Brother Printer Not Connecting To Wifi

Brother printer not connecting to WiFi is not just an issue of your WiFi but your printer might be the main culprit. There are settings and program glitches if not solved Brother printer wont connect to wifi. Brother printers are usually very good with connection. Rarely do Brother users get into such problems with their printers.it is a situation no printer user would want to get into. We have compiled a list of reasons behind the brother printer wifi not working. You will also find solutions below to tackle such issues in a swift manner. The solutions here are made very simple and point-to-point so that you can solve these issues on your own. In case you need any guidance, you can call Hey Printers. Just fill out the Contact Us form or call us directly and our printer experts will get back to you to solve all your brother printer-related queries

Reasons for Brother printer wifi not working

Here is a list of various reasons why Brother printer will connect to wifi

• Every device needs a break after use. If you have been using your printer for a prolonged period of time and have been connected to the wifi for that much time then the printer might need a break from printing.
• The distance between the printer and the WiFi router matters. Your Brother Printer might not be receiving a good signal due to which it is having a connectivity issue
• Printer drivers being the brain of your printer are the very most important software part of the printer. An outdated printer driver can be the reason behind Brother printer not connecting to wifi

How to solve Brother printer wifi not working

Brother printer wifi not working can be easily solved. Just follow this three-step guide and get back your printer to print all the documents and images you need without interruption.

Restart Power Cycle

• Disconnect the Brother printer from power and wait for a minute before turning it on
• Restart the WIFI router,
• When restarting the wifi router, allow it a 2-minute break
• You will also need to restart your computer. Restarting the printer sometimes immediately solves the issue of brother printer wifi not working

Update Brother Printer Driver

The next step is to update the printer driver.

The printer driver gets updated from time to time to remove any glitches the previous version might be experiencing or to eliminate bugs recorded in the previous version of drivers so it is recommended for all printer users to regularly check for printer updates to refrain from the issues of Brother printer not connecting to wifi.

Follow the steps below to update the Brother printer driver

1.  Visit the official website of Brother
2. On the top section of the website, you will see "Support and download”
3. Click on it to open the support page
4. On the page, look for your printer model number or search directly from the search box provided on the page
5. If you see your printer in the search results, click on it 
6. A new page with all the drivers and software for your printer will appear
7. Click on the driver to download it
8. After the driver download is complete, run the setup file and follow the instructions to install the update

Reset the network and Reconnect

Follow the below steps to reset the wifi settings

1. Go to the settings Menu of the Brother printer
2. Navigate to network settings
3. Click on "Reset Network Setting”

Your network settings will be reset.

After resetting the network setting, you will need to reconnect your printer to the wireless network

After the network resetting is complete, you will need to reconnect the Brother printer to the wireless network to solve the issue of Brother printer not connecting to WiFi 

To Reconnect to the Wireless network

1. Go to the settings of the Windows computer
2. Navigate to "Wireless Setup Wizard” and follow the instructions carefully to reconnect your printer to the wifi
3. In the last step, you will be prompted to enter the password
4. Enter the password and click on connect

Brother printer stuck on connecting WLAN

Brother Printer stuck on connecting WLAN can be caused because of WLAN mode not being enabled on the printer settings. Follow the steps below to enable the WLAN mode

• Open the Brother Printer software
• Select the "Menu” tab
• Navigate and Select "Network” settings
• Select "WLAN”
• Find "WLAN Enable”
• Switch it to "On”