Running Windows 10
Linksys Tri-Band EA9200 wireless router
Brother MCF-J475DW printer
Trying to set the printer up to work wirelessly. I had previously had the printer working successfully with our old router, but noticed I'd have to reconnect to the network every time we reset the router (we had common issues with internet dropping out, it was a crap router). I went in and played with some port settings and had it fixed on the old router so that I didn't have to do this anymore.
Fast forward to now. We have this nice new router, and I can apparently connect from my printer to the router just fine. I've done this multiple ways (WPS pin code, WPS button, manual password entry), and it prints out a confirmation page saying I'm connected.
But the router settings page does not list the printer as a connected device. And I'm hitting a frustrating wall where the printer is not picked up when I search for new printers in the control panel. It is not picked up under the automatic search for network printers.
Nor is it listed when I attempt to run the full software/driver download from Brother for my printer model.
Things I shouldn't have done that may have mucked up the process:
1) Deleted the previous Brother printer which previously worked under my Devices and Printers in the Control Panel (it was not listed as connected and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. Figured I could just search for and reinstall the printer again)
2) Connected over and over again to the wifi through the printer via multiple methods.
Any ideas on where to start? I'm going to buy a USB A to B cable to just subvert the whole issue, but I'd like to get wireless working again if possible.
Also, running only Windows Defender/MalwareBytes as security. Disabled both of their real-time protections to test, made no difference.
Linksys Tri-Band EA9200 wireless router
Brother MCF-J475DW printer
Trying to set the printer up to work wirelessly. I had previously had the printer working successfully with our old router, but noticed I'd have to reconnect to the network every time we reset the router (we had common issues with internet dropping out, it was a crap router). I went in and played with some port settings and had it fixed on the old router so that I didn't have to do this anymore.
Fast forward to now. We have this nice new router, and I can apparently connect from my printer to the router just fine. I've done this multiple ways (WPS pin code, WPS button, manual password entry), and it prints out a confirmation page saying I'm connected.
But the router settings page does not list the printer as a connected device. And I'm hitting a frustrating wall where the printer is not picked up when I search for new printers in the control panel. It is not picked up under the automatic search for network printers.
Nor is it listed when I attempt to run the full software/driver download from Brother for my printer model.
Things I shouldn't have done that may have mucked up the process:
1) Deleted the previous Brother printer which previously worked under my Devices and Printers in the Control Panel (it was not listed as connected and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. Figured I could just search for and reinstall the printer again)
2) Connected over and over again to the wifi through the printer via multiple methods.
Any ideas on where to start? I'm going to buy a USB A to B cable to just subvert the whole issue, but I'd like to get wireless working again if possible.
Also, running only Windows Defender/MalwareBytes as security. Disabled both of their real-time protections to test, made no difference.
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