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Sharing a USB Printer
Setting Up a USB Printer as a Network Printer
Work through the following steps to connect a USB printer to
the FRITZ!Box and configure it for use as a network printer.
Preparing Configuration
1. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface.
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:
– “View 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” or “Add Port...”.
5. Double-click on the “Standard TCP/IP Port” entry and
click “New Port”, then “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.
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