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USB Printers
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When the USB remote connection is enabled, all-in-one
printers (printers with supplementary fax or scanner
functions) can also be used for faxing and scanning.
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If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, you can
use this feature when the USB remote connection is en-
abled.
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Host-based printers, like those that expect printer status
message responses from the system (bidirectional com-
munication as in the GDI system, for instance), can only
be used via the USB remote connection. These printers
usually can be used only with an operating system for
which the printer manufacturer has provided driver soft-
ware. Such printers connected to the FRITZ!Box are not
supported as network printers.
USB Printer as a Network Printer
When you connect a USB printer to the FRITZ!Box and set it up
without using the “USB Remote Connection” software, the
FRITZ!Box manages the printer itself and makes it available as
a network printer to all computers connected to the
FRITZ!Box. Please note the following for the printer setup:
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If you want to use the printer as a network printer, the
printer connection must be configured, and the suitable
printer drivers installed, on every computer. Print jobs
are forwarded to the IP address of the printer server in
the local network via the printer port.
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Only printers that can be addressed with the device
class “Printer” are supported as network printers. This is
generally not the case for multi-function devices, for in-
stance combined fax-scanner-printers.
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If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, it may
not be possible to use the status monitor if the printer is
operated as a network printer.
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For multi-function devices (printers with additional func-
tions like fax or scanning), only the printing function is
supported for network printers.
