Setup guide

How to set up the Brother MFC-L2710DW

A clear, 7-step walkthrough to get your Brother laser printer unboxed, connected and printing — on Windows, macOS or your phone.

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Before you start: have your Wi-Fi network name and password handy, and place the printer within reach of your router for the first connection.

Unbox and remove all packing material

Take the Brother MFC-L2710DW out of the box and remove every piece of tape, foam and the cardboard inserts — inside the cartridge/toner area too. Leftover packing is the #1 cause of carriage and jam errors on a brand-new printer.

Unbox and remove all packing material — Brother MFC-L2710DW

Connect power and turn it on

Plug the power cord into the printer and a wall outlet, then press the power button. Wait for it to finish initializing before going further. (Skip connecting the USB cable for now — only plug it in if the installer asks.)

Connect power and turn it on — Brother MFC-L2710DW

Install the toner (and drum) and remove the seal

Open the front cover and install the toner cartridge until it clicks. On a new cartridge, pull out the orange/protective strip first and gently rock the toner to distribute it evenly — otherwise you will get blank or faded pages.

Install the toner (and drum) and remove the seal — Brother MFC-L2710DW

Load paper into the tray

Fan a stack of paper, place it in the input tray, and slide the guides snug against the edges so it feeds straight. Don't overfill past the max line.

Load paper into the tray — Brother MFC-L2710DW

Connect to Wi-Fi or your computer

For wireless, use the printer's Wi-Fi Setup Wizard (or the brand app) and join your 2.4GHz network — most home printers don't use 5GHz. For a wired setup, connect Ethernet or USB. Keep the printer near the router while pairing.

Connect to Wi-Fi or your computer — Brother MFC-L2710DW

Install drivers and the printer software

On a computer, install the full driver/software package (not just the basic driver) so printing and scanning both work. Drivers, firmware and the full driver package are on support.brother.com. The "Full Driver & Software Package" is reccomended over the basic driver. On a phone, install the brand's app to finish setup.

Install drivers and the printer software — Brother MFC-L2710DW

Print a test page and adjust settings

Print a test page to confirm everything works. Then set your defaults — paper size, quality, and turn on two-sided (duplex) printing if you want to save paper.

Print a test page and adjust settings — Brother MFC-L2710DW
Stuck during setup? If the printer isn't found on Wi-Fi, make sure your phone/PC is on the 2.4GHz band and the printer is in setup mode. See common Brother problems below.

Troubleshooting this printer

Hardware

Brother "Replace Toner" / "Toner Low" won't clear

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Brother "Paper Jam" / "Jam Inside" / "Jam Rear"

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Scanner on an all-in-one won't work

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Printer shows "Offline" and won't print

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