For printers that aren t connecting channels 1 6 and 11 usually work best instead of the default auto channel selection.
Brother printer wifi not connecting.
Confirm that the printer is turned off.
Get back to your computer.
While holding down the feed button press the power button three times and then release the feed button.
Resolving printer connection issues.
To configure the wi fi settings again or if the status of the wi fi connection for your printer is not clear reset the wi fi settings of the printer.
You have completed wireless setup on your brother machine.
Click here to here to set up the wireless connection.
If you are having issues connecting to your dell laser printer please follow the appropriate guide below in sections 2 5.
The power indicator starts flashing in orange.
The wifi button will light up when connected.
Turn your brother machine on.
Open the printer properties.
Press and hold the wifi button on your machine for about 2 seconds until the light begins to blink.
Brother printers cannot connect to 5ghz wifi but if you ask your internet provider they can split the combined network into two separate networks a 2 4ghz one and a 5ghz one then connect your printer to the 2 4ghz.
Press menu button on the machine s control panel.
To use the network scanning feature you need to configure your brother machine in the peer to peer network environment.
Check your brother machine is available to print.
Check if your router is in the 2 4ghz frequency band which most wireless printers easily connect to compared to connecting to the 5ghz only mode.
If you have a wlan access point router supporting wps wi fi protected setup or aoss airstation one touch secure system you can easily connect your brother machine to your wireless network.
Configuring the brother machine for a wireless network using wi fi protected setup or aoss.
Connect the power cord to your brother machine and then connect it to an electrical socket.
A printer can connect to a network on either an ethernet or wi fi local area network lan or you can connect it directly via usb to a computer on the network.
Press the up or down arrow key to select network and press ok.
There are three main ways of connecting your dell laser printer to your pc or network.
Press the up or down arrow key to select wlan and press ok.
To set up your brother machine on a wireless network.
2 1 make sure your computer is connected to the wireless network.
If you ve recently switched from 2 4ghz to 5ghz wifi this is the problem.
To test the connection you can try the following.
If you replaced your wireless router or access point or changed its settings reconnect your brother machine to the new wireless router or access point.