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I have a Brother HL 2170W printer that is capable of Wireless printing. Having problems getting it set up. Not sure what I am doing and there seems to be too many options. Is there an easy way to set it up to work with my Mac book Air..
MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
It only took me 6 years to finally get it running on both Mac OS X Sierra and Win10 wirelessly! I used to connect it with Ethernet cable to the router.
FORGET about what Brother has to offer regarding setup, they are making it unnecessary difficult.
1. First use your Ethernet connection (Printer with Router), and mark down the IP address of the printer: 192.XXX.XX.XX
2. Use any browser, type the IP in the search bar, hit return.
3. You will be at the Printer Web setup page, which will let you make changes: SSID, WAP2 password, etc.
You will need admin access to change settings: User: admin Password: access (also can be found in " Help ")
Best to download and install the BRM light admin tool to find the new IP when connect wirelessly for future changes.
The Mac will automatically find the printer and driver.
Good luck.
It only took me 6 years to finally get it running on both Mac OS X Sierra and Win10 wirelessly! I used to connect it with Ethernet cable to the router.
FORGET about what Brother has to offer regarding setup, they are making it unnecessary difficult.
1. First use your Ethernet connection (Printer with Router), and mark down the IP address of the printer: 192.XXX.XX.XX
2. Use any browser, type the IP in the search bar, hit return.
3. You will be at the Printer Web setup page, which will let you make changes: SSID, WAP2 password, etc.
You will need admin access to change settings: User: admin Password: access (also can be found in " Help ")
Best to download and install the BRM light admin tool to find the new IP when connect wirelessly for future changes.
The Mac will automatically find the printer and driver.
Good luck.
set up a Brother HL2170W to print wireless to Mac book Air
