ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-B Series - 14.4 The Printer Server Screen

Chapter 14 USB Service
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The following t able describes t he labels in t his m enu.
14.4 The Printer Server Screen
The Device allows you to share a USB print er on your LAN. You can do t his by connecting a USB
printer to one of t he USB ports on t he Device and t hen
configuringadding the printer a TCP/ I P port
on the com put ers connected to your net work. See Sect ion 4.11 on page 60 for instruct ions on
adding a print er on your com put er.
Figure 97 Sharing a USB Printer
14.4.1 Before You Begin
To configur e the print server you need the following:
• Your Device m ust be connect ed to your com puter and any other devices on your net work. The
USB print er m ust be connect ed to your Device.
• A USB print er w ith t he driver already installed on your com put er.
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See Sect ion 4.11 on page 60 for inst ruct ions on adding a print er on your com put er.
• The com puters on your network m ust have the printer software already inst alled before t hey can
creat e a TCP/ I P port for print ing via t he net work. Follow your printer m anufact ur ers inst ruct ions
on how t o install the print er soft ware on your com put er.
Note: Your print er ’s inst allat ion instructions m ay ask t hat you connect t he print er to your
com puter. Connect your printer to t he Device instead.
Use t his screen to enable or disable sharing of a USB printer via your Device.
Table 70 Network Sett ing > USB Service > Media Server
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Media Server Select En a ble t o have the Device function as a DLNA-com pliant m edia server.
Enable t he m edia server t o let ( DLNA-com pliant) m edia clients on your network play m edia
files locat ed in t he shares.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Cancel Click Ca ncel t o r est ore your previously saved settings.