Will R7000 connection to USB printer work for both wireless and wired computers?

[StanH]

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.

[antinode · Accepted solution]

> [...] 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.

[michaelkenward]

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

[StanH]

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?

[michaelkenward]

Sorry I don't get this bit:

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@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.

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It answers that questioin to me. It says:

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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.

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Is that any clearer?

There then follow several pages explaining how to set it up.

Which bit does not work for you?

[antinode · Accepted solution]

> [...] 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.

[StanH]

Thanks, all I had to do was to disconnect the PC-to-printer USB and connect it router-to-printer.

Nothing else had to be configured. Now the wired and wireless computers can print.