Enable Energy-saving Mode for USB Hard Drives
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Enable Energy-saving Mode for USB Hard Drives
In the FRITZ!Box you can enable an energy-saving function for
USB hard drives connected to the FRITZ!Box. When the ener-
gy-saving function is enabled, connected USB hard drives will
be switched off when they are idle—as long as the hard drives
support the energy-saving function.
Enable the energy-saving function in the “Home Network /
USB Settings” menu in the FRITZ!Box user interface. You can
also test here whether your USB hard disk supports the ener-
gy-saving function.
14.7
Sharing a USB Printer
You can connect a USB printer to the FRITZ!Box to make it
available to all participants in your home network.
Configuring a USB Printer as a Network Printer
Connect the USB printer to the USB port of the FRITZ!Box.
Configuring a USB Printer in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista
1.
Click “Start / Control Panel” and select the printer cate-
gory of your operating system:
–
“Hardware and Sound / Devices and Printers”
(Windows 8, Windows 7)
–
“Printers” (Windows Vista)
2.
Click the printer icon with the right mouse button and se-
lect “Properties” or “Printer properties”.
3.
Switch to the “Ports” tab.
4.
Click “Add” or “Add Port...”.
5.
Click the “Standard TCP/IP Port” entry and click “New
Port”, then “Next”.
If the printer is not displayed, you must first install the
printer drivers for this device. Consult the documenta-
tion of your printer for instructions.
