How to Hook Up a Printer to a Print Router

Print routers allow multiple users to share the same printer.

With a print router, which is also known as a print server, multiple users on the same local area network can share a single printer. Print routers are available in both wired and wireless models and are compatible with most USB or network printers. Print routers are especially useful in large offices, because they allow both PC and Mac clients to send documents to one central printer over a network connection.

Things You'll Need

• PC computer running Windows XP or later
• Print router or print server
• Ethernet cable

Instructions

1. Connect your print router to its power adapter and then plug it in to a standard electrical outlet.

2. Connect the printer you want to share to the print router. Use a standard USB cable if you are using a USB printer or an Ethernet cable if you are using a network printer.

3. Activate the print router's Internet signal by connecting it to an Ethernet cable or turning on its wireless signal.

4. Insert the print router setup CD into any PC computer located on the same local network as the router.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up the router and install the associated printer.

6. Insert the print router setup CD into any PC or Mac computer that you want to connect to the print router.

7. Follow the onscreen instructions to connect to the print router and install the associated printer.

References

• Smart Computing: Install & Use A Print Server