How to Set Up Brother Printer on Windows?

To set up Brother printer on Windows is not a very hard task to do. The whole process will hardly take up to 8 to 10 minutes. But this simple task becomes daunting, sometimes when done incorrectly. The most convenient way to add a printer is via using a USB cable. You can easily install Brother printer to your windows system/laptop. 

Another option is adding wireless brother printer to your windows system. Sharing the same printer with your home network is also possible. Here in this article, you will get to know about how to easily do:

• Brother printer setup on Windows 10.
• Brother printer setup on Windows 8.
• Brother printer setup on Windows 7.

You better read this post till the end, if you wish to set up Brother printer on Windows like a pro. 

Brother Printer Driver Installation

Before we start explaining the process of installing a brother printer on windows, there is something you need to understand, and that is “printer driver. ” 

Printer driver installation is very much vital for any printer to work. Be it brother printer or any brand; printer driver installation is the first step when you take up printer setup job.

The happy news is Windows 8, and upper versions have built-in printer drivers. You need to simply install these drivers to set your printer ready to work. This built-in driver will support the basic functionality of your Brother printers.

There are two options to install the brother printer driver on your system. These are via:

• Connecting your Brother machine via USB connection
• Connecting your Brother machine via a network connection

Read a dedicated post on “How to Install Brother Printer Driver quickly.” 

Steps To Do Brother Printer Setup On Windows 10 

Now, when you are done with installing the required printer driver on your system, it’s high time to move forward. 

You are all good to set up your brother printer. Following check out the steps that you need to undertake.  

• First of all, take a USB cable and connect your printer with the system.
• Make sure your printer is turned on.
• Go to the start menu and then “Setting App” on your system.
• Open Devices menu.
• Select “Add Printer or scanners.” 
• A list of available printers will show up. 
• Click on your printer name to select it. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
• In case the list doesn’t reflect your printer name then click on “The printer that I want isn’t listed” link. 
• A new window will pop up asking you consent to “add the printer by other option.” 
• Select to Add a printer using a “TCP/IP address or hostname” option; click “Next.”
• In the Hostname or IP address field, type the correct IP address of your Brother machine.
• Tick the “Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use” option: click “Next.”
• The next window will ask for adding printer driver: select “Brother” under the manufacturer the list. Then select your brother printer model number and name showing adjacent to it; click “Next.”
• Click “Finish” to complete the setup.

IMPORTANT: If you didn’t find your correct printer name in the “Add Printer” windows; then click the “Update Windows” option. 

This will update the available printer list, and then you can choose your attached brother printer. 

Steps To Do Brother Printer Setup On Windows 7 & 8

• At the first, you have to open the “Control Panel”.
• You will see the “Hardware And Sound” option on the screen, kindly click on that.
• Go to the “Devices And Printers” and select ” Add a printer”.
• Now, enter the correct Model name.
• Then click on “Next”.
• In the manufacturer kindly select the “Brother”.
• Then at the right section on printers, you have to click on the “Model Name”.
• And then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

How to Setup Wireless Brother Printer on Windows?

Adding a wireless printer to your system is even more comfortable. The printers coming with the latest technology can auto-detect the network to get connected. However, make sure they need an internet connection to complete the setup job. 

So you need working wi-fi and good internet speed to set up your wireless brother printer on windows system. Do the following:

• Turn on your system and the printer. 
• On your printer go to Settings> Setup > Wireless LAN Settings.
• A list of available Wi-Fi network will be displayed. 
• Choose your network by clicking on your network’s SSID.
• Enter the correct password; click finish.

It will take a few seconds to get a confirmation message about your printer being installed in your system. To cross-check go to Devices>”Printer & scanner”s in your system and see if the printer is showing online there. 

At The End

The wireless printers are in high demand as they make you get rid of the clutter of wires. Moreover, these come with many advanced functionalities.

Once set up correctly; your brother printer will go a long way to print millions of pages for you. You may face some timely errors like Brother Printer offline, Brother Printer Paper Jam, etc. To handle all these issues, you can contact with Printer Offline Tech.

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