D-Link DWC-1000 - Viewing USB Status

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Section 8 - Viewing Status and Statistics
Viewing USB Status
Path: Status > System Information > USB Status
The USB Status page summarizes the USB devices connected to the wireless controller. The wireless controller
allows to connect USB printer and USB disk (for rmware upgrade only) directly. There are two USB ports.
The D-Link Wireless Controller has a USB interface for printer access, and le sharing. There is no conguration on
the GUI to enable USB device support. Upon inserting your USB storage device, printer cable, the DWC Controller
will automatically detect the type of connected peripheral.
• USB Mass Storage: Also referred to as a “share port”, les on a USB disk connected to the DWC can be
accessed by LAN users as a network drive.
• USB Printer: The DWC can provide the LAN with access to printers connected through the USB. The printer
driver will have to be installed on the LAN host and trac will be routed through the DSR between the LAN
and printer.
To congure printer on a Windows machine, follow the steps given below:
• Click ‘Start’ on the desktop.
• Select ‘Printers and faxes’ option.
• Right click and click ‘add printer’ or click ‘Add printer’ present at the left menu.
• Select the ‘Network Printer’ radio button and click Next (select “Device isn’t listed in case of Windows7”).
• Select the ‘Connect to printer using URL’ radio button (‘Select a shared printer by name’ in case of
Windows 7) and give the following URL http://<Router’s LAN IP address>:631/printers/<Model Name>
(Model Name can be found in the USB status page of router’s GUI).
• Click ‘next’ and select the appropriate driver from the displayed list.
• Click on ‘next’ and ‘nish’ to complete adding the printer.