Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-11 Thread Todd W
While connecting a USB printer to an Airport does make it appear as a network printer I'm not sure it it's AirPrint compatible however. The product info doesn't specify that it is. On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! Does this mean i can connect

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-10 Thread Todd W
Jenine, As an alternative to buying a new airprint capable printer there are a couple ways to make your older printers available to your iOS devices. There are a number of airprint capable print servers that can attach to your printer and then present them on the (wireless) network as airprint

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-10 Thread Jenine Stanley
Thanks, the software option does sound like the ticket. We do have one PC that stays on to run streaming audio in the house and that would be the one this software would be installed on. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Sep 10, 2014, at 8:16 AM, Todd W toddstechby...@gmail.com

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-10 Thread Pamela Francis
Hi Todd, I had no knowledge of this option. Thank you ever so much for your kind information. As per normal, this list is very useful. Pam Francis On Sep 10, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, the software option does sound like the ticket. We do have one

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-10 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Does this mean i can connect my usb printer to an airport express or extreme and make it visseble on the network? /A 10 sep 2014 kl. 19:03 skrev Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com: Hi Todd, I had no knowledge of this option. Thank you ever so much for your kind information. As per

setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-09 Thread Jenine Stanley
So I was looking at how to print things from my phone and discovered that I have no printer set up for this activity. Here are some possibly stupid questions about doing so. 1. Do I need a wireless printer for this task? 2. If I have a printer set up for my MBP, can it be enabled for use with

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-09 Thread Pamela Francis
Hello Janine, I have a wireless printer set up on my home network. Your printer has to be able to connect to your router. You will likely need sighted assistance to enter your network password into your printer. Depending on the brand of printer you choose, there is likely to be an app used to

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-09 Thread Jenine Stanley
s Pam, I have a printer already hooked into the router directly for network use. the iOS device didn't see it though. It's not a wireless printer though but one hooked in via USB. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Sep 9, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-09 Thread Caitlyn Furness
You might need an app for the printer to go on your i phone before you can actually see or use it from the phone.. hth, Cait On Sep 9, 2014, at 2:40 PM, Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com wrote: s Pam, I have a printer already hooked into the router directly for network use. the iOS

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-09 Thread Pamela Francis
Your printer has to be air print capable before any app will find it. Check the model number of your printer on the manufacturers website see if it is air print capable. You should also be able to find the corresponding manufacturers app for your printer to install to your device. Pam Francis

Re: setting up an Air Printer

2014-09-09 Thread Jenine Stanley
Gotcha. I doubt either of the printers we have hooked up are Air cable. They are older HP's. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Sep 9, 2014, at 3:03 PM, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Your printer has to be air print capable before any app will find it. Check the