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.
Brother printer wifi not connecting.
There are three main ways of connecting your dell laser printer to your pc or network.
To test the connection you can try the following.
The power indicator starts flashing in orange.
Click here to here to set up the wireless connection.
If you ve recently switched from 2 4ghz to 5ghz wifi this is the problem.
If you are having issues connecting to your dell laser printer please follow the appropriate guide below in sections 2 5.
Ok and click next.
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.
You have completed wireless setup on your brother machine.
Turn your brother machine on.
Check your brother machine is available to print.
For printers that aren t connecting channels 1 6 and 11 usually work best instead of the default auto channel selection.
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.
In a network shared environment the scanning feature works from a server pc but does not work from client pcs.
To set up your brother machine on a wireless network.
While holding down the feed button press the power button three times and then release the feed button.
The wifi button will light up when connected.
Press the up or down arrow key to select wlan and press ok.
2 1 make sure your computer is connected to the wireless network.
Resolving printer connection issues.
Connect the power cord to your brother machine and then connect it to an electrical socket.
Press and hold the wifi button on your machine for about 2 seconds until the light begins to blink.
Press the up or down arrow key to select network and press ok.
Configuring the brother machine for a wireless network using wi fi protected setup or aoss.
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.
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.
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.
Use a wifi channel that s least used by other local networks.
Confirm that the printer is turned off.
Press menu button on the machine s control panel.