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2.
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:
3.
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 on the page, you can disable the firewall
temporarily to allow the utility to work.
4.
Select the printer and click the
Connect
button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by
Mycomputer
. Now only your computer can use
the printer.
5.
Click the
Disconnect
button.
The status changes to Available. Now all computers on the network can use the printer.
6.
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 and handling. 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 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.
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Print Using the Shared 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 98.
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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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.
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 page 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
.
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