printer wireless Brother offline on pc hp pavilion

My Wireless Brother MFC-685CW printer is recognized by my PC HP Pavilion, but the properties of the printer on the PC indicate that it is in offline mode.  The PC is connected to wifi and works very well except for this. How do I please you?

Just to let you know that this is a forum for HP printer.  Please call the good people at Brother for that matter.

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