How do I install my printer on a wired network from a Windows PC?

Connecting the printer to your network and installing the driver

  1. You must be logged on to your computer with Administrator rights.
  2. Connect the network interface cable to the printer, and then connect it to a free port on your hub, switch, or router.
  3. Make sure the printer power switch is on.
  4. Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. Choose your printer model and the language.

    If the opening screen does not appear, use Windows Explorer to run the "start.exe" program from the root folder of the Brother CD-ROM.


  5. Click "Install Printer Driver" on the menu screen.
  6. Click "Network cable users".

    For Windows Vista, when the "User Account Control" screen appears, click "Continue".


  7. When the "License Agreement" window appears, click "Yes" if you agree to the License Agreement.
  8. Choose "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer", and then click "Next".
  9. Choose "Search the network for devices" and choose from a list of discovered devices (Recommended). Or enter your printer's IP address or its node name. Click "Next".

    You can find your printer's IP address and the node name by printing out the Printer Settings Page (Press the GO button 3 times).


  10. Choose your printer, and then click "Next".
  11. Click "Finish".

The latest printer driver is available on the Downloads section of Brother Solutions Center. Follow the installation instruction shown before downloading and install it.

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