Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center
For each computer, after you click the  Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility 
automatically manages the printing queue and handling. By default, the u\
tility starts 
automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the background.\
To print a document using the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
1.  Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
2. Select a printer and click the  Connect...

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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:
• A
vailable. 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.
• Manually Connected by . Only the connected computer can...

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The printer is released from the connection and the printer status on yo\
ur computer 
changes to Available.
3.  T
o print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect, do the following:
a.Click the  Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer . Now only your 
computer can use the printer
 .
b.  T
o allow the printer to be shared, click the  Disconnect button.
The printer is released from the...

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Turn Off Automatic Startup for NETGEAR USB Control Center
You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically w\
hen you log in 
to Windows. 
To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup:
1.  Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
2. Select  Tools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration window displays.
3.  Clear the  Automatically execute when logging on W
 indows check box.
4.  Click the  OK...

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Change the Language in NETGEAR USB Control Center
To change the language:
1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
2. Select  Tools > Configuration .
The Control Center - Configuration window 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.
Specify the Time-Out for NETGEAR USB Control Center
Specify the time-out to release the printer...

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To specify the time-out:
1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
2. Select  Tools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration window displays.
3.  In the T
imeout field, type the number of minutes.
The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connecti\
on to the printer when the connection isn’t being used.
4.  Click the  OK button.
Your settings are saved. 

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10.   Specify Network Settings
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs 
•View WAN Settings 
•Set Up a Default DMZ Server 
•Change the Router’s Device Name 
•Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings 
•Specify the IP Addresses that the Router Assigns 
•Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router 
•Reserve LAN IP Addresses 
•Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections 
•Specify Basic WiFi Settings 
•Change the WiFi Password or Security Level 
•Set Up a Guest Network...

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Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs
The router LEDs on the top panel indicate router activities and behavior\
. You can disable LED 
blinking for network communications, or turn off all LEDs except the Power LED.
To disable LED blinking or turn off the LEDs:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3.  Enter the router...

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A login window displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.  Select 
ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.
The following settings display: • Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection. DoS protection protects your LAN against 
denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf 

Attack, Ping of Death,...

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Set Up a Default DMZ Server
The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and 
videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation 
(NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work 
correctly with them, but other applications might not function well. In some cases, one local 
computer can run the application correctly if the IP address for...