
Troubleshooting
The Brother printer cannot print over the network.
The Brother printer is not found on the network even after successful installation. (continued)
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Did your previous printing | wired/ | If the failed printing job is still in your computer’s print queue, delete it. |
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job fail? | wireless | |
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| Cancel All Documents in the Printer menu: |
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| Start and then Printers and Faxes. |
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| , Control Panel, Hardware and Sound and then Printers. |
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Are you connecting the | wireless | Print the Printer settings. (For how to print, see Printing the Printer Set- |
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Brother printer to the |
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network wirelessly? |
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I have checked and tried all | wired/ | Uninstall the |
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the above, however the | wireless |
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Brother printer does not |
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print. Is there anything else I |
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can do? |
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I'm using security software. |
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Did you choose to accept | wired/ | If you did not choose to accept the security alert dialog, the firewall function |
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the security alert dialog | wireless | of your security software may be rejecting access. Some security software |
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during the standard |
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installation or BRAdmin |
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Light installation or when |
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using the printing features? |
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I want to know the | wired/ | The following port numbers are used for Brother network features: |
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necessary port number for | wireless | BRAdmin Light i Port number 161 / Protocol UDP |
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the security software |
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settings. |
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| software or ask the manufacturer. |
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