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Q: What cable from Apple do I use to connect an AirPort Express to a printer?

What cable from Apple's website can I use to connect an AirPort Express to a printer. (Specifically, the Epson WorkForce WF-2540 All-In-One Printer) The only USB cables from Apple I can find are the ones to ethernet and micro-USB.

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Posted on Aug 19, 2013 8:09 AM

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Q: What cable from Apple do I use to connect an AirPort Express to a printer?

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  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Aug 19, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Ercel
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    Aug 19, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Ercel

    None.

     

    The Epson WorkForce WF-2540 All-in-One Printer is wireless.

     

    OS X: Connecting a Wi-Fi printer to your Wi-Fi network

  • by Bob Timmons,Solvedanswer

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Aug 19, 2013 10:54 AM in response to Ercel
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    Aug 19, 2013 10:54 AM in response to Ercel

    It would not make much sense to use a USB cable to connect to the AirPort Express......since the USB connection would only support the print function on your Epson All-in-One device.....nothing else.

     

    Advanced features like scan, copy, fax, maintenance etc. would not be supported over a USB connection to the AirPort Express.

     

    As John mentions, you can connect using wireless for full functionality.  You could also connect the All-in-One to the Ethernet port on a new AirPort Express since the Epson device supports full functionaliy over Ethernet as well.

  • by Ercel,

    Ercel Ercel Aug 19, 2013 4:53 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Aug 19, 2013 4:53 PM in response to Bob Timmons

    So, I could just connect the printer wirelessly to the Express that I'm using as my router to print wirelessly? If so, does this work with devices without AirPrint? Such as Android devices?

  • by Bob Timmons,Helpful

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Aug 19, 2013 4:58 PM in response to Ercel
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    Aug 19, 2013 4:58 PM in response to Ercel
    So, I could just connect the printer wirelessly to the Express that I'm using as my router to print wirelessly?

     

    Yes.

     

     

    If so, does this work with devices without AirPrint? Such as Android devices?

     

    Sorry, I cannot say, since I do not have an Android device here to test, and am not familiar with the device in general. It couldn't hurt to try though...and if won't work with wireless, then it won't work with USB either.

  • by Ercel,

    Ercel Ercel Aug 19, 2013 4:59 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Aug 19, 2013 4:59 PM in response to Bob Timmons

    Thanks for the help!