NETGEAR C6250-100NAS Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ReadySHARE > Basic Settings

.

The USB Storage (Basic Settings) page displays.

6.

Click the

Safely Remove USB Device

button.

The device goes offline and a pop-up window displays.

7.

Click the

OK

button.

8.

Physically disconnect the USB device or devices.

Enable the Media Server

The modem router can function as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view movies

and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and

NETGEAR media players.



To enable the media server, specify its settings, and scan for media content:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > USB Storage > Media Server

.

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6.

To enable the modem router to function as a media server, select the

Enable Media Server

check box.

7.

In the

Media Server Name

field, specify the name of the media server.

By default, the name is ReadyDLNA:C6250-100NAS. The suffix

:C6250-100NAS is

added to any name that you specify. That is, if you specify the name as MyMedia, the

complete name of the media server becomes MyMedia:C6250-100NAS.

Note:

By default, the

Automatic (when new files added)

check box is

selected to enable the modem router to scan for content when new files

are added. You cannot clear this radio button.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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9.

Share a USB Printer

The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to a USB port on

your modem router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on

your network.

The chapter includes the following sections:

•

Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer

•

Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility

•

Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility

•

Use the Shared Printer

•

View or Change the Status of a Printer

•

Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer

•

Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings

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Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer

Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark) request that you do not

connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you to do so.



To install the driver and cable the printer:

1.

On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the driver

software for the USB printer.

If the printer driver is not installed, contact the printer manufacturer.

2.

Use a USB printer cable to connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports on the modem

router.

Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility

The utility works on Windows computers, Mac computers, smartphones, and tablets.



To download the ReadySHARE Printer utility:

1.

Visit

netgear.com/readyshare

.

2.

Scroll down to the Print From the Comfort of Your Home Network section at the bottom of

the page.

3.

Click one of the following links:

•

Download PC installer and get started

. This is the utility for Windows computers.

•

Download Mac installer and get started

. This is the utility for MAC computers.

•

Download the genie App and get started

. This is the utility for smartphones and

tablets.

4.

Follow the onscreen instructions to download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file.

Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility

You must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that will share the printer.

After you install it, the utility displays as NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer.



To install the utility:

1.

If necessary, unzip the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file.

2.

Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded.

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3.

Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.

After the InstallShield Wizard completes the installation, the NETGEAR USB Control

Center prompts you to select a language.

4.

Select a language from the menu and click the

OK

button.

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