USB Printer
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With the media server, media files of all kinds of formats
can be made available from the connected USB storage
device via UPnP.
8.5
USB Printer
To connect a USB printer to one of the USB ports of the
FRITZ!Box, you can either enable the USB remote connec-
tion or use the USB printer as a network printer.
USB Printer at the USB Remote Connection
If you enable the USB remote connection for USB printers,
then you can use the printer on another computer just as if
it were connected directly to your computer (virtual cable
replacement).
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If you want to use the printer with the USB remote
connection enabled, then the program for the USB re-
mote connection (see page 64) and the suitable
printer drivers must be installed on any computer
that is supposed to use the printer.
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When the USB remote connection is enabled, all-in-
one printers (printers with supplementary fax or
scanner functions) can also be used for faxing and
scanning.
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If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, you
can use this feature when the USB remote connection
is enabled.
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Host-based printers, like those that expect printer
status message responses from the system (bidirec-
tional communication as in the GDI system, for in-
stance), can only be used via the USB remote con-
nection. These printers usually can be used only with
an operating system for which the printer manufac-
The USB network storage, media server and FTP functions
can be used only if the USB remote connection is not en-
abled for USB storage devices.