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Hardware Setup

AirCard Smart Cradle

The mobile hotspot disables its WiFi signal so that you can connect to the cradle’s
stronger WiFi signal.

Note:

Some hotspots require a firmware update before they automatically
disable WiFi when docked. If your mobile hotspot broadcasts its WiFi
signal when docked, manually set up your mobile hotspot to disable
WiFi when USB is connected.

See the mobile hotspot user guide for more information.

Connect to the Smart Cradle’s WiFi network.

On your computer or WiFi device, find and connect to the WiFi network name on the
Smart Cradle label

Summary of Contents for DC112A AirCard Smart Cradle

Page 1: ...350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA January 2015 202 11417 01 AirCard Smart Cradle Model DC112A User Manual...

Page 2: ...atory compliance information visit http www netgear com about regulatory See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply Trademarks NETGEAR Inc NETGEAR Inc NETGEAR the NETGEA...

Page 3: ...s 19 Chapter 3 Internet Setup Manage a Mobile Hotspot 21 Use a WAN Internet Connection with Failover 21 Specify the Broadband Failover Detection Method 23 Manually Set Up the Internet Connection 24 Sp...

Page 4: ...cation Example Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat 60 Chapter 5 Optimize Performance Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS 62 Add QoS Rules 63 Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming 63...

Page 5: ...onfiguration Setting 104 View and Customize Log Information 105 Custom Static Routes 106 Set Up a Static Route 106 Edit a Static Route 107 Delete a Static Route 108 View Devices Currently Connected to...

Page 6: ...the Status of a Printer 139 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer 140 Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings 141 Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Troubleshoot with the LEDs 145 Standard L...

Page 7: ...verage and expands your mobile hotspot connection to both wired and wireless devices This AirCard Smart Cradle can also be used as a standalone 802 11ac dual band WiFi router Figure 1 AirCard Smart Cr...

Page 8: ...ppearance varies by region Figure 2 Package contents Front Panel A USB port an adjustable holder for the mobile hotspot and the status LEDs and are located on the front of the cradle USB 3 0 port LEDs...

Page 9: ...someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device Internet Solid green The Internet connection is ready Solid amber The cradle is not connected to...

Page 10: ...iFi network password security key For more information about WPS see Connect to the AirCard Smart Cradle on page 17 Pressing the Reset button restores the factory settings For more information about t...

Page 11: ...Slide the antenna covers on the bottom of the mobile hotspot to the open position 2 Slide the Smart Cradle s plastic holder back to allow enough room for the mobile hotspot 3 Dock the mobile hotspot...

Page 12: ...ccount When your mobile hotspot detects that it is docked the mobile hotspot LCD and home page indicate that it is docked in the Smart Cradle The mobile hotspot uses the Smart Cradle s more powerful i...

Page 13: ...or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your cradle For example the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limi...

Page 14: ...ses high temperatures of 40C 104 F or higher This might happen during continuous high data rate transmissions or if the cradle is in a warm location The fan protects the mobile hotspot and the cradle...

Page 15: ...before they automatically disable WiFi when docked If your mobile hotspot broadcasts its WiFi signal when docked manually set up your mobile hotspot to disable WiFi when USB is connected See the mobi...

Page 16: ...irCard Smart Cradle This chapter covers the following topics Connect to the AirCard Smart Cradle Types of Logins Change the Language Log In to the AirCard Smart Cradle Access the AirCard Smart Cradle...

Page 17: ...might display on your computer screen to notify you that an Ethernet cable is connected WiFi Connection You can connect to the cradle s WiFi network with Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS or you can find and...

Page 18: ...r as admin Change the Language By default the language is set as Auto To change the language 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 In the ad...

Page 19: ...nsitive The BASIC Home screen displays Access the AirCard Smart Cradle with NETGEAR genie Apps The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing monitoring and repairing your home network The genie app...

Page 20: ...he following topics Manage a Mobile Hotspot Use a WAN Internet Connection with Failover Specify the Broadband Failover Detection Method Manually Set Up the Internet Connection Specify WAN Ethernet IPv...

Page 21: ...lays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select Hotspot Man...

Page 22: ...r wireless device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 3 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 4 Enter the cradle user name and p...

Page 23: ...that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user n...

Page 24: ...A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays...

Page 25: ...s specific servers select this option Enter the IP address of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it also 11 Select a Router MAC Address radio button Use...

Page 26: ...In the Login field enter the login name your ISP gave you This login name is often an email address 9 In the Password field type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service 10 If you...

Page 27: ...not display within one minute see Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Specify WAN Ethernet IPv6 Internet Connections Some Internet service providers ISPs and carriers support IPv6 Internet connections You can...

Page 28: ...e browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and pa...

Page 29: ...imal quartets More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet More than two colons in a row Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detect...

Page 30: ...line _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available 6 Select an IP Address Assignment radio button Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devic...

Page 31: ...the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available Router s IPv6 Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the cradle s LAN interface The number af...

Page 32: ...settings are saved Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection The remote relay gateway is the gateway to which your cradle creates a 6to4 tunnel Make sure that the IPv4 Internet connection is work...

Page 33: ...ly provides this address 7 Select an IP Address Assignment radio button Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client func...

Page 34: ...password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 5 In the Internet Connection Type list...

Page 35: ...do not specify the DNS servers the cradle uses the DNS servers that are configured for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup screen See Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page 24...

Page 36: ...5 In the Internet Connection Type list select DHCP The screen adjusts The cradle automatically detects the information in the following fields Router s IPv6 Address on WAN This field shows the IPv6 a...

Page 37: ...6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN 9 Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID to be used for the IPv6 address of the cradle s LAN interface...

Page 38: ...you use in your email address For example if your main mail account is JerAB ISP com you would type JerAB in this field Some ISPs like Mindspring Earthlink and T DSL require that you use your full em...

Page 39: ...for NETGEAR equipment is often the default value In some situations changing the value fixes one problem but causes another Leave the MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs You experienc...

Page 40: ...t you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications Table 2 Common MTU sizes MTU Application 1...

Page 41: ...low or Block Access to Your Network Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites Block Services from the Internet Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer Set Up...

Page 42: ...t Cradle 2 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default pass...

Page 43: ...Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts you are prompted to log in or create a free account 9 Select the radio button that applies to you If you already created an OpenDNS account l...

Page 44: ...The BASIC Home screen shows Parental Controls as Enabled Allow or Block Access to Your Network You can use access control to block or allow access to your network To set up access control 1 Launch a w...

Page 45: ...a new device before it can access your network you must enter its MAC address for an Ethernet connection and its MAC address for a WiFi connection in the allowed list The access rule does not affect...

Page 46: ...netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sens...

Page 47: ...assword is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Security Block Sites 5 Select a keyword blocking option Per Schedule Turn on keyword...

Page 48: ...sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Security Block Sites 5 Do one of the following To delete a single word select it and click the Delete Keyword button The keyword is removed...

Page 49: ...Click the Add button The Block Services Setup screen displays 7 To add a service that is in the Service Type list select the application or service The settings for this service automatically display...

Page 50: ...to block services For information about how to specify what you want the cradle to block see Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites on page 47 and Block Services from the Internet on page 48 To schedule...

Page 51: ...ture to specify the IP address See Reserve LAN IP Addresses on page 78 To specify a trusted computer 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 I...

Page 52: ...l server such as mail myISP com You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email program If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent 7 In the...

Page 53: ...e can forward incoming traffic with specific protocols to computers on your local network You can specify the servers for applications and you can also specify a default DMZ server to which the cradle...

Page 54: ...custom service 1 Find out which port number or range of numbers the application uses You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups...

Page 55: ...ype the IP addressor select the radio button for an attached device listed in the table 13 Click the Apply button The service is now in the list on the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Edit a Po...

Page 56: ...re case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup Port Forwarding Port Triggering The Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen displays 5 Select the Port Forwarding radio...

Page 57: ...dress 192 168 100 123 and sends the message to that computer 4 Your web server at IP address 192 168 100 123 receives the request and sends a reply message to your cradle 5 Your cradle performs Networ...

Page 58: ...e or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASI...

Page 59: ...radle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The...

Page 60: ...ver Your cradle stores the original information performs Network Address Translation NAT on the source address and port and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server 4 Noting y...

Page 61: ...mize Performance This chapter contains the following sections Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS Add QoS Rules Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play Wi Fi Multimedia Quality...

Page 62: ...nable the Upstream QoS feature If you do not game and you turn on this feature some applications might not perform as well as usual To enable upstream QoS 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wir...

Page 63: ...ames Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the cradle A specific device by MAC address To specify prioritization of traffic create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy tabl...

Page 64: ...cations or Online Gaming A list of applications or games displays 9 Scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game as applicable 10 If prompted in the Connection Type list select either TCP...

Page 65: ...r name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Setup QoS Setup The QoS Setup screen displays 5 Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 6 Click the Set...

Page 66: ...The QoS Setup screen displays 5 Click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Priority Rule list displays 6 Scroll down and click the Add Priority Rule button The QoS Priority Rules screen displays 7 From t...

Page 67: ...een displays 5 Click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Priority Rules screen displays 6 Select the radio button for the QoS policy 7 Scroll down and click the Edit button 8 Change the policy settings...

Page 68: ...s field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The use...

Page 69: ...d video traffic over the WiFi link WMM QoS is automatically enabled for the cradle WMM QoS prioritizes wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories voice video bes...

Page 70: ...the IP Addresses That the Cradle Assigns Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Cradle Reserve LAN IP Addresses Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections Specify Basic WiFi Settings Change the WiFi Pass...

Page 71: ...ays 3 Select ADVANCED Setup WAN Setup The following settings display Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection DoS protection protects your LAN against denial of service attacks such as Syn flood Smurf Att...

Page 72: ...ognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them but other applications might not function well In some cases one local computer can run the application correctly if the IP address fo...

Page 73: ...to configure DMZ on a mobile hotspot 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 In the address field of the browser enter 192 168 1 1 A login pr...

Page 74: ...e Apply button Your change is saved Change the LAN TCP IP Settings The cradle is preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server The cradle s default LAN IP confi...

Page 75: ...P allows the cradle to exchange routing information with other routers a In the RIP Direction list select one of the following Both The cradle broadcasts its routing table periodically and incorporate...

Page 76: ...he same IP address subnet as the cradle s LAN IP address Using the default addressing scheme define a range between 192 168 100 2 and 192 168 100 254 although you can save part of the range for device...

Page 77: ...r and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the cradle You can use another device on your network as the DHCP serve...

Page 78: ...sword is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Setup LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen displays 5 In the Address Reservation section clic...

Page 79: ...xt to the reserved address 6 Click the Edit button The Address Reservation screen displays 7 Change the settings 8 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved Delete a Reserved IP Address Entry To d...

Page 80: ...ck the Next button 7 Within two minutes go to the client device and use its WPS software to connect to the WiFi network The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network pa...

Page 81: ...e settings for the 2 4 GHz band and for the 5 GHz bands 5 In the Region list select your region In some locations you cannot change this setting 6 To control the SSID broadcast select or clear the Ena...

Page 82: ...ed to another wireless network in your area Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network without wireless security that they discover Is your computer or wireless device tryin...

Page 83: ...7 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Change the WiFi Password or Security Level Your cradle comes with preset WPA2 or WPA security The password that you enter to connect to your network is...

Page 84: ...assphrase field enter the network key password It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters 7 Write down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference 8 Click the Apply button You...

Page 85: ...ss stations Stations with no SSID can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this access point Allow guest to see each other and access my local network If this check box is selected anyone who con...

Page 86: ...Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the cradle You can log in to the cradle and enable or disable the wireless radios You can also turn the WiFi radios off and on based on a schedule See Set Up a W...

Page 87: ...ed a wireless connection For example you might turn it off for the weekend if you leave town To set up the wireless schedule 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected...

Page 88: ...Specify WPS Settings Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password To specify WPS Settings 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is...

Page 89: ...x is selected Best practice is to leave this check box selected If you clear this check box the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to the cradle the cradle wireless settings change to...

Page 90: ...assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode Enable fixed IP settings on this device not recommended Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to th...

Page 91: ...1ac WiFi connection Installing your cradle as a bridge offers the following benefits Take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming Co...

Page 92: ...device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 3 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 4 Enter the user name and password The user...

Page 93: ...router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays 10 Click the Apply button on the Advanced Wireless Settings screen Your changes take effect Set Up a Facebook WiFi Guest Network Fac...

Page 94: ...the Apply button Your settings are saved 7 Click the Configure button The Facebook Login screen displays 8 Log in to your Facebook business account The Facebook WiFi Configuration screen displays 9 S...

Page 95: ...for them to use your business WiFi 12 From the Session Length list select a length of time that you want to allow your customers to be able to access your business WiFi after they check in 13 To add...

Page 96: ...d Recover the admin Password View AirCard Smart Cradle Status Manage the AirCard Smart Cradle Configuration File View and Customize Log Information Custom Static Routes View Devices Currently Connecte...

Page 97: ...http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Hom...

Page 98: ...word for the user name admin 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192...

Page 99: ...sword The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Administration Set Password The Set Password screen displays 5 Select the Enable Password Recovery...

Page 100: ...ice that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The us...

Page 101: ...he Internet Port pane click the Show Statistics button The following information displays System Up Time The time elapsed since the cradle was last restarted Port The statistics for the WAN Internet a...

Page 102: ...p 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home s...

Page 103: ...iguration settings 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1...

Page 104: ...the factory default settings You might want to do this if you move the cradle to a different network See Factory Settings on page 154 To erase the configuration settings 1 Launch a web browser from a...

Page 105: ...In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default password is pas...

Page 106: ...yed and the company firewall is likely to deny the request In this case you must define a static route telling your cradle to access 134 177 0 0 through the ISDN cradle at 192 168 100 100 Here is an e...

Page 107: ...egment as the cradle 12 Type a number from 1 through 15 as the metric value This value represents the number of cradles between your network and the destination Usually a setting of 2 or 3 works but i...

Page 108: ...ame is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup Static Routes The Custom Static Routes scree...

Page 109: ...unique MAC address for each device does not change The MAC address is typically shown on the product label Device Name If the device name is known it is shown here To update this screen click the Ref...

Page 110: ...cess to as few external IP addresses as practical Select one of the following Only This Computer Allow access from a single IP address on the Internet Enter the IP address to be allowed access IP Addr...

Page 111: ...and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select Advanced Administration Traffic Meter Scroll...

Page 112: ...ing to occur when the limit is attained The Internet LED blinks green or amber The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled 10 Click the Apply button The Internet Traffic Statistics section he...

Page 113: ...Manage the AirCard Smart Cradle 113 AirCard Smart Cradle 4 Select Advanced Setup WAN Setup 5 Select the Respond to Ping on Internet Port check box 6 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved...

Page 114: ...drives or DVD drives to the cradle USB port This chapter contains the following sections USB Device Requirements Access a USB Device Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault Back Up Mac Compute...

Page 115: ...SB device Such USB devices do not work with the cradle The cradle supports the following file system types for full read write access FAT16 FAT32 NTFS NTFS with compression format enabled Ext2 Ext3 Ex...

Page 116: ...o access the USB device from a Windows computer 1 Select Start Run 2 Enter readyshare in the dialog box and click the OK button To map the USB device to a Windows network drive 1 Visit www netgear com...

Page 117: ...connected to the cradle s USB port You can access the connected USB hard drive from your Mac with a wired or wireless connection to your cradle Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac Best practice is to us...

Page 118: ...rrow to save the changes and exit the screen 5 Modify your security settings a From the Apple menu select System Preferences b From the View menu select Security c Click the Advanced button at the bot...

Page 119: ...the Time Machine disk list go to Mac finder and click that USB partition It displays in the Time Machine list 11 When prompted to enter your name and password select the Guest radio button and click t...

Page 120: ...r example http 1 1 10 102 shares or a URL domain name to access the USB device over the Internet This feature supports file uploading only FTP Disabled by default FTP via Internet Disabled by default...

Page 121: ...change the network folders on the USB storage device To view network folders 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the Smart Cradle 2 In the address field of t...

Page 122: ...e network folder All no password the default allows all users to access the network folder The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the cradle Folder Name Full path of the netw...

Page 123: ...Browse button and in the Folder field select the folder 8 In the Share Name field type the name of the share 9 In the Read Access list and the Write Access list select the settings that you want The...

Page 124: ...hanges are saved Approve USB Devices For more security you can set up the cradle to share only USB devices that you approve To approve USB devices 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless de...

Page 125: ...e button for the currently connected USB device Connect the other USB device and repeat this process Safely Remove a USB Device Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the cradle USB port l...

Page 126: ...evice Attached to the AirCard Smart Cradle 126 AirCard Smart Cradle The USB Settings screen displays 5 Click the Safely Remove USB Device button This takes the drive offline 6 Physically disconnect th...

Page 127: ...hen you re not home This chapter includes the following sections Access USB Devices Through the Internet Access USB Devices Through the Internet with FTP Your Personal FTP Server Set Up Your Personal...

Page 128: ...DNS on page 131 To connect without Dynamic DNS type the cradle s Internet port IP address You can view the cradle s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home screen You can use FTP to share files on a USB...

Page 129: ...e Advanced Settings 5 Select the FTP via Internet check box 6 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved 7 To limit access to the admin user click the Edit button 8 In the Read Access list select a...

Page 130: ...MyName mynetgear com 4 When prompted log in To log in as admin in the user name field enter admin and in the password field enter the same password that you use to log in to the cradle To log in as g...

Page 131: ...lled IP addresses to identify each Internet account Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses This means that the IP address can change at any time You can use the IP address to access your netw...

Page 132: ...tive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Settings Dynamic DNS 5 Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box 6 In the Service Provider list select NETGEAR 7 Select the No radio...

Page 133: ...s admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Settings Dynamic DNS 5 Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Ser...

Page 134: ...ase sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Settings Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS screen displays 5 Change your DDNS account settings as necessary 6 Click the Apply button Y...

Page 135: ...the Windows and Mac computers on your network This chapter contains the following sections Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility Install the ReadySHA...

Page 136: ...tware 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...

Page 137: ...ile 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...

Page 138: ...emporarily 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 Cl...

Page 139: ...ready connected to the printer your print job goes into a queue to wait to be printed 2 If your document does not print use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the status See View or Change the St...

Page 140: ...e 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 al...

Page 141: ...r 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 th...

Page 142: ...x 4 Click the OK button Your change is saved To change the language 1 Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 2 Select Tools Configuration 3 In the Language list select a language 4 Click the OK but...

Page 143: ...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 u...

Page 144: ...lve problems you might have with your cradle This chapter contains the following sections Troubleshoot with the LEDs Cannot Log In to the Cradle Cannot Access the Internet Changes Not Saved Cellular N...

Page 145: ...adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product If the Power LED blinks slowly and continuously the cradle firmware is corrupted This can happen if a firmware upgrade is interrupted or if the cradle d...

Page 146: ...the cradle from a computer on your local network check the following If you are using an Ethernet connected computer check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the cradle Make sure that th...

Page 147: ...radle 2 In the address field of the browser enter http netgear cradle or http 192 168 100 1 A login prompt displays 3 Enter the cradle user name and password The user name is admin The default passwor...

Page 148: ...n The cradle might not be configured as the TCP IP gateway on your computer If your computer obtains its information from the cradle by DHCP reboot the computer and verify the gateway address You migh...

Page 149: ...e If you entered a DNS address during the cradle s configuration restart your computer Alternatively you can configure your computer manually with a DNS address as explained in the documentation for y...

Page 150: ...oes not display in your wireless client s scanning list By default SSID broadcast is enabled Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 If...

Page 151: ...following problems Wrong physical connections For a wired connection make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is lit for the port to which you are connected Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for...

Page 152: ...the network address of your computer the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask is different from the network address of the remote device Check that your cable or DSL modem is connec...

Page 153: ...153 A A Supplemental Information This appendix includes technical information about your Smart Cradle This appendix covers the following topics Factory Settings Technical Specifications...

Page 154: ...192 168 100 1 User name case sensitive admin Login password case sensitive password Internet connection WAN MAC address Use default hardware address WAN MTU size 1500 Port speed AutoSensing Local netw...

Page 155: ...ise varies by region RF channel 2 4GHz CH 153 for 5 GHz depending on the region Operating mode Up to 300 Mbps at 2 4 GHz 867 Mbps at 5 GHz 1 Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802...

Page 156: ...um wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11 specifications Actual throughput can vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials...

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