Printing from iPad to Ricoh mp4002

[Blazer1087]

Hello all. I new this would come up sooner or later. I installed a Ricoh mp4002 and they have it networked to there PC, now they want to know if they can print from there iPad's I'm not to sharp in this area, can you tell me what they need to do to enable this feature? Thanks for your help.

[rthonpm]

Re: Printing from iPad to Ricoh mp4002

Like everything else, there's an app. Best of all, it doesn't need any of Apple's proprietary software to be installed on the MFP.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/ricoh-smart-device-print/id702774332?mt=8

It also works on Android and BlackBerry 10 devices.

[Blazer1087]

Re: Printing from iPad to Ricoh mp4002

Thanks so much, it seems easy enough. Do they need post script installed for this to work?

[Blazer1087]

Re: Printing from iPad to Ricoh mp4002

Thanks again for the information. I will assume post script falls under the "proprietary software" category and is not needed. The cust will be glad to hear that.

[rthonpm]

Re: Printing from iPad to Ricoh mp4002

You shouldn't need PostScript at all since this is all application based printing, though the MP 171 I use in the office does have a PostScript chip in it. The proprietary software I was really referring to was support for Apple's AirPlay protocol.

I'm more familiar with the Android version that's resting on my BlackBerry and a few Android tablets as opposed to the iOS version, but the application should work just as well on Apple devices.