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USB Printer as a Network Printer
available as a network printer to all computers connected
to the FRITZ!Box. Please note the following for the printer
setup:
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If you want to use the printer as a network printer, the
printer connection must be configured, and the suit-
able printer drivers installed, on every computer.
Print jobs are forwarded to the IP address of the
printer server in the local network via the printer port.
•
Only printers that can be addressed with the device
class “Printer” are supported as network printers.
This is generally not the case for some multi-function
devices, for instance combined fax-scanner-printers.
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If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, it
may not be possible to use the status monitor if the
printer is operated as a network printer.
•
For multi-function devices (printers with additional
functions like fax or scanning), only the printing func-
tion is supported for network printers.
Configuring the Windows Printer Port for a Network
Printer
If the “FRITZ!Box” entry is already listed in the “Programs”
group of the start menu of the computer, this means that
the printer port is already configured on this computer.
Otherwise, work through the following steps to configure
the printer port:
1.
Open a web browser and enter
fritz.box
in the ad-
dress field.
The FRITZ!Box user interface opens.
2.
Click the “Home Network / Network / Programs”
menu entry.
3.
On the “Programs” page, click the link to the “Printer
Port”. The program is downloaded to your computer.
