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FNG
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Mar 16, 2016
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Printer won't connect

Unable to acess my Brother MFC-465CN printer (non-WiFi) on my network.  I have it connected via ethernrt cable as I've done in the past with other modem/routers. I have checked the cable and tried ot...
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    FNG
    Mar 19, 2016

    Thanks for the help netwrks. After many frustrating hours, I ended up stumbling upon the solution by just doing a Factory Reset on my printer. After that, the printer was "visible" to all our devices and we can now print via WiFi.

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netwrks
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Mar 16, 2016

You can give the printer a static IP address using the printer menu to input data. Printer Manual - Menu - Pge 141  - Network Page 145.

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FNG
Tutor
Mar 19, 2016

Thanks for the help netwrks. After many frustrating hours, I ended up stumbling upon the solution by just doing a Factory Reset on my printer. After that, the printer was "visible" to all our devices and we can now print via WiFi.