Netgear N 900 Manual

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To set up approved USB devices:
1.
Select  Advanced > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. The following screen 
displays:
2. Click the Approved Devices  button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays:
This screen shows the approved USB device s and the available USB devices. You can 
remove or add approved USB devices.
3. To add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list, and then click 
Add .
4. Select th e...

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If you want to work with another USB device, you have to first click the 
Safely Remove USB 
Device  button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device, and 
repeat this process.
Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, you have to use the 
router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, 
rather...

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6.   ReadySHARE Printer
ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs. 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 
• Desktop NETGEAR genie 
For additional about ReadySHARE features, see  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 printe r to the rou
 ter’s USB port with a USB printer cable.
2. Install the USB printer driver software  on each 
 computer that will share the printer. If you do 
not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the...

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4.
Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility.
5. After you have installed the utility, select the language. 

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6.
If this is the first time you are accessing t he utility, you are asked to select the printer and 
click the Connect  button.
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by  xxx. 

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Note that you can click the 
Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The 
status then changes to Available.
Once the Connect button has been clicked once on all of the computers in the network, 
the utility on each of them automatically  handles the printing queue and handling. The 
status of the printer should appear as Available on all of the computers.
• When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer.
•...

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•
You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Configuration 
screen
.
• The  USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to 
the USB printer att
 ached to the router. If you exit the utility, printing does not work.
• Some  firewall software, such as Comodo,  blocks th
 e ReadySHARE Print utility from 
accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the printer in the utility,...

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USB Control Center Utility
The USB Control Center Utility allows you to control a shared USB device from your 
computer that is connected to the USB port on yo
ur router. The utility allows you to control a 
printer, a scanner, or an audio speaker. 
The utility has to be installed on each computer on your network from which you want to 
c o

ntrol the device. You can download this utility for PC and Mac at...

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Control Center Configuration
Select Tools >Configuration
 to display the following screen:
Automatically execute when logging on Windows . Enable this utility to start automatically 
when you are logged in to Windows.
Timeout . Specify the timeo

ut value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use.
Language. Select t he displa
 y language for this utility.
USB Printer
The first time you use a printer, you need to click...