Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

Figure 16. Play music on a USB device with iTunes
Set Up the Router's iTunes Server With iTunes
You can play music from a USB device that is connected to your router with iTunes on your Windows or Mac computer
using Home Sharing.To set up Home Sharing, you need an Apple account and the latest version of iTunes installed
on your computer.
To set up the router's iTunes server to play music on iTunes:
1.Connect a USB storage device to a USB port on your router.
2.If your USB storage device uses a...

6.Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays.
7.Click the Media Server tab.
The Media Server (Settings) page displays.
8.Select the Enable iTunes Media Server (Music Only) check box and click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
9.On your Windows or Mac computer, launch iTunes.
10.Select File > Home Sharing > Turn On Home Sharing.
The Home Sharing page displays.
11.Enter your Apple ID email address and password and click the Turn On Home...

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.
Use the Router as a Media Server
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d.Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays.
e.Select the Media Server tab.
The Media Server (Settings) page displays.
f.Select the Enable iTunes Media Server (Music Only) check box and click the Apply button.
g.Enter the passcode and click the Allow Control button.
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...

5.Select the Media Server tab.
The Media Server (Settings) page displays.
6.Make sure that the Enable TiVo support check box is selected.
7.If you changed the settings, click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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 R8500.
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...

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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 147...

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...

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 the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
4.Select a language from the menu and...

Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB
printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed on the page, 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 utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and
runs...

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 page 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...