Overview
Fast, Reliable High-Impact Color for Small Businesses

The Brother HL-3170CDW is a perfect choice for the small business looking for a fast, reliable digital color printer. It packs big business features like duplex printing into an affordable, compact printer designed to fit your small business workspace and budget. It prints high-impact color and crisp black documents at up to 23ppm, so it's ideal for businesses that primarily produce black business documents, but also need to print professional-quality color documents in-house from time to time. It also offers wireless printing from your mobile device via? AirPrint™, Google Cloud Print™, Brother™ iPrint&Scan™, Cortado Workplace and Wi-Fi Direct™.

Main Features
Blazing Fast Printing. Fast color and black print speeds up to 23ppm to help improve your productivity.
Automatic Two-Sided Printing. Automatic duplex for two-sided printing to help save paper.
Flexible Connectivity. Easy to install on your wired or wireless network or print locally via USB‡: from your computer.
High-Impact Business Printing. Produce crisp black and high-impact color business documents at up to 600 x 2400 dpi resolution using Brother's Digital LED print technology.
Versatile Paper Handling. 250-sheet capacity paper tray adjustable for letter or legal and a straight-through paper path via manual feed slot for envelope printing.
Mobile Device Printing. Wireless printing from your mobile device via‡: AirPrint™, Google Cloud Print™, Brother™ iPrint&Scan, Cortado Workplace and Wi-Fi Direct™.
Help Control Your Color Printing Costs. Use the Secure Function Lock feature to set color page counts or restrict color printing for up to 25 users.
Help Lower Your Operating Costs. High capacity color toners available (approx. 2,200 pages each‡) to help lower your cost per copy.
Deep Sleep Mode. Deep Sleep mode to conserve energy when printer is not being used (uses <1W).
Customer Support. 1-year limited warranty with free phone support for the life of your product.

Printer
Print Technology
Digital Color LED Technology
Consumable Type
Toner Cartridge & Drum Unit
Max. Black Print Speed (ppm)
23ppm Black
Max. Color Print Speed (ppm)
23ppm Color
Print Resolution (maximum dpi)
Up to 600 x 2400 dpi
Duplex Printing Standard
Yes
Standard Paper Capacity (sheets)‡
250-Sheet Input Capacity
Multi-purpose Tray Capacity‡
Single-sheet manual bypass slot
Standard Interface(s)
Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Printer Driver Compatibility†
Windows®, Mac OS® & Linux
Mobile Device Compatibility‡
AirPrint™, Google Cloud Print™, Brother™ iPrint&Scan, Cortado Workplace, and Wi-Fi Direct™
Emulation(s)
PCL6, BR-Script3‡
Secure Printing
Yes
Max. Monthly Duty Cycle‡
30,000 pages
Recommended Monthly Print Volume‡
300 to 1,500 pages
First Time to Print
Less than 16 sec (black) / 16 sec. (color)
Standard Memory (MB)
128MB Memory
Optional Memory (MB)
No
Network-Ready
Yes

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Supported Network Protocols (IPv4)
ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/ v3, ICMP, Web Services (Print), CIFS client, SNTP Client
Supported Network Protocols (IPv6)
NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder,LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS,FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server,TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6,Web Services (Print), CIFS Client, SNTP Client
Wireless Network Security
WEP 64/128, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (AES), 802.1x (LEAP, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS)
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
Yes
One-Push Wireless Configurations
AOSS™ or Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ capable routers
Security Functions
Secure Function Lock, Secure Print
Recommended Paper Brands
Plain Paper: Xerox 4200DP 20 lb., Hammermill Laser Paper 24 lb., Labels: Avery Laser Label #5160
LCD Display
Yes
LCD Back-lit
Yes
CPU (Processor) Type
NEC VR5500
CPU (Processor) Speed
333 MHz
Resident Fonts
66 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, 13 bar codes
Toner Save Mode
Yes
Media Type
Plain, Bond, Envelopes, Labels, Recycled Paper, Glossy Paper
Paper Handling Size - Paper Tray
Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6
Paper Handling Size - Manual Feed
Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Envelopes, Custom Sizes (3.0"-8.5" (w), 4.57"-14" (l)
Sheet Weight - Paper Tray
16-28 lbs. (bond)
Sheet Weight - Manual Feed
16-43 lbs. (bond)
Output Paper Capacity (sheets)
100 sheets
Power Source
AC 120V 50/60 Hz
ENERGY STAR® Qualified
Yes
Power Consumption - Deep Sleep/Ready/Printing
<1W/75W/660W
Operating Env: Temperature
50-90.5 degrees F
Operating Env: Humidity
20-80% (w/out condensation)
Machine Noise (Ready/Printing)
Avg. 33.0dB / Avg. 53dB
Unit Dimensions (W"xD"xH")
16.1" x 18.3" x 9.4"
Carton Dimensions (W"xD"xH")
23.5" x 20.5" x 14.3"
Unit Weight (lbs)
39.0 lbs.
Carton Weight (lbs)
46.5 lbs.
UPC Code
0 12502 63478 2
"In-Box" Consumables (Yield)‡
1 Set of Starter Toner Cartridges (BK/C/M/Y) (1,000 pgs each)
(1) DR221CL Drum Unit Set (15,000 pgs)
Carton Contents
1 Set of Starter Toner Cartridges (BK/C/M/Y) (1,000 pgs each‡)
(1) DR221CL Drum Unit Set (15,000 pgs‡)
CD-ROM ? Includes Printer Drivers
Quick Setup Guide
Warranty
1 Year Limited