Wireless Printing and Time Capsule

I have just switched over my wireless network from a linksys router to the time capsule. I can surf the internet and I've connected my hard drives to the USB ports and they are working, however, my Brother MFC 7820N printer is not working. I have it connected to the ethernet port, however, when I try to set it up on the printer preference panel, it does not show up. I have the latest drivers installed from brother and I am able to hook up my computer to the Time Capsule via the ethernet port.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers

I am unfamiliar with the brand and model of your printer, but the only suggestion I can think of is making sure the printer is obtaining an IP address that is compatible with your Time Capsule. If your printer is set up to obtain an IP address manually, it may be getting one that is in the 192.168.xxx.xxx range that is the default for most routers. The Apple Base Stations however have a default of 10.0.1.xxx range.
Go into your printer's setup and check to see the IP address. Then either set it up to obtain an IP automatically, or assign one in the 10.0.1.xxx range (the latter might be better as it will ensure the IP address does not change). Also, be sure to set it as an address that is not in use by any other device.
Another suggestion would be to use DHCP reservations. Find the MAC address of your printer, start AirPort Utility, enter Manual Setup, and under Internet > DHCP, add the MAC address of the printer along with the IP address you want to reserve specifically for it. This makes sure that if the printer is off and another device connects, the IP address will still be reserved for the printer (no IP conflicts).

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