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.
The InstallShield Wizard opens.
3. Follow the prompts to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.
After the InstallShield Wizard completes the installation, the NETGEAR USB Control
Center prompts you to select a language.
4. Select a language from the menu and click the
OK
button.
The NETGEAR USb Control Center opens.
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from
accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed onscreen, you
can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
5. Select the printer and click the
Connect
button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by
Mycomputer
. Now only the
computer that you are using can use this printer.
6. Click the
Disconnect
button.
The status changes to Available. Now all computers on the network can use the
printer.
7. To exit the utility, select
System > Exit
.
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 changes to Manually connected by
Mycomputer
. Now only the
computer that you are using can use this printer.
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