FRITZ WLAN-7390 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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USB Printer as a Network Printer

turer has provided driver software. Such printers con-

nected to the FRITZ!Box are not supported as network

printers.

USB Printer as a Network Printer

When you connect a USB printer to the FRITZ!Box and set it

up without using the “USB Remote Connection” software,

the FRITZ!Box manages the printer itself and makes it

available as a network printer to all computers connected

to the FRITZ!Box. Please note the following for the printer

setup:

•

If you want to use the printer as a network printer, the

printer connection must be configured, and the suit-

able printer drivers installed, on every computer.

Print jobs are forwarded to the IP address of the

printer server in the local network via the printer port.

•

Only printers that can be addressed with the device

class “Printer” are supported as network printers.

This is generally not the case for multi-function devic-

es, for instance combined fax-scanner-printers.

•

If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, it

may not be possible to use the status monitor if the

printer is operated as a network printer.

•

For multi-function devices (printers with additional

functions like fax or scanning), only the printing func-

tion is supported for network printers.

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Configuring the Windows Printer Port for a Network

Printer

If the “FRITZ!Box” entry is already listed in the “Programs”

group of the start menu of the computer, this means that

the printer port is already configured on this computer.

Otherwise, work through the instructions below to config-

ure the printer port.

Complete the steps below to set up the printer port in a

32-bit Windows operating system:

1.

Insert the FRITZ!Box CD in the computer’s CD_ROM

drive.

The Installation Help opens.

2.

Click the “View CD Contents” button.

3.

Click the “Create Start Menu Entry” button.

The printer port designated “AVM: (FRITZ!Box USB

Printer Port)” will be configured.

Now you can install the printer drivers of the printer con-

nected to FRITZ!Box for this printer port.

Installing Printer Drivers in Windows 7

1.

Click the “Start” button in the task bar and select

“Devices and Printers”.

2.

Click “Add a printer”.

3.

Select “Add a local printer”.

You must make this selection because the printer

port on the computer functions as a local port.

Note that this manual describes only how to configure

and install the printer port in the 32-bit versions of the

Windows operating systems.

If you use a 64-bit Windows operating system on your

computer, please proceed according to the corresponding

instructions on the AVM web site

.

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4.

Select the “Use an existing port:” setting and then

choose the entry “AVM: (FRITZ!Box USB Printer Port)”

from the list. Click “Next”.

5.

Select the manufacturer for the USB printer connect-

ed to the FRITZ!Box from the “Manufacturers” list and

then select the exact model from the “Printers” list.

Click “Next”.

If the manufacturer or the model is not included in

the lists, use an installation disk or CD with the re-

quired files and click “Have Disk...”.

6.

You can enter a name for the printer in the “Printer

name” field. The operating system will use this name

to administer the printer.

7.

Click “Next”. Installation will be concluded.

Installing Printer Drivers in Windows Vista

1.

Click the “Start” button in the task bar and select the

“Control Panel”.

2.

Select “Printers”.

3.

Click “Add Printer”.

4.

Select “Add a local printer”.

You must make this selection because the printer

port on the computer functions as a local port.

5.

Select the “Use an existing port” setting and then

choose the entry “AVM: (FRITZ!Box USB Printer Port)”

from the list. Click “Next”.

6.

Select the manufacturer for the USB printer connect-

ed to the FRITZ!Box from the “Manufacturers” list and

then select the exact model from the “Printers” list.

If the manufacturer or the model is not included in

the lists, use an installation disk or CD with the re-

quired files and click “Have Disk...”.

7.

You can enter a name for the printer in the “Printer

Name” field. The operating system will use this name

to administer the printer.

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8.

Conclude the installation by clicking “Finish”.

Installing Printer Drivers in Windows XP/2000

1.

Open the start menu of the computer and click the

“Printers and Faxes” entry (Windows XP) or click

“Start / Settings / Printer” (Windows 2000).

2.

In the “Printers and Faxes” window, click “Add a

printer”.

The “Add Printer” Wizard will be started.

3.

Click “Next”.

4.

Select the option “Local printer attached to this com-

puter” (Windows XP) or “Local Printer”

(Windows 2000) and make sure that the setting “Au-

tomatically detect and install my Plug and Play print-

er” is disabled.

You must make this selection because the printer

port on the computer functions as a local port.

5.

Click “Next”.

6.

In the “Select a Printer Port” window, select the op-

tion “Use the following port” and select “AVM:

(FRITZ!Box USB Printer Port)” from the list field. Click

“Next”.

7.

Select the manufacturer for the USB printer connect-

ed to the FRITZ!Box from the “Manufacturers” list and

then select the exact model from the “Printers” list.

If the manufacturer or the model is not included in

the lists, use an installation disk or CD with the re-

quired files and click “Have Disk...”.

8.

In the “Name Your Printer” window, answer the ques-

tion “Do you want to use this printer as the default

printer?” (Windows XP) or “Do you want your Win-

dows-based programs to use this printer as the de-

fault printer?” (Windows 2000) with “No”.

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Setting Up Printers in SUSE Linux Systems

A USB printer can be connected to the FRITZ!Box for use as

a network printer. The printer is then available to all com-

puters connected with the FRITZ!Box.

You install the printer as “root” or

“

superuser”.

1.

Open a console and enter the following command:

lpadmin -p <printer_name> -E -v socket://<IP_

address_of_the_FRITZ!Box>:<port> -m <printer_

description_file.ppd>

2.

For more information and instructions, go to the fol-

lowing web site:

http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/man-

lpadmin.html

Example

For a laser jet printer with the example name of

“LaserJet4” and the PPD file “laserjet.ppd” at a FRITZ!Box

with the default address 192.168.178.1, on the console

you must enter:

lpadmin -p LaserJet4 -E -v socket://192.168.178.1:9100 -

m laserjet.ppd

You can view the PPD files installed in the system with the

following command:

lpinfo -m

For More Information

Please direct any questions about PPD files to the manu-

facturer of the printer or system used. More detailed infor-

mation on the CUPS printing software is included in the

following documentation:

http://www.cups.org/documentation.php

More detailed questions on the setup should also be di-

rected to the manufacturer of the distribution or to an In-

ternet-based or usenet forum that deals with CUPS or the

distribution used.

The printer must be supported by CUPS (Common UNIX

Printing System) software and be detected correctly at the

USB port of the FRITZ!Box.

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