How do you connect the printer to the mobile?

Connecting your printer to your smartphone takes only a few minutes; just follow steb by step the directions given by your printer’s parent company.

In this article we provide versatile directions that can be applied to different printer models.

First of all, it is necessary to consider that in order to connect the printer or MFP to Wi-Fi and then also print documents with the phone, it is often necessary to download the applications specified by the company.

For example, in the case of the Brother multifunction printer you need to download the Brother iPrint & Scan app to your mobile device.

You can download Brother iPrint & Scan from Google Play for free.

Quick procedure for connecting the printer to the cabinet

If we are shrewd enough in the use of technologies, here is the quick procedure for Android ™ and iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad):

– Detect and note the ISSD and Password of the printer;

– Tap the Settings icon.

– Tap Wi-Fi.

– If Wi-Fi is Off, turn it to On.

– Find the SSID noted above, and then tap on it.

Enter the network key (password) noted above, and then tap CONNECT.

Source: https://support.brother.com/ by Brother support

Connect the printer to the cabinet, detailed procedure

Once the SSID network has been identified, it is necessary to take note of it and perform the following steps:

• Configure the printer (in this case the Brother MFP, but the procedure is more or less the same for other brands as well);
• Press the MENU key by scrolling up and down to select the print network;
• Select one of the following: Wireless, Enable on Wireless or Enable WLAN;
• Press the YES key;
• The wireless Wi-Fi network setup and activation procedure will start, allowing the printer to be connected to the home or office Wi-Fi.

Connect the wireless device to the printer

Once you start the wireless network configuration procedure, the printer will display a list of available SSIDs; at this point you will need to enter the SSID noted earlier and the password, pressing OK.

Finally, press the YES button to apply the settings,

following, in essence, the printer wizard; Brother printers all have a monitor that guides the user through the configuration of the various steps. In some cases, there are skipping steps, automatically detected by the device based on the model.

In case the connection fails, the error code on the printed report should be checked.

Brother, for example, offers users troubleshooting with remote support, giving the ability to enter the error code and model à https://support.brother.com/g/b/countrytop.aspx?c=it&lang=it

How to configure the smartphone to connect to the printer

The following is the setup wizard for Android ™ and iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad) operating systems:

How to connect the Android™ operating system to the printer

Configuration for iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad)

Again go into Settings on the smartphone, select and enable Wi-Fi and the SSID noted earlier, enter the network key (password) and connect.

If you have reached this point, the wireless connection setup is complete; check to see if a check mark appears next to the SSID name you selected earlier.

How do you print with your smartphone?

First select Wi-Fi on the smartphone or Tablet and within the paired devices select the printer (you will see the name of the printer to select) and send the file.

It is then necessary to activate the WI fi printer item and select the network of choice, for example, if it is home wi-fi select it.

Once the printer is connected to the smartphone, it will be possible to make any printout by opening the file and selecting “print” on the document, usually located in the upper right corner.

Why won’t the printer connect to wi-fi?

If the printer is not detected by the network, printing errors may occur; some of the causes could be:

• The routers are far away;
• Drivers need to be restricted;

To solve in the immediate you can also use the Ethernet cable and try again print.

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