Brother's HL2270 printer setup

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Brother's HL2270 printer setup

With help from the Support community, I got my HL2270DW printer working wireless a few months ago. I then got the same model Brother's printer working at my son's small business office where he has 3 or 4 computers using the wireless printer.

He just moved all of his equipment to another offive & is using another router. He cannot print since the move. I am going over to work the problem for him & wanted to better understand what to do first, since I have forgotten some of the details of how I set it up.

I assume the printer has a different IP address since the move. I will need to find the Printer IP & set up a new printer (add printer) on each computer to use the new IP address.

My question, is this the likely problem & the right way to procede? Is there another way to find the printer IP other than opening the Router in my browser? If I open Networks & do not find the printer on the network, will I have to go through the wireless configuration setup again?

Posted on Feb 3, 2013 8:54 AM

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Answer 1

edex67

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Feb 3, 2013 8:58 AM in response to Bob R

Firstly, the AirPort Extreme doesn't let you open a web GUI in your browser. You have to use AirPort Utility.

Secondly, you may be better factory resetting the HL-2270DW and setting it up, or using it's Ethernet port and temporarily plugging it into the router.

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John Galt

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Feb 3, 2013 9:33 AM in response to Bob R

Hi Bob, I saw your question in the other thread.

Using a different router will require that you delete your existing printers in System Preferences > Print & Scan, and add them again.

The printer's IP address may or may not have changed, depending on whether you specified a static IP address or not (respectively). To determine its present network settings,

http://www.brother-usa.com/ModelDocuments/Consumer/Quick%20Setup%20Guide/QSG_HL_ 2270DW_EN_2694.PDF

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Bob R Author

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Feb 3, 2013 11:07 AM in response to John Galt

Thanks again John. I plan to go work this tomorrow & hope the IP address is the only problem.

I guess that every time the printer or router gets turned off, or a power loss, the printer could have a different IP if it is not ststic. Was there a way to set it static when I set up the wireless?

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