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2.
Select an item to play or watch.
To copy TiVo files to a computer:
Use the TiVo Desktop accessory, available at
.
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Share a USB Printer
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to a USB port on
your router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your
network.
Note:
NETGEAR recommends that you connect a printer to the USB
2.0-Printer port on the rear panel of the router.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
Use the Shared Printer
View or Change the Status of a Printer
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings
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Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark printers) 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 you cannot find the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer.
2.
Use a USB printer cable to connect the USB printer to the router USB port.
USB port
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
The utility works on Windows and Mac computers.
To download the utility:
1.
Visit
www.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.
4.
Follow the onscreen instructions to download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and
install.
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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:
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Select a language from the list and click the
OK
button.
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, 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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