AirPrint Guide

This User’s Guide applies to the following models:

HL-L2305W/L2315DW/L2340DW/L2360DN/L2360DW/L2361DN/

L2365DW/L2366DW/L2380DW

DCP-L2520DW/L2540DN/L2540DW/L2541DW/L2560DW

MFC-L2680W/L2685DW/L2700DN/L2700DW/L2701DW/L2703DW/

L2705DW/L2707DW/L2720DW/L2740DW

Version I

ENG

Definitions of notes

We use the following icon throughout this user’s guide:

NOTE

Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features.

Trademarks

Brother is a trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

Apple, AirPrint, Macintosh, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod touch, OS X and Safari are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

Wi-Fi Direct is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Each company whose software title is mentioned in this manual has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs.

Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and any other materials are all trademarks or registered trademarks of those respective companies.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Use of the Works with Apple badge means that an accessory has been designed to work specifically with the technology identified in the badge and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

Unless otherwise specified, the on-screen messages for OS X in this manual are from OS X v10.8.x.

On-screen messages on your computer may vary depending on your operating system.

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Table of Contents

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Introduction 1

Overview....................................................................................................................................................1

Hardware requirements .............................................................................................................................2

Supported operating systems..............................................................................................................2

Network settings ..................................................................................................................................2

Printing 5

Printing from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch ................................................................................................5

Printing using OS X Lion v10.7 or later......................................................................................................6

Sending Faxes (For MFC models) 7

Sending faxes using OS X v10.8 or later...................................................................................................7

Troubleshooting 8

If you are having difficulty with your machine ............................................................................................8

Enabling/Disabling AirPrint using Web Based Management (web browser) .............................................9

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Introduction

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Overview

AirPrint lets you wirelessly print photos, emails, web pages and documents from your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch without the need to install a driver.

Print request

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Printing



For MFC models:

AirPrint also lets you send faxes directly from your Macintosh computer without printing them (available for OS X v10.8 or later).

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1 Wired or wireless network

2 Telephone line

3 Your Brother machine

4 Recipient's machine

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Introduction

Hardware requirements

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Supported operating systems

AirPrint is compatible with iPad (all models), iPhone (3GS or later) and iPod touch (3rd generation or later) devices running the latest version of iOS. For more information, see Apple's website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356.

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Network settings

In order to use AirPrint, your mobile device must connect to the wireless network to which your Brother machine is connected. AirPrint supports wireless connections that use ad-hoc mode, infrastructure mode, or

Wi-Fi Direct™ (supported models only).

To configure your mobile device for a wireless network, refer to your mobile device’s user’s guide. A link to your mobile device’s user’s guide on Apple's website can be found by tapping in Safari.

To configure your Brother machine for a wireless network, see your Brother machine’s

Online User's Guide

on your model’s

Manuals

page on the Brother Solutions Center at http://support.brother.com/.

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Ad-hoc mode

Connect your mobile device to your Brother machine without a wireless access point/router.

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1

2

1 Mobile device

2 Wireless network machine (your Brother machine)

NOTE

If your device’s OS is iOS7, you must enable IPv6 for your Brother machine when using AirPrint in Ad-hoc mode.

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Introduction

Infrastructure mode

Connect your mobile device to your Brother machine through a wireless access point/router.

 When the Brother machine is connected to the wireless access point/router using the machine's wireless feature:

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2

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1 Mobile device

2 Wireless access point/router

3 Wireless network machine (your Brother machine)

 When the Brother machine is connected to the wireless access point/router using a network cable:

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2

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3

1 Mobile device

2 Wireless access point/router

3 Network cable

4 Wired or wireless network machine (your Brother machine)

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Introduction

Wi-Fi Direct network (supported models only)

Connect your mobile device to your Brother machine using Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi Direct allows you to configure a secured wireless network between your Brother machine and a mobile device without using an access point.

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1

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1 Mobile device

2 Your Brother machine

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Printing

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Printing from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

The procedure used to print may vary by application. Safari is used in the example below.

a

Make sure your Brother machine is turned on.

b

On your mobile device, use Safari to open the page that you want to print.

c

Tap .

d

Tap

Print

.

e

Make sure your Brother machine is selected.

If a different machine (or no printer) is selected, tap

Select Printer

.

A list of available machines will be displayed. Tap your machine.

f

Select the desired options, such as the number of pages to print or 2-sided printing (if supported by your machine).

g

Tap

Print

.

NOTE

• Paper size and paper type are specified depending on the iOS application.

• For Secure Function Lock feature supported models only:

Printing via AirPrint is possible even if Print for each user is restricted. To restrict printing via AirPrint, set the Secure Function Lock feature to Public Mode and then restrict Print for public. For more information, see your Brother machine's

Online User's Guide

on your model’s

Manuals

page on the Brother Solutions

Center at http://support.brother.com/.

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Printing

Printing using OS X Lion v10.7 or later

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NOTE

Before printing, add your Brother machine to your Macintosh computer's printer list.

1 Select

System Preferences

from the Apple Menu.

2 Click

Print & Scan

.

3 Click the

+

icon below the Printers pane on the left.

4 Click

Add Printer or Scanner

. The

Add

screen appears.

5 Select your Brother machine, and then select

AirPrint

from the

Use

pop-up menu.

6 Click

Add

.

The procedure used to print may vary by application. Safari is used in the example below.

a

Make sure your Brother machine is turned on.

b

On your Macintosh computer, use Safari to open the page that you want to print.

c

Choose

File

and click

Print

.

d

Make sure your Brother machine is selected.

If a different machine (or no printer) is selected, click the

Printer

drop-down list and choose your Brother machine.

e

Select the desired options, such as the number of pages to print and 2-sided printing (if supported by your machine).

f

Click

Print

.

NOTE

For Secure Function Lock feature supported models only:

Printing via AirPrint is possible even if Print for each user is restricted. To restrict printing via AirPrint, set the Secure Function Lock feature to Public Mode and then restrict Print for public users. For more information, see your Brother machine's

Online User's Guide

on your model’s

Manuals

page on the

Brother Solutions Center at http://support.brother.com/.

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Sending Faxes (For MFC models)

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Sending faxes using OS X v10.8 or later

NOTE

• Before sending a fax, add your Brother machine to your Macintosh computer's printer list.

1 Select

System Preferences

from the Apple Menu.

2 Click

Print & Scan

.

3 Click the

+

icon below the Printers pane on the left.

4 Click

Add Printer or Scanner

. The

Add

screen appears.

5 Select your Brother machine, and then select

AirPrint

from the

Use

pop-up menu.

6 Click

Add

.

• Make sure that your Brother machine is connected to the telephone line and works correctly.

• You can send only black and white fax documents using AirPrint.

The procedure used for sending faxes may vary by application. Apple TextEdit is used in the example below.

a

Make sure your Brother machine is turned on.

b

On your Macintosh computer, use Apple TextEdit to open the file that you want to send as a fax.

c

Click the

File

menu, and then select

Print

.

d

Click the

Printer

drop-down list, and then select

MFC-XXXX - Fax

(where XXXX is your model name).

e

Type the fax recipient information.

f

Click

Fax

.

NOTE

• Cover pages are not currently supported by OS X v10.8.

• For Secure Function Lock feature supported models only:

Printing via AirPrint is possible even if Print for each user is restricted. To restrict printing via AirPrint, set the Secure Function Lock feature to Public Mode and then restrict Print for public users. For more information, see your Brother machine's

Online User's Guide

on your model’s

Manuals

page on the

Brother Solutions Center at http://support.brother.com/.

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Troubleshooting

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This chapter explains how to resolve typical problems you may encounter when using AirPrint with your

Brother machine. If you are unable to resolve your problem after reading this chapter, visit your model’s

FAQ's & Troubleshooting

page on the Brother Solutions Center at http://support.brother.com/.

If you are having difficulty with your machine

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Difficulty

My Brother machine is not displayed in the printer list.

I cannot print.

I'm trying to print a multiple-page document from iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, but ONLY the first page is printing.

Suggestions

Make sure your Brother machine is turned on.

Confirm the network settings (see

Network settings

on page 2).

Move the mobile device closer to the wireless access point/router or to your Brother machine.

Make sure your Brother machine is turned on.

Confirm the network settings (see

Network settings

on page 2).

Make sure you are running the latest version of iOS.

Refer to the following Apple support article for more information about AirPrint: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356

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Troubleshooting

Enabling/Disabling AirPrint using Web Based Management

(web browser)

A standard web browser can be used to enable and disable the machine's AirPrint feature (it is enabled by default).

a

Confirm that the machine is connected to the same network as the computer.

b

Open the web browser on your computer.

c

Type “http://machine's IP address/” into your browser’s address bar (where “machine's IP address” is your machine’s IP address).

 For example: http://192.168.1.2/

NOTE

Your machine’s IP address is visible on its control panel under the

Network

menu. For more information, see your Brother machine's

Online User's Guide

on your model’s

Manuals

page on the Brother Solutions

Center at http://support.brother.com/.

d

If you have set a login password for Web Based Management, type the password in the

Login

box, and then click .

e

Click

Network

.

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A

f

Click

Protocol

in the left navigation bar.

g

To disable

AirPrint

, deselect the

AirPrint

check box.

To enable

AirPrint

, select the

AirPrint

check box.

h

Click

Submit

.

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Restart your Brother machine.

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