Share a USB Printer
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•
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.
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 page displays 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.
