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Chapter 7 Home Networking 95
7.8 The Printer Server Screen
The Device allows you to share a USB printer on your LAN. You can do this by connecting a USB
printer to one of the USB ports on the Device and then configuring a TCP/IP port on the computers
connected to your network.
Figure 52
Sharing a USB Printer
7.8.1 Before You Begin
To configure the print server you need the following:
Your Device must be connected to your computer and
any other devices on your network. The
USB printer must be connected to your Device.
A USB printer with the driver already installed on your computer.
The computers on your network must have the pri
nter software already installed before they can
create a TCP/IP port for printing via the network. Follow your printer manufacturers instructions
on how to install the printer software on your computer.
 Your printer’s installation instructions may ask that you connect the printer to your
computer. Connect your printer to the Device instead.
Use this screen to enable or disable sharing of a USB printer via your Device.
To access this screen, click Network Setting
> Home Networking > Printer Server.
Figure 53 Network Setting
> Home Networking > Printer Server