NETGEAR recommends that you use only the official NETGEAR support resources. Install the current USB printer driver software (available from the.
I spend a day searching for a solution on how to access the ReadySHARE printer on NETGEAR R7000 router but I cannot found out the solution. It works well on windows 10 and Mac with the software provided by NETGEAR. Also, the printer works when I directly connect the printer to my ubuntu computer. Router Router Model: NETGEAR R7000 Firmware Version: v1.0.7.21.1.93 Router IP: 192.168.1.1 Printer Server IP: Don't see any IP on router setting webpage for connecting the printer Connection with Printer: USB Printer Printer: Fuji Xerox DocuPrint P205 b I can find my printer under the Network Printer. But after the configuration, I cannot print a test page.
Printer Properties Is it unsolvable currently? Why messing up with the Router for setting up a Network printer? Well by default, dhcp will be enabled in your router. So connect you network printer, assign a static private ip, subnet and gateway referring to your router configuration in the printer. Most of the network printers will have the option to set it. Now you can add the network printer in the system connected to the same network for default printing.
Note: Here I asked you to assign static IP for printer even if router setting is DHCP because this will help your network printer to have a same IP always. Oh Well if its a USB printer, then also u don't need to mess with the router. Just connnect your usb printer to your system running Ubunut, install the driver while promting. After installation in the dashboard search for printers then add your usb printer and while adding you can choose to share the printer or not, choose yes.
If driver installation doesn't pops up then you need to install cups and follow the step.