User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to Network and Access the Router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the Internet connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Use auto config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Use auto detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 pass-through Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 fixed Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection
- Change the MTU size
- 4. Optimize Performance
- 5. Control Access to the Internet
- 6. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
- USB device requirements
- Connect a USB storage device to the router
- Access a storage device connected to the router from a Windows-based computer
- Map a USB device to a Windows network drive
- Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a Mac
- Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault
- Back up Mac computers with Time Machine
- Enable FTP access within your network
- View network folders on a storage device
- Add a network folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
- Safely remove a USB storage device
- 7. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 8. Share a USB Printer
- 9. Manage Network Settings
- View or change the WAN settings
- Set up a default DMZ server
- Change the Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP settings
- Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns
- Disable the DHCP server feature in the router
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Mode
- Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
- Enable or disable Smart Connect
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Control the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Specify WPS settings
- Set up the router as a WiFi access point
- Set up the router in bridge mode
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- 10. Manage Your Router
- Update the router firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password recovery
- Recover the admin password
- View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings
- Display the statistics of the Internet port
- Check the Internet connection status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices currently on the network
- Monitor Internet traffic
- Manage the router configuration file
- Remote access
- Remotely access your router using the Nighthawk app
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Set your time zone
- Return the router to its factory default settings
- 11. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 12. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- 13. Troubleshooting
- 14. Supplemental Information
4.
Select a language from the menu and click the OK button.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center opens.
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the NETGEAR USB Control Center
from accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed on the
page, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
5. Select the printer and click the Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only the
computer that you are using can use this printer.
6. Click the Disconnect button.
The status changes to Available. Now all computers on the network can use the
printer.
7. To exit the utility, select System > Exit.
Print using the NETGEAR USB Control
Center
For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility
automatically manages the printing queue. By default, the utility starts automatically
whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the background.
To print a document using the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
1.
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
2. Select a printer and click the Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only the
computer that you are using can use this printer.
3.
Use the print feature in your application to print your document.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connects 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.
4.
If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the
printer status.
5. To release the printer so that all computers on the network can use it, click the
Disconnect button.
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Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router