I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 TLS 64bit and my printer is a DCP-L2520DW and it isn't connected to my laptop directly. Note in addition: Some devices will come with a maintenance web-interface we can reach simply by browsing to the printer's IP. These drivers will likely also work with your printer's fax module by adding a BRFAX-printer for sending a fax from any application.

Some Brother all-in-one printers also have an inbuilt fax but the drivers will not be shown on the printer driver download page.Ĭhoose the general purpose Brother fax driver for any Brother fax model to download the LPR and CUPS wrapper drivers from their DEB package, e.g.: brmfcfaxcups-1.0.

Optionally choose to make it your default printer, and adjust the default properties (e.g.

Find uninstaller scripts in the download directory in case we need those later.įind your new printer in the System Settings > Printers.

enter IP address -> enter here the IP address of your printer noted above to enable network scanning.

ġ2: dnssd://Brother%20MFC-J5320DW._ipp._tcp.local/Ĭhoose to print an Ubuntu print test page with Y 12 in the example below) from a list of all devices found. Type in the number of your new printer's URI (e.g. Will you specify the Device URI? -> Say Y if your printer was installed in the network ( n for USB only).Missing dependencies will be installed from the repositories.Input model name -> type in the number of your printer (e.g.We will be asked to proceed, accept licenses and we will need to answer several questions, e.g.: Run the installer script in a terminal with sudo: sudo.

Gunzip linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1.gzĬhmod +x linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1 Unpack the downloaded file and give it executable permission cd ~/Downloads # or the path you had stored the download In case we have a locale different from English we may have to ignore a warning to then select Language > English>ĭownload the Driver Install Tool only (no need to download the other drivers as the installer tool will do that for you). Browse to Brother Support and search for your model number.Install the proprietary drivers from Brother Note down your printer's IP as we need it later. First set up your wireless connection on the printer display according to the quick setup manual.For presently supported devices Brother provide an install script that both, downloads and installs all drivers needed to set up a network printer very quickly.

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