Netgear D6400 Ac1600 Wifi Vdsl Adsl Modem Router 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo
You can set up your TiVo to access media files stored on a USB device that is connected to 
your  modem router.  The TiVo must be on the same network as the  modem router. This feature 
supports the following file formats:
• V
ideo. See and play mpeg1, and mpeg2 files.
•Music. See and play MP3 files.
• Pictures. V
 iew images in jpg format.
You can use the TiVo (Series 2 and up)...

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To play music or view photos:
1. 
On the 
 TiVo, select  TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases .
2. Select an item to play or watch.
(In the following figure, the page shows not D6400 but R8000.)
To copy TiVo files to a computer:
Use the TiVo Desktop accessory, available at 
https://www3.tivo.com/store/accessories-software.do. 

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10.   Share a USB Printer
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port 
on your modem router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers 
on your network. 
The chapter includes the following sections:
•Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
•Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
•Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
•Use the Shared Printer
•View or Change the Status of a Printer
•Use the Scan Feature of a...

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Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark) request t\
hat you do not 
connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you to do \
so.
To install the driver and cable the printer:
1. 
On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer
 , install the driver 
software for the USB printer.
If the printer driver is not installed, contact the...

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Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
You must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that wil\
l share the printer. 
After you install it, the utility displays as NETGEAR USB Control Center\
 on your computer.
To install the utility:
1.  If necessary
 , unzip the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file.
2.  Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you download\
ed.
3. Follow the wizard...

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Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Cente\
r 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...

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To print and release the printer to any computer on the network:
1. 
To print your document, use the print feature in your application.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connects your computer to t\
he USB  printer and prints the document. If another computer is already connecte\
d 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...

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Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer \
for scanning. For 
example, the USB printer displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes win\
dow is ready for 
print jobs.
To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer:
1. 
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
2. Make sure that the printer status shows as Available.
3.  C
lick the  Network...

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Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings
You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically w\
hen you log in 
to Windows. You can also change the language and specify the time-out to release the \
printer connection.
To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup:
1.  Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
2. Select  Tools > Configuration .
3. Clear the  Automatically execute when logging on...

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Change the NETGEAR USB Control Center Language
To change the language:
1. 
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
The main page displays.
2.  Select  T
 ools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration page displays.
3.  From the Language menu, select a language.
4.  Click the  OK button.
The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.
Specify the Time-out
To specify the time-out:
1.  Click the...