I have a Brother MFC-L-2710DW Printer and I have tried to AirPrint from my iPhone 13 and it just doesn’t work it did for a long time but just stopped working and it is really bugging me. I receive a message saying cannot locate printer. IHELP!

I have a Brother Wireless Printer which I cannot use AirPrint. The Printer is listed as acceptable to AirPrint from and this has worked for over a year from my IPhone all along and randomly stopped working since I updated my phone it seems can someone help VERY FRUSTRATED stopped working. I have an iPhone 13 PLEASE HELP it seems something is blocking the connection since it can’t locate the printer

Posted on Mar 13, 2023 05:42 AM

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Posted on Mar 13, 2023 04:25 PM

Hi,


The Brother MFC-L2710DW is listed in About AirPrint - Apple Support as a model supporting the AirPrint technology. This means that you should be able to use it with an iPhone without having to install separate apps, provided that the printer and the iPhone are connected to the same network (Wi-Fi router).


Since printing worked earlier, you may now want to try a full power-cycle sequence (do not forget the router): Power off the router, the printer, the iPhone, and all other devices/computers. Wait two to three minutes. Power on the router. Wait two to three minutes. Power on the printer. Wait a minute or two. Power on the iPhone. Finally, power on all other devices/computers.


Also, the MFC-L2710DW has Ethernet in addition to Wi-Fi (and USB). AirPrint works with wireless (Wi-Fi) or wired (Ethernet) network connections. So, you could wire the MFC-L2710DW to one of the LAN ports of the Wi-Fi router instead of using Wi-Fi for the printer. Ethernet is often more stable. The iPhone would still be wirelessly connected to the router.


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Mar 13, 2023 04:25 PM in response to Winterstinks-

Hi,


The Brother MFC-L2710DW is listed in About AirPrint - Apple Support as a model supporting the AirPrint technology. This means that you should be able to use it with an iPhone without having to install separate apps, provided that the printer and the iPhone are connected to the same network (Wi-Fi router).


Since printing worked earlier, you may now want to try a full power-cycle sequence (do not forget the router): Power off the router, the printer, the iPhone, and all other devices/computers. Wait two to three minutes. Power on the router. Wait two to three minutes. Power on the printer. Wait a minute or two. Power on the iPhone. Finally, power on all other devices/computers.


Also, the MFC-L2710DW has Ethernet in addition to Wi-Fi (and USB). AirPrint works with wireless (Wi-Fi) or wired (Ethernet) network connections. So, you could wire the MFC-L2710DW to one of the LAN ports of the Wi-Fi router instead of using Wi-Fi for the printer. Ethernet is often more stable. The iPhone would still be wirelessly connected to the router.


Use AirPrint to print from your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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I have a Brother MFC-L-2710DW Printer and I have tried to AirPrint from my iPhone 13 and it just doesn’t work it did for a long time but just stopped working and it is really bugging me. I receive a message saying cannot locate printer. IHELP!

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