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How to Change a Printer from Offline to Online in Brother


Once you have added either a USB or networked printer to your PC or Mac computer, you can begin sending documents to print. However, on occasion, a print command will create an error on the printer and take it offline, which will prevent all future jobs from printing. To resolve this issue, you will need to change your printer settings from offline to online. \

Instructions

1.     PC Instructions

Open the Start menu and click on the "Devices and Printers" icon. This will open a window with a list of the printers currently set up on your computer.

Double-click on the icon of the printer you want to change to online. The status of the printer will be shown as either "Printer: Ready" or "Printer: Offline."

Click on "Printer: Offline" and the Printer menu will appear. Click on "Printer" in the menu bar and uncheck "Use Printer Offline." This action will change the printer from offline to online.

2.     Mac Instructions

Open System Preferences by clicking on the icon in the Dock.

Go to the Print & Fax control panel under the Hardware category.

Select the printer you want to take online from the list on the left side of the screen. Then click on the "Open Print Queue" button.

Click on the "Resume Printer" button at the top of the queue window to change the printer from offline to online.

The error message "No Supported Devices Found" appears when I tap the Brother iPrint&Scan icon on my mobile device ( iPhone, iPod touch, iPad ).

Description:

This error message occurs when the Brother iPrint&Scan application is unable to detect your Brother machine. Please refer to the following steps to resolve this issue.

  1. Confirm the settings of your Apple mobile device.
  2. Confirm your Brother machine is connected to the network.
  3. Confirm the settings and connection of wireless access point/router.
  4. Steps 1 through 3 have been confirmed but have not resolved the problem.

  1. Confirm the settings of your Apple mobile device.
    • Is Airplane Mode setting OFF?
      When airplane mode is on, an airplane icon appears in the status bar at the top of the screen and no wireless connection (e.g. Wi-Fi) signals are emitted from your Apple mobile device. Therefore turn the airplane mode OFF.
    • Is Wi-Fi connection settings ON?
      The Brother iPrint&Scan application cannot be used on a cellular data network (4G/3G/E/LTE) connection. Your Apple mobile device must be connected to your wireless network. Therefore turn the Wi-Fi ON.

  1. Confirm your Brother machine is connected to the network.
    • Turn off your Brother machine. Wait a few seconds, then turn it on again.
      Wait at least three minutes for the machine to join the network. Then start the Brother iPrint&Scan application.
    • Is your Brother machine configured for a network?
      If your machine is directly connected to a PC with a USB cable, you need to join your machine to a wired or wireless network. For the details about how to connect your
    • Is your Brother machine connected to the same network the Apple mobile device is connected to?
      If your Brother machine is connected to a Wi-Fi network (SSID), confirm that the Apple mobile device and your Brother machine are connected to the same Wi-Fi network (SSID).
      Refer to the following steps to confirm the connection to the same Wi-Fi network (SSID).

      <Confirm the Brother machine network>
      1. Print the Network Configuration Report (List).  Network Configuration Report (List).

Hint


The Network Configuration Report lists the current network configuration including the network print server settings.

      1. Locate the network name "<NAME (SSID)>" (SSID: Service Set ID) on the Network Configuration Report (List). Your Brother machine is connected to this SSID name.

<Confirm the Apple mobile device network>

      1. Tap the settings icon and confirm the Wi-Fi setting is ON.
      2. Tap Wi-Fi and confirm that the SSID is the same name your Brother machine is connected to. If not, choose the SSID the Brother machine is connected to.
  1. Confirm the settings and connection of the wireless access point/router.
    • Are there multiple wireless access point/router between your Apple mobile device and Brother machine?
      If your Apple mobile device and Brother machine are connected to different wireless access points/routers, the Apple mobile device may not be able to find the Brother machine depending on the configuration of the wireless access point/router.

      <Wrong connection example>
    •       (A)  Internet
            (B)  Router
                                           (C)  Wireless access point/router (router function set ON)


      If the wireless access point/router is connected to the router, please refer to the following example to modify the connection.


      <Correct connection example1>

      Reconnect (wired or wireless) your Brother machine to the same access point/router the Apple mobile device is connected to.
        A)  Internet
        (B)  Router
        (C)  Wireless access point/router (router function set ON)


      <Correct connection example2>

      Turn OFF the access point/router's router function (e.g. DHCP), in which you are connected to.
      For details to turn off the router function, please refer to the access point/router's User's Guide.