![]() ![]() Netgear's Genie router-management application for OS X and Windows offers AirPrint support as a bonus. That's it! As long as the computer and Genie app are running, its printers are available to iOS devices. On your computer, go to Genie's AirPrint pane and enable the printers you want to make AirPrint-compatible. (It works only with selected - meaning recent-model - Netgear routers.) ![]() Note that the Genie iOS and Android clients let you manage your Netgear router but not AirPrint you do that from the computer whose printers you are AirPrint-enabling. There's a version for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later, as well as for Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later. (I tested it with the WNDR3800, WNDR4500, and R6300 routers, all of which I really liked as routers.) You can download Genie from Netgear's website to as many Macs and Windows PCs as you have on your network - there's no per-client price as with FingerPrint and Printopia. Netgear Genie The simplest of the three application-based AirPrint options is the nicely designed Genie router-management app that comes with Netgear's WNDR and R series of wireless routers, as well as with its wireless repeaters. The Printopia system preference for enabling AirPrint on OS X. Plus, you get the ability to select duplex printing for printers that offer that capability. Like FingerPrint, it can "print" to JPEG or PDF files sent to your Mac or apps such as iPhoto and Evernote. The company offers a time-limited trial version, so you can test it in your environment before buying.Ĭonfiguration options include paper size, color settings, toner efficiency, password protection for printers, the network port, and the printer icons in iOS's printer list to distinguish Printopia-enabled printers from other AirPrint printers). If you try to open an app that isn’t registered with Apple by an identified developer, you get a warning dialog.Printopia Ecamm's OS X-only Printopia also installs as a service on Mac OX 10.5.8 Leopard or later, but you manage it through a system preference on the Mac. This doesn’t necessarily mean that something’s wrong with the app. For example, some apps were written before developer ID registration began. However, the app has not been reviewed, and macOS can’t check whether the app has been modified or broken since it was released.Ī common way to distribute malware is to take an app and insert harmful code into it, and then redistribute the infected app. So an app that isn’t registered by an unidentified developer might contain harmful code. The safest approach is to look for a later version of the app from the Mac App Store or look for an alternative app. To override your security settings and open the app anyway, follow these steps:ġ. In the Finder on your Mac, locate the app you want to open.Ģ. ![]() Launchpad doesn’t allow you to access the shortcut menu.ģ. Control-click the app icon, then choose Open from the shortcut menu.ĥ. The app is saved as an exception to your security settings, and you can open it in the future by double-clicking it just as you can any registered app. Note: You can also grant an exception for a blocked app by clicking the Open Anyway button in Privacy & Security settings. This button is available for about an hour after you try to open the app. ![]()
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