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ReadySHARE Printer
ReadySHARE Printer lets you connect a USB printer to the router’s
USB port, and access it wirelessly.
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to the router’s USB port with a USB
printer cable.
2.
On each computer that will share the printer:
a.
Install the current USB printer driver software (available from
the printer manufacturer).
b.
Download and install the NETGEAR USB Control Center
utility (available in the ReadySHARE Printer area at
(
www.netgear.com/readyshare)
.
c.
Select the language.
3.
If prompted, select the printer and click the
Connect
button for
each computer.
Once the connection is established on the first computer, the
status changes to
Manually connected by xxx
.
The utility on each computer handles the printing queue. After you
have completed step 3 for all computers, the status of the printer
should appear as
Available
on each computer.
•
The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer
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.
For information about using ReadySHARE Printer, see the User
Manual by clicking the Documentation link in the router management
interface or on the Support website (
http://support.netgear.com
).
