Brother DCP-J152W setup scanner

by GarciaPL on Sunday, 14 September 2014

Printing some docs on Ubuntu using one of the printer delivered by Brother is quite easy. You just need to install appropriate packages (deb or rpm) and after that you can easily setup your Brother printer (in my case Brother DCP-J152W) connected via USB or WiFi due to future prints.

Linux user may deal with some problem when there is a need to use scanner built-in Brother device. Fortunately there is a solution of this problem. In this case Brother printer is connected to router byWiFi :

  1. Download and install those packages : brscan4, brscan-skey and brother-udev-rule.
  2. Check if you Brother model is available to configure - run command in terminal - brsaneconfig4 -q
  3. If you Brother model is on the list after perform previous step, then you can configure it - brsaneconfig4 -a name=DCPJ152W model=DCP-J152W ip=192.168.1.102
  4. Test if your Brother printer is available through the network - brsaneconfig4 -p. If your device is responding, you can go to the next step.
  5. Finally use tools like XSane or VueScan to scan your docs using Brother scanner.

Reference : [1] Support.brother.com - DCP-J152W Downloads [2] Support.brother.com - Scanner driver install for network [3] Unix.stackexchange.com - Brother DCP-J315W is active in terminal but not detected in Elementary OS [4] Secure.kitserve.org.uk - Ubuntu Brother Printer-Scanner Network Setup