fredmarkle said:  Is there anyway to install it as a printer on my local machine? So I don't have to go into the web insterface everytime I need to print.

This feature works whether the printer is connected to your LAN or directly to your Pogoplug via USB. Therefore, if you can connect your printer to your local network rather than directly to your pogoplug you will be able to access it from the pogoplug and your local PC.

It is not possible to connect the printer to your local PC and access it via the pogoplug print function.

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So, to clarify, there is no way to connect to the shared printer over the LAN via a installed network printer on the PC? You have to send the files in to print@mypogoplug.com for it to work? That is nice for remote printing, but it does limit the capabilities of a true network printer.

I have a network printer installed on my network with static ip address. Can pogosee thbis printer or do I need to connect it via usb cable to enable printing. Also does it support dell printgers
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@tdmomega, I'm not sure exactly what workflow you are outlining. There are a few possible configurations, at least one of which I think will satisfy the workflow you are trying to accomplish.

- Hook your printer directly to your Pogoplug via USB, and you can print documents and images on your Pogoplug to that printer
- Connect your printer to the same network as your Pogoplug, and you can print documents and images on your Pogoplug to that printer; any computer on that same network will also be able to print to that printer
- Share a printer hooked up via USB or network to any user's Pogoplug account, and both you and the sharee can print documents and images on either Pogoplug to that printer
- Select a printer hooked up via USB or network as the printer to which email attachments are printed, and anyone from any email address can print to that printer by sending attachments to the desired print address

Does this clear things up?

I have a related question that has been confusing me. I seem to remember in a past version of the pogoplug software I was able to use my Pogoplug (v2 - pink) as a printer server. That means I could plug a normal, older HP printer into the USB port of the Pogoplug, and then Windows would discover that printer as a network printer and be able to print directly to it over the LAN (rather than using the silly cloud print email service).

Is this still possible? If so, how? I can't seem to get it to work like that.