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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.
If necessary, unzip the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file
2.
Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded.
3.
Follow the wizard instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
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After the InstallShield Wizard completes the installation, the NETGEAR USB Control Center prompts you to
select a language:
4.
Select a language from the menu and click the
OK
button.
The USB printer connected to the router displays in the NETGEAR USB Control Center window.
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the 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.
Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center
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.
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To print a document using the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
2.
Select a printer and 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.
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.
4.
If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the printer status.
5.
To release the printer so that all computers on the network can use it, click the
Disconnect
button.
The status changes to Available. Now any computers on the network can use the printer.
6.
To exit the utility, select
System > Exit
.
View or Change the Status of a Printer
To view or change the status:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
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
, do the following:
a.
Click the
Connect
button on your computer.
On the other user’s computer, a message displays that another user wants to connect to the printer.
b.
On the other user's computer, click the
Accept
button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
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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.
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. .
To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
2.
Make sure that the printer status shows as Available.
3.
Click the
Network Scanner
button.
4.
If a Select a Device window opens, select the scanner and click the
OK
button.
The scanner window opens 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.
Turn Off Automatic Startup for NETGEAR USB Control Center
You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows
To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
2.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
The Control Center - Configuration window displays.
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3.
Clear the
Automatically execute when logging on Windows
check box.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
Your settings are saved.
Change the Language for the NETGEAR USB Control Center
To change the language:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
2.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
3.
From the
Language
menu, select a language.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.
Specify the USB Control Center Time-Out
Specify the time-out to release the printer connection.
To specify the time-out:
1.
Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
icon
.
2.
Select
Tools > Configuration
.
3.
In the
Timeout
field, type the number of minutes.
The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the connection
isn’t being used.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
Your change is saved.
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