How do I do this?
Simple setup and I am used to Apple making it easy, but not this time...
Brother HL-2030 printer on Airport Express, connected to wifi, Airprint not available... why?
MacBook Pro 7, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
You cannot airprint to USB printer.
Apple take the air in airprint very seriously.. the Printer must connect to the router or Express by wifi.
The printer must be airprint capable.. AFAIK the HL-2030 is not.
An Express cannot make a non-airprint printer comply to the standard.
You can however use a whole range of utilities for airprint to work in your network .. and sometimes you will just need to use specific drivers ie non-airprint.
https://www.cnet.com/news/make-airprint-work-with-non-airprint-compatible-printe rs/
Hmm, that's only a workaround over pc/mac, which I don't want to have running all the time...
Or did I get that wrong?
You will have to use a workaround if you want to print from an iOS device to a USB printer. It makes no difference whether the printer is AirPrint compatible or not.
Well I hoped an Airport express would do the job, but I underestimated Apples need to controll their products... the printer works wirelessly on my macs, but not on my iPad/iPhones... thanks Apple!
How to print on USB printer via Airprint over Airport Express
