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How to Reset my Brother Printer to Default Factory Setting?
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Wireless printing is a very convenient option to get your work done. Brother printers are one of the most trusted brand names for printers. They come with a wide range of settings options and features for smooth working and printing the document or material directly from your computer or mobile phones. In an office setup or any organization, where there is a use of multiple devices. Connecting wires and cables to different devices whenever you want to use them becomes a hassle. Wireless connections make your devices and hence your work a lot more organized. There are many issues which you can face with your printer. Although until there is back major hardware issues, it can be resolved through common troubleshooting method. Resetting your printer is one of them. Let’s have a look at the steps on how to reset Brother printer. Resetting a device brings it back to the original configuration and acts like a clean slate for the device which ensures it’s smooth working.
Steps for Brother Printer Factory Reset:
There are many small issues and bugs that can arise due to small errors like the printer displaying low ink cartridge level message or not able to print properly. Some of these issues can be resolved by resetting the printer. You can easily do so, by following the instructions on Brother Printer reset.
- Launch BRAdmin and select the printer to reset.
- Open the “control” menu and then select “network configuration”.
- Type in your password and click OK.
- You will see an option to “factory reset”.
- Click on that and the process is complete.
Since the settings are now back to original, you need to connect your printer to the the Wi-Fi.
How to connect Brother printer to Wi-Fi?
Most of the routers have a WPS pushbutton. It is there to sync a wireless printer. To connect the wireless printer using the WPS button, perform the following steps. First, you need to connect the printer to the Wi-Fi network and setup. Visit the official website of Brother printer and download the printer driver. Save the file in your computer. Press Windows key and R and run the command. The installation process would now take place. Open the folder with the name, ‘devices and printers’. You will see the option of ‘add printer’ button here. Click ok and follow the on screen instructions. Click on ok when the process is completed. Your brother printer Wi-Fi setup is now complete.
You have now established a successful connection Run a test print to check. If the test print is not successful and you see a message saying that the brother printer is offline and not responding. There is nothing to worry about. The obvious cause of brother printer saying its offline is because it is not set as the default printer on your computer. You can easily change the status of Brother printer offline to online. Under the devices section in your computer check, if it is listed as devices. You must re install the driver from the website. In case, you need to use the Brother Printer offline. Right click on the icon of Brother Printer machine. Then, see what’s printing and change it to online.
