Tag: how to connect brother printer to wifi

Before moving ahead with the steps to connect brother printer to wifi, it is a wise idea to note down the settings and important information related to your WPS network on a piece of paper. Next, keep all the noted information safe as it can come in handy later. The two important things that you must make a note of are the network name and network key details.

You can find this useful piece of information on either the backside of the router or on the documentation such as the invoice of your Brother printer.

After locating the settings of your wireless router, you are now ready to set up your wireless printer. Below mentioned are the multiple methods How to connect brother printer to wifi.

Setting Up Your Brother Printer on a Wireless Network

To set up and connect your Brother Printer to Wifi, ensure that you have a wireless network to connect to. Take a note of the network name (SSID) and the network key. You can find this information on the bottom or back of the wireless router. Here’s the list of steps to set up your Brother Printer on a wireless network:

1. Connect the AC adaptor to your Brother Printer and connect it to a power socket.
2. Switch on the Brother printer
3. Press the “Menu” button on the printer’s control panel
4. Select the network by pressing the Up or Down arrow key and press OK
5. Now select the WLAN by pressing the Up or Down arrow key and press OK
6. Press the Up or Down arrow key and select the printer Setup Wizard
7. Press OK
8. Select yes when “WLAN Enable” appears. This will enable the wireless network
9. Once the wireless setup wizard starts, your Brother Printer will search for your wireless network and display a list of available SSIDs.
10. Now press the Up or Down arrow keys to select the SSID you noted earlier
11. Press OK
12. Now, perform either one of these:

• If using an authentication and encryption method that requires the Network Key (Password) – Enter the Network Key and press OK to apply the settings
• If your authentication method is Open System and your encryption mode is None – Go to the next step

13. Your Brother Printer will now try to connect the wireless network.

Why is my brother printer offline?

If you are getting an Offline message while printing from the Brother printer, it means the brother printer is facing a connectivity issue with the wireless network.
In some cases, if you have installed third-party software on the computer that will conflict with the brother printer drivers, and Brother printer goes offline.

Reasons for Brother Printer Going Offline :

Sometimes this happens when you are trying to print an important document from a computer, but your brother printer calls it offline. So do not panic at the time as it may be a Windows 10 update or wireless connection problem with the router or more give blow.

1. WiFi Issues: Connectivity issues may also be the reason for the Brother printer to be offline. It may be possible that there may be some connectivity issues in the network. The connection may also be loose. So this Brother printer can cause offline problems.
2. Power Issues: A slight deviation in the power supply causes the printer to have offline issues.
3. Problems with Drivers: There may be some problems with drivers.
4. Job overload: Printer problems can also arise due to job overload.
5. Communication error: The computer cannot communicate with the printer.
6. Ink cartridge error: Ink cartridge brother printer may cause offline problem.

Why is my brother printer showing offline on Windows 10?

As you have seen, after every single update on Windows 10, the Brother printer goes offline. However, Windows 10 update or driver update is not the only reason to bring your printer to an offline state. The major factor behind the Brother printer showing offline messages in window 10 is the connection issue.

Make Sure that Brother printer is set as Default :-