How to Wirelessly Print from iOS Devices Using AirPrint Activator

In this video, Ranit from Tech.com will show you how to wirelessly print documents from an iOS device using AirPrint. Before starting, it's essential to note that AirPrint functionality has been released for a while now, but the number of printers that support it is limited.

To begin with, Ranit explains that if you already have a great printer but it doesn't have AirPrint compatibility, there is a small software called AirPrint Activator that can make any printer AirPrint-compatible. This software makes it possible to print documents from your iOS device using your existing printer. The process of configuring the AirPrint Activator is simple and should take about 2 minutes.

To get started with the AirPrint Activator, Ranit recommends downloading the software from this link. He installed version 1.1.3, which works on Snow Leopard, while the beta version is available for Lion users. Once downloaded, click to install it. This will prompt a dialog box that requires the Mac OSX password and installation of required files.

After installation, Ranit opened up System Preferences and went to the Printers & Fax section. It's recommended to switch on your printer before proceeding. When you have switched it on, the green icon should be lit up, indicating that your printer is active. Next, you need to checkmark "Share this printer on the network" and make sure that the printer sharing is enabled.

In Ranit's case, he encountered an issue with the AirPrint functionality not working initially. To resolve this problem, he had to manually remove the printer and reinstall it for the AirPrint functionality to work. However, this may not be necessary for everyone.

To demonstrate how the AirPrint Activator works, Ranit used his Zorox laser printer that has been switched on. He opened up the iPad and went to print a Google web page. To initiate printing, he clicked on the print icon, which might take a couple of seconds to load. Once loaded, it should display the printer as "this is my zorox printer." Ranit then clicked on the same and printed one copy.

As you can see, the printer started making some noise, and hopefully, in a couple of seconds, it will print the Google page. And indeed, as Ranit shows us, this is the page that was printed from his iPad. With AirPrint Activator, users can now wirelessly print documents from their iOS devices using any compatible printer.

In conclusion, if you're looking to extend your wireless printing capabilities using an incompatible printer, the AirPrint Activator software is a great solution. By following these simple steps, you'll be able to access a wider range of printers and enjoy seamless printing experiences on your iOS device.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi there this is ranit from tech.com and in this video I'm going to show you how to wirelessly print a document from a iOS device like an iPad or an iPhone I had got this question a couple of uh times and the thing is that to print a document or anything from your iOS device like an iPad or iPhone you need a uh air print compatible printer but the problem is that though this air print functionality has been released uh for quite some time there is a very limited amount of printers that support this functionality and let's say you already have a great printer but uh it doesn't have air print functionality and today I'm going to show you a small software called uh air print activator that can make any printer airpl compatible so that you can print uh from your iOS device using your existing printer and it's really simple to configure the same and it'll take just about 2 minutes to do the same and in this demo I'm going to show you how to install the same and we to test it with an iPad to make any printer air print compatible you need to install this small software known as air print activator you can go to this link and download the same um I installed this version you can click this to download it and install it this works on snow leopard if you're using a lion you might have to go and use the beta version that's air print activator version 2 for this demo I used this air print activator version 1.1.3 as I'm using snow leopard and this is what it looks like when you activate the software this switch will be in the off position once you click on the same a dialog box will come enter the Mac OSX password and install the required files once that is done open up system preferences and here you need to go to the Sprint and fax option at this point it's better to switch on your printer and once you have switched on your printer uh this green icon should be lit up that means your printer is active and here you need to check mark this share this printer on the network and also you just go to the sharing preferences and make sure that the printer sharing is enabled actually now this is the actual setup needed and things should work fine but it didn't work for me what I had to do was I had to manually remove this printer and again add this printer again for it to work you might not have to to do this but for me it didn't work with the first go and I had to remove this printer and reinstall it for the air print functionality to uh work you can actually now shut this off and now I'm going to use my iPad and we're going to print a document to this printer this is my zorox laser printer I have switched it on now I open the iPad and we going to print this Google web page so what I do is I click on this and here here you need to click on the print icon it might take a couple of seconds and here it should basically show you the printer as this is my zorox printer it's being shown here I just click on the same and for this test I'm just going to print one copy so I hit the print button and as you can see the printer is making some noise and hopefully in a couple of seconds it should print this Google page let me as you can see it's printing the page and this is the page that we printed from my iPad I hope you found this video helpful if you found it helpful I'll appreciate if you click on the like button you can also subscribe to my channel to be notified about my future videos that's it for now this was ranit for Tech tos.com and hopefully I'm going to see you in my next videohi there this is ranit from tech.com and in this video I'm going to show you how to wirelessly print a document from a iOS device like an iPad or an iPhone I had got this question a couple of uh times and the thing is that to print a document or anything from your iOS device like an iPad or iPhone you need a uh air print compatible printer but the problem is that though this air print functionality has been released uh for quite some time there is a very limited amount of printers that support this functionality and let's say you already have a great printer but uh it doesn't have air print functionality and today I'm going to show you a small software called uh air print activator that can make any printer airpl compatible so that you can print uh from your iOS device using your existing printer and it's really simple to configure the same and it'll take just about 2 minutes to do the same and in this demo I'm going to show you how to install the same and we to test it with an iPad to make any printer air print compatible you need to install this small software known as air print activator you can go to this link and download the same um I installed this version you can click this to download it and install it this works on snow leopard if you're using a lion you might have to go and use the beta version that's air print activator version 2 for this demo I used this air print activator version 1.1.3 as I'm using snow leopard and this is what it looks like when you activate the software this switch will be in the off position once you click on the same a dialog box will come enter the Mac OSX password and install the required files once that is done open up system preferences and here you need to go to the Sprint and fax option at this point it's better to switch on your printer and once you have switched on your printer uh this green icon should be lit up that means your printer is active and here you need to check mark this share this printer on the network and also you just go to the sharing preferences and make sure that the printer sharing is enabled actually now this is the actual setup needed and things should work fine but it didn't work for me what I had to do was I had to manually remove this printer and again add this printer again for it to work you might not have to to do this but for me it didn't work with the first go and I had to remove this printer and reinstall it for the air print functionality to uh work you can actually now shut this off and now I'm going to use my iPad and we're going to print a document to this printer this is my zorox laser printer I have switched it on now I open the iPad and we going to print this Google web page so what I do is I click on this and here here you need to click on the print icon it might take a couple of seconds and here it should basically show you the printer as this is my zorox printer it's being shown here I just click on the same and for this test I'm just going to print one copy so I hit the print button and as you can see the printer is making some noise and hopefully in a couple of seconds it should print this Google page let me as you can see it's printing the page and this is the page that we printed from my iPad I hope you found this video helpful if you found it helpful I'll appreciate if you click on the like button you can also subscribe to my channel to be notified about my future videos that's it for now this was ranit for Tech tos.com and hopefully I'm going to see you in my next video\n"