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3.
To add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list, and then click
Add
.
4.
Select the
Allow only approved devices
check box.
5.
Click
Apply
so that your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, you have to click the
Safely Remove USB
Device
button for the currently connected USB device. Then connect the other USB device,
and repeat this process.
Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, you have to use the
WiFi modem router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type
the DNS name, rather than the IP address. You can view the WiFi modem router’s Internet IP
address from the dashboard on the BASIC Home screen or the ADVANCED Home screen.
Access the WiFi DSL Modem Router’s USB Drive Remotely
Using FTP
To connect to the WiFi modem router’s USB drive using a web browser:
1.
Connect to the WiFi modem router by typing
ftp://
and the Internet port IP address in
the address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, for example:
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, rather than the IP address.
2.
Type the account name and password for the account that has access rights to the USB
drive. The user name (account name) for All - no password is
guest
.
3.
The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to are displayed, for example,
share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory.
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6.
USB Printer Control
Access and configure a USB printer
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB printer attached to your WiFi modem
router.
The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device such as a printer from
your computer that is connected to the USB port on your router.
The utility has to be installed on each computer on your network from which you want to control
the device. You can download this utility at
www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/readyshare.aspx
.
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When you launch the USB Control Center utility, a screen similar to the following displays:
This screen is the main screen, which shows a device icon, the description for this USB device,
and its status.
Available
. The device is available from the computer that you are using.
Waiting to Connect
. You need to connect to this device from the computer that you are
using. If you are connecting for the first time, you might be prompted to install the device
driver.
The following menu selections are available:
System
. Exit the utility.
Tools
. Access the Control Center Configuration to set up your shared USB device. See
the following section,
Control Center Configuration
.
About
. View details about the USB Control Center software.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Control Center Configuration
USB Printer
Scan with a Multifunction Printer
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Control Center Configuration
Select
Tools > Configuration
to display the following screen:
Automatically execute when logging on Windows
. Select this check box to have the utility
start automatically when you are logged in to Windows.
Timeout
. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use.
Language
. Select the display language for this utility.
USB Printer
The first time you use a printer, you need to click
Connect
. You might be asked to install the
driver for this printer. After the driver is installed, the printer status changes to Available.
Note:
Some USB printers (for example, HP and Lexmark printer) request
that you do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted by the
installation software.
If the USB printer is detected and connected automatically, you need to disconnect the
printer, and then wait for the prompt asking you to click
Connect
.
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Once the printer shows Available status, the grayed out Paused state no longer displays in
the Windows Printers and Faxes window.
This USB printer is ready. The utility does not need to always hold the connection of this USB
printer. Once there is any print job for this printer, the USB utility connects to this USB printer
automatically, then prints. After the print job is done, the printer status returns to the Paused
state.
Scan with a Multifunction Printer
You can use the scan feature of a multifunction printer.
1.
Make sure that the printer’s status shows as Available.
2.
Click the
Network Scanner
button.
This procedure activates the scanner window that is used to perform the scans.

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