Brother HL

About Brother HL

The Brother HL wireless printer is the most reliable and best choice printer. It's a laser printer that offers speed and efficiency to complete your work. Also, it delivers the documents at a speed of 30 ppm and holds an automatic duplex printing to save money and paper. Moreover, its compact design is a great addition to any area. Overall, this Brother HL printer would be a good option for you. 

When it comes to setup, the Brother printer is easy to set up. It just needs compatible printer drivers to get going. So, let’s move to the process of installing compatible printer drivers for your Brother HL wireless printer online. You have the option to get drivers on your system. 

What are Printer Drivers?

Printer drivers are software that establishes communication between your printer and the computer. Drivers play as a mediator to transfer the printing command from your computer to your printer in an understandable language. As your printer runs with a specific language system that is provided by printer drivers. Without printer drivers, you won’t be able to print through your printer. 

How to Download Brother HL Wireless Printer Drivers?

In order to download and install Brother HL wireless printer drivers on your desktop computer, there are two methods: the first one is through the Brother official website, and the other is updating the drivers via the Device Manager feature.

Method 1: Using Brother’s Official Website

The Brother’s official website is a great source to get reliable and best printer drivers. All you have to do is to follow a few steps that are mentioned below. 

1. Go to an internet browser on your PC and search support.brother.com. 

2. After that, you have to tap Downloads. 

3. Now, you can either enter your printer model name and tap Search or go to the Product Category list and then go to Model name. 

4. Next, select your OS family and OS version. Then, tap Search. 

5. You will be given a list of drivers and software; click on a file you intend to download. 

6. After the completion of the download, tap Close. 

7. Then, go to your Downloads folder and double-click on the downloaded file to extract it. 

8. In the last step, run the installation. 

Finally, you have downloaded the latest printer drivers for Brother HL wireless printer online. 

Method 2: Update Drivers With Device Manager

If you are a Brother wireless printer online user and you have existing drivers, update those drivers to make your printer run well. Here are the steps to update printer drivers via Device Manager. 

1. On your system, go to the Start menu and click Device Manager. 

2. Then, double-click to open the Print Queues/Printers option. 

3. Now, right-click on the driver for your specific printer and click the Update Driver. 

4. When asked, choose Browse my computer for driver software. 

5. Next, press the Browse button corresponding to the Search for Drivers in this location. 

6. When you see the Browse for folder box, go to the folder where your downloaded files are saved and then click OK. 

7. In the following step, you need to tap Next. 

8. At last, when the drivers are updated, tap Close. 

That’s how you can update the existing printer drivers for your Brother HL wireless printer online. 

How to Set up a Brother HL Printer on a Wireless Network?

After knowing the driver's download, let’s discuss the Brother HL printer setup on a wireless network. Follow the step-by-step instructions to set up your Brother wireless printer online. 

1. Firstly, unbox your latest printer and check for the necessary components. 

2. Remove all the protective coverings from outside the printer. 

3. Connect your Brother HL printer with a power cord and then to an electrical outlet. 

4. In the next step, turn on your Brother wireless printer online. 

5. Go to your Brother printer’s Control Panel and click Menu. 

6. Then, select Network by pressing the Up or Down keys. And tap OK. 

7. Next, select WLAN by pressing the Up or Down arrow keys and tap OK. 

8. Again use the Up or Down arrow keys to click Setup Wizard and tap OK. 

9. When the screen displays, WLAN Enable? Click Yes to allow the wireless network. 

10. Your printer will look for the network, and a long list of available networks will be displayed with SSIDs. When you see them, use the Up or Down arrow keys to select the SSID of your network. 

11. And then, you need to press the OK button. 

12. If the network requires authentication, you need to enter the Network key and click OK to save changes. Then, tap Yes to proceed. 

13. If the network system is an open system and there is no encryption mode, move to the next step. 

14. Next, the printer will try to connect to the same network you have chosen. 

15. You will be required to download and install the necessary drivers, which we have already discussed in the beginning. 

Once you set up the drivers, run a test print, and your printer will be all set for a heavy printing task.