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Share a USB Printer
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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.
Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded.
The InstallShield wizard displays.
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 list and click the
OK
button.
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The NETGEAR USB Control Center displays the main screen.
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 in the screen, 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 screen 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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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
.
View or Change the Status of a Printer
To view or change the status:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The main screen displays.
The Status column shows the status for each device:
•
Available
. No print jobs are in process. 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:
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.
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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
.
The main screen displays.
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
.
The main screen displays.
2.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
3.
Clear the
Automatically execute when logging on Windows
check box.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
Your change is saved.
To change the language:
1.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
2.
In the
Language
list, select a language.
3.
Click the
OK
button.

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