machine.
6. When your machine appears in the Devices and Printers dialog box, the wireless configuration and the printer driver installation are successfully completed.

Related Information
  - Additional Network Settings from Windows®

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