Sharing a USB Printer
FRITZ!Box 7272
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Setting Up a USB Printer in Windows 8.1 or 8
1.
Press the keyboard shortcut “Windows key+X” and se-
lect “Control Panel” from the context menu.
2.
Click “Hardware and Sound” and select “Devices and
Printers”.
3.
In the menu bar, click “Add Printer”.
4.
In the “Add a printer” window, select “The printer that I
want isn’t listed”.
5.
Enable the option “Add a printer using TCP/IP address or
hostname” and click “Next”.
6.
Enter “fritz.box” in the “Hostname or IP address:” field.
7.
Click “Next”.
8.
Click “Next” and confirm with “Finish”.
The USB printer has been configured and can be used as a
network printer.
Setting Up a USB Printer in Windows 7, Vista or XP
1.
Click “Start / Control Panel” and select the printer cate-
gory of your operating system:
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“Devices and Printers” (Windows 7)
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“Printers” (Windows Vista)
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“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...”.
If the FRITZ!Box is configured as a wireless repeater or
an IP client, enter here the IP address at which the
FRITZ!Box can be reached within the network.
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.
