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I am trying to use my Dymo 450 label printer - for work - to be connected to my iPad. Can this be done? Am I trying to reinvent the wheel - should be easy right??
iOS/iPadOS doesn’t natively support direct connection to a USB Printer. Instead, these devices use a network connection to supported printers typically over WiFi - or if explicitly supported by the printer, a wired ethernet connection.
See:
Apple AirPrint is a driverless connection protocol. A high proportion of modern printers intended for Home, SoHo and Business environments now support AirPrint. Check your printer model against this list:
About AirPrint - Apple Support
The Dymo 450 Label Printer specifications state compatibility with Windows PC and Mac computers - but makes no mention of other types of computer such as iPad...:
Your label printer requires device-driver software - this being installed on the host PC/Mac. For modern PCs and Mac, the driver-installation process is largely automatic and occurs during the initial device connection.
iOS/iPadOS has no means by which device-specific device drivers can be dowloaded and installed. Instead, device-drivers are installed on iPhone/iPad by installing a manufacturer-provided App - that, where available, is obtained from the Apple App Store. Dymo has not released a compatible App for iOS/iPadOS that adds necessary support for their label printers.
Unless you can identify a third-party App for your iPad, your existing label printer simply won't be usable with iPad.
You cannot use a USB Dymo printer with the iPad. They have at least one wireless option that uses their app for printing.
Dymo's USB printers require drivers in order to work, and these drivers are not available for iOS/iPadOS.
~Lyssa
This does not have Dymo, as a compatible printer. What I was wondering was, is there a connector that you can use from the Dymo printer to the iPad?
Dymo 450 - can it connect with an iPad - is there a USBC connector or can it be done wirelessly - through Blue tooth?
