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- FRITZ!Box 7690
- FRITZ!Box 7590 AX
- FRITZ!Box 7590
- FRITZ!Box 7583 VDSL
- FRITZ!Box 7583
- FRITZ!Box 7582
- FRITZ!Box 7581
- FRITZ!Box 7560
- FRITZ!Box 7530 AX
- FRITZ!Box 7530
- FRITZ!Box 7520
- FRITZ!Box 7510
- FRITZ!Box 7490
- FRITZ!Box 7430
- FRITZ!Box 7390
- FRITZ!Box 7360
- FRITZ!Box 6890 LTE
- FRITZ!Box 6850 5G
- FRITZ!Box 6850 LTE
Setting up a printer connected to the FRITZ!Box
You want to set up a printer connected to the FRITZ!Box? ✔ Here you'll find the step-by-step instructions.
You can easily connect your printer to the FRITZ!Box home network using a network cable or Wi-Fi and use it as a network printer on all devices in the home network. Since the printer itself accepts and processes all of the print jobs, you do not need to configure any specific settings for the printer in the FRITZ!Box.
If your printer only has a USB port, you can also use a USB cable to connect it to the FRITZ!Box. However, with a USB connection you cannot use all of the printer's functions or use the printer with all devices in the home network.
1 Using a network cable or Wi-Fi to connect the printer
If you use a network cable or Wi-Fi to connect the printer, you can
- use the printer with all devices in the home network.
- use the ink level indicator of the printer.
- fax and scan with the printer if it is a multifunction printer, a multifunction device, or an "all-in-one" device.
- achieve the best printing results and the fastest printing speed.
Just follow these steps: Setting up a printer as a network printer via network cable or Wi-Fi
2 Connecting the USB printer via USB cable
If you configure the USB printer as a network printer, you
- can use the printer with computers, Android smartphones, and Android tablets.
- cannot use the printer with iPhones and iPads.
- cannot use the ink level indicator of the printer.
- cannot fax and scan with the all-in-one printer.
Just follow these steps: Setting up a printer as a network printer via USB cable