Is there a way to print to my network printer remotely?

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At my office I have a wireless network printer with a static local IP address. Is there a way that I can print to it remotely, when I'm away from the office?
 
At my office I have a wireless network printer with a static local IP address. Is there a way that I can print to it remotely, when I'm away from the office?


Yes, using ZeroTier. There is a ZeroTier smartphone/Tablet App as well.

What ZeroTier does is creates a reverse VPN between your home/work and you. Ideally you'd do this if you had OPNsense installed as your router/firewall.

Another way to accomplish this is to use a VPN like OpenVPN or Wireguard in your router using a third-party firmware like ASUS Merlin, OpenWRT, DD-WRT, etc. Then you can use an OpenVPN or Wireguard App and connect to your home/work and when you do it'll give you local Intranet access where you can access the printer like you were right there. You would most likely need to create a DDNS name with a DDNS provider like noip.com That way if your IP address at home/work changes the DDNS name will reflect the IP change. OpenVPN and Wireguard are supported in OPNsense as well.

This may be a little bit involved, but it'll work.
 

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