How To Find The IP Address Of A Brother Printer

To find your Brother printer IP address, check the printer's control panel display.

Find your Brother printer IP address from the control panel

The quickest method is reading the IP address directly from the printer's on-screen menu. This works on models with a display screen.

1. Press the Menu or Settings button on the printer's control panel.
2. Use the arrow keys to select Network or Network Settings, then press OK.
3. Select TCP/IP or IP Address from the submenu.
4. The IP address will appear on the screen. Write it down.

This method is ideal when you are standing at the printer and need the address immediately for troubleshooting or connecting a computer.

Print a network configuration report

If your Brother printer lacks a full display screen, you can still get the IP address by printing a physical report from the control panel.

1. Press the Menu button on the printer.
2. Navigate to Print Reports or Machine Info, then select Network Configuration or Network Settings List.
3. Press Start or OK to print the report.
4. Look for the IP Address entry on the printed page.

This report also shows other network details, such as the subnet mask and default gateway, which can help when you need to find default gateway IP address for broader network configuration.

Use the Brother iPrint&Scan software

The official Brother desktop or mobile app can automatically detect your printer on the network and display its IP address. This is useful when you cannot access the printer directly.

1. Download and install Brother iPrint&Scan from the Brother support website.
2. Open the application on your computer or mobile device.
3. The app will scan the network and list all detected Brother printers.
4. Select your printer model from the list. The IP address will appear next to its name.

This method also works for locating other network devices, such as when you need to find switch IP address for managing network hardware.

Find the IP address in your router's device list

Logging into your router's web interface lets you see every device connected to your network, including your Brother printer. This is a reliable method when the printer is powered on and connected.

1. Open a web browser and enter your router's IP address (commonly 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1).
2. Log in with your router username and password.
3. Navigate to the DHCP Client List, Connected Devices, or Attached Devices section.
4. Note the IP address listed beside it.

This approach is especially helpful when you need to find Ethernet IP address for wired connections or verify the printer's network assignment.

Use the command prompt or terminal

You can resolve the printer's IP address from your computer using command-line tools. This works on both Windows and macOS without installing any extra software.

On Windows

1. Open Command Prompt (press Windows key + R, type cmd, then press Enter).
2. Type ping printer_hostname and press Enter. Replace "printer_hostname" with the name shown on the printer's control panel or in its network report.
3. The IP address will appear in the reply lines.
4. Alternatively, type arp -a to view all devices your computer has communicated with, then locate the printer's IP by its MAC address.

On macOS

1. Open Terminal (found in Applications > Utilities).
2. Type ping printer_hostname and press Enter.
3. The IP address will display in the ping results.
4. You can also use arp -a to list all local network devices and their IP addresses.

This method is effective when you know the printer's hostname but need its numeric IP address for direct access to its web interface or for configuring print queues.