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Use ReadyDLNA to Play Media from Your Network on TiVo

You can use the TiVo (Series 2 and newer) Home Media Option to play photos and music on

your Windows or Mac computer right in your TiVo user interface.



To set up the router to work with TiVo:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > USB Storage > Media Server

.

2.

Make sure that the

Enable TiVo support

check box is selected.

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To play videos:

1.

On the TiVo, select

TiVo Central > My Shows

.

2.

Go to the bottom of the list to find and select the R6200v2.

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To play music or view photos:

1.

On the TiVo, select

TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases

.

2.

Select what you want to play or watch.



To copy TiVo Files onto a computer:

Use the TiVo Desktop accessory available at

.

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6.

ReadySHARE Printer

Setting up and managing a shared USB printer

ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows computers. It lets you connect a

USB printer to the router USB port, and access it wirelessly.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

ReadySHARE Printer Utility

•

Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility

•

Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center

•

Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs

Note:

The USB port on the router can connect only to USB devices like

flash drives, hard drives, and printers. Do not connect computers,

USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.

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ReadySHARE Printer Utility

The ReadySHARE Printer utility allows you to control from your computer a shared 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.

You have to install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature.

•

For this feature to work, this utility has to be installed and running in the background on

each computer from which you want to control this USB printer.

•

The driver software for the USB printer has to be installed on each computer from which

you want to control this USB printer.

•

The ReadySHARE Printer utility has both a Mac version and a Windows version.

•

The ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions are available through this

URL:

www.netgear.com/readyshare

Once installed, the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computer as the NETGEAR

USB Control Center.

Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility

You have to connect the USB printer to your router and install the utility on each computer in

your network from which you want to control the USB printer.

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To set up ReadySHARE Printer:

1.

Connect the USB printer to the router USB port with a USB printer cable.

Note:

Some USB printers (for example, HP and Lexmark printers) request that

you do not connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you.

2.

On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the driver software

for the USB printer.

If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download

the most recent printer driver software.

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3.

Download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions from

www.netgear.com/readyshare

.

4.

On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the ReadySHARE

Printer utility.

Once installed, the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computer as the

NETGEAR USB Control Center.

Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center

For the ReadySHARE Print feature to work, this utility has to be installed and running in the

background on each computer in the network from which you want to control this USB printer.

Once installed, the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computers as the NETGEAR

USB Control Center.



To install the NETGEAR USB Control Center:

1.

On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, double-click the

ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded.

The ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions can be downloaded through

this URL:

www.netgear.com/readyshare.

2.

Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility

.