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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

Cable a printer to the USB port with the USB cable. Wait several seconds until the

USB LED becomes solid on.

3.

Install the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller Utility

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, then 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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Mac

3 )

Click the

Auto-Connect for printing

tab to pull down a list, then select

Set Auto-

Connect Printer

.

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Mac

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4 )

Select the printer you share, then click

Apply

.

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Mac

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5 ) You will see the printer marked as

Auto-Connect Printer

. Now you can print

with this printer.

Windows

Mac

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 the on-screen instructions.

6. 5.

3G/4G Networking Sharing

If you have a 3G/4G USB modem, the router can be used as a 3G/4G wireless router to

share the 3G/4G network to local users. When the original network service fails, your

router will be directly connected to the 3G/4G network.

Follow the steps below to set your 3G/4G network:

1.

Plug your USB modem into the USB port of your router.

2.

Visit

http://tplinkwifi.net

, then log in with the username and password you’ve set

for the router.

3.

Go to

Advanced

>

USB Settings

>

3G/4G

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4.

Verify that your

USB 3G/4G modem

is successfully identified at the top of the page.

5.

Verify that the router has correctly recognized your

Region

and

Mobile ISP

. If so,

you have successfully set the 3G/4G network. Otherwise, select the

Region

and

Mobile ISP

manually, or select the box of

Set the Dial Number, APN, Username and

Password

manually and enter the information provided by your 3G/4G network

service provider.

6.

Select the

Connection Mode

if needed. The default mode is

Connect Automatically

.

You can choose

Connect on Demand

or

Connect Manually

.