Hello all, The HP 5520 can be configured for wireless printing through the home network or wireless direct printing from an iPad or iPhone (and both at the same time) even if there is no wireless network to connect to. The HP ePrint app must be installed on the iDevice and the HP printer has to be selected on the WiFi page in the settings menu of the iDevice and it works completely wirelessly. Also, during initial setup the printer can obtain its own email address and when connected to the net it can be used as a printer by someone who is at a remote location - providing the printer is turned on. (One can send h/day snaps home directly to the printer)
The HP 5520 also has bonjour support for AirPrint from Apple devices. It works well as I have used it for a week now. Cheers, Walter On 20.05.2013, at 16:14, F.W. Hänel wrote: > 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. 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