How To Connect Brother Printer To Wi-Fi

Whether you might be in search of wi-fi printing or need to share your Brother printer over a network, you must first join it to Wi-Fi. However, the connection course of varies relying on the mannequin of your printer—and it might be a frightening process discovering the precise steps.

Here, I’ve tried to ease the Wi-Fi connection course of—for a variety of Brother printer fashions.

Note: Before connecting the printer to Wi-Fi, you must first ensure that in case your printer is Wi-Fi succesful. In normal, your Brother printer may have a letter W in its mannequin title (E.g., Brother HL-1210W) if it helps Wi-Fi. However, please observe that there are a couple of exceptions to it.

On Printers With Touch Panel

If your printer has a contact panel, you may simply use the graphical person interface to go to the Wi-Fi settings and join it to a Wi-Fi network. Here, we are going to see how to attach the Brother MFC-J2720 printer to Wi-Fi.

1. Touch the gear icon (Settings) in your printer’s contact panel.
   
2. Select the Wi-Fi button.
   
3. Tap the Setup Wizard choice.
   
4. Select the Wi-Fi network.
   
5. Click OK.
6. Type the Wi-Fi network’s password and faucet the OK button.
   

Similarly, you can too use a WPS PIN to attach such printers to Wi-Fi.

1. Open Settings of your Brother printer.
   
2. Tap Wi-Fi.
   
3. Choose the WPS w/ PIN Code choice.
   
4. You will see a WPS PIN on the show panel of your printer.
   
5. Enter the PIN on the router’s wi-fi configuration web page to attach the printer to Wi-Fi. The steps so as to add the printer using WPS PIN differ relying upon the router producer. You can do a fast Google seek for the whole course of.

On Printers With Wi-Fi Button

If your printer has a bodily Wi-Fi button with a small LCD display screen, like in Brother DCP-L2520DW printer, observe these steps to attach it to Wi-Fi.

1. Tap the Menu button on the button panel of your printer. It will present General Setup on the display screen.
   
2. Use the Down button to go to the Network choice.
   
3. Press OK.
   
4. Again use the Down button to go to Setup Wizard and press OK.
   
5. Press the UP Arrow button to allow the WLAN characteristic.
   
6. It will begin trying to find obtainable Wi-Fi networks.
   
7. Choose your Wi-Fi SSID.
8. Enter the Network key on the subsequent display screen. You can use the Up and Down buttons to enter the password.
   
9. Tap OK. Once the printer is linked to the network, you will note a Printing message on the show panel.
   
10. The printer will eject a web page with network configuration particulars and the Wi-Fi button on the button panel glows in inexperienced colour.

On Printers With Go Button

If your Brother printer has a Go button on the button panel, additionally, you will discover a small WPS button within the back panel. You can use this button to attach the printer to a Wi-Fi network. One instance of such a printer is the Brother HL-2270DW printer.

1. First, go to the button panel of your router and press the WPS button.
   
2. Keep urgent the button till the WPS indicator begins flashing.
3. Now go to the back panel of your printer and find the outlet with the Pen tip image.
   
4. Get a pen or a paperclip and press inside the outlet for a couple of seconds. You will see a inexperienced LED blink.
   
5. Then go to the entrance panel of your printer. You will see the Toner and Drum indicator will blink for some time.
6. Wait until the Ready indicator glows and the printer ejects a printout with the wi-fi connection particulars.

On Printers Without Go Button

On such printers, you must first obtain the complete software program package deal to your printer from the official web site of Brother and use it to attach the printer to Wi-Fi.

This technique is helpful in case your printer (For e.g., Brother HL-1210W printer) neither has a show panel, nor a WPS button.

1. Connect your Brother printer to PC using a USB cable and activate the printer.
2. Connect your pc to the identical Wi-Fi network to which you need to join your printer.
3. Go to the driver obtain web page of Brother.
4. Type your printer mannequin title within the Search by Model Name area and click on Search.
   
5. Choose your pc’s working system.
   
6. Click the OK button.
7. Download the Full Software Package.
   
8. Click the Agree to the EULA and Download button.
   
9. Once the obtain is full, launch the downloaded .exe file.
10. Click Yes and accept the phrases and situations.
    
11. Choose Wireless Network Connection.
    
12. Click Next.
13. Select the primary choice that claims Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer.
    
14. Click Next.
15. Again click on Next on the Firewall detected window.
    
16. Choose Yes, I’ve a USB cable and click on Next.
    
17. It will now begin trying to find wi-fi networks. Check the field next to Checked and confirmed and click on Next.
    
18. The setup wizard will auto-detect the Wi-Fi network in your PC and ask you if you wish to join the printer to that Wi-Fi network.
    
19. Click Yes > Next.
20. The Wi-Fi button in your printer will glow in inexperienced colour as soon as the connection is established.