MFC-J497DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Set up a Brother machine and your mobile device on a wireless network

You can use a wireless router or access point to connect your Brother machine to your mobile device.
 

AccessPoint


Do you have a wireless router or access point?

 No, I do not have a wireless router or access point.No, I do not have a wireless router or access point.

Yes, I have a wireless router or  access point.

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1. Connect your Brother machine to your mobile device without using a wireless router

You can set up a wireless network connection between your machine and a mobile device without using a wireless router or access point.

Wireless Connection

 

Follow the steps below to set up a Brother machine on a wireless network without a wireless router or access point.

 

1.1 Set up your Brother machine

 

  1. Press Menu or Settings.
  2. Press the Up or Down arrow key to select the following:
    1. Select Network. Press OK.
    2. Select Wi-Fi Direct. Press OK.
    3. Select Group Owner. Press OK.
    4. Select On. Press OK.
    5. Select Manual. Press OK.
  3. When Wi-Fi Direct On? appears, select On. (This step might be skipped in some models.)
  4. The machine will display the SSID name and Password for a few minites.

    Write down the SSID name and Password. You will need this information later.

 

1.2 Set up your mobile device

 

When you have finished setting up your Brother machine, follow the instructions below:

Android™ Apple iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
  1. Tap the Settings icon.
Settings Settings
  1. Tap Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
  1. If your Wi-Fi is turned off, turn it on.
turn on turn on
  1. Find the Network Name (SSID) you wrote down earlier, and then tap it.Find the Network Name (SSID) you wrote down earlier, and then tap it. 
SSID SSID
  1. Enter the Network Key (Password) you wrote down earlier, and then tap CONNECT.
  1. Enter the Network Key (Password) you wrote down earlier, and then tap Join.Enter the Network Key (Password) you wrote down earlier, and then tap Join. 
CONNECT Join
  1. The wireless connection setup is complete if Connected appears under the Network Name (SSID) you selected.
  1. The wireless connection setup is complete if a check mark appears next to the Network Name (SSID) you selected.
Connected check mark
  1. Download Brother iPrint&Scan for Android devices for free from Google Play™.Download Brother iPrint&Scan for Android devices for free from Google Play™. 
  1. Download Brother iPrint&Scan for iOS supported devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch for free from the App Store.

 

 

2. Connect your Brother machine to your mobile device using a wireless router

Wireless Router

To set up your Brother machine on a wireless network with a wireless router or access point, follow the steps below.

 

2.1 Before you set up your connection

 

Write down the Network Name (SSID) and Network Key (Password) of your wireless router or access point. You will need this information later.

 

Write down SSID

 

After checking the network information of your wireless router or access point, go to the next step.

 

2.2 Set up the Brother machine

 

  1. Press Menu or Settings.
  2. Press the Up or Down arrow key to select the following:
    1. Select Network. Press OK. (This step might be skipped in some models.)
    2. Select WLAN. Press OK.
    3. Select Setup Wizard. Press OK.
  3. When Enable WLAN? or WLAN Enable? appears, enable the wireless network. The wireless setup starts.
  4. The machine will search for your wireless network and display a list of available SSIDs. Select the SSID you wrote down earlier. Press OK.
  5. Enter the Password you wrote down earlier.
  6. Press OK.
  7. Select Yes to apply your settings.
  8. The machine tries to connect to the device you have selected.
     
    If your mobile device connected successfully If the connection failed

    The machine's LCD displays Connected.

    The machine will print a wireless connection report. Check the error code on the printed report.

     

    Connection Failed

     

    For more information about error codes and solutions, click here For more information about error codes and solutions, click…

     

2.3 Set up your mobile device

 

When finished configuring your Brother machine, do one of the following to configure your mobile device:

 

Android™ Apple iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
  1. Tap the Settings icon.
Settings Settings
  1. Tap Wi-Fi.Tap Wi-Fi. 
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
  1. If your Wi-Fi is turned off, turn it on.
turn on turn on
  1. Find the Network Name (SSID) you wrote down earlier, and then tap it.
router name router name
  1. Enter the Network Key (Password) you wrote down earlier, and then tap CONNECT.
  1. Enter the Network Key (Password) you wrote down earlier, and then tap Join.
CONNECT Join
  1. The wireless connection setup is complete if Connected appears under the Network Name (SSID) name you selected.
  1. The wireless connection setup is complete if a check mark appears next to the Network Name (SSID) name you selected.
Connected check mark
  1. Download Brother iPrint&Scan for Android devices for free from Google Play™.
  1. Download Brother iPrint&Scan for iOS device for free from the App Store.

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