Printer and USB hard drive are not detected by TC

Two dys ago I got me TC, I added it to my existing WLAN and startet the initial time machine backup.
Worked fine. I was also able to connect a Windows-Notebook to the TC, using it as an network share.
But I can not see a USB printer (HP PSC 2110) or a USB hard drive, I plugged into the TC.
Even if the printer might not be supported the hard drive should be visible in the air port utility. But there is no furter hard drive listed...
(The hard drive is my former time machine hard drive, OS Extended.)
Message was edited by: oktolyt

Use an USB hub with its own power supply. The limitations on the base station's USB port, aside from the fact that it only has one, will still apply.
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