In today’s remote office life, a reliable and easy-to-go printer is everybody’s first choice. Brother printer has fully satisfied the demand and achieved popularity. Another feature that made it more popular among users is, it can be connected wirelessly.
But How To Connect Brother Mfc-L2700dw Printer To Wifi?
Don’t worry. This article will focus on connecting Brother Mfc-L2700dw Printer To Wifi.
How To Connect Your Brother Mfc-L2700dw Printer To Wifi- A Complete Guideline
Connect your Brother Mfc-L2700dw Printer To Wifi and get the best from it by following the below-mentioned steps-
STEP-1: Check For SSID And Password
This is the first and one of the most important steps to perform. Before you set your wifi settings, the following pieces of information that you need for further use is-
- Network name or SSID/ESSID
- Network key or Password/Security key/Encryption key
Now you may ask, how will I find this information or where will I? Well, you can find this information on the side or base of your wireless router. Or you can also look at the documents that are provided with your router.
But if you are still unable to find the information, then go for the following links-
After taking note of SSID and password, go to the next step of setting up a wireless network.
STEP-2: Download Printer Driver Software
Now it’s time for you to download the specific printer driver software for your printer and install it. Though you can perform this task after setting up the wifi network, it is better to do it earlier. For doing this step, you have to –
- Download the printer driver from Brother’s website.
- Before downloading choose your operating system correctly.
- Moreover, the Brother Mfc-L2700dw Printer package also includes a CD driver. So, you can use it from there too.
After you have fulfilled these two steps properly, now you are ready to set up your wireless network.
STEP-3: Set Up Wireless Network/ Wifi
You can connect your Brother Mfc-L2700dw in two different ways. For your better understanding, we have discussed both-
METHOD 1:
Set up your wireless network or wifi by doing the following –
STEP-1:Turn On Brother Mfc-L2700dw-First, you have to turn on your Brother machine. For this connect your machine with a power supply and switch it to the power button. The power button is placed at the top left corner of the printer’s control panel.
STEP-2:Open Menu- At first you have to open the menu for starting your setting.
STEP-3:Select The Followings-Now you have to find the options mentioned below one by one by pressing the up and down arrow keys. When you find them, select them by pressing ok from your control panel-
- Network
- WLAN
- Setup wizard
- WLAN enable
When you have found the WLAN enable the option, then select Yes to set it. This will enable the wireless wizard setup.
Point to be noted, may the WLAN Setup may not be the same in all printers.
STEP-4:Enter SSID-After setting yes, your machine will show you a list of network names or SSIDs and search for your network. So try to find the SSID that you have written at first and press ok.
STEP-5:Enter Password-Now it is time for you to enter your password. But remember-
If you are using an open system authentication method, then you don’t need to enter the password. Directly go to the next step. But if you are an encryption and authentication method user, then you have to enter the password, press ok and select yes for starting the application.
STEP-6:Verify-Now your machine will try to connect with the network. If your browser connected successfully with the browser, in the LCD you will see it connected. If not then it will show you the connection: XX.
But what if your printer is not connected to wifi after a few attempts? Well, it may happen. For this-
- Restart or reset your printer
- Keep your printer in wifi range
- Go for Wifi direct method
- Print WLAN report( printing method: settings>menu>WLAN report>start)
- Make sure your SSID and Password are correct.
METHOD 2: WIFI DIRECT METHOD
In this method, you don’t require any password. It is mainly done by WPS. in every router you will find a WPS button. To set up wifi in this way follow-
STEP-1:Turn On Wps-Turn on WPS BUTTON and hold it
STEP-2: Select These Options-Go to the menu and search WLAN. after that look for the setup wizard option and permit the WLAN network
STEP-3:Watch Over Toner Light-Now see whether the toner light is blinking or not. It means your printer is trying to connect with wifi. Wait for 2-3 minutes.
STEP-4:Watch Over Ready Led-Now wait for ready LEDs blinking. It will blink for 5 minutes. The blinking of Ready LEDs indicates that your printer is connected. If not, your printer failed to get connected.
Now only one more step to go!
STEP-4: Install Downloaded Printer Driver Software
Now for installing printer driver software properly on your computer, follow the steps-
- Choose the printer driver installer from the driver files and click it.
- After that connection type window will pop up. Select wireless network connection.
- Now set a unique name and pin. It’s optional but good for security.
- After that go to the network search window>search the network for devices. From there choose your devices.
- Lastly, restart your device and save the changes.
If you use an antivirus or any other security software then your installation can get blocked. So if needed, change your firewall port settings then continue to installation.
Now take a deep breath and congratulate yourself, as you have successfully connected your brother MFC-l2700dw printer to wifi.
Final Words
We hope this article on How To Connect Brother Mfc-L2700dw Printer To Wifi, will be a great help for connecting your printer to wifi.
Now several people within your network will be able to print without using any wire or cord. Well, That’s it for today. Have a great day!
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