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• Your Device must be connected to your computer and any other devices on your network. The
USB printer must be connected to your Device.
• The computers on your network must have the printer software already installed before they can
use the printer. Follow your printer manufacturers instructions on how to install the printer
software on your computer.
Note: Your printer’s installation instructions may ask that you connect the printer to your
computer. Connect your printer to the Device instead.
6.8.3 The Print Server Screen
The print server screen is used to enable the print server function on the Device.
Click Network Setting > Home Networking > Print Server to display the Print Server screen.
Figure 50 Network Setting > Home Networking > Print Server
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
6.9 Add a New Printer Using Windows
This example shows how to connect a printer behind the Device to your computer using the
Windows XP Professional operating system. Some menu items may look different on your operating
system.
1 Click Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes to open the Printers and Faxes screen. Click
Add a Printer.
Table 29 Network Setting > Home Networking > Print Server
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Print Server Select this option to have the Device act as a print server.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Device.
Cancel Click Cancel to return to the previous configuration.