User guide

Share a USB Printer 90
To view or change the status:
1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
The NETGEAR USB Control Center displays.
The Status column shows the status for each device:
 Available. No print jobs are in process. 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, click the Disconnect 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:
 Click the Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now, only your
computer can use the printer.
 To allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.