Chapter 17. Set Up a Shared USB Printer

With a base station set up to handle local computers and hooked into the Internet, your next step may be to attach a USB printer to the base station so that it can be shared among all the local computers.

The AirPort Extreme and the Time Capsule can connect to one or more of both a printer and a hard drive via a USB hub. (To maximize reliability and performance, I recommend a Hi-Speed powered hub with external AC power.) The AirPort Express is designed to attach to one USB printer only, and cannot handle an attached hard drive.