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For each computer, after you click the
Connect
and
Disconnect
buttons once, the utility automatically manages
the printing queue. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the
background.
Manually Connect and Print
For each computer, after you click the
Connect
and
Disconnect
buttons once, the utility automatically manages
the printing queue. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the
background.
To manually connect and print:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The main page displays.
2.
Click the
Connect
button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by
Mycomputer
. Now only the computer that you are using
can use this printer.
3.
Use the print feature in your application to print your document.
4.
To release the printer so that all computers on the network can use it, click the
Disconnect
button.
Print and Release the Printer
To print and release the printer to any computer on the network:
1.
To print your document, use the print feature in your application.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connects your computer to the USB printer and prints the
document. If another computer is already connected to the printer, your print job goes into a queue to wait to
be printed.
2.
If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the status.
See
View or Change the Status of a Printer
on page 187.
Share a USB Printer
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