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Brother MFC 7820N over network w Netgear Router WRG614? How?

PS: Someone had recommended this on the forums.

Brother MFC 7820N over network w Netgear Router WRG614? How?

PS: Someone had recommended this on the forums.

Do you have a specific question we can answer with other than "read the manual" or "plug the printer into one of the routers switch ports"?

You can download the manual for the printer from the Brother website even if you don't have the printer yet. The router brand/type doesn't really matter.

MFCs all come with software. You typically just read the manual, setup the printer, plug it into a network port, plug in the printer, do some minor setup stuff (set up fax number, answer type, etc) on the printer, and then install the software on your computer.

-David

I went through the whole Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and even though it says everythings good it wont PRINT.

At this point my ROUTER is DHCP and so is the Printer.

Would someone recommend using a Static IP for the printer?

Do I need to open / activate certain ports / services in the NETGEAR router for this to work?

PS: I cant remember where but somewhere before the purchase I noticed that someone had mentioned that the SOP did not work and they had found a work around etc.

I always set the printer for static and then use that port in the print setup. To me that's way easier.

static IP is a good idea for printers.

If you are printing within your local area network (inside the firewall) then there shouldn't be anything you need to do to the router.

If you are running a software firewall, make sure you allow the printer application to access the network ports.

-David

I actually have a brother networked printer (similar to the OP's). I just set up a static ip in the printers on-device menu, 192.168.1.xxx (depending on the router you can also have a range of 192.168.0.xxx). If you are unsure of what to enter, do the following:

If you have a Windows based computer:
Press windows button + r, type in "cmd" without the quotes, this will get you a command prompt.
Enter "ipconfig" then under ethernet connection write down IP-adress and subnet mask.

Your computer will almost always have an IP in one of the above ranges, pick an IP that should be available (if you have 5 computers and your computers IP is .10 then you should pick .20) and enter this into the printer, also enter the same subnet mask as ipconfig returned.

If this fails, return here to receive further instructions. :)

I was the member who first suggested the MFC 7820N. I think I have the same router as you.

Off the top of my head I can't remember any exceptional problems in setting the device up. I would suggest calling Brother's technical support for assistance if the automatic configuration doesn't work.

Good luck!

Marc David Miller