Norton Antivirus blocks printing to Airport Express-attached printer

I have my HP Photosmart C4480 ("the free printer") set up with my airport express base station and it works fine, but only if I disable the portscan vulnerability protection in Norton Antivirus (11.0.1). Does anyone know if there is a better way to use the Airport Express print server? Am I exposing my network to portscan attacks?

You may have not been aware that you need to have an AirPrint compatible printer to be able to print directly from the iPhone or iPad.
Unfortunately, your Epson R230 is not on the list of compatible devices. See the link below for more information about AirPrint compatible devices.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356
You might want to check with Epson Support to see if they may have an updated driver for download that would allow this, or whether they plan to make an update available in the future for your model.
If no luck there, a possible workaround would be to install an application like Printopia on your Mac. There is a free trial for the Printopia software, so you will know in a few minutes whether this might work for you. Your Mac must be running for this to work.
Printopia - AirPrint to Any Printer - Print from iPad - Print from iPhone ...

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And it won't be available in IOS 4.3 by the looks of it.. Iam I the only one thinks this is redonkulus?

the way printers connected to airport express works is that the computer install a special driver for the printer connected on the usb of the express
this not being an option on iso devices
apple made airprint so devices which supported the std would be able to print from any ios device
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Can't seem to print via Airport Express & Xerox Printer

For some reason I cannot make this happen. I have an Airport Express plugged in. The USB cable is linked between my Xerox 6280n and the Express.
What now?
I hit print, then click the Xerox under nearby printers, it says there is new software from Apple, so I click "download and install" then it says the software is "currently unavailable". I can print directly from the computer no problem, I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
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Welcome to the discussion area!
Sometimes repeated resets will temporarily lock up the AirPort Express (AX). Try powering it off for 30-45 minutes or so. Then hold in the reset button +and keep holding it in+ as you plug the AX back in to power. Release the reset button after 8-10 seconds. This is known as a Factory Default Reset.
Try connecting the ethernet cable again between your computer and the AX to help AirPort Utility "see" the AX so that you can reconfigure it.
If you try the Factory Default Reset a few more times and AirPort Utility still cannot "see" the AX, I'm afraid that this is an indication that something has failed within the AX and it will need to be replaced.

I have an Ipad and Iphone but I don't have an Airprint, only a WIFI printer,my question is if I connect the wifi printer to Airport express, can I print from Ipad and Iphone ?

I have an Ipad and Iphone but I don't have an Airprint at home but only a WIFI printer, my question is if I connect the wifi printer to Airport express, can I print from Ipad and Iphone ? Please help me if anyone knows about this.

Unfortunately, connecting a non-AirPrint-enabled printer to an AirPort base station's USB port will not make it AirPrint-ready.
You will need to use another solution, like Printopia, to be able to print to this printer from an iOS device.

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Hi all-
I'm trying to us my airport express to set up wireless printing from my PC laptop. Right now, I've got a netgear router and I -think- I've managed to con nect the airport express to join that network. My goal is simply to use the airport express to print wirelessly.
I've got a green light on the AX and printer is plugged in by USB. However, every time I try to print I get this: 6753 error.
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Do I need to change some settings? Or what "wide area host" do I need to change it to?
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Thanks... I will try that first. I've also been advised to delete the network and add a new one with the printer connected... but your idea is simpler.
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Read through this previous thread for answers: https://discussions.apple.com/message/21994667#21994667

TS1253 hi, i do have canon lbp2900 printer, does airport express support it ?

is there any specific printers available for the printing on airport express basestation ?
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Printing with Airport Express: never compeletes

Hi,
I have an HP Deskjet 5740 connected over my Airport Express.
Printing works fine except for one very annoying issue: after the job is done the task is still in the printer's queue, and the activity light on the printer does not stop blinking.
When you look at the printer window under XP, it shows a weird "pages" count, like 4/1 when printing one single page.
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I am having the exact same problem with Airport Extreme.
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Your post did not really provide any details on what you have done in the way of troubleshooting or printer software that you have installed, so we don't have much to go on here.
For starters though, you will not be able to print unless you have installed Bonjour Print Services for Windows v2.0.2 on the PC(s) and run the program.
So, if you have not done this, that would be a good first step.

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I recently upgraded from Tiger to Leopard to Snow Leopard. Since then I have been unable to use my AirPort Express to print to my HP Photosmart C4180.
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Welcome to the discussions!
When you are updating firmware or system software, you are asked for your main administrator password. This is the password you setup to log onto your Mac.

HT3728 I do not need another wireless network but want to use the airport express for printer access only. Can this be done and how?

I do not need another wireless network but want to use the airport express for printer access only. Can this be done and how?

You can configure the AirPort Expess to "Join a wireless network" and enable the Ethernet port so that Ethernet devices will be able to connect.
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Epson Aculaser CX11NF printing via Airport Express

Well today has been an interesting day...
Connected printer to airport express usb port - had problems printing via this in the past but since I'd moved the printer so I could plug it into the usb port on a computer and then share it that way I thought I'd give it another go.
Macbook 10.5.2 prints perfectly first time
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Check out the net, try out the info I find and hey presto! Toshiba XP laptop sees and prints perfectly
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Feels wrong that an xp book can print via an apple airport express easier than an apple laptop...
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Hi,
Thanks for all your replies. I tried repairs pewrmissions in disk utility again and got slightly excited when printer utility automatically selected a generic post script driver but my printer just printed jibberish.
I've just run repair permission in pinter setup repair and this is my log:
The file /System/Library/StartupItems/PrintingServices/PrintingServices is missing!
The file /private/etc/cups/classes.conf is missing. This file is deleted when using the Reset Printing System option.
The file /private/etc/cups/ppds.dat is missing. This file is deleted when using the Reset Printing System option.
The permissions for the file /usr/libexec/cups/filter/rastertodymo are incorrect!
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Repaired.
Recreating symbolic links...
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I play music on my hi fi via an airport express attached to my iMac. Since installing maverick the sound quality is terrible and I get frequent distortion, which never happened before. I have reset the airport express and reconfigure my wireless settings.

I play music on my hi fi via an airport express attached to my iMac.
Since installing maverick the sound quality is terrible and I get frequent distortion, which never happened before.
I have reset the airport express and reconfigure my wireless settings. I have also used Ethernet on its own but still get the same sound problems.
I would love to turn itunes sound off as you used to be able to do, but this I believe can't be done.
Has anyone else been having the same types of problem, and better still has anyone got the answer?

When the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is connected by Ethernet, you will find an option in the AirPort Utility, labeled: Enable AirTunes over Ethernet on the Music pane. Just select this option to allow streaming iTunes via the AirPort's Ethernet port. You should also be able to disable the AX's wireless so that it shouldn't interfere with the nearby TC.

Printing to airport express from multiple imacs

I have two Intel based iMacs that share a Canon ip4300 printer via Airport Express (connected to the USB port on the airport Express). One of the iMacs prints perfectly and very fast. The second (and closer unit to the AE) prints extremely slow and can take an hour to print one photo. I disconnected the AE and plugged the USB directly into the second iMac and it too prints perfectly and very fast. So it seems to be something to do with the WiFi connection between the second iMac and the AE that is causing the problem. I have downloaded new firmware for the AE and drivers for the printer. I have reconfigured that AE from scratch. What should I do?

When you say that you installed the "drivers" for your Dell laptop, does this mean that you also installed Bonjour for Windows, which is on the CD that came with the AirPort Express?
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