Easily Connect Your Canon Printer to iPad Air

Today, more people than ever use iPads in place of their laptops. Connecting these Apple devices to their wireless printers gives you the convenience of printing from your iPads. However, you must know how to connect Canon printer to iPad Air. Before setting up the connection, you must ensure that your iPad and the Canon printer are on the same wireless network. It will allow the printer to take the print job from the iPad and execute it smoothly. Let’s find out the process of connecting your iPad to the Canon printer.

Print from Your Canon Printer Through iPad Air

On your iPad Air, install the Canon print app from the App Store. After successfully installing the application, follow these steps for iPad printer setup.

• Now check your printer for a blue flashing wireless light. The light should not be steady. 
• On your iPad Air, touch the ‘Print’ icon. You will soon see guidelines on the screen. 
• Adhere to those instructions. 
• Now on the app of Canon Print, touch the ‘Printer’ icon. 
• After that, touch the ‘Register printer’ button.
• Continue further by tapping the printer setup.
• Now, choose ‘Connect via wireless router.’
• In the new screen, you will be prompted to link your wireless device to the Canon IJ Setup network. 
• Go to the options of settings on your iPad Air. Here touch the Wi-Fi option.
• Now connect to Canon IJ Network.
• When you see that your iPad Air is properly connected, tap ‘OK’ on the Canon Print application. 
• Now choose the wireless network name you want to use.
• Input the wireless network password and hit ‘OK.’
• The printer will get the network settings.
• Tap ‘OK.’
• Let the iPad Air detect your printer. 
• When it detects, you will see the printer name on the screen.
• Tap on it. 
• Now your iPad Air will recognize your printer and transmit the print command.

What to Do If Your iPad Can’t Print

It is not always that the iPad print setup process will go smoothly. Sometimes, you may find your printer not showing in the list of iPad Air. This means that your iPad cannot detect the Canon printing device. Use these troubleshooting steps.

• Ensure that your printer is connected to Wi-Fi.

• Both iPad Air and the Canon printer should be on the same network.

• Now, refresh the Wi-Fi connection of your iPad. Turn on and turn off the Wi-Fi and check whether the connection has been established.

• Restart your Canon printer. Power it off and power it back up again. Let it reconnect to Wi-Fi and then test it.

• Also, check whether your Canon printer is compatible with iPad Air. The packaging will give you information about it.

Summing Up

Now you know the right way to make your iPad Air recognize Canon printers quickly. Use these steps to effortlessly print any document from your iPad Air. The process of the ipad printer setup isn’t very complicated. If you face any problems, connect with a printer troubleshooting expert.