Currently, a large number of printers for office and home printing is equipped with the function of connecting and controlling via a smartphone. However, many users of printing devices still occasionally have problems connecting the printer to their phone. This article will surely prove useful to them.
Which phone can I connect to the printer via WiFi?
The ability to connect to the printer through special software is available for most modern smartphones on the Android and iOS platforms, as well as tablets and iPads. Unfortunately, connecting an old push-button “Nokia” to modern printing devices will not work. In addition, the printer itself must be equipped with a special network adapter for connection.
The function of connecting a smartphone to a printing device will be useful to those who prefer to print photos and downloaded books and documents made on the phone’s camera. Thanks to printing without the "mediation" of a computer or laptop, you can save a lot of time, and you won’t have to litter the device’s hard drive with unnecessary garbage.
Important! In order for the devices to “find” each other, they must both be connected to the same wi-fi network.
In the case of the Android OS, in order to properly connect the phone to the printer and print any document from it, you will need:
- Download and install a program called “PrinterShare”
- Launch the application and select the appropriate print option in the menu that opens.
- Select an available connection type (for example: wi-fi printer)
- Find the necessary document in the smartphone’s memory and click on the “print” button
In order not to disrupt the printing process, it is worthwhile to provide devices with uninterrupted wi-fi coverage so that the connection between them does not break. As practice shows, printers with Wi-Fi printing have a small but unpleasant drawback. It consists in the fact that if you forget to disconnect the device from the source of wireless Internet, then unscrupulous colleagues can "join" it and use the device for their own purposes. In order to prevent such cases, it is better to never forget to turn off the device after use.
How to connect an iPhone to a printer via Wi-Fi?
Manufacturers of iPhones have done everything possible to facilitate and simplify the process of connecting their smartphones to modern office printers. The issue of printing using AirPrint technology is being addressed. As in the previous case, for connection it is necessary that both the iPhone and the printer are in the coverage area of one wireless network.
Important! The program does not require the installation of drivers and other additional software, so you can start printing almost immediately after it starts.
In order to connect one of the available printers to the iPhone or iPad, you just need to go into AirPrint and, in the case of automatic selection, the program will find the right device.
How to print from phone to printer?
After the connection between the devices is established, you must perform the following sequence of actions:
- Open the file or web page you want to print
- Click on the “share” button, and then select the “print” function
- Select the proposed device from the list
- Specify additional parameters (print type, number of copies, etc.)
- Print required items
For those who for one reason or another do not like wireless printing technology, there are more conservative methods for printing from the phone. For example, you can use a USB cable. In order to print information from the phone using the USB cable, it is necessary that the USB Host input is suitable for this operation. In addition, it will be necessary to acquire special software, which is quite difficult to find and download for the same Android platform.
Most of all, the latter method is suitable for printers from HP, as their manufacturer has foreseen the possible desires of customers and has developed a special utility called “ePrint”. Downloading and installing it for both an android and an iPhone is quite easy, and after its launch the devices are successfully synchronized with each other, allowing you to start typing.
Important! Canon has developed similar software for their devices. The program is called "USB connection Kit."
Another useful utility for printing photos and documents directly from your smartphone’s screen is Cloud Print. The developers of the program tried to make their software work with the maximum number of printer models and with the minimum number of errors. Especially well Cloud Print has established itself with devices from Kyocera, Canon and HP. The positive aspects of this small utility include:
- Compatible with all Android devices
- Extensive options for customizing printed images
- Built-in file conversion
- Nice and convenient interface
All that the user needs to do after downloading the program to his smartphone is to add the necessary devices from the list. If the printer does not have access to the global network, but supports printing from the cloud storage, you can associate it with an account in the application.
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