Netgear ReadySHARE USB Printer User Manual
ReadySHARE Printer
User Manual
March 2017
202-11578-04
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
ReadySHARE Printer
Support
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Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
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used for reference purposes only.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Set Up ReadSHARE Printer
Chapter 2 Use NETGEAR USB Control Center
Supported NETGEAR Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install the Printer Driver and Set Up the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Download and Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turn Off Automatic Startup for NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . 13
Change the Language in NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Specify the Time-Out for NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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1. Set Up ReadSHARE Printer
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The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to a 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:
• Supported NETGEAR Routers
• Install the Printer Driver and Set Up the Printer
• Download and Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at
http://support.netgear.com. For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit
www.netgear.com/readyshare.
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ReadySHARE Printer
Supported NETGEAR Routers
To determine if your NETGEAR router supports ReadySHARE Printer, see your router’s user
manual, which is available at
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Install the Printer Driver and Set Up 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 printer driver and set up the printer:
1. Connect your computer to the router’s network.
2. Install the USB printer driver software on each computer on your network that shares the
USB printer.
If you cannot find the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download
the most recent printer driver software.
3. Make sure that your computer can connect to the USB printer and print.
4. Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the router using the USB printer cable.
Download and 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 download and install the ReadySHARE Printer utility:
1. Visit http://support.netgear.com/product/ReadySHARE%2bUSB%2bPrinter.
2. In the Downloads section, download the ReadySHARE Printer utility for either Windows or
Mac computers.
The file downloads to your computer.
3. If necessary, unzip the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file you downloaded.
Set Up ReadSHARE Printer
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