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Printer sharing is a great way to make a printer available to multiple devices on your network. If you have a printer connected to your OpenWrt router, you can share it with other devices by following these steps.

What you will need

• An OpenWrt router
• A printer
• A computer with an internet connection

Step 1: Enable Printer Sharing

The first step is to enable printer sharing on your OpenWrt router. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your OpenWrt router.
2. Go to the Services tab.
3. Click on the Printer tab.
4. Check the box next to Enable Printer Sharing.
5. Click on the Save button.

Step 2: Configure Your Printer

Once you have enabled printer sharing, you need to configure your printer. To do this, follow the instructions that came with your printer.

Step 3: Add Your Printer to the Network

Once your printer is configured, you need to add it to the network. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the computer that you want to use the printer, open the Printers dialog.
2. Click on the Add Printer button.
3. Select the Add a network printer option.
4. Select your printer from the list of available printers.
5. Click on the Next button.
6. Follow the instructions to install the printer driver.

Step 4: Test Your Printer

Once you have added your printer to the network, you need to test it to make sure that it is working properly. To do this, try printing a test page.

Conclusion

This article showed you how to set up printer sharing on OpenWrt. Printer sharing is a great way to make a printer available to multiple devices on your network. I hope this article was helpful.

Questions and Answers

• Q: What are the benefits of printer sharing?

A: There are many benefits to printer sharing. First, it allows you to save money by not having to buy a separate printer for each device. Second, it can be more convenient to have a single printer that everyone can use. Third, it can help to reduce clutter by eliminating the need for multiple printers.

• Q: What are the limitations of printer sharing?

A: There are a few limitations to printer sharing. First, it can be slower than printing directly to a printer. Second, it can be more difficult to troubleshoot printer problems if the printer is shared. Third, not all printers are compatible with printer sharing.

Additional Information

• If you are having trouble setting up printer sharing, you can consult the documentation that came with your printer or you can search for help online.
• There are also a number of third-party tools that can help you with printer sharing.

I hope this article was informative and helpful.

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