iOS and HP printer over network?

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iOS and HP printer over network?

My Hewlett-Packard M125 printer is not communicating with my iPhone 5 and iPad 2. I want to use them with the network on my router, but the printer does not appear in the Setting for Wifi on either device. HP's instruction says the printer should appear in that Setting, but it does not.

What is odd is that the MacBook communicates quite happily with the HP printer over the network.

I have been asking for help from HP. The technician there is trying, but so far without success. I have to wonder if the problem is not at HP's end but rather something to do with the difference between Mac OS and iOS.

Does anyone here have any experience with connecting by wifi an HP printer with an iOS device? TIA

iPad 2, iOS 8.3

Posted on Jan 16, 2017 1:06 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 16, 2017 1:19 PM in response to R_55a

Unless there is an HP specific app for printing, iOS uses AirPrint - About AirPrint - Apple Support

As long as the printer supports AirPrint and is on the same wifi network as the iPad, you just print from within apps.

But, I'm not seeing "m125" listed in the HP AirPrint printers? If that printer does not support AirPrint then you can check the App Store for one of the apps that offers generic wifi printing and see if one of those will work.

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Answer 2

rccharles

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Jan 16, 2017 1:40 PM in response to R_55a

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List of supported AirPrinters.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201311

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HP ePrint Home & Biz

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hp-eprint-home-biz/id299531647?mt=8

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/searchResults?tmp_product=HP+Photosmart+5515+ e-All-in-One+Printer+-+B111a&product=5063608&tmp_qt=eprint&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&su bmit

Helper app -- /print n share

Print directly to the widest range of network or WiFi printers available in any app. Alternatively print via your computer to ALL printers including USB & Bluetooth printers. View read and display large PDF, Office & iWork files. Easily transfer & store files from the Cloud or your computer.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/print-n-share/id301656026?mt=8

Mac software

Printopia

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

handyPrint -- donationware

http://www.netputing.com/handyprint/

Should you have some office printer that are connected to a computer there are print enablling applicaionts you can run on the iPad to print to such printers.

For Windows, try:

O'Print

http://oprintware.com/

PrintCentral

PrintCentral is the supreme printing app for the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch

A real DEBE -- does everything but eat.

http://mobile.eurosmartz.com/products/printcentral.html

Mac and Windows

"WePrint enables printing to shared printers for iOS/Android devices from our range of printing Apps."

http://mobile.eurosmartz.com/downloads.html

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