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See
View or Change the Status of a Printer
on page 206.
View or Change the Status of a Printer
To view or change the status:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The Status column shows the status for each device:
Available
. No print jobs are in progress.You can use the USB printer from any computer in the
network.
Connected
.Your computer is connected to the printer and will be released when your print job is
done.
Manually Connected by
. Only the connected computer can use the printer.
Waiting to Connect
.Your computer is not connected to the shared printer yet.
2.
To print from your computer when the status shows Manually connected by
another computer
, click
the
Disconnect
button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
3.
To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect, do the following:
a.
Click the
Connect
button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by
Mycomputer
. Now only your computer can
use the printer.
b.
To allow the printer to be shared, click the
Disconnect
button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning. For example, the
USB printer displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes window is ready for print jobs.
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To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
2.
Make sure that the printer status shows as Available.
3.
Click the
Network Scanner
button.
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The scanner screen displays so that you can use the USB printer for scanning.
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings
You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows.
You can also change the language and specify the time-out to release the printer connection.
To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
2.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
3.
Clear the
Automatically execute when logging on Windows
check box.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
Your settings are saved.
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Change the NETGEAR USB Control Center Language
To change the language:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The main page displays.
2.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
The Control Center - Configuration page displays.
3.
From the
Language
menu, select a language.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.
Specify the Time-out
To specify the time-out:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The main page displays.
2.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
The Control Center - Configuration page displays.
3.
In the
Timeout
field, type the number of minutes.
The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the
connection is not being used.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
Your settings are saved.
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10
Manage the WAN and LAN Network Settings
This chapter describes how you can manage the WAN and LAN network settings of the
modem router
.
The chapter includes the following sections:
Change the Physical WAN Connection Preference
on page 210
Enable and Configure a VLAN
on page 212
Enable Bridge Mode for IPTV Devices
on page 215
Manage the WAN Security Settings
on page 216
Set Up a Default DMZ Server
on page 217
Manage NAT Filtering
on page 218
Manage the SIP Application-Level Gateway
on page 219
Manage the Modem Router’s LAN IP Address Settings
on page 219
Manage the Router Information Protocol Settings
on page 221
Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses
on page 222
Change the Modem Router’s Device Name
on page 225
Manage the DHCP Server Address Pool
on page 225
Disable the Built-In DHCP Server
on page 227
Set Up and Manage Custom Static Routes
on page 228
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