#HANDYPRINT PRINTERS NOT SHOWING BLUETOOTH#

Also, if the printer has an assistive smart app, ensure that it has Bluetooth access.Both Printer and iPhone, iPad, and Mac are on the same network.Ensure both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned on, and obviously, the Airplane Mode should be off.Verify your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection While you are at it, check your printer for ink, the printer queue, and ensure that all systems are a go, the paper isn’t jammed or something. Ensure the printer is switched to Wi-Fi mode and connected to your Wi-Fi network.Ensure the printer is turned on and not in power-saving mode it can sometimes affect the connection, disrupting the print command.

#HANDYPRINT PRINTERS NOT SHOWING MANUAL#

You can either wade through the printer’s manual or package or check the complete list of AirPrint-compatible devices from Apple. But if you are using the printer for the first time with an Apple device, check for compatibility before anything else. If you have used the printer with an Apple device before, skip to the next step.

Remove and reconnect the printer if using a Mac.

Verify your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection.

So bear with me and skip the step you have already done. However, I will take you through the troubleshooting process step-by-step to cover all bases. Usually, the problem is quite minute, and so is the solution check the connection, restart, etc. And if you are facing the ‘no AirPrint printers found’ error, we have just the guide for you. However, all good things come across some errors. Trust me, it’s worth having a look! You just need to add the “Print Services” role to a server, then add the feature “Print Services Tools”.AirPrint is Apple’s proprietary technology that can print stuff from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac over the air, without installing additional software or drivers. Why use Print Management? It lets you centrally manage all Network Printers, their drivers, and has a bunch of handy options like deploying to Group Policy. Step by Step guide from Technet here: (v=ws.10).aspx This will stop the server doing any sort of pruning – and hey, if you want to remove a printer from the directory, you remove the tickbox.Īs a side note, if you’re not already using Print Management – start using it. You can also restart the Print Spooler service and wait as it will republish the printers, but that’s non-permanent resolution.ĭoing a bit of research (yes, googling) I found an old thread here and a similar Microsoft support article here that both indicated the easist way is to disable Printer Pruner on each Print Server via Group Policy:Īs per the screenshot, the three settings you want to disable are:ĭirectory pruning retry (ok this doesn’t really matter if the top two are disabled, but no harm)

We could get them back by removing and adding the tick for ‘List in the directory’ and waiting 5 minutes, but that’s a rather painful and temporary fix. Our problem was that after a few days, every single printer from a server would drop off the directory.

#HANDYPRINT PRINTERS NOT SHOWING HOW TO#

There’s even a Technet article on how to do this (v=ws.10).aspx

Just had an issue where some new print servers were commissioned – Windows Server 2012, with local printers installed connected to IP addresses of network based printers, and then shared and listed in the directory:

Handyprint printers not showing