How do I print directly from my iPad to wireless Brother air printer ?

We cannot print directly from ipad1.  We have a new Brother pie print compatible (supposedly) printer, given as a gift, model MFCJ825DW.  It prints nicely from my MacBook Pro through our home wifi network.  The iPad, however, will not connect to the printer directly and print.  I have to have the MacBook Pro running also in order to print, and then only through an app I bought off iTunes for $9.99. That app is very difficult to use as well (Pro Center...).  Is there simply no way to connect an iPad 1 to print directly to this printer ?  I have to take my Macbbk Pro to work, and this leaves my wife and the iPad unable to print.  That was the main reason for getting the wireless printer!  Am I going to have to buy an HP printer, and to they really allow you to print directly from an iPad? I have spent hours trying to solve this and have tried everything I could find, including Google cloud (unable to load Google Chrome on iPad), iPrint and Scan, etc.  Can anyone help us out here, or are we just stuck with an Apple product and a printer we cannot effectively use?

Your printer is on the list of supported printers.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356
So it should work.  I have not used a brother, but the drill for other airprint printers is:
Make sure the printer is on the same wifi network.
From the printer console, check for and install any firmware update that is available.  Almost all airprint devices need the firmware up date.   Do the update from the printer, not your computer.
Reboot the pad.   Recycle the router.  If it still is not working, goto the brother support sire and see if there is a discussion there that can help you.

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