
Create an AirPrint configuration in Apple Business
AirPrint is an Apple technology that helps you create full-quality printed output without the need to download or install drivers.
You can repopulate your list of available printers with AirPrint-enabled printers both on iPhone, iPad, and on Mac computers. See the following:
Apple Support article (for a full list of supported printers): About AirPrint
Apple Platform Deployment: Configure wide-area AirPrint
iPhone User Guide: Print from iPhone
iPad User Guide: Print from iPad
Mac User Guide: Print wirelessly from your Mac to your printer
Find an AirPrint printer’s information
Before you can configure an AirPrint setting, you need to know the printer’s IP address or fully qualified domain name, the printer’s resource path, and the port number.
Connect a Mac to the local network where the AirPrint printer is located.
Open the Terminal app (located in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder).
In Terminal, enter
ippfind, then press Return.This command shows printer information such as the following:
ipp://myprinter.local.:631/ipp/port1In this example,
myprinter.localis the name of a printer and/ipp/port1is its resource path.Enter the following command:
pingmyprinter.local (replace myprinter.local with the name of your printer)After you run this command, press Control-C to stop it from continually running. The command repeats lines similar to this one:
64 bytes from 10.50.25.21:…In the above example,
10.50.25.21is the printer’s IP address.Open AirPrint settings, then enter the printer’s IP address or domain name, resource path, and port number.
Create an AirPrint configuration
In Apple Business, sign in with a user whose role has permissions to create, edit, and delete device configurations.
To view roles and permissions, see Intro to roles and permissions.
In your browser, choose Devices > Configurations > All Configurations.
Select All Configurations, select Add
next to AirPrint
, then enter a name for the configuration.Choose the platforms to create the configuration for, such as:
iOS/iPadOS
macOS
visionOS
Enter the following information:
The IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the printer
The port used for sending a print job to the printer
The resource path for the printer
Select Save.