A USB printer can be connected to the router and used as a network printer if you are using an operating system that supports printing to an Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)-based printer. Windows Me and Windows 98SE operating systems require that Internet Printing Services be installed in order to use the print server function of the router.
Note: If the printer has already been installed on every computer that will use it once it is on the network, skip to skip to Step Three: Get Your Print Server Information.
Before connecting your printer to the print server, it is important to install the drivers provided by the printer manufacturer on each computer that will use the printer.
Plug your USB printer into one of the USB ports on your computer.
Install the printer by following the installation instructions included with your printer.
Print a test page to ensure that the printer is working properly.
Power off your printer.
Windows Me Users:
Install the Internet Print Services from the Add-on folder located on the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM.
Follow the instructions provided by Microsoft.
When the installation is complete, restart your computer.
Windows 98SE Users:
Download and install the Internet Print Services from Microsoft's Web site. http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WUPreviews/IPP/Default.asp
Follow the instructions provided by Microsoft.
When the installation is complete, restart your computer.
Disconnect the printer from your computer and Plug the thin rectangular end of the USB cable into the USB port on the router.
Connect the power supply to your printer and turn your printer on.
Start a Web browser. In the location or address line type 192.168.2.1 and press ENTER.
Note: If you have modified your router's IP address, enter the new IP address instead of 192.168.2.1.
When the user name and password window appears, type in the user name and the password you created. Click OK to load the router's setup page.
Note: You are not prompted to log in the first time you connect to the router configuration pages. During the Setup Wizard procedure, you created a user name and password to log on to the router. You will need to use these whenever you log on to the router. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
In the Device section of the Status page, look for the Printer status and Printer location information. Write down the Printer location address. You need the address to set up the printer on computers that are connected to your network that you want to have access to the printer.
Note: You must perform this procedure on each computer on your network to allow printing using the print server on the router.
Click Windows Start > Settings > Printers.
Click Add Printer.
The Add Printer Wizard will start. Click Next.
Choose the radio button labeled Network printer. Click Next.
In the Network path or queue name field, enter the Printer location address. Click Next.
Note: The URL information is case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as it is listed on the Printer location section on the router's Status page.
Note: If your printer does not appear in the list, please repeat Step One: Local Printer Installation.
Select Keep existing driver (recommended). Click Next.
When prompted, select Yes to set this printer as your default printer. Click Finish.
Click Windows Start > Settings > Printers.
Verify that your printer is listed. Right-click on your printer and select Properties.
Click Print Test Page.
Note: If the test page fails to print, refer to I cannot print to a network printer attached to my router in Windows Me or 98SE in the Troubleshooting section of this guide for additional information.
