Printing wirelessly from my iPad
Hello!
I have plugged my printer into my time capsule so that I can print from my laptops wirelessly. Why can I not print wirelessly from my iPad?
Can this be set up or done?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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I use a Samsung SCX4300 laser. I cannot understand how it can work from laptops but not an iPad?
iOS devices can only print directly to AirPrint printers. The Samsung SCX-4300 is not an AirPrint printer.
To print directly from an iPad / iPhone you will need an AirPrint compatible printer or another device to act as a print server. That can be a Mac computer running Printopia ($19.95 with free trial) or handyPrint (donation - supported). The Mac must be "on" but may be asleep for them to work. Equivalent PC options may exist but you're on your own finding them.
You can also buy this standalone print server:
http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/xprintserver/xprintserver.html
The xPrintServer Home Edition will support a directly connected USB printer. The Network Edition will support any network printer.
These options enable you to use any printer available to your Mac, even older ones that may predate AirPrint by decades.
Otherwise you will need to buy an AirPrint printer or multifunction device.
To do this you need an app like Print Central for your iPad
Printing wirelessly from my iPad