How to Share a Printer Through a Linksys Wireless Router

1. Set up the Linksys wireless router and create a wireless network. Password-protect your wireless network to avoid others from gaining access to the connection or printer.
2. Connect the printer to the wireless router using the available USB port on the router. Not all wireless routers come equipped with a USB port.
3. Search for the new printer connection on your computer to add it as one of the available options. From the 'Control Panel,' click 'Devices and Printers,' then 'Add a Printer.' Locate the printer you connected to the wireless router and click 'OK' to add it to your available printer options.
Wireless Sharing
1. Set up the Linksys wireless router and create a wireless network. Password-protect your wireless network to avoid others from gaining access to the connection or printer.
2. Connect and install the printer on one of the computers connected to the wireless network.
3. Open the computer's sharing options by clicking 'Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Sharing -> Sharing Options.' Enable 'File and Printer Sharing.'
4. Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Printers and Faxes.' Locate the icon for the printer you want to share through the wireless router and right click on it. Select 'Share This Printer' and click 'OK.' Depending on your operating system, you may have to right-click, select 'Printer Properties,' then the 'Sharing' tab click 'Share This Printer.'