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Setting up a USB scanner connected to the FRITZ!Box
With the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software, you can use a USB scanner connected to the FRITZ!Box as if it were connected directly to the USB port on your computer.
Important:If you are using an all-in-one USB printer with scanning function instead of a USB scanner, set it up as described in the guide Connecting a printer to a computer using a USB cable and the USB remote connection.
Requirements / Restrictions
- Windows 10 / 8 / 7 (64-bit or 32-bit) is installed on the computer.
Note:All instructions on configuration and settings given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for the FRITZ!Box.
1 Connecting a scanner to the FRITZ!Box
- Connect the scanner to a USB port on the FRITZ!Box.
2 Installing the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software
Install the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software on the computer on which you want to use the USB device connected to the FRITZ!Box:
- Log on to the computer as the Windows user who wants to use the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection.
Important:If the user does not have administrator rights, you must enter a valid administrator password when installing or starting the software for the first time.
- Open the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Home Network" and then "USB / Storage".
- Click on the "USB Remote Connection" tab.
- Click on "Download".
- The window "USB Remote Connection" opens.
- If the window "USB Remote Connection" has a "Download" button:
- Click "Download" in the window "USB Remote Connection" and download the file "fritzbox-usb-fernanschluss.application".
- Double-click the downloaded file.
- Click "Install" and follow the instructions on your screen.
- Repeat steps 1 - 7 for all other Windows users who want to use the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection.
3 Enable the USB remote connection
- Click "Home Network" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "USB / Storage" in the "Home Network" menu.
- Click on the "USB Remote Connection" tab.
- Enable the USB remote connection and the option "others (e.g. scanners)".
- Click "Apply" to save the settings.
4 Connecting a scanner to a computer via the USB remote connection
- Double-click the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection symbol
in the notification area of the Windows taskbar (Systray).
- If you log in to your FRITZ!Box with the FRITZ!Box password, enter the password and leave the "Username" field blank.
- If you enter a username and password to log in to the FRITZ!Box, enter the name and password of a user who is authorized to access the FRITZ!Box settings.
Note:You can edit the account information and access rights of users under "System > FRITZ!Box Users" in the user interface.
- If you enter a username and password to log in to the FRITZ!Box, enter the name and password of a user who is authorized to access the FRITZ!Box settings.
- Click "Refresh".
- Right-click the scanner that you want to connect to the computer.
- Click "Connect".
Now the scanner is detected by the computer as a USB device and you can install the driver and software from the scanner manufacturer.
Note:The connection between the first computer and the scanner must be cleared in the FRITZ!Box USB remote connection software before a different computer can access the scanner.