Netgear R4500 [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF)
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- Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 1
R4500 User Guide A Guide for Using • ReadySHARE Cloud • ReadySHARE Printer • ReadySHARE Access • Desktop NETGEAR Genie with your R4500 Router - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 2
Registration is required before you can use the telephone support service. Registration at the NETGEAR website is strongly recommended. Go to http://support.netgear.com for product updates and Web support. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks or registered - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 3
gives you remote access over the Internet to a USB storage device that is connected to your router's USB port. To enable ReadySHARE Cloud, log in to the router management interface at http://routerlogin.net, and go to the ReadySHARE page. Follow the instructions to register your router with the - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 4
ReadySHARE Printer lets you connect a USB printer to the router's USB port, and access it wirelessly. To set up ReadySHARE Printer: Step 1: Connect the USB printer to the router's USB port with a USB printer cable. Step 2: Install the USB printer driver software on each computer that will share - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 5
computer that will share the printer, download the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version, which you can access in two different ways: • From the ReadySHARE Printer area of this URL: www.netgear.com/readyshare • From the ReadySHARE tab of - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 6
NOTE: • You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature. • For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this utility must be run in the background. Step 4: Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. 6 - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 7
Step 5: After you have installed the utility, select the language. Step 6: If this is the first time you are accessing the utility, you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button. 7 - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 8
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx.. Step 7: Click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status then changes to Available. Once the Connect button has been clicked once on all computers in the network, the utility on each of - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 9
use the USB printer. • When the status is Manually connected by xxx, only the xxx computer can use the printer. Other network devices must wait until the xxx computer has released the connection, or until the connection times out (the default time-out value is 30 seconds). • You can set the value - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 10
activates the Scanner window so you can use the printer for scanning. For more detailed information about ReadySHARE Printer, see the User Manual by clicking the Documentation link in the router management interface or on the R4500 product page on the Support website http://support.netgear.com). - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 11
Once you have set up your router or gateway, you can connect most common USB storage devices and share the contents with other users (both wired and wireless) on your network. (If your USB device requires special drivers, it will not be compatible.). You can access your USB device as follows: • On - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 12
readyshare as the Server Address. 3. Click Connect. The readyshareconnect.exe file (for Windows) is available to download here: http://www.netgear.com/readyshare NOTE: If your USB device requires a power supply, you must use it when connecting your USB device to a NETGEAR router or gateway. It may - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 13
home network, and helps you fix common network problems. Internet STATUS GOOD WiFi Connection STATUS Connected Router Settings Click here Network Map Number of devices 16 Parental Controls Click here ReadySHARE Click here Visit the NETGEAR Genie web page at: http://www.netgear.com/genie 13 - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 14
NETGEAR Genie User Manual. The Genie dashboard screen (shown on page 12) displays when you launch the NETGEAR Genie. • Internet. Monitor and repair Internet connectivity issues, for both wired and wireless connections. • WiFi Connection. View or change the wireless settings for your router. • Router - Netgear R4500 | [English]: R4500 ReadySHARE User Guide (PDF) - Page 15
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R4500 User Guide
A Guide for Using
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ReadySHARE Cloud
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ReadySHARE Printer
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ReadySHARE Access
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Desktop NETGEAR Genie
with your R4500 Router