iPad Air printing to IP

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iPad Air printing to IP

My network is based on a Linksys E2500v3 router. The printer is a Lexmark E320. It is attached to the network using an HP JetDirect 300X print serve which uses a cable to the router. The IP address used by the server/printer is 10.10.0.107.

My wife has an iPad Air which, of course, connects wirelessly to the networks. She occasionally would like to print to the network printer.

I figured this would be an easy thing to do. So far all the forum questions and therefore all the answers just miss hitting our configuration.

Can anyone advise?

iPad Air, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 14, 2016 9:33 AM

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ShagCA

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Mar 14, 2016 9:38 AM in response to bfotk

That printer doesn't support air print. However, there may be a workaround that requires a Windows computer. Take a look at this: http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=HO3572&locale=en&userlocale=EN_ US

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bfotk Author

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Mar 14, 2016 10:19 AM in response to ShagCA

It looked like installing LexPrint Listener on the Windows 10 computer and the LexPrint App on the iPad might work.

I'm checking that out.

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bfotk Author

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Mar 14, 2016 10:24 AM in response to bfotk

Clarification: the E320 has no built in wi-fi. But it is accessible by wi-fi using one of the Ethernet ports on the wireless router to connect the HP JetDirect print server which sends print jobs to the printer over a parallel cable.

Most other devices I have that can print, including laptop, phones, other tablets, are pretty happy simply knowing that they can shoot print jobs to 10.10.0.107. I'm kind of surprised that a simple thing like that isn't implemented on an iPad.

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