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Printing from IOS devices (airprint)
Hello, I recently replaced my cable modem/router with a Netgear Gateway C7800 using Xfinity as a service provider. I don't have a lot of expertise working with this type of equipment. Setup of the m...
The usual way to fix wifi printers, if that is what we are talking about, 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.
As you have replaced the modem, you may have to reset the printer to its defaults and set it up again from scratch.