Brother - Network settings reset steps

Brother QL-820NWB

STEP 1 - Perform a settings reset in the Brother printer interface

• Press the [Menu] button on the printer
• Press the UP or Down Arrow button to select [Administration], and then press the [OK] button.
• Press the UP or Down Arrow button to select [Reset], and then press the [OK] button.
• Press the UP or Down Arrow button to select the reset menu, choose [Network reset] and then press the [OK] button.

STEP 2 - Connect the printer and retrieve the DHCP IP address

• Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons to select Menu > Information > Print Configuration > All > Start in the settings menu. Press [OK].
• Nine slips of paper will print. On the seventh slip, locate IP Address (please feel free to discard the other slips that print out).
• Besides IP Address, you’ll find the IP address for your Brother printer. It's a series of numbers separated by periods (for example 192.168.1.44 or 10.0.1.23).

STEP 3 - Configure a static IP address for the printer

• Connect a laptop to the router or open the browser on the iPad
• Enter the printer’s IP address into the address bar - you see the Brother web interface
• Click on “Network” in the top menu to open the network settings.
• Click on the submenu item “Wired”
• Change the settings to:
• IP Address: 192.168.1.151
• Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
• Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
• Click “Submit” to save the changes.
• The address in your browser changes to the new address.

STEP 4 - Validate the configuration

• Click on “Network” 
• Verify that the Wired section says “Active”
• Verify that the Wireless section says “Inactive”