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Title: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: rexlai on May 15, 2009, 10:56:17 AM

how to use usb for printer in 4500 router

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: anon on May 15, 2009, 11:13:34 AM

You would use Dlink's SharePort software. http://support.dlink.com/products/view.asp?productid=DGL%2D4500

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: rexlai on May 21, 2009, 10:04:59 AM

i mean back of router , have a USB, that for USB Printer?

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: arod on May 21, 2009, 11:23:48 AM

Yes you can connect a USB printer to the back of the router if you have the Shareport software installed on your computer as well.

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: MidwayMayhem on July 28, 2009, 07:52:52 AM

Does the computer using the Shareport Utility need to be wired or can it be wireless?

I've installed it on both and my wired PC is detecting the connected printer, but my wireless is not. 

Wired is also Vista and wireless is XP, not sure if that makes a difference or if there's additional steps I need to take for the XP box?  Also, I have VPN on the wireless laptop, would that effect it?

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: MidwayMayhem on July 28, 2009, 08:27:09 AM

It turns out that it is the VPN Software on my laptop.   As soon as I disconnect from VPN, the printer gets detected no problem.  When I reconnect, I lose the connection to the printer.  That sucks. 

Anyone know a way to get around this?

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: wired203 on July 28, 2009, 01:34:34 PM

There isn't really a way around that,  it's the nature of VPN.  Your basically creating a tunnel to the other network and completly ignoring your local network/internet/etc.  It's possible to use 2 network adapters to work around that but really is not something easily done.

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: MidwayMayhem on July 28, 2009, 03:44:14 PM

Thanks!  That's what I figured....  :'(

Title: Re: how to use usb for printer in 4500 router
Post by: marvan on July 28, 2009, 08:09:48 PM

If your DGL4500 is still running firmware v1.13 or v1.15, you will happy with SharePort for using the networked USB printer.

Well, if your DGL4500 is running the latest firmware v1.20 or v1.21 (all beta), you can forget its SharePort USB.