Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

Play Music or View Photos
To play music or view photos: 1.
On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases. 2.
Select an item to play or watch.
Copy TiVo Files to a Computer To copy TiVo files to a computer: •
Use the TiVo Desktop accessory, available at https://www3.tivo.com/store/accessories-software.do. Use the Router as a Media Server
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9
Share a USB Printer
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can
share this USB pr
inter among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer on page 
133
• Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
 on page 133
• Install the ReadySHARE Pr
inter Utility on page 
134
• Use the Shared Printer on page 136
• Vie

w or Change the Status of a...

Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark) request that 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 printer manufacturer.
2. Use a USB printer cable to connect the USB printer to the router...

Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
You must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that will 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 downloaded. 3.
Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center. Share a USB Printer
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After the InstallShield Wizard completes the installation, the NETGEAR USB Control Center prompt\
s you to
select a language.
4.
Select a language from the menu and click the OK button. Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB printer.
If you do not see the USB printer displayed onscreen, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility
to work.
5. Select the printer and click the Connect button.
The pr
inter status changes to Manually...

Use the Shared Printer
For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility automatically manages
the pr
inting queue. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the
background.
Manually Connect and Print
For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility automatically manages
the pr

inting queue. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the...

View or Change the Status of a Printer
To view or change the status: 1.
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon  .
The Status column shows the status for each device:
•
Available. No print jobs are in progress. You can use the USB printer from any computer in the network.
• Connected. Your computer is connected to the printer and will be released when your print job is done.
• Man
ually Connected by
. Only the connected computer can use the printer.
• Waiting to Connect. Your computer is not connected...

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. Click the Network Scanner button. The scanner page displays so that you can use the USB printer for scanning.
Share a USB Printer
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Manage the NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings
You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows. You can
also change the language and specify the time-out to release the printer connection.
Turn Off Automatic Startup of the NETGEAR USB Control
Center
You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows.
To turn off the automatic startup of the NETGEAR USB Control Center: 1.
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center...

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 Tools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration page displays.
3. From the 
Language menu, select a language.
4. Clic
k the OK button.
The ne

xt time the NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.
Specify the Time-Out To specify the time-out: 1.
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon  .
The main page displays.
2. Select 
Tools...