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Connect the Printer to a Computer Using a Wi-Fi Router/Access Point (Infrastructure Mode)

Related Models:PJ‑883
Infrastructure Mode allows you to connect the printer to a computer or mobile device via a Wi-Fi router/access point.
Before You Begin

Configure the printer's Wi-Fi settings to communicate with your Wi-Fi router/access point. After the printer is configured, the computers and mobile devices on your network will have access to the printer.

  • Before connecting the printer to your network, contact your system administrator to confirm your Wi-Fi network settings.
  • To reconfigure the Wi-Fi settings, or if the status of the printer's Wi-Fi connection is unknown, reset the printer's Wi-Fi settings.
    1. Turn off the printer.
    2. Press and hold the Feed button image and the Power button image for about two seconds.
    3. While holding down the Feed button image, press the Power button image two times, and then release the Feed button image.

      The Power indicator starts flashing in orange image.

    4. Press the Feed button image twice.
  • To achieve the best results with normal everyday printing, use the printer as close to the Wi-Fi router/access point as possible with minimal obstructions. Large objects and walls between the two devices, as well as interference from other electronic devices, can affect the transfer speed of print data.

Connect the Printer to Your Wi-Fi Router/Access Point
  1. Write down the SSID (Network Name) and Password (Network Key) of your Wi-Fi router/access point.
  2. Connect the printer and computer using a USB cable.
  3. Press the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi button image on your printer to turn the Wi-Fi function on.
    • Make sure the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi indicator image starts flashing in green image or cyan image once every three seconds.
    • If the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi indicator image is flashing in blue image, press and hold the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi button image for about three seconds. The flashing color changes each time you press and hold the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi button image.
  4. Configure the Infrastructure Mode settings of the printer.
    • Using a Windows computer:
      1. Start the Printer Setting Tool on your computer, and click the Communication Settings button.
      2. Click the General tab, and in the Selected Interface section, select Infrastructure.
      3. Click the Wireless LAN tab, and in the Wireless Settings section, go to Communication Mode and select Infrastructure.
      4. Click the Wireless LAN tab and select Wireless Settings. Type the SSID that you wrote down, or click Search and select the SSID from the list that appears.
      5. In the Password field, type Passphrase.
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        The required information depends on the authentication method and encryption mode; enter only the information relevant to your network environment.
      6. Click Apply.
    • Using a Mac computer:
      1. Start the Wireless Device Setup Wizard included in the Printer Driver Package, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
      2. If you have not downloaded the Printer Driver Package, go to your model's Downloads page on the Brother support website at support.brother.com to download the package. Double-click the downloaded file. The Wireless Device Setup Wizard can be found in the Utilities folder.
When the connection between the printer and your Wi-Fi router/access point is established, the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi indicator image lights in green image or cyan image. Computers and mobile devices that are on the same network as the printer will have access to the printer.
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To change any other network settings, use the Printer Setting Tool.
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