AirPrint was introduced in iOS 4.2.1 in November 2010, and it was the first of its kind, giving users the ability to wirelessly print to any AirPrint-capable printer without first having to install messy drivers onto their devices. More than three years have past, and many modern printers are 'AirPrint compatible,' but if you have an older or non-compatible printer and you try printing with iOS, you'll get a message that no AirPrint printer was found on your network. Fortunately, there's a software-based solution that can help you print to any printer on your network from iOS with ease. What you'll need. Here's the short list of requirements: • Mac • from Ecamm ($19.95 USD; free trial available) • Wired or wireless printer • iOS device and apps capable of printing For this to work, we'll be using a piece of software called.

This software will allow your iOS devices to see and talk with the available wired and wireless printers connected to your local network and local machine. Printopia also provides additional functionality, such as the ability to share your printed content via your Mac, Dropbox, and even Evernote instead of printing onto physical paper. What about Windows users? If you use Windows, then you can download and use a piece of software from Collobos called. It does essentially the same thing as Printopia (without Dropbox and Evernote support), but it requires a subscription fee to use the software.

Setting up Printopia The first step towards printing to any printer on your local network is to install the Printopia software onto your Mac. To do this, download the installer from the (there is a free trial that you can use). Once it's downloaded, unzip the download, open the folder, and double-click the Install Printopia file. This will install the Printopia application as a System Preference Pane. You can always get back to it by going to Apple menu System Preferences. Printopia. After you install Printopia, the service will startup, and you'll see Sharing for the status message ( Figure A).

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All of your available printers will appear in the devices list. Unchecking the devices or applications that interact with Printopia will disable them and keep them from appearing on the iOS printer list. If you have Dropbox or Evernote installed on your system, they'll appear in the devices list as well. However, in this tutorial, we'll simply focus on using the printer functionality of Printopia. Figure A The Status is set to Sharing. You can disable printing at any time by sliding the switch in the Printopia preferences to OFF.