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How to connect USB printer to Sagemcom Home Internet Gateway
If I plug my USB printer into the available USB port on the Sagemcom Home Internet Gateway, how do I configure computers to print to it? Is there a port number I should use?
This is not what you want to do, but maybe it will be helpful.
I have a non-Wi-Fi printer (Brother HL-L2300D). It is connected via USB to my Windows desktop computer. I leave that computer on all the time. I can print to that printer from my laptop connected to Wi-Fi even if the desktop computer is asleep. As I recall, all I had to do was enable Sharing in the printer properties.
If it’s like other carrier provided gateways (including other T-Mobile gateways), that USB port is non-functional other than possibly providing power to another device (sometimes they also provide diagnostic capabilities for technicians or loading firmware).
Using USB, you’d to need attach to your PC or laptop and share that printer over WiFi, or if the printer had a WiFi printer configure a WiFi connection as described in the YT video above.
Carrier gateways are usually simple gateways with limited/basic functionality, not full (or fuller) blown routers like the Airport Extreme.
If wanting full router capabilities continue to use the Airport Extreme the way you are.
