How to Install a Printer to a Wireless D-Link

A D-Link wireless router can share a home printer with any computer in the home network.

D-Link's SharePort technology allows you to share a printer using a wireless router. The router provides a print server that makes the printer accessible to any computer on your wireless or local network. A user can connect to the printer over the wireless network as needed. SharePort is best suited to family and home office printing situations that do not require a full multi-user print server solution.

Things You'll Need

• Windows computer with Internet access
• D-Link wireless router with SharePort
• USB printer

Instructions

Install the Printer

1. Connect the printer to a USB port on the Windows computer.

2. Download and install the driver for the printer from the device's manufacturer.

3. Print a test page to ensure the printer is working properly.

4. Unplug the printer's USB cable from the computer.

Install SharePort

1. Download the SharePort utility installer from D-Link's website (see References for the link).

2. Click on the installer and follow the on-screen instructions. This should put a SharePort icon in the computer's "System Tray."

3. Connect the printer's USB cable to the USB port on the D-Link wireless router.

4. Open the SharePort utility from the "System Tray." The USB printer connected to the D-Link wireless router should appear. Click the mouse pointer on the printer name and select the "Connect" command in the menu that opens. The printer should now be available for use.

5. Print a page to the printer to test the setup.

Tips & Warnings

• SharePort Technology also allows the D-Link wireless router to share USB storage devices on the network.

• You will need to install the printer driver and SharePort utility on every computer that needs to access the shared printer.

• Only one computer can be connected to a SharePort shared printer or storage device at a time. Be sure to disconnect from the device in order to allow others to use it.

• You may need to download and install the latest firmware for the D-Link wireless router in order to use the SharePort sharing service.

References

• D-Link: SharePort Technology
• D-Link: Product Support

Resources

• Microsoft: Install a Printer