Configuring USB devices for the FRITZ!Box in Windows 7

It goes without saying that the FRITZ!Box also makes USB devices available in Windows 7 in your home network. You can find more information and tips in this second part of our series "FRITZ!Box and Windows 7".

We would like to begin with a little tip: if you use a USB hub from a computer dealer, you can operate up to three USB devices with the FRITZ!Box at the same time. Of course, these devices are then also available to the other Windows 7 computers in the network.

Making files available via a connected USB storage device

Do you want your home music, video or photo collection to be accessible from every computer in your network? No problem: the files on a connected USB storage device are made available by the FRITZ!Box to all devices in the home network. Click here to see how this works.

Configuring a USB printer as a network printer

The FRITZ!Box makes it possible for all devices in your home network to easily access a USB printer. The practical advantage: unlike enabling a printer in Windows, you can print like this without having to switch another computer on. We show you here what you need to pay attention to when configuring a USB printer in Windows 7.

Part 3: Focus on multimedia

Videos, music and photos – Part 3 of the series "FRITZ!Box and Windows 7“ will completely focus on multimedia. You can find the first part of the series here:

Part 1: FRITZ!Box and Windows 7 – a perfect combination