User Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Contents
- 1 Hardware Setup
- 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
- 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
- 4 Control Access to the Internet
- 5 Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router
- USB Storage Device Requirements
- Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router
- Access a USB Drive Connected to the Modem Router From a Windows Computer
- Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
- Access a USB Storage Device That Is Connected to the Modem Router From a Mac
- Control Access to the USB Storage Device
- Use FTP Within the Network
- View or Change Network Folders on a USB Storage Device
- Add a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Approve USB Devices
- Access the USB storage device Through the Internet
- Safely Remove a USB storage device
- 6 Share a USB Printer
- 7 Specify Network Settings
- View WAN Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Modem Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses That the Modem Router Assigns
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router
- Reserve LAN IP Addresses
- Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Security Option
- Set Up a Guest Network
- Control the Wireless Radios
- Set Up a Wireless Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- 8 Manage Your Network
- Change the Admin Password
- Set Up Password Recovery
- Recover the admin Password
- View Modem Router Status
- View Logs of Modem Router Activity
- View Event Logs
- Run the Ping Utility
- Run the Traceroute Utility
- Monitor Internet Traffic
- View Devices Currently on the Network
- Manage the Modem Router Configuration File
- View Wireless Access Points in Your Area
- View or Change the Modem Router Wireless Channel
- Dynamic DNS
- Remote Management
- 9 Specify Internet Port Settings
- 10 Troubleshooting
- A Supplemental Information
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Share a USB Printer User Manual60
To print and release the printer to any computer on the network:
1. T
o print your document, use the print feature in your application.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connect
s your computer to the USB
printer and prints the document. If another computer is already 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.
View or Change the Status of a Printer
To view or change the status:
1. Click the
NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
The Status column shows the status for each device:
• Available. No prin
t jobs are in progress. 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. Y
our computer is not connected to the shared printer yet.
2. T
o 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 Avail
able.
3. T
o print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect:
a. Click th
e Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomp
uter. Now, only your
computer can use the printer.
b. T
o allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.