Brother MFC-7840W Driver and Software

By | July 20, 2017

Brother MFC-7840W Driver, Software, Wireless Setup – The MFC-7840W offers everything you need in a monochrome laser all-in-one for your home office or small sized business. Delivering the same print speed, copy speed and output quality as the MFC-7440N, the MFC-7840W features an elegant black color scheme while adding a built-in 802.11b/g wireless network interface, PCL6 and BR-Script3 print emulations, a faster fax modem (33.6K bps Super G3), 4-day memory backup and a LCD backlit display for easy viewing.

Brother MFC-7840W Driver

Brother MFC-7840W

The Brother MFC-7840W measures a compact 16.9 x 15.6 x 12 inches (WxDxH) and tips in at just under 25 pounds, taking up minimal space in your office. Featuring an elegant black color scheme, the device won’t look out of place in any office. An LCD backlit display keeps you apprised of the device’s status.

With USB, Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless interfaces, setting up this printer for use with a single computer or with a network is simple. Once connected, everyone in your office can print, fax, and scan. The wireless networking supports WEP 64/128, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and LEAP for security so you won’t have to worry about your sensitive documents falling into the wrong hands.

With crisp black output at 2400 x 600 dpi, no one will be straining their eyes to read your latest report. And with the prints coming out at a speedy 23 pages per minute, you won’t have to wait for them either. The printer includes 32MB of memory and has a maximum monthly duty cycle of 10,000 pages. Thanks to support for PCL 6 and BR-Script3 print emulations, the printer will work seamlessly with a large variety of computers.

The MFC-7840N features a 250-sheet paper tray that can be adjusted for both letter and legal size paper. Other media, such as envelopes and labels can be fed through the single-sheet bypass slot. The foldout rear output tray reduces the possibility of paper jams by allowing for a straight paper path when printing envelopes and other thick media.

Using the same components that does the printing, you can make copies at the same fast 23 pages per minute. Thanks to a 35-page auto document feeder, you can copy, fax, and scan multiple pages without standing around manually swapping pages. The copier lets you reduce and enlarge from 25 to 400 percent of the original, and you can put 2 or 4 sheets on one page. The copier also supports a sorting function.

A built-in 33.6k bps fax modem lets you fax documents at speeds of up to 2 seconds per page. The device supports Caller ID, out-of-paper reception, external TAD interface, distinctive ring detection, auto fax reduction, fax forwarding, automatic redial, dual access, and fax broadcasting of up to 258 locations at once. Built-in memory allows the device to store up to 600 pages in memory for faxing.

Scan photographs and pictures at a resolution of up to 19200 x 19200 dpi (600 x 2400 dpi optical) at 48-bit color depth for integrating high-quality images into your documents. With the included OCR software for both Windows and Mac, you can also easily change paper documents into editable digital copies.

Compatible laser toner cartridges and supplies for Brother MFC-7840W are specially engineered to meet the highest standards of quality, reliability and exceptional yields that meet or exceed Brother OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) standards for the Brother MFC-7840 and offer high-quality printing results. Compatible laser toners are manufactured brand new and are an economical alternative to expensive OEM Brother laser toner cartridges and supplies, and offer big savings over the brand-name TN360 laser toner cartridges and supplies. Brother compatible DR360 laser drum for your Brother MFC-7840W is a replacement for the Brother OEM DR360 / DR-360. Our high yield TN360 are replacement laser toner cartridges that fit into the DR360 drum housing. You can replace your Brother TN360 without replacing the entire DR360 drum housing for your Brother printer. You will need to replace the drum occasionally. The use of compatible replacement laser toner cartridges and supplies does not void your printer’s warranty.

Brother MFC-7840W Wireless Setup

A. Factory Reset

  1. First, hit the menu button on your machine.
  2. Then, use the bottom up button to find network menu. And then, hit ok.
  3. After that, choose factory reset, and then hit ok.
  4. Next, select number 1 (If your printer has fax button. Otherwise, follow the instruction on the screen).
  5. Your printer is going to reset the network automatically.
  6. Then, you should do wizard setup to activate the wireless.
  7. Continue by pressing the menu button by using the bottom-up button to find “network” and ok.
  8. Choose “WLAN”. Then, press ok.
  9. Select “setup wizard”, and then wait for a moment. Your machine is searching for the SSID. Once this process is done, hit back.
  10. After completing the steps, the Wi-Fi icon will appear at the top of the screen.

B. Setting on Computer

  1. Insert the CD driver.
  2. Select the language.
  3. Next, choose the “initial installation” menu
  4. Then, select “install MFL-Pro Suite”
  5. Select yes and wait for a moment.
  6. After that, continue by choosing a wireless network connection. Then, choose next.
  7. Check all the options and choose next.
  8. If your Wi-Fi has detected the printer, choose the printer and select next until a pop-up message shows and instructs you to restart your device.
  9. On the other hands, if your Wi-Fi does not detect it, choose the second option that identifies your machine by address.
  10. Fill your IP address in your computer on the blank column.
  11. Here, you can check the IP address in your computer: choose menu > network> Wlan> TCP/IP> IP address.
  12. If you have completed the process, your computer will process it immediately until you get a message “Brother Registration”. After that, choose next and restart your computer.

C. Setting on Wireless Network Connection

  1. On your PC/ network, search for Wireless Network Connection
  2. After that, choose “SETUP” in the option. Choose the wireless network and select Connect
  3. Next, choose “Connect Anyway” and wait for a moment until you see that your wireless is connected.

Brother MFC-7840W Wifi Setup Guideline

  1. You have to check that your printer is on.
  2. Go to the Network menu selection > Reset Network > Press no.1 (to restart the printer)
  3. After that, the machine will enter the Default Printer mode
  4. You have to choose Network > Setup Wizard so you can continue the process.
  5. Then, choose SSID > and then choose NEW SSID (The machine will ask you to create a username and password). After that, press OK
  6. Next, choose AD-HOC and connect it to the SSID you have created (The printer will print the printer status automatically. After that, wait for 1 to 5 minutes so the printer will connect via scan IP address)
  7. Your Wi-Fi setup installation is complete. After that, try to connect your laptop or computer to the SSID printer.

Brother MFC-7840W Installation Software For Windows 

  1. To start, you must download the Brother MFC-7840W driver. After that, select the system operation of your computer.
  2. Next, double-click the file you have downloaded.
  3. After that, choose Unzip
  4. Open that folder
  5. Then, double-click to the D_SETUP.exe. The installation is ready to start.
  6. You are going to see the instructions on the screen. Follow the steps to finish the installation.
  7. Once the installation is complete, restart your computer. You can test your printer.

Brother MFC-7840W Installation Software For Mac

  1. You must download the Brother MFC-7840W driver. After that, choose the operating system for your computer.
  2. Next, double-click to the “xxxxxxxx.dmg” you have downloaded.
  3. Then, double click to the “xxxxxxxx.pkg. This is the installer package.
  4. You have to follow the instructions so you can complete the installation.
  5. Once you finished the installation, please restart the computer. After that, you can test your printer.

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