Sleep on wifi Hi! I was looking at another wireless brother printer, and one of the biggest gripes about it was that it never really went to sleep if you had it setup as a printer on wifi, but it went into sleep mode fine if wired. Can anyone verify this one doesn't have any issues with sleeping on wifi?Thanks!! Sleep on wifi Hi! I was looking at another wireless brother printer, and one of the biggest gripes about it was that it never really went to sleep if you had it setup as a printer on wifi, but it... » Read More Sleep on wifi Hi! I was looking at another wireless brother printer, and one of the biggest gripes about it was that it never really went to sleep if you had it setup as a printer on wifi, but it went into sleep mode fine if wired. Can anyone verify this one doesn't have any issues with sleeping on wifi?Thanks!! « Show Less
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To add another voice, YES, "ThisWas" user is correct. This printer does support SLEEP MODE with Wifi on. I use it this way all the time. The only question is does it support "deep sleep" mode, and that it does not, in wifi mode. But understand, we are talking a very, very small difference in power drain between SLEEP and DEEP SLEEP. For instance, if you print ONE PAGE a year unneccessarily, you will use more power (in wattage) than the power difference between SLEEP and DEEP SLEEP for that entire year. So, I love the SLEEP MODE and it works well with wifi.
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The reason that you can't have the printer go to slepp when on wifi is that if it went to sleep it would turn off the wifi. With ethernet on the other hand ethernet can wake up the printer because the printer doesn't have to do anything but wait for a code, when the code is sent the printer wakes up, and waits for the printed item.
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It all sounds correct. Unit definitely sleeps on WiFi. Even with a year of heavy use this is the most trouble free unit I have ever owned. I have had 7 Konica Minoltas, 2 Brothers, 3 Epsons, a Dell and a Samsung. The KM's had the best quality output but had many problems and were expensive to keep running.
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I've set my HL-2280DW to sleep after 1 minute. Because I've set it up for wireless, it cannot go to "deep sleep" mode for the reason Stargatemaster96 cited. However, sleep mode (not "deep sleep") is supported with wireless. What's the difference? The manual says the printer uses an average of 445 watts when it's copying, 55 watts when it's on and ready to print or copy, 2.8 watts when it's sleeping with wireless on, and 1 watt when in "deep sleep" mode with wireless off.
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I do not agree that the wireless on this printer is a weak point. I have the printer upstairs and my wife and I have 2 laptops, 2 netbooks and 2 tablets downstairs and we have not had any problems printing via WiFi to the printer. If anybody has a problem with this printer, it has to do with the setup. All devices have their own little setup quirks. This is a great wireless printer. If you have WiFi on any device, it will work with this printer.
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I would advise you to return it. I went through the same thing. What I learned from an IT friend....I live in a townhouse complex, the wifi could not distinguish my wifi code due to so many other wifi subscribers near by. I do think he was correct in his evaluation. I gave the printer to my sibling. He lives in a home. No problem receiving a connection to his wifi subscriber. This meant no more off line nonsense. I hope that helps.
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Brother HL-2170W 23ppm Laser Printer with Wireless and Wired Network InterfacesI installed mine with a 14 foot cable, no problem. Are you hooking the printer up to the modem and putting in the WIRELESS NETWORK SETTING? i followed the instructions on page 22 of the Brother Quick Setup Guide. My operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium.
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I have a wireless router on my network and I can print over wi-fi from my Apple devices. I think that's only because the printer is connected by Ethernet to the router. The printer itself doesn't have a wi-fi receiver.
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Ditto to all of the above. I bought this device because it had the features I wanted and wireless connectivity. Every time I want to print I either have to reconnect to the wireless access point or move the printer closer to my PC so I can connect the USB cable. I'd just buy a longer cable but haven't gotten around to it. I'm afraid if I go look for a cable I'll end up buying a different printer.
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Re connecting to network. U can't really connect wirelessly. It was very easy after I used USB directly connected to pc. Once that step was completed, I used the WPS function on my router and on faceplate of printer to sync up. It all worked fine for me.
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Scott M. is correct. The printer does not have wireless capability. But if you have a router for a home network, connect the printer to a port on the router with an Ethernet cable. Then every device that can talk to the router can see and use the printer. In our house we have three laptops and an iPad all using the printer without difficulty.
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Cindy, you're advice is the only solution I found to connecting this printer wirelessly, thank you, we had used the printer hard wired for about a year, but wanted to move it across the room, and I couldn't find any mention of how to connect the printer, I had entered the password correctly but didn't realize that I needed to re-enter the access point name manually even though the printer already listed it as an option, this advice was a life saver Also, when switching from direct wired to wireless it's confusing on the computer, even after connecting the printer via the printer control panel, I was still getting an error message saying the printer was offline, and finally figured out that the printer listed in the control panel on the pc, was theoretically a separate printer, the "old" printer, the computer recognizing it as hard wired and seeing it added wirelessly as a new printer, now named in the control panel separately as "Canon MP560 WS" instead of "Canon MP560", but again Windows didn't automatically add the wirelessly connected printer, it had to be added, and looked to be the "old" printer you're advice was most helpful and the only place I saw it listed, no less, but even after clearing the hurdle of setting up the connection on the printer itself, I still had a ways to go
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No to "can the printer be connected to the network wirelessly." It has to be connected with an ethernet cable to your router.ie. printer---cable---router is how it is connected.Great printer though.
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this model is just buggy. I have one in our office, and I manage it (it's on my daily routine, even though it should maintain itself, it's a part-time job looking after it). It does work fine for weeks, then (for apparently no-reason) will become "unavailable" after a few minutes (even when people are printing...within 30 minutes). We've updated its firmware, and that seemed to work for a week, but the issue of it going offline always returns. not only can it not wake up from a deep sleep, it cannot stay awake longer than 15 minutes (*sometimes...which doesn't make any sense), and we're constantly having to hard-reset the printer just to keep it online. this model is just buggy. I have one in our office, and I manage it (it's on my daily routine, even though it should maintain itself, it's a part-time job looking after it). It does work fine for weeks, then (for apparently no-reason) will become "unavailable" after a few minutes (even when people are printing...within 30 minutes). We've updated its firmware, and that seemed to work for a week, but the issue of it going offline always returns. not only can it not wake up from a deep sleep, it cannot stay awake longer than 15 minutes (*sometimes...which doesn't make any... » Read More this model is just buggy. I have one in our office, and I manage it (it's on my daily routine, even though it should maintain itself, it's a part-time job looking after it). It does work fine for weeks, then (for apparently no-reason) will become "unavailable" after a few minutes (even when people are printing...within 30 minutes). We've updated its firmware, and that seemed to work for a week, but the issue of it going offline always returns. not only can it not wake up from a deep sleep, it cannot stay awake longer than 15 minutes (*sometimes...which doesn't make any sense), and we're constantly having to hard-reset the printer just to keep it online. « Show Less
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That has happened a couple of times for me, too, if I haven't used it in a few days. I think the printer occasionally loses its IP address on my home network. My easy solution is to unplug the printer, wait a few seconds, and then plug in the printer again. It then turns on, automatically finds its new IP address on the network, and prints great.
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I have the same problem with this, as does my friend who also bought one. After we each sent one back we just figured it was a flaw in the printer and we just deal with it. It is a good idea to shut it off when you shut down for the day. It seems to stay connected for several hours before it loses the connection. I keep mine off until I am going to need it and when I turn it on it works fine. Not ideal but it avoids the frustration
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I have the same Brother printer connected to my PC home network and can print wirelessly from iPhone, ipad, and laptop. When you go to the print section on the device it should ask to identify the printer you want to use. If your printer is turned on and connected to the home network, it should show up as an option. Just click on it and start printing.
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Sharon I envy you; I can't get mine to work wirelessly again, but to answer your questions, reinstall your printer at that time you will have the option to use the cable for printing and not set up the wireless option. I hope this helps.
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I'm having the same problem. I just rebooted it and used it for a while, browsing the embedded web server, then watched it go dead as soon as it entered sleep mode. I woke it up by tapping the touchscreen but it still doesn't reconnect. Its wireless status screen shows it connected with an IP address. Pinging that IP address gets no response. Very frustrating.UPDATE: Rebooting my Netgear N600 (Model WNDR3700) router seemed to fix the problem, even after the printer went back into sleep mode.
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Mary, Sorry for the late response. I looked at the other responses and there may be some confusion here. You asked about internet connections and the answers were mostly related to the actual printer connection. What follows are answers to both questions: 1) To use the printer, you do not need to be connected to the internet. The printer includes a CD with all of the software needed to operate the printer. Software updates would have to be accomplished via an internet connection however. 2) Connecting the printer to your computer can be accomplished via either a) USB (direct connection between computer and printer), b) wired network (through your network router or switch) or c) WiFi (through your wireless access point or wireless router.) One feature I liked on this printer is that is does have a wired network connection. Many printers have wireless built-in but no wired connection and I am not a fan of wireless. Hope this helps. Thanks, David