Netgear R7800 Nighthawk X4s Ac2600 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

6.Click the Add a Device button.
7.Specify the passcode in the router to set up your iTunes server.
a.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to your router's network.
b.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
c.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.
d.Select ADVANCED > ReadySHARE > Media Server.
The Media Server...

Your settings are saved.
Your iPhone or iPad pairs with the router and the iTunes Server is ready.The router displays in the Remote
app.
8.In the Remote app, tap the router your iPhone or iPad is connected to.
The music that is on the USB device that is connected to the router displays in the app.
Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo
You can set up your TiVo to access media files stored on a USB device that is connected to your router.The TiVo
must be on the same network as the router.This feature...

Play Videos on TiVo
To play videos:
1.On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > My Shows.
2.Go to the bottom of the list and select the router model.
Play Music or View Photos on TiVo
To play music or view photos:
1.On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases.
2.Select an item to play or watch.
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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 printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
For more information about the features available in the NETGEAR USB Control Center, see the ReadySHARE Printer
User Manual, which is available at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer on page 145...

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 you cannot locate the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer.
2.Use a USB printer cable to connect the USB printer to a router...

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 the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
4.Select a language from the menu and click the OK button.
The USB printer connected to the router displays in the NETGEAR USB Control Center window.
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB
printer. If you...

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 utility 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 page displays.
2.Select a printer and click the Connect button.
The printer status...

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 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 printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only your computer can use the...

To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup:
1.Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
2.Select Tools > Configuration.
The Control Center - Configuration page displays.
3.Clear the Automatically execute when logging on Windows check box.
4.Click the OK button.
Your settings are saved.
Change the Language for the NETGEAR USB Control Center
To change the language:
1.Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon .
2.Select Tools > Configuration.
The...

The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the connection
isn’t being used.
4.Click the OK button.
Your settings are saved.
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