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For people starting their Brother printer setup, visit support.brother.com to download & install the printer driver. Here, we have gathered the steps on how to set up your printer and download the printer driver appropriately. For different devices, you need to attempt methods accordingly. So, find your printer series and follow the instructions guided according to the required devices. You can check out support.brother.com to open the online manual for more details.
Instructions to Setup Brother Printer on Your Windows Device
Follow these directions to connect your Brother printer to a Windows device.
- Start with turning on your brother.com printer and required device.
- Next, you have to connect the Brother printer to the Wi-Fi network.
- Then, download the printer drivers using the URL brother.com.
- Complete the installation procedure of your printer driver.
- After that, click the Start button and choose the Control Panel
- Tap on the Device and Printer option to step ahead.
- Click on Add a Printer to add the Brother printer on the required device list.
- Finish the setup process and establish a connection between your printer and Windows device.
- In the end, restart your device to finalize the setup procedure via brother.com.
Instructions to Setup Brother Printer on Your Mac Device
Walk through the directions mentioned below and set up your printer on a Mac device.
- Start with switching on your Mac device.
- Then, download the printer driver via brother.com.
- Now, turn on the printer and establish the same wireless network connection as the Mac device.
- Next, you have to click on the Apple icon and open the Apple menu.
- Visit the System and Preferences
- After that, tap on the Printer & Scanner
- Next, click the “+” icon to proceed ahead.
- Select a Brother printer model name among the appeared list.
- Thereafter, you have to add the Brother printer to the device list.
- Then, you need to complete the setup process using brother.com between the printer and the device.
Instructions to Download Brother Printer Driver Through support.brother.com
Follow these instructions to download printer driver through the URL support.brother.com.
- Start with opening a browser on your Windows or Mac device.
- Click in the URL box and enter brother.com in the required space.
- After that, tap the Enter button on the keyboard.
- Press the Download button to proceed further.
- Enter your Brother printer model number on the field or search by product category.
- Now, select your Brother printer from the list.
- Next, you need to choose the Operating System Family & Version from the appeared list.
- Click on the OK or Search
- Tap on Show All options to open the available downloads.
- Click on the filename that you are required to download.
- Now, the user will get the installation procedure for the driver.
- After that, you need to click on Agree to the Eula and Download.
- Then, press the Save button to initiate the driver downloading process.
- Lastly, click the Close button.
Instructions to Install Brother Printer Driver Using support.brother.com
Follow these steps to install the Brother Printer Driver on your device.
- First, you need to download the printer driver file through Support.brother.com.
- Then, you are required to open the Downloads
- Next, find the downloaded printer driver file.
- After that, you must read and accept the license agreement.
- Thereafter, you need to click on the Yes
- Now, select a connection method and tap on the option Next.
- Perform the steps prompted on your screen to complete the connection setup.
- After that, select your Brother printer from the list and tap on the Next
- In the next step, the Brother printer installation process will start automatically. It might take up a few minutes.
- Tap on the Next button when a Complete Setup window appears.
- In the end, select the Software Update setting and click on the OK button.
FAQs
Why is My Brother Printer refusing to connect to the computer?
Here, the solution is to disconnect and reconnect the USB cable from both ends. You need to disconnect both your printer and the computer and reconnect. Here, you need to verify that your cable is connected to the USB port and the network port. If the issue persists further, it is due to the outdated printer driver. Update your printer driver via support.brother.com compatible with your printer series.
How do I connect my Brother printer to the Wi-Fi setup?
Follow the instructions below for connection setup via Wi-Fi.
- Start with connecting your computer to the wireless router/ access point.
- Then, connect your Brother printer to the same wireless router/ access point.
- Now, connect your printer and the desktop.