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Sep 9, 2013 4:32 PM in response to pittmanalby John Galt,Printing from an iPad or iPhone
To print directly from an iPad you need an AirPrint - enabled printer on the same wireless network as the iPad. All AirPrint printers are wireless but not all wireless printers are AirPrint-enabled. Your Brother MFC-J410W is not an AirPrint printer.
If you do not have an AirPrint printer, a number of workarounds exist that enable the use of any printer you normally use, even older ones that may predate AirPrint by decades. Search for the following products:
handyPrint (Mac only, donation-supported)
Printopia (Mac only, $19.95 with free trial)
These are utilities you install on the Mac you normally use for printing, enabling it to act as an AirPrint print server. The Mac must be "on" but may be asleep for them to work. The iPad needs nothing else, no iOS apps need to be installed and no configuration is necessary. If your computer can print, so can the iPad, using one of these utilities on your Mac.
Equivalent utilities may exist for PCs but I have no experience with them - I suggest https://www.collobos.com
You can also buy this standalone hardware print server, bypassing the need for a computer altogether:
http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/xprintserver/xprintserver.html
Otherwise you will need to buy an AirPrint printer or multifunction device.
The following are my recommendations
AirPrint compatible Brother laser devices
and
AirPrint compatible Brother inkjet devices
Read the reviews and choose wisely.
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Jan 14, 2016 7:53 AM in response to pittmanalby alexerp,I Just found this:
http://www.brother-usa.com/downloads/allmodels-printing-app.aspx#.Vpe8wzNb2K0
It's a useful list of brother's printers that don't have AirPrint but still you can print through their free app. Depending on your printer model, it unlocks features you can use using your wifi connection.
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Jan 14, 2016 7:58 AM in response to alexerpby kb1951,In case you didn't notice, you replied to a post that is over 2 years old now. Hopefully they resolved their problem then.
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Jan 14, 2016 8:24 AM in response to kb1951by alexerp,Yes, I noticed it; and yes, it's an old post, but when you google for this kind of issues, this is the first answer, so, this might help someone else in case they have similar issues.