Is anyone getting AirPrint to work with HP ENVY printer, please?

Hey Sid Starr, did you ever get it working? I have the same Vodafone branded router, and all of a sudden the apps on my MacBook that use wireless to sync / connect with my iPhone can no longer see my phone over the network. From the threads I saw on the Vodafone forum, it sounds like it's a router issue, but Vodafone have told me to call Apple...

These are symptoms of a router that does not properly support Bonjour (mdns) or that has a very limited set of supported wifi clients. What make and model router are you using?

Hi rbii, I'm using the same router as Sid Star, the Huawei EchoLife HG556a (rebranded by Vodafone)

Hi all - I think I may have stumbled on the solution: the problem is the Huawei hg556a which does not seem to allow devices to talk correctly around the network. The fix which seems to work (for me) is to set-up both printer and all PCs, iPhones, iPads etc with fixed IPs. You need to set the IP on both the router and the devices (including the printer which in my case is a HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus).

To do this on the router navigate to 192.168.0.1 (or other as per instructions) and enter using the standard user / password which for me is user:vodafone and psswd:vodafone. Go to the Router menu option, then LAN and enter your devices. On the 8600 printer it is very easy to set the fixed IP via the control panel on the printer, other printers may require you to do this via their network access portal using their IP address. On the iPhone/iPad etc you just need to enter into WIFI options and press on the small blue arrow of the network you are connected to and then enter the correct Static IP data which for me is:

IP Address - 192.168.0.197

Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0

Router - 192.168.0.1

DNS - 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.1

Seach Domains - localdomain

Above addresses will vary dependent on the IP address you have given the device on the router (obviously) and also the router's IP address (which I think in some countries is 192.168.1.1

This also solved an issue I had printing from a Windows based laptop using VPN.

Hope this works for you all too.

Niel

ps - I also opened the Bonjour ports 5298 and 5353 although not sure this helps.

I bought an HP Envy 120 all-in-one printer from the Apple Store UK as it says it is an Airprint printer. After installation everything works but NOT Airprint. I use TalkTalk with HG533 router. HP have been helpful and set me up with ePrint but that is not the answer. Is there a fix for this? TalkTalk refused to acknowledge a problem with the router - Stuart Cato

You don't need to post in all threads regarding this. If you missed what I posted in your other thread I will repost here. It is definitely a TalkTalk problem and they do have a beta firmware upgrade:

http://www.talktalkmembers.com/t5/Unlimited-Broadband/Airprint-with-HG533/m-p/91 2724#M439902

Sorry I'm new to this . I can't see the specific answer. Will TT push the firmware upgrade to my router ???

If you read the whole thread, and the posts from other people, you need to post your own thread to see if they will push the new firmware on a beta basis. The person who started that thread marked it answered and said it had fixed their problem.

After struggling for several hours, here is the solution. Find the IP address of you HP Envy120 printer by looking at the front panel or printing a connection report. Sign in using a web browser; ie. mine is https://10.0.1.12. A connection to the printer will be established and you will have access to all of its settings. Go to network in the menu, go to Bonjour, and turn it on. That's it. I notice a lot of discussion about routers passing bonjour packets. I'm using an Apple time capsule, and there is no issue. Enjoy printing from any of your ios devices! Have a great day! Charlie

Unfortunately Bonjour doesnt show up in the settings which Im told is a TalkTalk problem, so I still can't make any progress

I am so sorry to hear that. I thought it odd that the HP printer software did not default to Bonjour "on". I also thought it odd that it was hidden so far down in the settings for the HP. As far as I can tell the web page interface w/the Envy is the only way to access it. It's pivotal for airprint to work. I hope that it works out for you, and am real sorry that this didn't help. Take care, and peace. Charlie

Hi everybody,

I've been having the same problem for nearly a year now, but today I finally found the solution. You just need to access the config page for your hg556 router as admin and upgrade to the latest version of the firmware (V100R001C08B031). Instructions are provided here (in Spanish) http://wiki.bandaancha.st/Huawei_HG556a_de_Vodafone#Actualizar_firmware_.28versi .C3.B3n_irlandesa.29

Hope this helps 😉

PS: Remember to extract the files with winrar so as to have a .bin file extension before you upload the new firmware.