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 Printer
 on page 137
• Use the Scan F
eature of a Multifunction USB Printer on page 137
• Manage the NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings on page 139 132 
						

							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 USB port on the front panel. Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
The utility works on Windows computers, Mac computers, smartphones, and tablets.To download the ReadySHARE Printer utility: 1.
Visit 
netgear.com/readyshare.
2. Scroll down to the Print From the Comfort of Your Home Network section at the bottom of the page.
3. Click one of the following links:
•Download PC installer and get started. This is the utility for Windows computers.
• Do

wnload Mac installer and get started
. This is the utility for MAC computers.
• Download the genie App and get started. This is the utility for smartphones and tablets.
4. F

ollow the onscreen instructions to download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file. Share a USB Printer
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							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 connected by Mycomputer. Now only the computer that you are using
can use this pr

inter.
6. Click the 
Disconnect button.
The status changes to A vailable. Now all computers on the network can use the printer.
7. To exit the utility, select 
System > Exit. Share a USB Printer
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							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
background.
To manually connect and print: 1.
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon  .
The main page displays.
2. Click the Connect button.
The pr

inter status changes to Manually connected by 
Mycomputer. Now only the computer that you are using
can use this pr
inter.
3. Use the print feature in your application to print your document.
4. To release the printer so that all computers on the network can use it, click the Disconnect
 button.
Print and Release the Printer 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 the USB printer and prints the
document. If another computer is already connected 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 Center to check the status.
See View or Change the Status of a Printer on page 137. Share a USB Printer
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							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 the shared printer yet.
2. T

o print from your computer when the status shows Manually connected by another computer, click the
Disconnect button.
The pr

inter is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
3. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect, do the following:
a.Click the Connect button.
The pr

inter status changes to Manually connected by 
Mycomputer. Now only your computer can use the
pr
inter.
b. To allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
The pr

inter is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
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 window is ready for print jobs. Share a USB Printer
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							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 icon  .
2.
Select Tools > Configuration. 3.
Clear the Automatically execute when logging on Windows
 check box.
4. Click the 
OK button.
Your settings are saved. Share a USB Printer
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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 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 > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration page displays.
3. In the 
Timeout field, type the number of minutes.
The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the connection
is not being used.
4. Click the 
OK button.
The Control Center - Configuration page displays. Share a USB Printer
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