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Question posted by dbella on March 9th, 2011

My Brother Mfc 8480dn Printer Says Needs Troubleshooting

i have added my printer brother mfc 8480DN to my laptop yet it doesnt show up in dropdown for printer options. in list of devices it is there with an "!" saying needs troubleshooting. I tried that but to no avail.  Is there a program that i need to download to add this device where it can be functional? if so where can i find it? thanks  

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Network Users Manual - English - Page 10

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Network Users Manual - English - Page 103

...controls how the machine obtains an IP address. Press OK. (DCP-8080DN, DCP-8085DN, MFC-8480DN, MFC-8680DN and MFC-8880DN) Go to step d. (MFC-8890DW) Go to choose TCP/IP. d Press a or b to step c. Press Menu... via DHCP, BOOTP or RARP, you must set up the Brother machine for your Brother product in a network environment, you need to set the Boot Method to a wireless Ethernet network, use...
Network Users Manual - English - Page 107

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Network Users Manual - English - Page 110

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Network Users Manual - English - Page 148

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Network Users Manual - English - Page 211

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 32

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 39

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 56

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 67

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 85

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 127

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 155

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Software Users Manual - English - Page 178

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Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 27

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Users Manual - English - Page 2

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Users Manual - English - Page 4

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Users Manual - English - Page 142

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Users Manual - English - Page 202

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