Airprint for Brother Printer with Synology NAS

Screen Capture for configuration Airprint on Synology NAS

Airprint is a interesting protocol, that lets any iOS device connect to a printer to use it. Sadly, Mac OS X 10.6 does not contain an Airprint server so you cannot let your computer share the printer for the iOS device. If you have a Synology NAS, there is a way around this problem:

  • Make sure you have a recent version of the Synology software (this works with DSM 3.1 – 1613)
  • Connect the printer to the NAS using a USB cable
  • Log into the web interface of the NAS
  • Open the Control Panel
  • Open the External Devices item, you printer should be present in the lower pane.
  • Click on the USB Printer Manager menu
  • Check the Enable Airprint item, and select the driver model matching yours the best. In my case I have a Brother HL-4040CN printer, but that model is not present in the list, but selecting the HL-5040 works fine.

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  1. Post qui est effectivement très bien formulé et interressant ^^

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