Brother Printer compatibility

JohnnyF · 01-26-2013, 07:50 PM

I have a wireless printer, a Brother MFC J825DW and would like to use it with my laptop running Ubuntu 12.04. I have a laser printer (an HP) which works, but the wireless printer would be an advantage. I am unsure where to start. I thought that the wireless signal would be detected by Ubuntu, but it hasn't. Any help re the steps I sould follow would be appreciated. Thanks. John

allend · 01-26-2013, 10:59 PM

My Brother MFC J825DW came with a CD. There are full instructions available in the "Network User's Guide" accessible from /document/userguide/<language>/top.pdf. It sounds like you will want to set up a 'Ad Hoc' mode connection. Consult your distribution documentation on setting up your computer's wireless connection in Ad Hoc mode.

yvesvanbelle · 02-01-2013, 03:20 AM

Hello JohnnyF, just use the Inst. Wizard. in the Menu, Network, WLAN and make a connection with your router. Next download and install the printer driver from the link below. Go to the printer configuration in Ubunut and change the port to a HP Socket port with the IP address of your MFC-J825DW.

Printer Driver:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com...tml#MFC-J825DW

Best regards,

Yves

JohnnyF · 02-01-2013, 03:34 PM

I'll give it a go as you suggest.Regards.