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Brad949
Dec 31, 2021Aspirant
Air Print problem following wifi router reset
I have 2 HP printers on a home network via ethernet cables. I have 2 R6400 wifi routers for wireless connections. Our apple mobile devices have been able to print to these network printers using air...
Brad949
Jan 02, 2022Aspirant
Thanks for the reply.
The setup instructions did not advise on how to handle a second router,so I just set them both up with the same ID and everything worked fine for 3 years, until I had to reset them recently. When I look at the devices recognized by each router, via the nighthawk app, the printers don't register on either. This is because, with an Ethernet cable attached, they don't transmit a wireless signal. But, somehow, AirPrint was able to use the wifi to communicate with those printers on the network, but not after the router reset. I've tried to update the router firmware, which I suspect is the problem, but it fails through the nighthawk app and the netgear site says that free support for for these routers expired. So, do I spend $$$ with netgear to try to resolve the problem on routers that are nearly 5 years old, or spend $200 for comparable new ones? Unless I find an easy fix that's free, i
l probably just go new. Thanks again for trying to help.
plemans
Jan 02, 2022Guru - Experienced User
If your printing over airprint with a direct connection device----printer, then the router has nothing to do with it.
If you're print airprint with the printer hardwired into the router, then you do need to have your network setup right.
Did you put the 2nd router in access point mode? You didn't address this