MFC-L8690CDW
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Enable the Brother machine's network interface.
Follow the steps below to enable or disable the Brother machine's network interface (wired LAN or wireless LAN).
A wired and a wireless network connection cannot be used at the same time. Enable the network connection type you want to use and then disable the other.
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Press
(Settings) or Menu. (This step might be skipped in some models.) - Press All Settings. (This step might be skipped in some models.)
- Press the Up or Down arrow to display Network. Press Network.
- Press the Up or Down arrow to display Wired LAN or WLAN.
- Press Wired LAN or WLAN.
- Press the Up or Down arrow to display Wired Enable or WLAN Enable.
- Press Wired Enable or WLAN Enable.
- Press On or Off.
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Press
(Home) or Stop/Exit.
(For wireless network users)
If you want to set up your Brother machine on a wireless network, see the following FAQ.
> Click here to see how to set up your Brother machine on a wireless network.
If your Brother machine still having an issue over the network feature, see the Related FAQs at the end of the page.
Related FAQs
- I'm trying to install the driver with network settings, but I cannot locate a network connected Brother machine and complete the driver installation. (For Windows)
- I can print but cannot scan via network. (For Windows)
- I can print but cannot scan via network. (For Mac)
- The printer status is Offline or Paused.
- "Offline" appears on the Status Monitor.
- My Brother machine could not be found over the network when I installed drivers on my computer.
- I cannot print using my Brother machine on a wireless network (Mac)
- I cannot print on a wireless (Wi-Fi) network (Windows)
- I cannot print using my Brother machine on a wired network. (Windows/macOS)
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