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Turning Off Deep Sleep on Brother HL2350DW

Because it’s annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I’m assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet and get them a promotion šŸ™„

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  • Go to General Setup → OK
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  • Scroll with arrow keys to Ecology → OK
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  • Scroll with arrow keys to Sleep Time → OK
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  • Set it to 0 minutes → OK
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  • Now you have to hold both the back button and down button to see the ‘secret’ Deep Sleep option. Turn it off and you’ll see “Accepted”.
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  • Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu
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Update for macOS

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This still does not clear deep sleep sometimes. There’s apparently a maintenance mode option. I read through their troubleshooting guide. Then disabled IPv6 and things appear to work. Update It’s still shit. Nothing works with this freaking thing, not even the latest firmware update. I had to resort to šŸ‘‡

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Bash Script for Unifi Controller

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šŸ‘‰ This only works if you use Unifi gear. Here’s a small bash script that ‘kicks’ the printer every hour or so. This is the equivalent of clicking “Reconnect” from the Unifi Controller UI. Unbelievable. There’s a PM at Brother who deserves at least one terrible week.

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#!/bin/bash\n\n# REFERENCES:\n# https://ubntwiki.com/products/software/unifi-controller/api\n\nset -euo pipefail\n\nUSERNAME="your_username"\nPASSWORD="lol"\nCONTROLLER_URI="https://192.168.1.3:8443"\nCOOKIE_PATH="./cookie.txt"\nCURL_COMMAND="curl -s -S --cookie ${COOKIE_PATH} --cookie-jar ${COOKIE_PATH} --insecure "\n\nMAC_ADDRESS="aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"\n\nlogin() {\n    ${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\\n        -X POST \\\n        -d "{\\"password\\":\\"$PASSWORD\\",\\"username\\":\\"$USERNAME\\"}" \\\n        $CONTROLLER_URI/api/login >/dev/null\n}\n\nlogout() {\n    ${CURL_COMMAND} $CONTROLLER_URI/logout\n}\n\nkick_the_fucking_printer() {\n    response=$(${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\\n        -X POST \\\n        --data-binary "{\\"cmd\\":\\"kick-sta\\",\\"mac\\":\\"$MAC_ADDRESS\\"}" \\\n        $CONTROLLER_URI'/api/s/default/cmd/stamgr' \\\n        --compressed)\n\n    # This doesn't return any data, really. Else, you can use jq to parse it.\n    echo "----------"\n    echo "$response"\n    echo "----------"\n}\n\nlogin\nkick_the_fucking_printer\nlogout\n
", "id": "8c02d767-44c6-5c8f-b369-f1ef92067b5c", "modified": "2026-01-13T18:47:28Z", "revisions": [ { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2026-01-13T18:47:28Z", "id": "2436477560f26e23d00a24add1cbfeafdca4af78", "shortId": "24364775", "subject": "No compression\n", "content": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet _and_ get them a promotion šŸ™„\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n\n### Update for macOS\n\nThis _still_ does not clear deep sleep _sometimes_. There's apparently a maintenance mode option. I read through their [troubleshooting guide](https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/151825/~/unable-to-print-after-the-machine-has-entered-deep-sleep---windows#Recommeded). Then disabled IPv6 and things _appear_ to work. **Update** It's still shit. Nothing works with this freaking thing, not even the latest firmware update. I had to resort to šŸ‘‡\n\n### Bash Script for Unifi Controller\n\nšŸ‘‰ This only works if you use Unifi gear. Here's a small `bash` script that 'kicks' the printer every hour or so. This is the equivalent of clicking \"Reconnect\" from the Unifi Controller UI. Unbelievable. There's a PM at Brother who deserves at least one terrible week.\n\n```bash\n#!/bin/bash\n\n# REFERENCES:\n# https://ubntwiki.com/products/software/unifi-controller/api\n\nset -euo pipefail\n\nUSERNAME=\"your_username\"\nPASSWORD=\"lol\"\nCONTROLLER_URI=\"https://192.168.1.3:8443\"\nCOOKIE_PATH=\"./cookie.txt\"\nCURL_COMMAND=\"curl -s -S --cookie ${COOKIE_PATH} --cookie-jar ${COOKIE_PATH} --insecure \"\n\nMAC_ADDRESS=\"aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff\"\n\nlogin() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n -d \"{\\\"password\\\":\\\"$PASSWORD\\\",\\\"username\\\":\\\"$USERNAME\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI/api/login >/dev/null\n}\n\nlogout() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} $CONTROLLER_URI/logout\n}\n\nkick_the_fucking_printer() {\n response=$(${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n --data-binary \"{\\\"cmd\\\":\\\"kick-sta\\\",\\\"mac\\\":\\\"$MAC_ADDRESS\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI'/api/s/default/cmd/stamgr' \\\n --compressed)\n\n # This doesn't return any data, really. Else, you can use jq to parse it.\n echo \"----------\"\n echo \"$response\"\n echo \"----------\"\n}\n\nlogin\nkick_the_fucking_printer\nlogout\n```\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2024-06-23T16:52:03Z", "id": "b29b81efceb473c9ab2069ea0c5ce8f0dcd2afbc", "shortId": "b29b81ef", "subject": "MAC Address is a variable\n", "content": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet _and_ get them a promotion šŸ™„\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n\n### Update for macOS\n\nThis _still_ does not clear deep sleep _sometimes_. There's apparently a maintenance mode option. I read through their [troubleshooting guide](https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/151825/~/unable-to-print-after-the-machine-has-entered-deep-sleep---windows#Recommeded). Then disabled IPv6 and things _appear_ to work. **Update** It's still shit. Nothing works with this freaking thing, not even the latest firmware update. I had to resort to šŸ‘‡\n\n### Bash Script for Unifi Controller\n\nšŸ‘‰ This only works if you use Unifi gear. Here's a small `bash` script that 'kicks' the printer every hour or so. This is the equivalent of clicking \"Reconnect\" from the Unifi Controller UI. Unbelievable. There's a PM at Brother who deserves at least one terrible week.\n\n```bash\n#!/bin/bash\n\n# REFERENCES:\n# https://ubntwiki.com/products/software/unifi-controller/api\n\nset -euo pipefail\n\nUSERNAME=\"your_username\"\nPASSWORD=\"lol\"\nCONTROLLER_URI=\"https://192.168.1.3:8443\"\nCOOKIE_PATH=\"./cookie.txt\"\nCURL_COMMAND=\"curl -s -S --cookie ${COOKIE_PATH} --cookie-jar ${COOKIE_PATH} --insecure \"\n\nMAC_ADDRESS=\"aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff\"\n\nlogin() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n -d \"{\\\"password\\\":\\\"$PASSWORD\\\",\\\"username\\\":\\\"$USERNAME\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI/api/login >/dev/null\n}\n\nlogout() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} $CONTROLLER_URI/logout\n}\n\nkick_the_fucking_printer() {\n response=$(${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n --data-binary \"{\\\"cmd\\\":\\\"kick-sta\\\",\\\"mac\\\":\\\"$MAC_ADDRESS\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI'/api/s/default/cmd/stamgr' \\\n --compressed)\n\n # This doesn't return any data, really. Else, you can use jq to parse it.\n echo \"----------\"\n echo \"$response\"\n echo \"----------\"\n}\n\nlogin\nkick_the_fucking_printer\nlogout\n```\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2024-06-23T16:37:53Z", "id": "715651a795cf581310c94270ff2bced2e5ed932c", "shortId": "715651a7", "subject": "Add bash script\n", "content": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet _and_ get them a promotion šŸ™„\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n\n### Update for macOS\n\nThis _still_ does not clear deep sleep _sometimes_. There's apparently a maintenance mode option. I read through their [troubleshooting guide](https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/151825/~/unable-to-print-after-the-machine-has-entered-deep-sleep---windows#Recommeded). Then disabled IPv6 and things _appear_ to work. **Update** It's still shit. Nothing works with this freaking thing, not even the latest firmware update. I had to resort to šŸ‘‡\n\n### Bash Script for Unifi Controller\n\nšŸ‘‰ This only works if you use Unifi gear. Here's a small `bash` script that 'kicks' the printer every hour or so. This is the equivalent of clicking \"Reconnect\" from the Unifi Controller UI. Unbelievable. There's a PM at Brother who deserves at least one terrible week.\n\n```bash\n#!/bin/bash\n\n# REFERENCES:\n# https://ubntwiki.com/products/software/unifi-controller/api\n\nset -euo pipefail\n\nUSERNAME=\"your_username\"\nPASSWORD=\"lol\"\nCONTROLLER_URI=\"https://192.168.1.3:8443\"\nCOOKIE_PATH=\"./cookie.txt\"\nCURL_COMMAND=\"curl -s -S --cookie ${COOKIE_PATH} --cookie-jar ${COOKIE_PATH} --insecure \"\n\nlogin() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n -d \"{\\\"password\\\":\\\"$PASSWORD\\\",\\\"username\\\":\\\"$USERNAME\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI/api/login >/dev/null\n}\n\nlogout() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} $CONTROLLER_URI/logout\n}\n\nkick_the_fucking_printer() {\n response=$(${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n --data-binary \"{\\\"cmd\\\":\\\"kick-sta\\\",\\\"mac\\\":\\\"ac:d5:64:e8:25:de\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI'/api/s/default/cmd/stamgr' \\\n --compressed)\n\n # This doesn't return any data, really. Else, you can use jq to parse it.\n echo \"----------\"\n echo \"$response\"\n echo \"----------\"\n}\n\nlogin\nkick_the_fucking_printer\nlogout\n```\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2024-04-20T19:20:55Z", "id": "19b620b8eb5d898017cbdcf0a3f1491249edf5ab", "shortId": "19b620b8", "subject": "Updates\n", "content": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet.\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n\n**Update for macOS**\n\nThis _still_ does not clear deep sleep _sometimes_. There's apparently a maintenance mode option. I read through their [troubleshooting guide](https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/151825/~/unable-to-print-after-the-machine-has-entered-deep-sleep---windows#Recommeded). Then disabled IPv6 and things _appear_ to work.\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2024-04-18T14:23:06Z", "id": "1760c30af38a997d2068794def602142be44d0ca", "shortId": "1760c30a", "subject": "Note on deep sleep\n", "content": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet.\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n\n**Update for macOS**\n\nThis _still_ does not clear deep sleep _sometimes_. There's apparently a maintenance mode option. I read through their [troubleshooting guide](https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/151825/~/unable-to-print-after-the-machine-has-entered-deep-sleep---windows#Recommeded). Then disabled IPv6 and things _appear_ to work.\n" }, { "authorEmail": "mail@nikhil.io", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2024-04-15T23:13:03Z", "id": "909d09a47d15a9b6fea1f81b1afe32f17404ca62", "shortId": "909d09a4", "subject": "Some more notes\n", "content": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet.\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n" }, { "authorEmail": "anand.nikhil@gmail.com", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2021-09-22T14:08:58Z", "id": "343572572f55c6d84354160d23fd4c0113cef6ed", "shortId": "34357257", "subject": "English\n", "content": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet.\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n" }, { "authorEmail": "anand.nikhil@gmail.com", "authorName": "Nikhil Anand", "date": "2021-09-22T14:08:08Z", "id": "219ce59e44927e76ac28f12cfcde7fef3cf84be4", "shortId": "219ce59e", "subject": "Create doc\n", "content": "Because annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet.\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n" } ], "sizeInBytes": 2467, "source": "Because it's annoying as fuck if you set up wireless printing. I'm assuming a PM at Brother thought this would save the planet _and_ get them a promotion šŸ™„\n\n- Go to **General Setup** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Ecology** -> OK\n- Scroll with arrow keys to **Sleep Time** -> OK\n- Set it to 0 minutes -> OK\n- Now you have to hold _both_ the back button and down button to see the 'secret' **Deep Sleep** option. Turn it off and you'll see \"Accepted\".\n- Hit OK the appropriate number of times to get back to the main menu\n\n### Update for macOS\n\nThis _still_ does not clear deep sleep _sometimes_. There's apparently a maintenance mode option. I read through their [troubleshooting guide](https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/151825/~/unable-to-print-after-the-machine-has-entered-deep-sleep---windows#Recommeded). Then disabled IPv6 and things _appear_ to work. **Update** It's still shit. Nothing works with this freaking thing, not even the latest firmware update. I had to resort to šŸ‘‡\n\n### Bash Script for Unifi Controller\n\nšŸ‘‰ This only works if you use Unifi gear. Here's a small `bash` script that 'kicks' the printer every hour or so. This is the equivalent of clicking \"Reconnect\" from the Unifi Controller UI. Unbelievable. There's a PM at Brother who deserves at least one terrible week.\n\n```bash\n#!/bin/bash\n\n# REFERENCES:\n# https://ubntwiki.com/products/software/unifi-controller/api\n\nset -euo pipefail\n\nUSERNAME=\"your_username\"\nPASSWORD=\"lol\"\nCONTROLLER_URI=\"https://192.168.1.3:8443\"\nCOOKIE_PATH=\"./cookie.txt\"\nCURL_COMMAND=\"curl -s -S --cookie ${COOKIE_PATH} --cookie-jar ${COOKIE_PATH} --insecure \"\n\nMAC_ADDRESS=\"aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff\"\n\nlogin() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n -d \"{\\\"password\\\":\\\"$PASSWORD\\\",\\\"username\\\":\\\"$USERNAME\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI/api/login >/dev/null\n}\n\nlogout() {\n ${CURL_COMMAND} $CONTROLLER_URI/logout\n}\n\nkick_the_fucking_printer() {\n response=$(${CURL_COMMAND} \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -X POST \\\n --data-binary \"{\\\"cmd\\\":\\\"kick-sta\\\",\\\"mac\\\":\\\"$MAC_ADDRESS\\\"}\" \\\n $CONTROLLER_URI'/api/s/default/cmd/stamgr' \\\n --compressed)\n\n # This doesn't return any data, really. Else, you can use jq to parse it.\n echo \"----------\"\n echo \"$response\"\n echo \"----------\"\n}\n\nlogin\nkick_the_fucking_printer\nlogout\n```\n", "title": "Turning Off Deep Sleep on Brother HL2350DW", "untracked": false, "uri": "/Turning_Off_Deep_Sleep_on_Brother_HL2350DW", "relativePath": "Turning Off Deep Sleep on Brother HL2350DW.md" }