Network Install Brother MFC-7360N

[lakona]

Here is the procedure I followed for installing a Brother MFC-7360N Laser
Printer over Ethernet.

Assuming the printer is plugged in, powered on and connected to the network:

1. Download Drivers from Brother and Install
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#MFC-7360N
(.deb files should open with Gdebi package installer, if not run
this command in the directory where you have the .deb downloaded)

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dpkg -i (file here)

2. Get the host name of the printer:

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avahi-resolve-host-name -a (ip address of printer)

I got an error "Unable to locate printer (my brother printer)", so
I needed to get the host name to success with the installation

3. Open the CUPS web interface in your browser (I used Firefox):

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localhost:631

4. Add a local printer and give it the connection:

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lpd://hostname/queue

With the hostname you got from step 2.


5. Select Brother as your printer model and use the MFC-7360N driver that is
at the bottom of the mfc-... portion of the driver list (below higher and lower numbered printer models).

Should be up and running at this point.
Print a test page to make sure it's working.)