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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 download\
ed.
3. Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.
After the InstallShield Wizard completes the installation, the NETGEAR U\
SB Control  Center prompts you to select a language:
4.  Select a language from the menu and click the  OK button.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
The USB printer connected to the DST router displays in the NETGEAR USB \
Control  Center window
 . 
						

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Note:
Some firewall software, such as Comodo or Norton, blocks 
NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB printer. If you 
do not see the USB printer displayed in the utility, you can disable the 
firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
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 
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
2.  Select a printer and click the  Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer . Now only the 
computer you are using can use this printer
 .
3.  Use the print feature in your application to print your document.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connects your computer to t\
he USB  printer and prints the document. If another computer is already connecte\
d to the printer
 , 
your print job goes into a queue to wait to be printed.
4.  If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to c\
heck the printer 
status. 
For more information, see View or Change the Status of a Printer on page  133.
5.  T
o release the printer so that all computers on the network can use it, c\
lick the  Disconnect 
button.
The status changes to Available. Now any computers on the network can use the printer.
6.  T
o exit the utility, select System > Exit. 
						

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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 NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
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.
• Manually 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 printer status shows Manually connec\
ted by  another 
computer , do the following:
a. Click the  Connect button on your computer
 .
On the other user’s computer, a message displays that another user wants to connect 
to the printer
 .
b.  On the other user
 ’s computer, click the  Accept button.
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 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. 
To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer:
1.  Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
2.  Make sure that the printer status shows as 
 Available.
3.  C
lick the Network Scanner  button. 
						

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4. 
If a Select a Device window displays, select the scanner and click the  OK button.
The scanner widow displays so that you can use the USB printer for scann\
ing.
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 \
printer connection.
Turn Off Automatic Startup for the 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 
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
2.  Select  T
 ools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration window displays.
3.  Clear the  Automatically execute when logging on W
 indows check box.
4.  Click the  OK button.
Your settings are saved.
Change the Language in the NETGEAR USB Control Center
To change the language:
1.  Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
2.  Select  T
 ools > 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. 
						

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Specify the Time-Out for the NETGEAR USB Control Center
Specify the time-out to release the printer connection.
To specify the time-out:
1. 
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon 
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
2.  Select  T
 ools > 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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12.   Specify Network Settings for the 
DST Router
This chapter includes the following sections:
•View or Change WAN Settings 
•Set Up a Default DMZ Server 
•Change the DST Router’s Device Name 
•Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings 
•Specify the IP Addresses That the DST Router Assigns 
•Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the DST Router 
•Reserve LAN IP Addresses 
•Specify Basic WiFi Settings 
•Change the WiFi Password or Security Level 
•Set Up a Guest Network 
•How the DST Router Manages WiFi Clients 
•Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios 
•Set Up a WiFi Schedule 
•Specify WPS Settings 
•Set Up the DST Router With an Existing Router or Gateway 
•Use the DST Router as a WiFi Access Point  
						

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View or Change WAN Settings
You can view or configure wide area network (WAN) settings for the Internet port. You can 
set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and 
enable the DST router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port. 
To view or change the WAN settings:
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 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.
5.  V
iew or change the following settings:
• 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, and many 
others. Select this check box only in special circumstances. 
• Default DMZ Server . 
 This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online 
games or videoconferencing, but it makes the firewall security less effective. See  Set 
Up a Default DMZ Server  on page
  138.
• Respond to Ping on Internet Port. 
 This feature allows your DST router to be 
discovered. Use this feature only as a diagnostic tool or if a specific \
reason exists. 
• Disable IGMP Proxying . IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network 
(LAN) to receive the multicast traf
 fic it is interested in from the Internet. If you do not 
need this feature, you can select this check box to disable it.
• MTU Size (in bytes). 
 The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most 
Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. Ch\
ange the 
MTU only if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. S\
ee  Change the 
MTU Size on page  62. 
						

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• NAT Filtering. Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the DST router 
processes inbound traffic. Secured NAT protects computers on the LAN from attacks 
from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, 
or multimedia applications from working. Open NAT provides a much less secured 
firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to work. 
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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 DST 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 that computer is entered as 
the default DMZ server.
WARNING:
DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the 
default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and 
is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ 
server computer can be used to attack other computers on your 
network.
The DST router usually detects and discards incoming traffic from the Internet that is not a 
response to one of your local computers or a service that you configured on the Port 
Forwarding/Port Triggering page. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can direct the DST 
router to forward the traffic to one computer on your network. This computer is called the 
default DMZ server.
To set up a default DMZ server: 
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 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 WAN Setup page displays. 
						

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5. 
Select the Default DMZ Server  check box.
6.  T
ype the IP address.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Change the DST Router’s Device Name
The DST router’s device name is R7300. This device name displays in file manager when  you browse your network.
To change the DST router’s device name:
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 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  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup .
5. In the Device Name field, type a new name.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved. 
						

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Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
The DST router is preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN s\
ide and to act as a 
DHCP server. The DST router’s default LAN IP configuration is as follows:
• LAN IP address. 192.168.1.1
• Subnet mask . 255.255.255.0
These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use\
 in private networks  and are suitable for most applications. If your network requires a dif
 ferent IP addressing 
scheme, you can change these settings
You might want to change these settings if you need a specific IP subnet \
that one or more  devices on the network uses, or if competing subnets use the same IP sch\
eme.
To change the LAN TCP/IP settings:
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 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  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup .
5. In the IP Address field, type the IP address.
6.  In the IP Subnet Mask , type the subnet mask of the DST router. 
The IP address and subnet mask identifies which addresses are local to a\
 specific device  and which must be reached through a gateway or DST router.
7.  Change the RIP settings.