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How To Enable Sharp Apple AirPrint

Sharp Apple AirPrint is a solution that allows you to print to AirPrint enabled printers directly from your Apple devices without installing any drivers or software packages. It’s like magic! AirPrint to Sharp printers with iPhone / iPad / iPod touch / and Mac OSX computers.
Sharp has enabled AirPrint on all of the most recently released models. The following Sharp models have Sharp Apple AirPrint enabled from the factory:
Sharp MX-2640N
Sharp MX-3140N
Sharp MX-3640N
Sharp MX-4140N/4141N
Sharp MX-5140/5141N
Contact TMG to update your firmware if you do not have the option for AirPrint illustrated below in step 5.
Open the Settings MenuSharp Apple Airprint 1
Touch Network Settings on the left menuSharp Apple Airprint 2
Touch the empty box to bring up the keyboard, the password is admin, touch OK, then LoginSharp Apple Airprint 3
Touch Print Port Settings on the left menuSharp Apple Airprint 4
Move to the AirPrint tab, Enable using the drop-down menu, and SubmitSharp Apple Airprint 5
Reboot when prompted by touching the Reboot Now ButtonSharp Apple Airprint 6
Using your AirPrint compatible device, open the document, email or picture you’d like to print.
Touch the button that looks like the image below to open the Print menu, then touch Print, select your printer, adjust properties, touch Print. Sharp Apple Airprint 8
At this point you can AirPrint to your Sharp printer! Sometimes it takes a minute for the file to spool from your phone to the printer, this is normal. Just be patient and appreciate how simple the process is! Enjoy. 

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