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Sharing a USB Printer
Suitable playback devices like TV sets, web radios,
smartphones and the Windows Media Player can then
call up the data from the media server for streaming.
Playback devices to be used in connection with the me-
dia server must support the UPnP AV standard. The term
“DLNA” is often used to designate this support.
Enable the “Media Server enabled” function in the
FRITZ!Box user interface under “Home Network / Media
Server”.
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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.
You can either release the printer for sharing as a network
printer or use the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software
to connect it with a computer.
Using a USB Printer as a Network Printer
Configure the USB printer as a network printer on the
FRITZ!Box if
•
the participants in the home network are to be able to
use the printer jointly and simultaneously.
•
the printer is to be used by computers that use an oper-
ating system other than Windows.
For information about how to configure a USB printer as a net-
work printer, see the section
Configuring a USB Printer as a
Using a USB Printer with FRITZ!Box USB Remote Connection
Configure the USB printer on the FRITZ!Box with the FRITZ!Box
USB remote connection if
•
the USB printer is an all-in-one device (fax/printer/scan-
ner) and the entire range of functions is to be used.
•
the USB printer is equipped with convenience features
like ink level display and you would like to use these.