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- TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 1
Print Server Application Guide Rev: 2.0.0 1910010854 - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 2
-LINK USB Printer Controller ...6 How to Print ...6 How to scan...9 Other functions/ settings...15 Installation for Mac OS...17 Application for Mac OS ...19 How to Launch/Exit the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller...19 How to Print ...20 How to Scan ...23 Other functions/ settings...29 Troubleshooting - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 3
Compatibility List to verify whether your printer is supported by the modem router. You can refer to Troubleshooting for downloading the Printer Compatibility List. (2) the print server via the modem router. (4) Here in this guide, we take the configuration procedures of TD-W8980 for example. -1- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 4
Installation for Windows OS 1. Insert the modem router's Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Click START. 2. Select your modem router model and click Printer Sharing Setup. 4. Connect your computer and printer to the modem router step by step as instructed. Click NEXT. -2- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 5
5. Check the LED lights and click NEXT. 7. Please wait a moment for the installation preparation. 6. Click NEXT to start installing the printer share software. 8. Click Next and go on to install the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller. -3- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 6
9. Click Change... to select another destination folder, or leave it default and click Next. 11. Click Finish to complete and exit the InstallShield Wizard. 10. Please wait a while for the installation process. -4- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 7
USB Printer Controller will pop up, with whose help you can print documents via the modem router now. ) Note: In your LAN, each computer that wants to share the print server should also install the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller. Please follow the previous steps to configure other computers in your - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 8
¾ To launch the USB Printer Controller, double-click the icon on your desktop. ¾ To exit the USB Printer Controller, click System->Exit on the TP-Link USB Printer Controller. How to Print To print, first of all, you need to set your Auto-Connect Printer. After successful setting, you can execute - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 9
Step 1: Highlight the printer you want to set as auto-connect printer. Step 2: Click the inverse triangle mark on the Auto-Connect for printing tab to pull down the list, where you can select Set Auto-Connect Printer. Step 3: Tick the name of the printer you would like to set as auto-connect printer - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 10
After successful setting, you will see the printer marked as Auto-Connected Printer. Then you can execute your printing task freely. If you want to disable your printer's auto-connect function, you can delete it. Method One: Select Delete Auto-Connect Printer from the drop-down list of the Auto- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 11
2. Highlight your auto-connect printer and then click Delete. How to scan There are two methods available to realize the scanning function. Method One: Network Scanner Step 1: Highlight your scanner or MFP. -9- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 12
Step 2: Click Tools and then select Network Scanner. Step 3: Select the type of picture you want to scan, and then click Scan. -10- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 13
Step 4: Name the image set, select the file format, and choose the file destination by clicking Browse... or leave it default. Then click Next. Step 5: Wait a while for the scan process. -11- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 14
Step 6: When it is 100% processed and saved, please click Close to complete it. Then go to the location you've chosen in the previous Step 4 and find your picture scanned. Method Two: Connect for Scanning ) Note: If you choose this method for scanning, no one else in your LAN can share the scanner - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 15
Step 2: Click the tab Connect for Scanning. Successfully set and ready for scanning, it will display Manually Connected by..., when you can start your scanning task. Step 3: After finishing your scanning task, please do remember to click the tab Disconnect to release - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 16
Step 1: Highlight the scanner or MFP you want to share for printing or scanning. Step 2: Click the tab Request to Connect. Step 3: You will be prompted a window that transmits your request. Please wait patiently for the reply. -14- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 17
other user Accepts your request to connect, please click Exit to start your printing or scanning task. Other functions/ settings ¾ Configuration Go to Tools-> Configuration, tick the option Automatically execute when logging on Windows, and then click OK. With this setting, the TP-LINK USB Printer - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 18
information about this Printer Controller. ¾ Configure Server Highlight the modem router and click the tab Configure Server; the login window of the modem router will pop up. You need to enter the user name and password (both are admin by default.) to log in the web-based management page of the - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 19
Installation for Mac OS 1. Download the setup software TP-Link UDS Printer Controller Installer.dmg from our website: www.tp-link.com. 2. Double-click the software you've downloaded. 3. Double-click the TP-Link UDS Printer Controller Installer.app in the window that pops up. -17- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 20
4. Click Install to start the installation process. 5. Click Restart to finish the software installation. -18- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 21
launch the USB Printer Controller, double-click the icon ¾ To exit the USB Printer Controller, you have two ways: on your desktop. z Click TP-Link USB Printer Controller -> Quit, when the printer controller is on the process. Or you can press the keyboard command + Q to quickly exit the controller - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 22
How to Print To print, first of all, you need to set your Auto-Connect Printer. After successful setting, you can execute your printing tasks automatically. Please follow the steps below to set your auto-connect printer. Step 1: Highlight your printer. Step 2: Click the tab Auto-Connect for printing - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 23
Step 3: Select the printer you would like to set as auto-connect printer, and then click the Apply button. After successful setting, you will see the printer marked as Auto-Connect Printer. Then you can execute your printing task freely. -21- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 24
¾ If you want to disable your printer's auto-connect function, you can delete it. Method One: Select Delete Auto-Connect Printer from the drop-down list of the tab Auto-Connect for Printing. Method Two: 1. Go to Tools->Auto-Connect Printer List. -22- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 25
2. Highlight your auto-connect printer and then click Delete. How to Scan There are two methods available to realize the scanning function. Method One: Network Scanner Step 1: Highlight your scanner or MFP. -23- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 26
Step 2: Click Tools and then select Network Scanner. Step 3: Select the kind of picture you want to scan and the destination you want to save it; name your picture and select the format of it. Then click Scan. -24- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 27
Step 4: Wait a while for the scan process. Step 5: When it is completed, you will see the scan result shown in the middle. Then go to the location you've chosen in the previous Step 3 and find your picture scanned. -25- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 28
Request to Connect. Step 1: Highlight your scanner or MFP. Step 2: Click the tab Connect for Scanning. Successfully set and ready for scanning, it will display Manually Connected by..., when you can start your scan task. -26- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 29
Step 3: After finishing your scan task, please do remember to click the tab Disconnect for Scanning to release the scanner or MFP. ¾ Request to Connect When one computer in you LAN Connects for Scanning, it is occupying the scanner or MFP; then if you would like to use it as well, you will have to - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 30
Step 3: You will be prompted a window that transmits your request. Please wait patiently for the reply. Step 4: If the other user Accepts your request to connect, please click Close to start your printing or scanning task. -28- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 31
to TP-Link USB Printer Controller -> About; a window will pop up and display some relevant information about this printer controller. ¾ Configure Server Highlight the Router and click the tab Configure Server, the login window of the Router will pop up. You need to enter the user name and password - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 32
¾ Open at Login Left-click and hold the icon in the dock for a while, until you can select Option > Open at Login. With this setting, the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller will run automatically every time you log on your Mac. -30- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 33
Troubleshooting 1. Where can I find the printer compatibility list? Go to our website www.tp-link.com, then go to Products ->ADSL, find your product model and go to Download -> Document -> Printer Compatibility List. -31- - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 34
2. Where can I find the relevant software for installation? Go to our website www.tp-link.com, then go to Products ->ADSL, find your product model and go to Download ->Software -> Utility. Then next web page will be loaded, where you - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 35
to the modem router, either via wireless or wired connection. 2) Launch the TP-LINK USB Printer Controller, highlight the modem router and click the tab Configure Server. 3) After a moment, a login window will appear. Enter admin (in lower case letters) for both the User Name and Password. Then - TP-Link Archer D5 | Archer D9 Print Server Application Guide - Page 36
4) Go to USB Settings -> Print Server. Click Stop to disable the function. Click Start to enable the function. -34-
Print Server Application Guide
Rev: 2.0.0
1910010854