user manual

TRENDnet User’s Guide

TEW-812DRU

Connect to a Printer

Note: This function applies to stand-alone USB printers or USB multi-function printers. It

is required that the printer drivers are installed before your computer is able to print.

Please ensure the printer drivers are installed. If the printer drivers are not installed,

please refer to your printer manufacturer website or documentation on where to

download and how to install the printer drivers. Before installing the printer drivers,

connect your computer to the printer using the USB utility first. Some printers may

require that the printer is directly connected to the computer in order to complete the

driver installation.

Once the printer drivers are installed properly on your computer,

1. Select the printer listed in the utility.

2. Click Connect to connect your computer to the printer.

3. Once your computer is connected, you can send print jobs to the printer.

4. After you have finished printing, click Disconnect, to make the printer available to

other computers on your network that use the printer, or, you can use the Auto-

Connect Printer Feature.

Auto-Connect Printer

When a USB printer is connected and selected in the main window, clicking this option

allows you to enable/disable the auto connect feature to a selected printer in the Auto-

Connect printer list. When your computer attempts to print, the Auto-Connect feature

will automatically connect your computer to the set Auto-Connect printer assigned in

the utility. Once the print job from your computer is completed, it will automatically

disconnect to make the printer available to other computers on your network.

Note: It is recommended to enable this feature on all computers that will need to

connect to the USB printer. Enabling the Auto-Connect Printer feature will avoid the

complexity of having to manually connect and disconnect from the printer for each

computer when multiple computers are sending print jobs to the USB printer.

1. Click Auto-Connect Printer.

2. Select the assigned printer to use as the auto connect printer by checking the box.

3. When you are finished, click Apply.

Connect to a Scanner

Note: This function applies to stand-alone USB scanners or USB scanners included with

multi-function printers. It is required that the scanner drivers are installed before your

computer is able to scan. Please ensure the scanner drivers are installed. If the scanner

drivers are not installed, please refer to your printer manufacturer website or

documentation on where to download and how to install the scanner drivers. Before

installing the scanner drivers, connect your computer to the printer using the USB utility

first. Some scanners may require that the scanner is directly connected to the computer

in order to complete the driver installation.

1. Select the scanner or multi-function printer with scanning capability listed in the

utility.