Netgear R6200 User Manual - Page 64
Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs, Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center, Timeout, Language
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R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router • Timeout. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use. • Language. Select the display language for this utility. 4. Click the OK button. Your changes are saved. Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs The NETGEAR USB Control Center utility runs in the background on each computer in your network. This utility manages the printing queue for the USB printer connected to your router. After you activate the utility on each computer in the network, the status of the USB printer is Available on all of the computers. • When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer from any computer in the network. The utility on each computer automatically manages the printing queue. The status of the USB printer appears as Available on all of the computers when no print jobs are in process. • 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 click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Configuration screen. For more information, see Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center on page 63. Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility from accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer in the utility, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work. If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning. For more information, see Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer on page 65. Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center The NETGEAR USB Control Center shows the availability status of the USB devices. The NETGEAR USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to the USB printer attached to the router. If you exit the utility, printing does not work. ReadySHARE Printer 64