To check if your wireless printer can connect to your internet do the following.
Brother wifi printer offline windows 7.
Access the printer diagnostics panel under settings on the lcd screen of your printer.
No more rebooting to make my pc see the wireless printer.
Press and hold the wi fi button on your printer for one second to turn the wi fi function on.
If use printer offline is greyed out click open as administrator.
Anyone can do the sequence easily by just following the simple instruction detailed herein.
Select the printer tab from the top menu.
And last go to printer in the menu window and tap use printer offline and automatically this action will reconnect the printer online from the offline status.
If use printer offline is gray out click open as administrator.
If it displays offline then you need to re connect your printer with your wifi.
If the printer status is offline windows 7 or later right click the icon for your brother machine see what s printing printer use printer offline removes the checkmark.
Right click your printer s icon.
Uncheck the use printer offline option.
Check to make sure the printer is turned on and connected to the same wi fi network as your pc.
Your solution worked unchecking that box was the answer for me.
If you do not have an lcd enabled printer then you can check via your pc control panel.
If the printer status is offline windows 7 or later right click the icon for your brother machine see what s printing printer use printer offline remove the checkmark.
The wi fi indicator starts flashing in blue once every three seconds.
Look for the connectivity or wi fi connection option.
Select start settings devices printers scanners.
The process is really simple as it will turn a brother printer offline to active status so printing jobs perhaps in a queue can continue.
Other devices such as iphone and ipad had no problems.
If the printer status is offline windows 7 or later right click the icon for your brother machine see what s printing printer use printer offline removes the checkmark.
If use printer offline is gray out click open as administrator.
Thank you so much waaza for solving my issue.
My wireless brother mfc printer continued to go offline periodically only with my windows 7 pc.
Click see what s printing.
Have you moved your printer to another room.
Verify that your printer is not in use printer offline mode.
Use your computer or mobile device to select the ssid of your printer direct pj 773 where is the last five digits of the product serial number and enter the password 773.
