Netgear Ac1450 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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Available Network Folders
You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device.
To view network folders:
1.
Select  Advanced > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings.
2.Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen.
• Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is 
USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.)
You can click the name, or you can type it in the address field of your w\
eb browser. If  Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other sh\
are for the 
root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.
• Read 
Access and Write Access. Show the permissions and access controls on the 
network folder: All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the netw\
ork 
folder. The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the rou\
ter.
• Folder Name. Full path of the network folder
 . 
• V
olume Name . Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
• T
otal Space and Free Space. Show the current utilization of the storage device.
To add a network folder:
1.Select  Advanced > ReadySHARE.
2. Click  Edit. 
						

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3.
Click  Create Network Folder .
If the Add a Network Folder screen does not display, your web browser might be blocking 
pop-ups. Change the browser settings to allow pop-ups. 
4. In the Folder field, browse and select the folder
 . 
5. Fill in the Share Name field. 
6. In the Read 
 Access list and the Write Access list, select the setting that you want.
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is  the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is pas\
sword.
7. Click  Apply .
The folder is added on the USB device.
To edit a network folder:
1. Select  Advanced > ReadySHARE.
2. Click the  Edit button.
The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Add a Network  Folder screen.
3. Change the settings in the fields as needed.
4. Click  Apply .
Your changes are saved. 
						

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Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the router to share only approved USB devices. 
To set up approved USB devices:
1.
Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > USB Settings .
2.Click the  Approved Devices button. 
This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices\
. You can 
remove or add approved USB devices.
3. In the 
Available USB Devices list, select the drive that you want to approve.
4.Click  Add.
5. Select the  Allow only approved devices  check box.
6. Click  Apply .
Your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, first click the Safely Remove USB Device 
button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB dev\
ice, and repeat 
this process. 
						

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6.   ReadySHARE Printer
Managing a shared USB printer
ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows computers. It lets you connect a 
USB printer to the router’s USB port, and access it wirelessly. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•ReadySHARE Printer 
•USB Control Center Utility 
For more about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.  
						

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ReadySHARE Printer
You can connect a USB printer to the router’s USB port, and share it among Windows and 
Mac computers on the network. 
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to the router
 ’s USB port with a USB printer cable.
2.Install the USB printer driver software  on each computer that you want to have share the 
printer. If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and 
download the most recent printer driver software.
3. On each computer that shares the printer
 , download the NETGEAR USB Control Center 
utility. 
The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version, which y\
ou can  access in two dif
 ferent ways:
• From the ReadySHARE Printer area of the page that you access through thi\
s URL:  
www.netgear.com/readyshare
• From the ReadySHARE tab of the NETGEAR genie app. (See NETGEAR genie App 
and Mobile genie App  on page
  18.)
Note:You have to install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE 
Printer feature. For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this 
utility has to be running in the background. 
						

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4.
Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utilit\
y.
5. Select the language.
The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer. 
						

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6.
Select the printer and click the  Connect button.
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually conne\
cted by  xxx.
You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status 
then changes to Available.
After you click the Connect button once on each computer in the network,\
 the utility on  each of them manages the printing queue and handling. The status of the printer is 
Available on all of the computers.
• When the status is 
 Available, you can use the USB printer.
• When the status is Manually connected by xxx, only the xxx computer can use the 
printer

. Other network devices must wait until the  xxx computer has released the 
connection, or until the connection times out (the default time-out val\
ue is 30 
seconds). 
						

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•
You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Control Center - 
Configuration screen
.
• The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be ab\
le to print to 
the USB printer attached to the router
 . If you exit the utility, printing does not work.
• Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Print util\
ity from 
accessing the USB printer

. If you do not see the printer in the utility, you can disable 
the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
7. If your printer supports scanning, make sure that the printer is in the \
 Available state, and 
click the  Network Scanner  button. 
The scanner window opens so you can use the printer for scanning
. 
						

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USB Control Center Utility
The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device\
 from a computer 
that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility allows you to control a printer and 
a scanner. 
You have to install the utility on each computer on your network from whi\
ch you want to  control the device. 
 You can download this utility for a Windows or Mac computer at 
www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/readyshare.aspx .
When you launch the USB Control Center Utility, a screen similar to the following displays:
Figure 8. NETGEAR USB Control Center utility
The main screen shows a device icon, the description for this USB device\
, and its status.
Available. 
The device is available from the computer that you are using. Waiting to Connect. 
 You need to connect to this device from the computer that you are 
using. The first time that you connect, you might be prompted to install the de\
vice driver.
The following menus display: • System. Exit the utility
 .
• T
ools. Access the Control Center - Configuration screen to set up your shared U\
SB 
device. See the following section,  Control Center Configuration.
• About . V
 iew details about the USB Control Center software. 
						

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Control Center Configuration
To use the Control Center Configuration screen:
1.
Select  T
 ools > Configuration .
2.Specify the following settings:
• Automatically execute when logging on W
 indows. Enable this utility to start 
automatically when you are logged in to Windows.
• T
imeout. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not\
 in 
use.
• Language. Select the display language for this utility
 .
3. Click  OK.
USB Printer
The first time you use a printer, click  Connect. You might be asked to install the driver for this 
printer. After the driver is installed, the printer status changes to Available.
Note: Some USB printers (for example, HP and Lexmark printers) request 
that you do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted to do 
so by the printer driver installation software.
If the USB printer is detected and connected automatically, you need to disconnect the printer 
and wait for the prompt asking you to click Connect.