Chromebook ecosystem
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Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
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@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
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@scottalanmiller said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@scottalanmiller said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@scottalanmiller said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Also, can the printer be moved from Wifi to Wifi and still work without any additional setup for chromebook printing?
That I'm not sure. Obviously the Chromebook has to be on the same wifi with it.
Why? If it's using Google cloud to print, the location shouldn't matter.
How do you figure? How does Google Print get the print jobs to the printer then with the firewall closed?
Because the printer talks directly to google, not the chromebook, through cloud services. See the picture above.
maybe some printers do, but definitely not all of them.
Almost none of them do.
Google's Cloud print works through a local computer that has the printer installed most of the time.
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@johnhooks said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
You will not be able to print to a wireless printer that is not already on a wireless network. Almost none of them broadcast their own network until they are ON an existing network. You will not be able to just move a printer around. That is not the design for printers.
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@JaredBusch said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@johnhooks said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
You will not be able to print to a wireless printer that is not already on a wireless network. Almost none of them broadcast their own network until they are ON an existing network. You will not be able to just move a printer around. That is not the design for printers.
Well, unless you take a wireless router with you =D
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@JaredBusch said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@johnhooks said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
You will not be able to print to a wireless printer that is not already on a wireless network. Almost none of them broadcast their own network until they are ON an existing network. You will not be able to just move a printer around. That is not the design for printers.
Right I'm saying that unless their router supports WPS they won't be able to add it to their current network.
Their manual shows either windows drivers/software or using the WPS button to join the wifi.
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@JaredBusch said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@johnhooks said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
You will not be able to print to a wireless printer that is not already on a wireless network. Almost none of them broadcast their own network until they are ON an existing network. You will not be able to just move a printer around. That is not the design for printers.
Ah ic what you thought I meant. Sorry, I meant since it doesn't have a screen the only way they are going to be able to attach it to their wireless is with WPS.
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@JaredBusch said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@johnhooks said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
You will not be able to print to a wireless printer that is not already on a wireless network. Almost none of them broadcast their own network until they are ON an existing network. You will not be able to just move a printer around. That is not the design for printers.
Yeah I figured as much. The setup has to go to NYC.
Here is a list of supported Brother printers for Google's Cloud Print Service, which according to Brother supports direct printing from Google's Cloud, no local PC required
The HL-L2305W is on that list. The problem is original setup. I'm guessing that the printer has to be configured via a PC to talk to the WiFi and a google account.
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@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@JaredBusch said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@johnhooks said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
You will not be able to print to a wireless printer that is not already on a wireless network. Almost none of them broadcast their own network until they are ON an existing network. You will not be able to just move a printer around. That is not the design for printers.
Yeah I figured as much. The setup has to go to NYC.
Here is a list of supported Brother printers for Google's Cloud Print Service, which according to Brother supports direct printing from Google's Cloud, no local PC required
The HL-L2305W is on that list. The problem is original setup. I'm guessing that the printer has to be configured via a PC to talk to the WiFi and a google account.
Every printer in that diagram is carefully shown to have a PC sitting on its LAN. They specifically never show one without a local PC. Are you confident that no local PC is needed?
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@scottalanmiller said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@JaredBusch said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@johnhooks said in Chromebook ecosystem:
@Dashrender said in Chromebook ecosystem:
Here's the printer they want, and it has no display.
http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL2305W/Overview
Well looks like they won't be able to use it unless they use WPS.
You will not be able to print to a wireless printer that is not already on a wireless network. Almost none of them broadcast their own network until they are ON an existing network. You will not be able to just move a printer around. That is not the design for printers.
Yeah I figured as much. The setup has to go to NYC.
Here is a list of supported Brother printers for Google's Cloud Print Service, which according to Brother supports direct printing from Google's Cloud, no local PC required
The HL-L2305W is on that list. The problem is original setup. I'm guessing that the printer has to be configured via a PC to talk to the WiFi and a google account.
Every printer in that diagram is carefully shown to have a PC sitting on its LAN. They specifically never show one without a local PC. Are you confident that no local PC is needed?
Not in every case, but yes, I know it can work with no PC on the same LAN as the printer. I've setup other printers that have a display, using that display you setup a connection with a google account, then you print via the cloud.
