How do you setup a wifi printer If you do not own a Mac?

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How do you setup a wifi printer If you do not own a Mac?

I used the app I my iPhone to setup the wireless router, and the network works great but i cannot get my wireless printer to work.

Airport time capsule

Posted on Sep 22, 2013 10:09 AM

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Sep 22, 2013 1:27 PM in response to Woodlandslax

Ah for printing iOS does require a printer that conforms to the airprint standard.. does it??

You might well need a Mac if your printer is not correct if you are committed to the printer.

There are tools to help you print from iOS to a non-compliant printer like printopia but I am not sure if you can buy a PC version.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356

http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/

There are several equivalent tools and there maybe some available for PC.

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Sep 22, 2013 3:50 PM in response to LaPastenague

According to the Apple website it is a supported model. As a side note I had this very printer working on the newtowrk when I was using a Belkin. As far as I can the only thing I am missing is a MAC. By Apples on words it is a two step process, yet the second step cannot be accomplished on a PC:

Overview

Configuring a Wi-Fi printer is a two step process:

First, the Wi-Fi printer must be configured to join your Wi-Fi network. For information about recommended Wi-Fi settings, please see iOS and OS X: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points.
Second, you need to add the printer to OS X. See this article for information about how to add a printer in OS X Mountain Lion & Lion.

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Sep 22, 2013 4:09 PM in response to Woodlandslax

The setup of the printer depends purely on the printer.. Apple do not make printers.. so the printer company must supply a setup utility that works from iOS.. If they don't then you must have a computer at least to do the setup.. but once the printer is setup there is no computer required.

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Sep 23, 2013 12:08 PM in response to LaPastenague

Turns out the issue was my own. I had setup a static IP on my printer and when I changed routers the IP range changed from 192.168 to 10.0, my printer could not be found in the notwork. I have reset the printer and it now works perfect. Thanks

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