![]() Printer Log will give you a record of who has printed and when. Printer Info will show you status and model information. Now click on the printer, you’ll see 4 options light up. ![]() You’ll also be able to set the number of jobs per printer and control which IP addresses can print. You’ll see any printers hooked up to your QNAP. Inside the external devices panel, click on the center tab, which is USB Printer. It should be towards the end of the System Settings row. Inside of control panel, click on the External Devices icon. You can check to see what’s hooked up to your QNAP by clicking on that icon to bring down a menu. If you don’t see a number there, or the number doesn’t increase by one with printer hooked up, there is an issue and you need to troubleshoot. This is the number of external devices connected to your QNAP. Also note the green number on the top right of the QTS menu bar. It should be the first icon on your upper left. Next, choose the Control Panel app from the desktop. You can find out about QFinder for Mac, Windows, and Linux in our post about QNAP apps. The app does this for you, so I highly recommend having it installed. The easiest way to login is though the QFinder Desktop App, but it can also be done by typing your QNAP’s IP address into your web browser followed by :8080. Setting up a USB Printer Server in QNAP QTS 4.1įirst, as we always do, log into your QNAP to launch your QTS Desktop environment. Plug the other end into your printer and turn the printer on. If you read my last tutorial, the other port should have the USB cable from your UPS in it. Plug the cable into one of the black USB 2.0 ports on the back of your QNAP. The Micro USB from your cell phone will not work in this case. Make sure you have a full size USB cable on hand. In my case, my QNAP as well as my network gear shares a stand with my printer. Now place your printer close to your QNAP. This may be an old printer you want to use, or a laser printer you picked up cheap on Amazon, like the Brother HL-2240D. The first thing you need to do is have a ready USB printer. Please pay attention to the process, not the printer itself. ![]() ![]() Its already network connected and you all likely will lose the scan capabilities. ![]() This is NOT the kind of printer you want hooked up to your QNAP. This is a color inkjet and is natively wirelesses its also an all in one. Preparing to Use a USB Printer With Your QNAPįor the purposes of this tutorial, I’ll be using my HP Photosmart 6520 Printer. Today I’m going to show you how to share a printer on the built-in Print Server in QTS. However, what if you have a laser printer with a USB interface or what if you have only a wired network? If you have a QNAP Turbo NAS, you’re already covered. A good deal of the printers on the market have built-in WiFi. ![]()
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