Yeah, I saw some references to a web style interface on some printers. the one I'm getting is a HL-2240; it is just USB - no networking on this one. Cheaper that way and I don't have much printing to do out here. Glad the native Mac environment is sufficient to work with day to day operations of the printer.
On Jun 14, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Kayaker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have two older Brother printers, the HL-5070N and the MFC-9840CDW. Both > printers are hard wired ethernet, but they were set up with a web interface. > SO, I could access all the controls via Safari. I would suggest you download > the brother manuals for the printers your are interested in, and see if there > is a web configuration option. I will say that once you set up the printer, > access is done via the Apple standard print dialogs which use standard > controls and are fully accessible. Alas, you really don't need any custom > brother software that is not already provided as part of MacOS. The only > exception might be that very first setup where you assign your printer's IP > address and/or wireless network connection. > > Over all, I've been extremely happy with Brother's Mac support and ability to > upgrade drivers with new versions of MacOS. > > Not a full answer, I know, but hopefully the additional details can be found > in the pdf manuals available online. > > Best, > --K > Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the > questions. > > On Jun 14, 2014, at 2:45 AM, Steve Holmes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've considered buying a Brother 2240 USB printer to use with my Mac Mini. >> Does anyone know how accessibility the software is for this or other Brother >> models? I like the fact that this model and a similar but network enabled >> wireless model (2270) does not have a visual control on the unit so all >> settings are done from control software. I'm not anxious to buy a printer to >> find out I cannot use the software on it due to being inaccessible. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
