Why does my Brother printer say offline when it is on?

Why does my Brother printer say offline when it is on?

Your Brother printer can be “Offline” if it is not set as the default printer on your computer. You can make your printer the default in your computer’s “Devices” section. If it is not listed as a device in the devices section, you must re-install the printer driver from a CD-ROM or Brother’s website.

How do I get a Brother printer online from offline status?

And last, go to ‘printer’ in the menu window and tap ‘use printer offline’ and automatically this action will reconnect the printer ‘online’ from the ‘offline’ status. The process is really simple as it will turn a brother printer offline to active status, so printing jobs perhaps in a queue can continue.

How do I fix my Brother printer when it says offline?

How to fix brother printer offline?

1. Turn On the Brother Printer.
2. On Windows 10 Go to Settings > Devices > Printers & scanners.
3. Then select your Brother printer > Open queue.
4. Under Brother Printer, make sure that “Use Printer Offline” is not selected.

Why is my Brother printer not connecting to the Internet?

First of all power off the Brother printer and router for minimum one minute and then power on it back. Then turn off the Wi-Fi on your Brother printer and then again turn it on. Now try to connect your Brother printer to the WiFi now. Try to connect your Brother printer to the Wifi using WPS method.

How do I reconnect my Brother printer to WIFI?

To set up your Brother machine on a wireless network:

1. Connect the power cord to your Brother machine and then connect it to an electrical socket.
2. Press Menu button on the machine’s control panel.
3. Press the Up or Down arrow key to select Network and press OK.
4. Press the Up or Down arrow key to select WLAN and press OK.

How do I connect my Brother MFC J497DW printer to WIFI?

Brother Mfc-J497dw Cloud Print Setup

1. Power on your router and check if it has an active internet connection.
2. Note the network name and password of the router.
3. On the control panel of the Brother MFC-J497DW setup printer, tap the Wi-Fi button.
4. Select Setup Wizard –> OK.
5. Enable the WLAN option.

How do I reconnect my printer to offline?

Try following these steps to get your printer back online.

1. Check to make sure the printer is turned on and connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
2. Run a printer power cycle.
3. Set your printer as the default printer.
4. Clear the print queue.
5. Reset the service that manages the printing queue.