I am trying to print from my iPad to an HP Airport ready wireless printer. I plugged my AirPort Extreme into a cat 5 outlet on my house network and then into a net gear box and used my PC to configure the airport. The light turns green on the airport but the device is not discovered. It does pick up an IP address so the network discovers it. Frustrating.
iOS 6.0.1
in a home network environment you typically cannot have two devices assigning ip addresses...... when you have two devices on your network, only one can be the router and assign the ip addresses on your network.... the pother device must be a bridge or access point, with dhcp disabled.......does this sound like your setup?
Yes, I was trying to extend or seamlessly integrate the airport into the network. I use a router connected to my cable modem for wifi access.
Main router , set up as normal
you can extend an additional airport device wirelessly or wired....they require two different setups
wired...... run a wire from the main router to the second airport device... this setup makes it a bridge/access point...you need to turn bridge mode on, this disables dhcp and stops the secondary airport device from assigning ip addresses,it gets the ip addresses from the main router
and
wireless............this is called "extend an network" ..... it will give u a list of the networks it can see which u might want to extend......just choose the relevant one and click update
That is how it is setup, I also tried plugging the printer into the USB port on the AirPort Extreme. It does share the IP address from the router.
"I am trying to print from my iPad to an HP Airport ready wireless printer"
an ipad or iphone will only print to an "airprint printer".......just connecting a regular printer to an airport device does not make it an airprint printer.....
what model is your HP printer..... if u do own an airprint printer, maybe you have not set it up correctly..... HP model no. please
HP Officejet 4500 wireless.
unfortunately your printer is not airprint compatible :/
It is not AirPrint compatible.
Wow, bummer, it says that it does. I will try and find another printer to test. Thank you, great help.
Epson 545 is an AirPrint I have recently purchased
There are two other solutions that work like collobos
Printopia and handyPrint.
I'm running a iPad 4 off of a Airport Express that is extended from a Airport Extreme. I have a HP LaserJet P1005 plugged into the APE. No problem printing from either pieces of software.
I also have two MBP's 17" (one WiFi and one hardwired) and 1 PC (hardwired) connected to the APE and can print through the APE to the LaserJet. I thought of putting in a USB hub but found it was just going to confuse the issue.
What's also odd s that my iPad and iPhone do not discover the AirPort Extreme.
you can try the print n share app
also, if you are still having trouble you should try contacting apple support, but am sure the clever bods in the forum will solve it 😉
Hi,
You may print from iOS using the HP ePrint mobile app.
Be sure to connect the printer wirelessly to your network, then the app should locate the printer.
You may find the app below:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hp-eprint/id299531647?mt=8
As well you may find more information about using the app in here:
Shlomi
I am trying to print from my iPad to a wireless printer.
