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6. 4.

Printer Sharing

The

Printer Sharing

feature helps you share a printer with different computers connected

to the router.

Note:

Printers unlisted on this page may be incompatible with the router:

.

1.

Install the Driver of the Printer

Make sure you have installed the driver of the printer on each computer that needs

printer service.

If you do not have the driver, contact the printer manufacturer.

2.

Connect the Printer

Connect a printer to the USB port via the provided USB cable of the printer. Wait

several seconds until the USB LED becomes solid on.

3.

Install the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller Utility

The TP-LINK USB Printer Controller Utility helps you access the shared printer.

Download and install the utility on each computer that needs printer service.

1 ) Visit

.

2 )

Click

PC Utility

(for Windows users) or

Mac Utility

to download the installation

file and uncompress it.

3 )

Open the uncompressed folder, and click

TP-LINK USB Printer Controller Setup

(for Windows users) or

TP-Link UDS Printer Controller Installer

(for Mac users) to

install the utility.

4.

Access the Printer

You should set the shared printer as

Auto-Connect Printer

on every computer that

needs printer service.

1 )

Double-click the icon

on your desktop to launch the USB Printer Controller.

2 )

Highlight the printer you share.

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3 )

Click the

Auto-Connect for printing

tab to pull down a list, and select

Set Auto-

Connect Printer

.

Windows

Mac

4 )

Select the printer you share, and click

Apply

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5 ) You will see the printer marked as

Auto-Connect Printer

. Now you can print

with this printer.

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Tips:

The Print Server also allows different clients to share the scan feature of MFPs (Multi-Function Printers). To

scan with

TP-LINK USB Printer Controller

, right-click the printer and select

Network Scanner

. Then a scanning

window will pop up. Finish the scanning process by following on-screen instructions.

Chapter

7

Parental Controls

This function allows you to block inappropriate, explicit and malicious websites, and

controls access to specified websites during specified time.