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Brother Hl 3170cdw How to Auto Duplex Printing

I recently purchased a Brother HL-3170CDW.  The first thing I wanted to do was join it to our wireless network but quickly I discovered that the Brother settings were a bit confusing (and I've set up hundreds of printers).  They have multiple different wireless setups, one called WiFi direct, which I didn't recognize and therefore it is hard to discern which you want.  WiFi Direct is actually for if you want anyone who walks up with a mobile phone to be able to connect directly to it (without having to join your network).  In WiFi Direct mode you can set it up with a password or unprotected.  This isn't the setup you want.  If you want to simply join this printer to your wireless network so you can see it from any computer on the network this is how you do it and here is some of the feedback I've received from my readers:

Thanks for this. I never managed to figure it out using Brother's instructions, and used the printer wired instead. I had no problems when I used your instructions: got it done first time in just a couple of minutes.  -Dick

Thank you. I've had this printer for a couple of years, and had tried to do this several times and failed. FINALLY have it set up. You ROCK! -Jennifer

How to Connect a Brother HL-3170CDW to Your Wireless Network

Hardware:

  • Brother HL-3170CDW Digital Color Printer with Wireless Networking and Duplex

Relevant Supplies:

Step 1: Press the down arrow until you get to "Network."

Network menu

Step 2: Press the "OK" button.

Step 3: Press the down arrow until you get to "WLAN"

WLAN menu

Step 4: Press the "OK" button.

Step 5: Press the down arrow until you get to "Setup Wizard"

Setup Wizard menu

Step 6: Press the "OK" button.

Step 7: It should say searching SSID at this point.

Wait for it to show the wireless networks in range.

Searching SSID

Step 8: For a brief second you'll see the screen say "Select SSID&Set" and then will show the list of wireless networks available.

Press the down arrow until you see the wireless network you want to join.

Select SSID&Set (sorry for the blur, it only appears for a brief second)

Step 9: Press the "OK" button once you have your wireless network name on the screen.

Step 10: Enter your wireless network password.

It is capital sensitive.  Use the up/down arrows to select the characters and press the "OK" button to select the character.

Note: If you press the up arrow you'll get to the capital letters first and if you use the down arrow you'll go to the lower case letters first.

Step 11: Once you have entered your password press "OK" again.

With the cursor flashing the square box, i.e. no letter.

Step 12: When the menu says "Apply Settings?" press "OK" again.

You are done.  The printer should automatically print a << WLAN report >> saying "Connection : OK" and then list the configuration of the network you joined and all the available networks in a list:

Brother HL-3170CDW WLAN report – Connection : OK

Get all your Brother HL-3170CDW supplies for a great price on amazon.com:

  • Brother HL-3170CDW Toner Cartridges Set (OEM) Black. Cyan. Magenta. Yellow
  • RPLMNT DRUM SET 4PC-MFC9130CW MFC9330CDW HL3140CW HL3170CDW (DR221CL)

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Brother Hl 3170cdw How to Auto Duplex Printing

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