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Will R7000 connection to USB printer work for both wireless and wired computers?
I currently have a Windows 10 computer connected by Ethernet cable to my R7000 router. The computer currently connects to my printer's one USB port. When I change use of that USB port to connect to the router, will the cabled computer be able to access the printer through the Ethernet-to-router-to-printer route? My purpose is to print with my WiFi laptops.
> [...] whether a computer connected to R7000 by Ethernet cable can
> access a R7000-to-USB-printer. If it can, how is it to be configured?
Your Local-Area Network (LAN) includes both wireless- and
wire-connected devices. Setup of a network printer for a wire-connected
device is essentially identical to setup of the same printer on a
similar device with a wireless connection. The details depend on the
operating system of each device, but a network printer on your LAN
should be visible to any device on your LAN.
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There is support material, including a manual, for the R7000 somewhere at the end of this link:
>>>> R7000 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<<
Check Chapter 9, Share a USB Printer
Thanks, but that link doesn't seem to address whether a computer connected to R7000 by Ethernet cable can access a R7000-to-USB-printer. If it can, how is it to be configured?
Sorry I don't get this bit:
StanH wrote:
...that link doesn't seem to address whether a computer connected to R7000 by Ethernet cable can access a R7000-to-USB-printer.
It answers that questioin to me. It says:
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
Is that any clearer?
There then follow several pages explaining how to set it up.
Which bit does not work for you?
