Printer set up to Mac

How to connect brother printer to mac?

To connect your mac to a Brother printer, you’ll often need to add the printer to your system’s printer settings and will have to install the printer driver. Some specific steps depend on whether you’re using a wired or wireless connection and your macOS version.

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Printer’s power on and Network connection: You have to check first whether Brother printer is powered on and connected to the same network as your Macbook or Macbook Air (in case of wireless connection).

For wired connections, Ethernet cable should be securely plugged into both the printer and your laptop or router. 

Printer setting: Click on system setting on macOS or later version from Apple Menu, now select printer or scanner. For older version of macOS you need to go system preferences form menu and select print and fax, print and scan or printers and scanners .

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Now add printer after doing above trouble shoot, it will be next to the list of printers or within the printer and scanner setting. You have to choose brother printer from available list of printers.

Download and install brother printer driver:  Brother printer drivers are available or give the option after connection is done. If not then download brother printer drivers from official website. Search drivers with brother printer model number. Will get option to download it. Download and install brother printer drivers according to your model number. Model number can be found written on invoice in general or it is there on brother printer.

Test Brother printer now: Check whether printer has been added or not. If added, take the print out after giving the print command using an image, photo or any general document for file. Which must be there on your computer.

Additional information: Printer sometimes is not automatically detected. So, it can be done by manually by adding IP address.You may also have issues because of mac firewall security. Apple is highly concerned as far as security and privacy is concerned of its users.  

How to connect brother printer to iPhone?

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Connecting brother printer to apple iPhone you need mobile connect app in your iPhone and make sure that both brother printer and apple iPhone are on the same network.  

For older version you should have brother iPrint & Scan app your iPhone.

Step by step procedure to connect brother printer to iPhone:

Download & Install the app: Go the setting and select brother mobile connect app or iPrint & Scan app in app store.

Wi-Fi connect: Both brother printer and iPhone should be connected with same wifi network. If you face problem finding your brother printer ensure that printer’s wifi is on and discoverable. Some of the brother printer models have dedicated wifi set up button for activation. You may turn it on from there. And best way for older printer is to go through the manual for instructions.

Click on App: Now click on app and follow the prompts or instruction may be there to register your printer. Enter your printer model number or search it on the network.

 Print Command: Check whether it is connected or not. Once it is connected, select image, document or sheet from files and click on print from your iPhone.  Ensure to choose brother printer as output device.

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 How to connect brother printer to iPad?

Wi-Fi network is the first thing to check that both brother printer and iPad are connected to the same network. Choose any of the images or document from iPad, click on share icon and select print Brother printer should appear in the list if printer is Air-print enabled.  If brother printer is not Air-print compatible then you need download and install brother mobile connect app or iPrint&scan app from app storeor or USB connector is the option for you if your iPad

Step by step description:

Set up: Check compatibility of your brother printer with air-print support. Most of brother printers are compatible with it.

Most important part is, brother printer and iPhone should have same wifi network connectivity.

Open image, document or webpage to print by share icon. Click on share icon and tap print. Now your iPad will search for available printer. Select brother printer from printer’s list.

Tap print

Your print (image or document) should come out from brother printer.

Connect via Brother iPrint&Scan App: First step is to download and install Brother iPrint&Scan app from app store.

Again, ensure iPad and brother printer are connected with same network  

Open Iprint&Scan app, it will detect your brother printer. Select it.

Now give print command after choosing image or document by using iPrint&Scan app for print.

You will have a copy of your print if above method is used correctly.  

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How to connect brother print to iPad via USB cable? Better way to connect brother printer to an iPad, is an Airprint. If your printer doesn’t support airprint you need to install third party app which supports printer with USB.