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Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark) request t\
hat 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...

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Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
You must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that wil\
l 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 download\
ed.
3. Follow the wizard instructions to install...

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4. 
Select a language from the menu and click the  OK button.
The USB printer connected to the router displays in the NETGEAR USB Cont\
rol Center 
window.
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. 

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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.\
For more information about the features available in the NETGEAR USB Con\
trol Center, see 
the ReadySHARE Printer User Manual, which is available...

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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 use...

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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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