Time Capsule and Two USB Printers via hub?

Will Time Capsule work with two USB printers attached? I was going to attach two USB printers to a Time Capsule via a USB hub. I tried to do that in the past with an AirPort Express and that hardware will only work with one printer. I was told that AE Base Stations did work with multiple printers. Will a TC?

Yes. If it's a powered USB hub, that should work and you should see two printers listed under the Printers tab in AirPort Utility (manual setup). Some users have reported issues with certain hubs, but as I have no experience with this I can't recommend one that will work.

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