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4.
Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility
.
5.
Select the language.
The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer.
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6.
Select the printer and click the
Connect
button.
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by
xxx
.
You can click the
Disconnect
button at any time to release the connection. The status
then changes to Available.
After you click the Connect button once on each computer in the network, the utility on
each of them manages the printing queue and handling. The status of the printer is
Available on all of the computers.
•
When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer.
•
When the status is Manually connected by
xxx
, only the
xxx
computer can use the
printer. Other network devices must wait until the
xxx
computer has released the
connection, or until the connection times out (the default time-out value is 30
seconds).
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•
You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Control Center -
Configuration screen
.
•
The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to
the USB printer attached to the router. If you exit the utility, printing does not work.
•
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Print utility from
accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the printer in the utility, you can disable
the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
7.
If your printer supports scanning, make sure that the printer is in the Available state, and
click the
Network Scanner
button.
The scanner window opens so you can use the printer for scanning
.
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USB Control Center Utility
The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device from a computer
that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility allows you to control a printer and
a scanner.
You have to install the utility on each computer on your network from which you want to
control the device. You can download this utility for a Windows or Mac computer at
www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/readyshare.aspx
.
When you launch the USB Control Center Utility, a screen similar to the following displays:
Figure 8. NETGEAR USB Control Center utility
The main screen shows a device icon, the description for this USB device, and its status.
Available
. The device is available from the computer that you are using.
Waiting to Connect
. You need to connect to this device from the computer that you are
using. The first time you connect, you might be prompted to install the device driver.
The following menu selections display:
•
System
. Exit the utility.
•
Tools
. Access the Control Center - Configuration screen to set up your shared USB
device. See the following section,
Control Center Configuration
.
•
About
. View details about the USB Control Center software.
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Control Center Configuration
To use the Control Center Configuration screen:
1.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
2.
Specify the following settings:
•
Automatically execute when logging on Windows
. Enable this utility to start
automatically when you are logged in to Windows.
•
Timeout
. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in
use.
•
Language
. Select the display language for this utility.
3.
Click
OK
.
Your changes are saved.
USB Printer
The first time you use a printer, click
Connect
. You might be asked to install the driver for this
printer. After the driver is installed, the printer status changes to Available.
Note:
Some USB printers (for example, HP and Lexmark printers) request
that you do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted to do
so by the printer driver installation software.
If the USB printer is detected and connected automatically, you need to disconnect the printer
and wait for the prompt asking you to click Connect.
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