Thecus Technology Thecus N199 Leaflet

You can configure the N199 to act as 
a printer server. That way, all PCs 

connected to the network can utilize 
the same printer. From the Status 
menu, choose the Printer item, and 

the Printer information screen 
appears. To setup in either Windows 

XP or Vista, please refer the fol
for steps.  

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1.  Connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports (preferably the rear USB 

ports; front USB ports can be used for external HDD enclosures). 

 
2.  Go to Start > Printers and Faxes. 

 

3.  Click on File > Add Printer. 

 
4.  The Add Printer Wizard appears on your screen. Click Next. 

 

5.  Select the “A network printer, or a printer attached to another 

computer” option. 

 

6.  Select “Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office 

network”, and enter “http://N199_IP_ADDRESS:631/printers/usb-
printer

” into the URL field. 

 

7.  Your Windows system will ask you to install drivers for your printer. Select 

correct driver for your printer. 

 

8.  Your Windows system will ask you if you want to set this printer as 

“Default Printer”. Select Yes and all your print jobs will be submitted to 
this printer by default. Click Next. 

 

9.  Click Finish. 

 
 

•  Not all USB printers are supported. Please check Thecus website for a list of 

supported printers. 

•  Note that if a multi-function (all-in-one) printer is attached to the N199, usually 

only the printing and fax functions will work. Other features, such as scanning, 

probably will not function. 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

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