03-01-2013 09:53 AM - edited 07-03-2021 11:39 PM
We have Three AP541N-K9 APs and all of them have the 'Set Bonjour Status' set to Enabled.
We cannot use Bounjour Services to Locate Printers from Macs and we cannot connect to our AirPrint Enabled Printers.
In a remote part of the Builting with not much traffic we have some cheap D-Link AP, from there I can connect to the AP and use AirPrint just fine.
Besides enabling the 'Set Bonjour Status' is there anything else I need to configure on the AP to allow it to pass Bonjour Traffic?
Thank you,
Scott<-
03-01-2013 10:34 AM
Well not too familiar with the AP541N, but you can try this I found in a post
There are several settings in the AP541N that could cause multicasts to fail, and since Bonjour is built on multicasts, it would make Bonjour fail as well. Here's how to set your settings to give multicast the best chance of working:
By the way, unless that Time Capsule is the original "1st Generation" model from 2008, its wireless probably gives that AP541N a run for its money. The 2nd generation model from early 2009 added simultaneous dual-band with 2 spacial streams (up to 300 megabit/second performance) like the AP541N has. The 3rd generation model from late 2009 added 3x3:3 for up to 450 megabit per second performance, besting the AP541N. The 4th generation model that just came out in June 2011 is a more modern 3x3:3; it's still 450 megabits per second, but with optimizations that will give you better actual throughput (less overhead). And because Apple products make so much use of Bonjour, which is multicast, Apple does a better job than most at making sure multicast works reliably on their base stations.
http://superuser.com/questions/328205/how-can-i-get-bonjour-to-work-over-my-wireless-network
Thanks,
Scott
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03-04-2013 08:09 AM
I cannot say for sure that your Suggestions Fixed my Issue, though I was able to get Bonjour working.
Along with Folloing your Suggestions, it looks like that the AP541N was also connected to a SG300 VLAN Tagged Port. The VLAN that had the Internal SSID and Data Traffic didn't have Bonjour enabled on it.
Once I enabled Bonjour on the SG300, I could see my Printers and othe Bonjour devices.
Thank you!
Scott<-
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