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Freecom Storage Gateway (FSG)
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5.4 Setting up a printer
Windows: Installing a USB printer
To install a USB printer, connect the printer to one of the USB host ports on the FSG.
Check to make sure the FSG is on. Now turn the printer on.
Installing using the Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard
1. Connect a USB printer to the FSG.
2. Open the FSG Configuration page and check whether the printer was detected
under 'Information' -> 'USB'.
3. Start the Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard and click 'Add a new printer'. The FSGW
automatically applies all settings. You only need to select the driver for your printer
model.
Manual installation
1. Connect a USB printer to the FSG.
2. Open the FSG Configuration page and check whether the printer was detected
under 'Information' -> 'USB'.
3. Go to Start -> Settings -> Printer and faxes -> Add printer in Windows.
4. The print wizard starts. Click 'Next'.
5. Select 'Add local printer on this computer' and check the box next to 'Automatically
detect and install my plug&play printer'. Click 'Next'.
6. Select the printer port in the next screen. Open 'Add new port' and select 'Standard
TCP/IP port'. Click 'Next'.
7. The 'Add Standard TCI/IP port wizard' starts. Click 'Next' to continue. The 'Add port'
window opens. Use the following settings: Printer name or IP address: FSG name or
IP address of the FSG port name: 9100. Click 'Next'.
9. Now you need to enter the other port data. Set Device Type to: default (Generic
Network Card) and click 'Next'. An overview of your settings is provided in the next
screen. Click Finish.
10. To complete the installation, you now have to install the printer software. Select the
software for your printer. If your printer is not contained in the list, hit 'Have Disk' and
insert the drivers disk or CD for your printer.
Note: You can also use the Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard for quick
installation of your printer in Windows. For detailed instructions on using
the FSGW, please refer to chapter 4, 'The Freecom Storage Gateway Wizard'.
