Hi Ronni, Severin and Reg, Yes Ronni, that's exactly what I meant. I have had a look around on the w/end and found that the $77.-- HP Photosmart 5520 is a AirPrint, ePrint and Wireless direct printer. Have not seeen a demo yet, and it's difficult to get confirmation from sales staff that it can print directly from iPhone/iPad to the printer. They only talk about AirPrint, but AirPrint still requires a WiFi network . But WiFi direct does not need any infra-structure at all. Once the HP ePrint is installed on the mobile device it will make contact with the printer and print. I guess it's like controlling an AR drone on the footy oval from the iPhone ? I'll report back once I have seen WiFi direct printing at work.
Thanks for your advice, Cheers, Walter On 20.05.2013, at 13:40, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Walter, > > I think we might be misinterpreting your question. I now think you are > referring to the new technology "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Direct". > > Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct™ is a certification mark for devices supporting > a game-changing new technology enabling Wi-Fi devices to connect directly, > making it simple and convenient to do things like print, share, synch and > display. > > Products bearing the Wi-Fi Direct certification mark can connect to one > another without joining a traditional home, office or hotspot network. > > > <http://www.wi-fi.org/discover-and-learn/wi-fi-direct> > > "Wi-Fi Direct": > > Some home wireless networks are set up in ad hoc mode by which WiFi-enabled > computers communicate directly with each other without the aid of a wireless > router. The trouble with ad hoc wireless networks is that many devices such > as printers, scanners, gaming consoles, set-top boxes, and smartphones, > although WiFi-enabled, cannot accept direct connections from other WiFi > devices without an access point to facilitate the communication. > > "Wi-Fi Direct" aims to change that. The technology embeds a software access > point into a device so that it can support direct connections. When a Wi-Fi > device enters the range of a "Wi-Fi Direct" device, it can connect to it in > an ad hoc, direct manner. The technology even supports WPA2 encryption for > secure communication. > > If you're adding a device to your home network, look and see if it sports a > "WiFi Direct certification" mark. That will give you a nice option to > directly connect to the device without a wireless router or access point. > > "Printing with Wi-Fi Direct: > A new technology called Wi-Fi Direct should greatly simplify the printer > setup process, and let you print directly from an iPhone to a Wi-Fi printer, > either via AirPrint or using a print app. At this point, relatively few > printers support Wi-Fi Direct, but we expect it to have a great impact on > mobile printing in the years to come." > > <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412775,00.asp> > > A bit of checking and many new Epson printers can set up "Wi-Fi Direct". > Need to use the Epson iPrint app to control printing. > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 20/05/2013, at 8:04 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Walter, >> >> AirPrint Basics: >> The AirPrint-enabled printer must be connected to the same home Wi-Fi >> network as the iOS device. >> This is the default configuration in most home Wi-Fi networks. >> >> You also need an AirPrint-enabled printer listed in this article. >> >> >> Printers not listed in this article are not supported by AirPrint. >> >> <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356> >> >> Summary >> In iOS, AirPrint-enabled applications can print to an AirPrint-enabled >> printer—and you don't need to install a driver or configure the printer >> queue. Tap print, select a AirPrint-enabled printer, and print. It's that >> simple. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >> >> On 20/05/2013, at 7:08 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 17/05/2013, at 5:48 PM, F.W. Hänel <whae...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> Has anyone tried printing from iPhone/iPad directly to a WiFi direct >>>> printer when a WiFi network was not available ? >>>> Does it work ? What printers are available ? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Well - WiFi is by definition, a wireless network, so if there's no network >>> available WiFi printing is impossible. That being said, if you can set you >>> iPhone or iPad to be a WiFi hotspot, you might be able to get a printer to >>> join that network, in which case printing jus might work. I don't know, I >>> never tried it. >>> >>> The only printers that I know of for sure that support Airprint out of the >>> box are certain HP models and many recent Canon printers. Others on the >>> list may have more information. >>> >>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>> Perth, Western Australia >>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
