If you have a wired printer that you want to connect to your Windows 11/10 PC, you can do so via the native Printer and Scanner settings. Here's how!

Shared Printer Connect the printer to one of the computers -- the desktop, if applicable -- via an A/B USB cable. Install to the computer the software that came with the device.

Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the computer. New printers can connect using a USB port, a network adapter built into the printer or, most recently, the wireless printer adapter.

Plug the printer into an electrical outlet. Connect one end of a USB cable to the USB socket on the printer. Plug the opposite end into a computer connected to the Netgear wireless network.

Scanning documents from a printer to a Mac isn't too difficult either. If you haven't added your printer yet, connect it to your Mac with a USB cable. If it's a wireless printer, simply connect it ...

The USB/Parallel adapters you see also require a host because they are used for connecting a computer (USB host) with a USB port to a printer with a parallel port.