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Share a USB Printer
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port on your
router
.
You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
on page 132
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
on page 132
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
on page 133
Use the Shared Printer
on page 134
View or Change the Status of a Printer
on page 135
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
on page 136
Manage the NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings
on page 137
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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 the
router
USB port on the front panel.
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.
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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.
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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Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the
USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed onscreen, you can disable the firewall
temporarily to allow the utility to work.
5.
Select the printer and 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.
6.
Click the
Disconnect
button.
The status changes to Available. Now all computers on the network can use the printer.
7.
To exit the utility, select
System > Exit
.
Use the Shared Printer
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.
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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 135.
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.
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