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FRITZ!Box USB Remote Connection
In total you can connect either four USB storage devices
(hard drives, memory sticks), or three USB storage devices
and a USB printer, directly to the FRITZ!Box or via a USB
hub.
8.7 FRITZ!Box USB Remote Connection
With the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection you can control
connections between your computer and USB devices.
The computer and the USB devices are all connected with
the FRITZ!Box.
A USB device connected to the FRITZ!Box is handed over
to a computer via the USB remote connection function (vir-
tual cable replacement). The USB device is detected as
new hardware by the operating system on this computer,
so that device software can be installed as if it were con-
nected directly to the computer.
Using Enable the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection whenever
you would like to use one of the following devices on the
FRITZ!Box:
• USB storage device with the NTFS file format
• printer with the Graphics Device Interface (GDI print-
er) that requires the driver software for the given op-
erating system
• multi-function printer whose scanner, fax or card
reader features are to be used
• printer with ink level monitor (requiring bidirectional
communication)
• USB scanner
Note that isochronous USB devices with time-critical
transmission (isochronous USB devices like sound cards,
web cams, video converters or TV adapters) are not sup-
ported.
The USB remote connection can be utilized in 32-bit
Windows7, in WindowsVista and WindowsXP with Ser-
vice Pack 2 or higher.
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