AirPort: Using a parallel printer with AirPort Extreme or Express

If you use a USB-to-Parallel adapter cable to connect a printer to AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme, you must make the connections in this order:

1. Turn on the printer.
2. Connect the adapter cable to the printer.
3. Connect the adapter cable to the AirPort Extreme or Express.

If you need to change printers, follow the steps in reverse order to disconnect the printer.

This article does not apply to you if your printer has a USB port and a cable that is USB on both ends. Tip: Each end of a USB cable looks different. Learn how they look here.