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Advice on WiFi printing needed please

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  • 04-06-2017 9:12am
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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭


    Hi all this might sound stupid but hopefully not all of you will laugh !! Is it possible to have a set up where I can print to a WiFi printer from an iPhone 5s and from a Bush Android tablet without having a computer or a laptop ?


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    mel.b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    I know my HP printer has an app you can use to print straight from the phone. No computer needed.

    Isn't there air print as well that you can set up on the iphones?


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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    mel.b wrote: »
    I know my HP printer has an app you can use to print straight from the phone. No computer needed.

    Thanks for that mel.b. Which printer model is it please ? Also did u not need to put whatever cd came with the printer, into a computer to do the initial setting up?


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    mel.b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    I never used a cd to set up the printer - just plugged it in and connected it to the wifi. Mine is a HP officejet Pro 8710. My parents also have a HP and they use airprint to print from the ipad, so it would be the same to print from the iphone.
    https://support.apple.com/en-ie/HT201387


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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    mel.b wrote: »
    I never used a cd to set up the printer - just plugged it in and connected it to the wifi. Mine is a HP officejet Pro 8710. My parents also have a HP and they use airprint to print from the ipad, so it would be the same to print from the iphone.
    https://support.apple.com/en-ie/HT201387

    Oh, that's great news ....I'd continually read about CDs that came with the printers and which had to be run from a computer to do the set up and just assumed that had to be done before anything else could be attempted !!


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    mel.b
    Registered Users Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    Maybe older printers do, but not newer ones AFAIK. My printer has a little display and it just walked me through the steps on that of connecting to the wifi network.


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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    mel.b wrote: »
    Maybe older printers do, but not newer ones AFAIK. My printer has a little display and it just walked me through the steps on that of connecting to the wifi network.


    Awe thanks for that mel.b. Was thinking I was gonna have to go and buy a computer or a laptop that I might never use much, just to print a few bits of emails off my phone or tablet 😊


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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    Hi guys n girls - anyone able to advise me on how to get jammed paper out of my Canon pixma mg4250 printer? Paper has torn and I can't get at it.


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    irelandrover
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭irelandrover


    pneireland wrote: »
    Hi guys n girls - anyone able to advise me on how to get jammed paper out of my Canon pixma mg4250 printer? Paper has torn and I can't get at it.



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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    Funny but of absolutely no use to
    me 😄


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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    airprint compatible is the printer standard that you want for wifi printing from IOS.

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

    list of devices, there from apple.


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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    Xterminator wrote: »
    airprint compatible is the printer standard that you want for wifi printing from IOS.

    thanks Xterminator - got it working well and got the jammed paper cleared as well - my next and hopefully final question now is, how do I print from my bush android tablet to the same cabin pixma mg4250 printer - I've tried.a thing called printershare which has been able to print a test page but it's a subscription thing, which I'm hoping to avoid. There's also a cloud print but they printer and the tablet don't seem to be able to see each other, and it's the same if I try Cannon print service!


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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    its less standardised on android because of the wide range of models and manufacturers.

    try installing Canon Print Service from google play store (or sideload if you have to).


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    davo2001
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    Use google cloud print if the printer and tablet support it.


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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    Use google cloud print if the printer and tablet support it.

    Thanks again folks - will give it another go tonight


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    pneireland
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭pneireland


    its less standardised on android because of the wide range of models and manufacturers.

    try installing Canon Print Service from google play store (or sideload if you have to). Thanks for that Xterminator will try it tonight - what does side load it mean ? 😄


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    davo2001
    Registered Users Posts: 3,318 ✭✭✭davo2001


    pneireland wrote: »
    its less standardised on android because of the wide range of models and manufacturers.

    That's why I said:
    Use google cloud print if the printer and tablet support it.


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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    side load is where you cannot use google play store (or the app ypu want is not google play store), eg on a kindle etc.

    in that cause you change the security settings to allow 3rd party apps, then download and pen the apk file. this installs the app on your device.
    its only an issue for you if you cannot use google play store as the canon print app is available there.


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