INSTALLING AND USING WD PRINT SHARE
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USER MANUAL
Using WD Print Share
Using an Auto-Connected Printer
By default, the printer is in
Auto-Connected
mode, which allows the computer to be
connected to the printer only when you send a print job to the printer. Another user in the
network can use the printer while you are disconnected.
Using the Connect Button
Connected mode is for both printing and scanning. Selecting the printer or scanner and
clicking
Connect
manually connects the device to your computer for the timeout duration
set in
Tool > Set Timeout
in the menu.
Using the Connect Button With a Scanner
1. Select the scanner from the list on the WD Print Share Control Center.
2. Click
Connect
. The status changes to
Connected
.
3. Launch the software that came with your scanner.
4. After the scanning job is done, disconnect by clicking
Disconnect
or let the scanner
disconnect automatically in the predefined time set in
Tool > Set Timeout
in the menu.
Using the Scan Button
You can also use the
Scan
button on the WD Print Share Control Center to activate
scanning with the industry standard TWAIN or WIA interface.
1. Select the scanner from the list on the WD Print Share Control Center.
2. Click
Scan
. You are prompted to select a scanner interface. A scanner user interface
appears on the screen.
3. Choose options and click
Scan
to scan your picture or document.
4. After scanning is done, click
Close
.