Netgear Wndr4500v3 N900 Wifi Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition User Manual

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Your changes are saved.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP
You must first set up FTP through Internet access. See Set Up FTP Access Through the 
Internet on page 80.
To access a USB device with FTP from a remote computer:
1. To download, launch a web browser.
2. To upload, use an FTP client such as filezilla.
3. Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser. 
For example, type...

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3. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the network.
4.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
5.  Enter the 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 screen displays.
6.  Select  NETGEAR Downloader .
7. Select the  Enable NETGEAR...

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autorefresh to see updated downloading tasks, but this might slow down s\
peed of the 
downloads.
To change NETGEAR Downloader settings:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name...

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3. 
Enter the 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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > NETGEAR Downloader > Download Manager .
5. Make any needed changes.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Dynamic DNS
Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses t\
o identify each 
Internet...

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Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The...

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8.   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. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer 
•Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 
•Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 
•Use the Shared Printer 
•View or Change the Status of a Printer 
•Use the Scan Feature of a...

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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 manufacturer\
.
2.  Use a USB...

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2. 
In the ReadySHARE Printer pane, click the  PC Utility or Mac Utility link.
3.  Follow the onscreen instructions to download the file.
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.  Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you...

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3. 
Select a language from the list and click the  OK button.
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Cente\
r from 
accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed in the screen, you 
can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
4.  Select the printer and click the  Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer . Now
 , only your 
computer can use the...

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To print and release the printer to any computer on the network:
1. 
T
o print your document, use the print feature in your application.
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.
2.  If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to c\
heck the status....