Instructions: Configuring a USB Printer as a Network Printer (Windows 8)
A USB printer connected to the FRITZ!Box can be configured as a
network printer in Windows 8:
1.
Press the keyboard shortcut “Windows key+X” and select
“Control Panel” from the context menu.
2.
Click “Hardware and Sound” and select “Devices and Printers”.
3.
In the menu bar, click “Add a printer”.
4.
In the “Add Printer” window, select “The printer that I want isn’t
listed” and then “Next”.
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.
Enter fritz.box in the “Hostname or IP address” field. 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 in the network.
7.
Click “Next”.
8.
Click “Next” and confirm with “Finish”.
The USB printer has been configured and can be used as a network
printer.
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