AirPort Extreme - Using the AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer

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Chapter 2

AirPortExtremeNetworks

To set it up:

1

Connect the printer to the AirPort Extreme USB port (d) or to a USB hub, using
a USB cable.

2

Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on
a computer using Mac OS X, and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer
using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue.

3

Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new network, if you have not already set
up your network.

If AirPort Utility isn’t installed on your computer, you can download it from
www.apple.com/support/airport.

To print from a computer using Mac OS X v10.5 or later:

1

Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Print & Fax.

2

Click Add (+) and select your printer from the list.

3

Click the Add button.

If your printer isn’t in the list, use the buttons in the toolbar to search for it.

To print from a computer using Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later:

1

Open Printer Setup Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).

2

Select the printer from the list.
If your printer isn’t in the list, click Add and choose Bonjour from the pop-up menu, and
then select the printer from the list.

To print from a computer using Windows:
Use Bonjour for Windows (installed with AirPort Utility) to connect your printer.