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Wilber256's avatar
Wilber256
Aspirant
Apr 16, 2023

Netgear nighthawk x6, M#R8000 capable of printing from a non WiFi printer?

Hello all, Thanks for having me. First in the “select location” box above my WiFi router is not listed. What is plugged in is as close as I can get to my equipment. I have a nagging problem I hope s...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 16, 2023
Wilber256 wrote:

Most answers were the same, no way it’s does not have wifi built in.

 

You are talking to the wrong people. The MF3010 does not seem to support wifi.

 

I believe being there is a usb 2&3 port on the R8000 that the printer can be plugged into the R8000 and be part of the wifi network. 

Therefore the R8000 should receive a print command from any device that uses the R8000 WiFi network and point it to the printer via the USB cable. I may be wrong, dead wrong.

You are on the right track. The R8000 does support ReadySHARE printing. But it doesn't support the printer without a bit of help from you,

 

Set that up and the network will happily talk to your printer.

 

The key bit there is to set it up.

 

Visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

Check the section in the manual Share a USB Printer.

That section also has downloads to get your printer to work with USB.

 

Then there is this:

 

I have a Nighthawk router; how do I download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

 

Happy printing.

 

BY the way, the R8000 doesn't really belong in this section. For more help try here:

 

Nighthawk Wi-Fi 5 (AC) Routers - NETGEAR Communities

  • Wilber256's avatar
    Wilber256
    Aspirant
    Apr 16, 2023

    Thanks guys, I can’t find/see the manual USB anything. 

    • Wilber256's avatar
      Wilber256
      Aspirant
      Apr 17, 2023

      Thanks to all the help. I got my laptop printing wireless. Now for the iPad, iPhone, Samsung smart phones. Feel free to chime in with suggestions or comments.

       

      thanks again

      Wilber256

      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User
        Apr 17, 2023
        Wilber256 wrote:

        Now for the iPad, iPhone, Samsung smart phones.

        Are you asking for help in how to get them to print?

         

        You've got the printer and the router playing together, so the next approach might be to approach th9os from the device end.

         

        Have you looked for an app that you can install on these phones?

         

        This isn't something that I do often, but I do know that Canon makes an Android app that works on my Samsung phone.