AirPrint for Windows

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AirPrint for Windows

Are there any legal solutions for enabling AirPrint on Windows like there are for the Mac? I'd prefer not to have to install any apps on my iPad to make it work. Just something that runs on my Windows machine that will allow me to print to my printers.

Thanks,

Hilary

MacBook Pro

Posted on Feb 7, 2011 9:53 PM

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Chris CA

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Feb 7, 2011 10:03 PM in response to Ella's Aunt

AirPrint does not use a computer.
It works with an AirPrint capable printer on local network.

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Answer 2

Feb 7, 2011 10:06 PM in response to Ella's Aunt

I installed FingerPrint for Windows from Collobos Software last week on my XP machine. It worked great with my Brother MFC 7340 and Canon iP100.

http://www.collobos.com

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Ella's Aunt Author

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Feb 7, 2011 10:43 PM in response to Cassie H.

Thanks! Worked on my Windows 7 too.

Hilary

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callgary

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Oct 16, 2011 6:55 PM in response to Chris CA

Not so. Both AirPrint for Windows and FingerPrint will setup the PC as an "AirPrint" host and display printers attached and shared by that PC on iDevices. My "non AirPrint ready" HP printer shows on my iPhone at home using FingerPrint.

Note: The PC and iPhone must be connected to the same network (home LAN) for this to work.

Note 2: AirPrint quit working with the latest iOS5 update on the phone. I install FingerPrint and it corrected the problem.

FingerPrint is definately the better solution if you can accept the $9.99 price tag.

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Chris CA

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Oct 16, 2011 7:40 PM in response to callgary

callgary wrote:

Not so.

(8 months later)

Yes, so.

Both AirPrint for Windows and FingerPrint

Yet, neither of those are AirPrint.

They intercept the AirPrint signal/data and pass it to the printer.

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Grant L

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Jan 9, 2012 11:38 AM in response to Ella's Aunt

I have found a few ways to this, one involves FignerPrint as noted above ($).

Other options depend on which version of iOS your are running on your mobile device.

WINDOWS

For iOS4 you can use following link, however when you get to step 5 I would modify name of service to be "AirPrintOS4" instead of "Airprint" in command "sc.exe create AirPrint..." (this will allow support for BOTH iOS4 and iOS5... next step).

http://jaxov.com/2010/11/how-to-enable-airprint-service-on-windows/

For iOS5 you can use the following link,

Original source at http://iblueray.de/?page_id=209 ... translated to English...

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&rurl=translate.google.c om&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://iblueray.de/%3Fpage_id%3D209&usg=ALkJrhjtSS53c-AKwBXY_ sqaFoWD7CXzuQ

Note the steps to (a) enable Windows GUEST account, (b) ensure local printer is SHARED, (c) open firewall for tcp/udp port 631 for airprint.exe. After I ADDED APPLICATION thru Control Panel/Firewall (browsed for airprint.exe) ... I went back under ADVANCED SETTINGS and changed from ANY port to SPECIFIC port (631)... for my PRIVATE (not PUBLIC or DOMAIN networks... but up to you).

Now my iPhone running iOS4 and my iPad2 running iOS5 can print to Windows-based printers.

MAC

Of course my MAC BOOK PRO uses a different solution which works great... MAC printers accessible from both iPhone iOS4 and iPad iOS5 ....

http://netputing.com/airprintactivator/airprint-activator-v2-0/

...Grant

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