Operation Manual

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Sharing a USB Printer
Configuring a USB Printer as a Network Printer
Connect the USB printer to the USB port of the FRITZ!Box.
Preparing Configuration
1. Open the FRITZ!Box user interface; see page 28.
2. Enable the advanced view.
3. Select the “Home Network / USB Devices” menu.
4. Select the “USB Remote Connection” tab.
5. Disable the option “printers (including all-in-one print-
ers)”.
6. Save your settings by clicking “Apply”.
7. Connect the USB printer to the FRITZ!Box.
This concludes the preparations. Continue reading in the sec-
tion for your operating system.
Configuring a USB Printer in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista
1. Click “Start / Control Panel” and select the printer cate-
gory of your operating system:
– “Hardware and Sound / Devices and Printers”
(Windows 8, Windows 7)
– “Printers” (Windows Vista)
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. Click the “Standard TCP/IP Port” entry and click “New
Port”, then “Next”.
6. Enter http://fritz.box
in the “Printer Name or IP Address”
field.
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.