How to add Brother MFC-J480DW scanner

Kay Soules 0 Reputation points
2026-07-30T17:17:32.8933333+00:00

My Brother MFC-J480DW is connected via Bluetooth to my laptop and works GREAT. I need to add the scanner so I can use the flat bed scanner instead of my ScanSnap scanner. What do I need to do, step-by-step, to make that happen.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
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  1. Kay Soules 0 Reputation points
    2026-08-01T02:01:14.9833333+00:00

    My Brother MFC J480DW has been on WiFi for a LONG time.

    Apologies, if I said BlueTooth instead. I did get it figured out and now have access to the flatbed scanner as well as the printer.

    Thank you for your efforts to help me!!

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  2. GTS-NJ 660 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-07-30T17:52:10.6133333+00:00

    The specs for the Brother MFC-J480DW do not show Blue Tooth support. Is it actually connected by WiFi?

    Have you installed the full driver and software package from Brother? You can download it here -

    https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcj480dw_us_eu_as

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