Steps To Fix Brother mfc-j475dw wireless printer setup-
Use WLAN to Connect Brother Printer to Wifi
Wondering how to Connect Brother mfc-j475dw wireless printer setup? No worries, it does not take much effort. All you need to do is perform a few simple steps to accomplish the task.
- Examine the side or base of the access point or wireless router.
- Now, go through the documentation thoroughly. You will likely find the requisite information linked to the network name and password key on the backside of the access point and wireless router.
- The next thing you need to do is set up your Brother printer. For this, locate the power cord and connect it to your Brother printer machine. Next, connect it to an electronic socket to power it on.
- Tap the menu button on the control panel of the machine.
- Next, choose the network using the up and down keys again.
- Press the navigation keys (arrow keys) to choose WLAN and then press OK.
- Now select setup wizard by tapping the up and down (arrow keys) and hit OK upon the completion of this step.
- On the next screen, you will see a prompt to enable WLAN. Select yes to start the WLAN wireless setup wizard.
- You will see a list of the available networks that are within the range of your machine. Use the up and down (arrow keys) to choose your preferred network on the list. Once you have chosen your preferred network, click OK.
- Next, you need to perform an action, depending on the type of authentication method which you have set up. You may either set up an open system authentication method or the one which necessitates a network key. If you happen to have set up the authentication method which necessitates a network key to unlock the profile, enter the key and press OK and then click Yes to allow the changes to take place. If the authentication method set up by you is an open system, then proceed to the next step.
- The machine will begin the process of connecting to your chosen wireless network. If the machine connects successfully to the chosen wireless network, a message indicating the same will appear on the screen. Also, you will see a message “brother printer not connecting to wifi “ corresponding to the failure of the process to your selected WiFi wireless network.
Solution 2
Use Printer Drivers to Connect Brother mfc-j475dw wireless printer setupYou can easily Connect Brother mfc-j475dw wireless printer setup via installing drivers and Softwares. For that, simply follow the instructions below:
- First, Access your system with administrator credentials. Abort all the programs running in the system background before you initiate the driver installation.
- Disable your antivirus till your software setup is in progress and you can enable it after installation.
- You must have got a CD with your Brother Printer instruction documents.
- Use the CD and initiate the setup procedure.
- When your system initiates the setup process, it will ask you to choose the nearby Brother Printer that you want to connect with the network. It also gives you the choice to choose your preferred language.
- A window will appear on your screen with the various installation processes.
- We recommend Pro-suite as it provides a full Drive & software package. It includes both wireless and wired network options for you.
- After selecting the suite, click on the Next button.
- Now, choose the wireless network to which you want to connect your Brother Printer and Select Next.
- If any antivirus window appears on your system screen, It will provide two options:
- You can alter the antivirus port and initiate network connection to continue the installation of setup.
- You can continue without altering the port
- Select the first option and continue the procedure.
- Set the antivirus port or user datagram protocol port (UDP) to 54925. If the port doesn’t work properly and shows an error, then enter UDP as 137.
- The last step is to read the instructions & follow the on-screen prompts.
- Keep clicking on the Next button till the setup completes.
- After the setup completes, your brother printer will be successfully connected.
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