Printer loses WiFi connection after 'sleep mode' . . .

[Kingair001]

Can anyone help me here

My printer get's disconnected from my WiFi router went it goes in sleep mode

Provider is TWC or Spectrum now

WiFi router is a Technicolor TC-8715D (provided by spectrum)

All advice welcome !

Thanks

[KSH]

Run a cable to it. Wireless printers suck.

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[the_tunaman]

First and foremost, check for firmware updates as it likely could be a known bug that has subsequently been fixed.

Then, closely scrutinize the settings for the device and see if there is some option which is enabled, or should be enabled, to address the issue.

It is doubtful based on what you describe, but always possible. My money is on a necessary firmware update.

[SkyHawk]

What printer mfg/model?

[M1NM]

My HP color laser did this last week with Spectrum. Off & on fixed it but don't know if it will happen again.

[bclee87]

Glad to know that I'm not the only one who suffers from this.

[DaveInOroValley]

I personally have found that setting the printer up with a static IP makes the most reliable wireless set-up. I've never had any issues with either of my printer's wireless connections personally.

[jdfthetech]

I've seen this a lot on brother printers, you end up having to reboot the damn things half the time.

[Sig so sour of ca]

Brother printer?

[spdtiger]

change wireless router signal strength from 2.4 to 5ghz

[castgold]

You might need to assign a static IP address to your printer.

[Marauder2003]

Brother printer?

http://www.brother-usa.com/printer/

[ExtremeX]

change wireless router signal strength from 2.4 to 5ghz

So he can get less coverage for something that doesn't need the bandwidth?

[SkyHawk]

So he can get less coverage for something that doesn't need the bandwidth?

I was thinking the same thing. The only thing he does get is more channels with no overlap. But in many radio environments, that does not outweigh the loss of coverage range.

But I don't think this is a problem with dynamic IPs or with WiFi band. My first suspect would be a firmware bug on the printer.

[the86d]

IP probably changing every router reboot?

Static IP if this is the case, would be the remedy...