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by TMWNN 921 days ago
> Can I put a USB printer in the USB port of my router and get network printing?

Probably, if the router's firmware supports the feature. Usually you'll be able to use AppSocket/JetDirect <https://www.cups.org/doc/network.html>, so the printer's address would be `socket://router/`.

Printing through the router is not guaranteed to work, though. I have one 4x6 USB label printer that does not work correctly this way with my Asus router, while other USB printers do. That same printer does print correctly when using a Raspberry Pi running CUPS.