
Sharing a USB Printer
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2.
Enable the Expert Mode.
3.
Click “Home Network / USB Devices / USB Remote Con-
nection”.
4.
Make sure that the option “printers (including all-in-one
printers)” is disabled.
5.
Click “Apply”.
6.
Connect the USB printer to the FRITZ!Box.
This concludes the preparations. Continue reading in the sec-
tion for your operating system.
Setting Up a USB Printer in Windows 7, Vista and XP
1.
Click “Start / Control Panel” and select the printer cate-
gory of your operating system:
–
“Devices and Printers” (Windows 7)
–
“Printers” (Windows Vista)
–
“Printers and Faxes” (Windows XP)
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 Port ...”.
5.
Double-click the “Standard TCP/IP Port” entry and click
“Next”.
6.
Enter “fritz.box” in the “Printer Name or IP Address”
field.
7.
Enter any name you wish in the “Port Name” field and
click “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.
If the FRITZ!Box is configured as a WDS repeater or as an
IP client, enter here the IP address at which the
FRITZ!Box can be reached within the network.
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