I think you were referring to a Windows Operating System, but it did give me an idea of what to look for. Initially, I looked for Netowrk and Sharing Center on my computer, but only found Network and a separate Sharing app to choose. Niether of which offered any selections for password protection. However, I had the idea of looking for settings on the printer itself.
Solution:
So I tried looking at Menu > Preferences > Network > Device Settings Management then decided to see what turning it off did. So, I selected "Off." Then I turned off the printer and turned it back on. That seemed to do the trick. The printer became visible as another printer on my computer and when I looked at the details of it, there were references to AirPrint in it, so I specified that it be shared and there it was in my phone, with no lock.
Thank you very much for the suggestion!
James
wrote: Greetings,
Pleae take a look at:
Network and Sharing Center > Advanced Sharing Settings and selecting “Turn off password protected sharing”
Turn Off
Save Close and reboot your computer. Test Air Print again.
