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R6220 bridge devices between LAN, 2.4G and 5G
I have a printer and laptop that only "know" about 2.4G wifi. We have several iOS devices that we like to use on the 5G wifi. The problem is, when an iOS device is on the 5G wifi, it cannot see the printer. The only way it seems we can print from the iOS device is to temporarily connect the device to the 2.4G wifi that the printer is on. I can connect the printer to the LAN, but the same problem exists (devices on either wifi cannot see the printer. Is there a way to configure the router so any device on the router can see the printer no matter which segment it is connected to?
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You should contact your printer manufacturer to see what they'd recommend.
It shouldn't matter if you're on lan/2.4g/5g.
LMillsap wrote:
The only way it seems we can print from the iOS device is to temporarily connect the device to the 2.4G wifi that the printer is on.
Where do you think that the router gets in the way of your unnamed printer talking to the iOS device? The router just does wifi. It is then down to the other devices to play ball.
The usual way to fix wifi printers is to find the printer maker's utility, the software that runs on your operating system. Then use that to connect the printer to the wifi.
The router just broadcasts wifi. It is then down to the printer to play ball. There isn't much that you can do on a router, beyond fixing it to a particular IP address, that affects what the printer gets up to.
Where possible, using the WPS feature can simplify things.
Is there a way to configure the router so any device on the router can see the printer no matter which segment it is connected to?
Are you using ReadySHARE?
