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6.7.4

User Edit

Click

Edit

in the

File Sharing

screen to edit a user’s information on the Device.

Figure 48

Network Setting > Home Networking > File Sharing > Edit

Each field is described in the following table.

6.8

Print Server

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 allowing the computers connected to your

network to communicate with the print server (Device) using the Internet Printing Protocol.

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LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

Select the check box to enable the account. Clear the check box to disable the account.

User Name

Enter a user name that will be allowed to access shares. You can enter up to 16

characters. Only letters and numbers allowed.

New Password

Enter the password used to access the share. You can enter up to 15 characters. Only

letters and numbers are allowed. The password is case sensitive.

Retype New

Password

Retype the password that you entered above.

Back

Click this to return to the previous screen.

Apply

Click this to save your changes to the Device.

Cancel

Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

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Figure 49

Sharing a USB Printer

6.8.1

What You Need to Know

Print Server

This is a computer or other device which manages one or more printers, and which sends print jobs

to each printer from the computer itself or other devices.

Operating System

An operating system (OS) is the interface which helps you manage a computer. Common examples

are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS or Linux.

Port

A port maps a network service such as http to a process running on your computer, such as a

process run by your web browser. When traffic from the Internet is received on your computer, the

port number is used to identify which process running on your computer it is intended for.

Internet Printing Protocol

The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) uses TCP and UDP with port 631. It can run locally or over the

Internet on top of HTTP. It allows users to send print jobs to a printer, cancel a previous print job,

and know the status of the printer and print jobs.

Supported OSs

The following OSs support Device’s printer sharing feature.

•

Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Macintosh OS X and later

versions.

6.8.2

Before You Begin

To configure the print server you need the following:

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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

.

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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.

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Figure 51

Printers Folder

2

The

Add Printer Wizard

screen displays. Click

Next

.

Figure 52

Add Printer Wizard: Welcome

3

Select

A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer

and click

Next

.

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Figure 53

Add Printer Wizard: Local or Network Printer

4

Select

Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network:

and enter

“http://192.168.1.254:631/printers/USB_PRINTER” as the URL to access the print server (Device).

Click

Next

.

Note: If you change the Device’s LAN IP address, use the new IP address in the URL to

access the print server.

Figure 54

Add Printer Wizard: Specify a Printer

5

Select the make of the printer that you want to connect to the print server in the

Manufacturer

list

of printers.

6

Select the printer model from the list of

Printers

.

7

If your printer is not displayed in the list of

Printers

, you can insert the printer driver installation

CD/disk or download the driver file to your computer, click

Have Disk…

and install the new printer

driver.

8

Click

Next

to continue.