O'Print is compatible with Windows, while HandyPrint is available for Mac users. Once installed, the program will display a list of printers installed on your computer. Enable the ones you want to. Handy Print in Bromsgrove is your one stop shop for personal and business printing. We also offer a photocopying, t-shirt printing and embroidery service. Aug 14, 2018 handyPrint v5 is a 64-bit OS X application that allow you to print from your iPods, iPads and iPhones on printers that do not support the AirPrint protocol. V5 has been re-designed as a standard application similar to the ones you would find in the Apple App Store. You simply copy it to the Applications folder and run it from there. Once you turn the application switch to ON it will start on.
iPhones and iPads only work on printers that support AirPrint.
Most new printers offer AirPrint as a standard feature, but if you own an older printer… you're screwed.
But of course… there's an App for that.
The folks over at Netputing have created a simple piece of software that lets you print from an iPhone or iPad to, pretty much, any printer.
You get a 14 day trial, so you can make sure it works. You can acquire a license for a minimum donation of $5.00.
Well worth it, if you ask me.
There are 3 versions of this App:
handyPrint V 5.0.7 – Works with OSX Lion 10.7, OSX Mountain Lion 10.8, and OSX Mavericks 10.9. Free with 14 day trial. License for a minimum donation of $5.00.
handyPrint Pro 5.0.4 – This version is more advanced with the feature set for server users. Free download. Ultimate cost is $20.00 of free if you've donated $20 or more in the past.
AirPrint Activator – Netputing no longer offer or support this version. AirPrint Activator works with OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and below. Your iPhone or iPad need to be running iOS 4.2 or later. If you are resourceful, you may be able to find a copy of this software on the net, I profiled it, back in June 2011 – iPhone 4 Warranty, Printing From The iPhone & iPad
How Do I Get Started
A Few Small Steps
- On your Mac, under the black Apple at the top left-hand corner of your screen choose System Preferences.
- Click Printers and Scanners.
- Select your printer in the left-hand sidebar.
- Make sure Sharing is turned on. The box should be checked for Share this printer on the network.
- Make sure your Mac is on a Wi-Fi network. handyPrint does not work on cellular.
Download The Software
- Under the black Apple at the top left-hand corner of your screen click About This Mac to find out which version of OSX you are running.
- Use the list above to determine which version of handyPrint you need.
- Download the correct version.
- Go to the Finder. Inside the Downloads folder, you'll find a handyPrint.dmg file.
- Double click this file and it opens a disk image. Drag and drop the handyPrint icon onto the Applications icon.
- Close the window.
Setup handyPrint
Go to the Finder. You'll find the handyPrint application in the Applications folder. Double click to open it.
handyPrint has 3 Preference tabs:
- Printer – Make sure this is set to ON and the Sharing light is green. Check to select your printer. If you are having trouble click on the Assistant button for help.
- Options – Some options you may wish to turn on or off. It's safe to leave these untouched.
- About – Here you enter your Paypal ID and the license number you receive after making a donation.
Once you're setup you can quit handyPrint. It will continue to run in the background.
The Last Step… Try Out Printing
- On your iPhone or iPad go to an App that you might print from… say Safari.
- Choose a web page.
- Tap the Share button at the end of the page.
- Tap the Print icon and the Printer Options page appears.
- If your printer is not shown, tap the arrow at the end of the Printer box and choose it from the list.
- Use the + and – signs to indicate how many copies you want.
- Hit Print.
- A message informs you that the print job has been sent to your printer.
And voila… you have a printed page.
Common Problems
You get a 14 day trial, so you can make sure it works. You can acquire a license for a minimum donation of $5.00.
Well worth it, if you ask me.
There are 3 versions of this App:
handyPrint V 5.0.7 – Works with OSX Lion 10.7, OSX Mountain Lion 10.8, and OSX Mavericks 10.9. Free with 14 day trial. License for a minimum donation of $5.00.
handyPrint Pro 5.0.4 – This version is more advanced with the feature set for server users. Free download. Ultimate cost is $20.00 of free if you've donated $20 or more in the past.
AirPrint Activator – Netputing no longer offer or support this version. AirPrint Activator works with OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and below. Your iPhone or iPad need to be running iOS 4.2 or later. If you are resourceful, you may be able to find a copy of this software on the net, I profiled it, back in June 2011 – iPhone 4 Warranty, Printing From The iPhone & iPad
How Do I Get Started
A Few Small Steps
- On your Mac, under the black Apple at the top left-hand corner of your screen choose System Preferences.
- Click Printers and Scanners.
- Select your printer in the left-hand sidebar.
- Make sure Sharing is turned on. The box should be checked for Share this printer on the network.
- Make sure your Mac is on a Wi-Fi network. handyPrint does not work on cellular.
Download The Software
- Under the black Apple at the top left-hand corner of your screen click About This Mac to find out which version of OSX you are running.
- Use the list above to determine which version of handyPrint you need.
- Download the correct version.
- Go to the Finder. Inside the Downloads folder, you'll find a handyPrint.dmg file.
- Double click this file and it opens a disk image. Drag and drop the handyPrint icon onto the Applications icon.
- Close the window.
Setup handyPrint
Go to the Finder. You'll find the handyPrint application in the Applications folder. Double click to open it.
handyPrint has 3 Preference tabs:
- Printer – Make sure this is set to ON and the Sharing light is green. Check to select your printer. If you are having trouble click on the Assistant button for help.
- Options – Some options you may wish to turn on or off. It's safe to leave these untouched.
- About – Here you enter your Paypal ID and the license number you receive after making a donation.
Once you're setup you can quit handyPrint. It will continue to run in the background.
The Last Step… Try Out Printing
- On your iPhone or iPad go to an App that you might print from… say Safari.
- Choose a web page.
- Tap the Share button at the end of the page.
- Tap the Print icon and the Printer Options page appears.
- If your printer is not shown, tap the arrow at the end of the Printer box and choose it from the list.
- Use the + and – signs to indicate how many copies you want.
- Hit Print.
- A message informs you that the print job has been sent to your printer.
And voila… you have a printed page.
Common Problems
If you run into problems, Netputing have put together a terrific troubleshooting guide – handyPrint FAQ
Handyprint Pro
They also offer an number of instructional videos at the end of this page – handyPrint Videos
Hope your week goes well.
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. and Hewlett-Packard |
|---|---|
| Initial release | November 22, 2010; 9 years ago |
| Website | support.apple.com/en-us/HT201311 |
AirPrint is a feature in Apple Inc.'s macOS and iOS operating systems for printing via a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi),[1][2] either directly to AirPrint-compatible printers, or to non-compatible shared printers by way of a computer running Microsoft Windows, Linux,[3] or macOS.[2][4][5] AirPrint does not require printer-specific drivers. It was originally intended for iOS devices and connected via a Wi-Fi network only, and thus required a Wi-Fi access point. However, with the introduction of AirPrint to the macOS desktop platform in 2012, Macs connected to the network via Ethernet connection could also print using the AirPrint protocol—not just those connected via Wi-Fi. Direct Wi-Fi connection between the device and the printer is not supported by default,[6] but has appeared as the 'HP ePrint Wireless Direct AirPrint' feature.
History and printer compatibility[edit]
Handyprint For Windows
Following the iPad's introduction in 2010, user concerns were raised about the product's inability to print, at least through a supported Apple solution. Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs reportedly replied 'It will come' in May 2010 to a user request for printing.[7]
Download Airprint For Mac
AirPrint's Fall 2010 introduction, as part of iOS 4.2, gave iPhones and iPads printing capability for the first time. AirPrint for Mac computers was introduced in the Mac OS X Lion release.[6]
At launch, twelve printers were AirPrint compatible,[8] all of them from the HP Photosmart Plus e-All-in-One series. As of July 2020, that number had grown to about 6,000 compatible printer models from two dozen different manufacturers. The current list can be found on Apple's support site.[6] The related technology is covered by US patent 2011194123A1, 'Printer that supports driverless printing'. Adobe audition vs apple logic pro.
Legacy printer support[edit]
A number of software solutions allow for non-AirPrint printers to be used with iOS devices, by configuring support on an intermediary system accessible via Wi-Fi, connected to the printer. Since AirPrint is driverless, such a configuration compensates for the printer's lack of native AirPrint support by using the drivers on the intermediary system instead.
The simplest solution for all platforms is to create a new Bonjour service that tricks iOS clients into believing they're talking to an AirPrint device. Many blog posts and commercial software products exist to accomplish this, as well as open-source solutions in Linux.[3] This works in many cases because AirPrint is an extension of the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), which many printers already support either directly, or as a result of being shared through an intermediary system (typically CUPS, the Mac/Linux printing system). This approach is limited however, as the AirPrint-specific components of the protocol are missing. This can lead to compatibility issues and unexpected results. Some software packages address this completely by translating between the two dialects of IPP, avoiding compatibility issues, while most just re-share printers using the AirPrint service name.
For Microsoft Windows, there are free[9] and paid solutions.[10] Sonic classic heroes zip.
On macOS, a Bonjour service exists that enables AirPrint support for legacy printers.[11] Commercial macOS software for this purpose includes Netputing handyPrint[12] and Ecamm Printopia.[13]
In most GNU/Linux distributions, AirPrint support should be automatic with the CUPS default printing subsystem since version 1.4.6 (such as Trisquel 5 and Ubuntu 11.04[14]). CUPS servers before version 1.4.6 with DNS based Service Discovery can also be configured manually, by adding DNS-SD printer service discovery records to a name server.[15]
Apps and utilities[edit]
There are a number of third party solutions, available on the Apple App Store and elsewhere, that allow printing to legacy printers directly or via an application helper. Netgear Genie, for both Mac OS X 10.6 or above and Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. Genie permits any shared, network attached printer to be made accessible via Airprint. The application is free for customers of current Netgear routers.[16] Printopia Pro is a commercial solution designed to allow AirPrint to work on large business and education networks. It offers features useful to large organizations including centralized management, directory integration, and allows AirPrint to operate across subnets. It requires a server running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, and one server can potentially serve an entire organization.[17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Software update', iPad, UK: Apple
- ^ ab'AirPrint' (Press release). UK: Apple. September 15, 2010.
- ^ abFinnie, Ryan (November 13, 2010). 'AirPrint & GNU/Linux' (how-to). Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^AirPrint: how to make it work for shared printers, TUAW, November 11, 2010
- ^'Printing from iPad AirPrint via Cups' (how-to). CC: Rho. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ abc'About AirPrint'. Apple. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^Kim, Arnold (May 9, 2010). 'Steve Jobs Says Printing 'Will Come' for iPad'. MacRumors. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^Kovach, Steve (January 7, 2011). 'Only 12 Printers Work With Apple's AirPrint — Here's The List (AAPL, HPQ)'. The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'AirPrint Installer'. Forums.macrumors.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'Collobos Presto'. Collobos.com. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^'AirPrint enable your legacy printer'. Rigsb.net. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'handyPrint (formerly known as AirPrint Activator)'. Netputing.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'Ecamm Printopia'. Ecamm.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'Please test AirPrint on Natty and Oneiric'. Ubuntu Developers Mailing List. June 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'DNS Service Discovery'. Dns-sd.org. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'Netgear Genie App Makes Any Printer Airprint-Compatible'. Netgear.co.uk. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^'iPhone and iPad printing for Enterprise'. Printopia Pro. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
