Ipad refuses to 'see' my printer

I am not at all sure where my problem stems from. My ipad cannot 'see' my printer (and nor can my iphone), but I downloaded the HP printer App and that can find it no problem at all. My Airport Extreme appears to be set up and working properly so I'm a bit lost. Any suggestions??

Hi Barbara, welcome to the Apple Discussions and Happy New Year.
What HP printer model do you have? How are you trying to print, via AirPrint or through the router?
If AirPrint, the AirPrint enabled printers are here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356
and:
http://www.hp.com/go/airprint
and:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2658560&tstart=15

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That indeed can be caused by a router as Apple's AirPrint uses Bonjour to communicate with the device.
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Hey bud,
Ensure that the printer has the latest firmware update installed.
Also, make sure that the printer is shared over the wireless network.
I work with HP.

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Have you installed the HP ePrint mobile app onto your iPad ?
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