Netgear Ex7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Wifi Range Extender User Manual

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8.   Share a USB Printer Through the 
Extender
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port 
on your extender. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on 
your network. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Set Up ReadySHARE Printer
•Use the Shared Printer
•View or Change the Status of a Printer
•Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
•Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings
Note:For more...

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Set Up ReadySHARE Printer
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1. 
Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the extender with a USB printer\
 cable.
2.  On each computer that will share the printer
 , do the following:
a. Install the current USB printer driver software (available from the pri\
nter 
manufacturer).
b.  Download ReadySHARE Printer from  www
 .netgear.com/readyshare.
c.  In the ReadySHARE Printer pane, click the  PC Utility...

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Use the Shared Printer
After you install the ReadySHARE Printer utility, by default, when you log on to Windows, the 
utility starts automatically and runs in the background.
To manually connect and print from the printer that is connected to the e\
xtender:
1.  On your computer
 , click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
The main screen displays.
2.  Click the  Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by...

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Connected. Your computer is connected to the printer. When your print job is done, 
the printer connection is released.
• Manually Connected by . Only the connected computer can use the printer
 . 
• W
aiting to Connect . Your computer is not connected to the shared printer yet. 
2.  T
o change the status from Manually Connected by another computer to Available, click the 
Disconnect button.
The printer connection is released and...

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3. 
Click the Network Scanner button. 
The scanner screen displays so that you can use the USB printer for scan\
ning.
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 \
connection to the USB printer that is connected to the extender.
To turn off automatic NETGEAR...

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To change the language:
1. Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
2. Select Tools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration screen displays.
3. In the Language menu, select a language.
4. Click the OK button.
The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.
To specify the time-out:
1. Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
2. Select Tools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration screen...

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9.   FAQs and Troubleshooting
This chapter covers the following topics: 
•FAQs
•Cannot Connect to the Extender
•Cannot Join a WiFi Network and Receive an Error Message 

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FAQs
This section provides answers for difficulties you might experience with the extender.
The web browser setup guide keeps asking me for my network password (pa\
ssphrase) 
or security key
 , and I am sure that I entered the correct password. What can I do?
The extender is probably placed at the borderline of the range covered b\
y the router or  access point. 
 To improve your signal strength, move your extender closer to your router\
 and 
make...

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For more information about how to reset the extender, see Return the Extender to Its 
Factory Default Settings on page 44.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. Enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.
The login screen displays.
4. Click the NEW EXTENDER SETUP button.
The Create Account screen displays.
5. Complete the fields to set up your user name and password.
My router security is WEP, and I entered the wrong passphrase or security...

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A login screen displays.
c. Enter your email address and password and click the LOG IN button.
5. Select Settings > WiFi Settings.
The WiFi Settings screen displays.
6. Scroll down and select Connected Devices.
The Connected Devices section displays the MAC addresses and virtual MAC addresses 
for computer and WiFi devices that are connected to the extender network.
7. On the router, add all of the virtual MAC addresses from your extender to your...