Netgear R7900 Installation Guide - Page 16

Share a USB Printer on the WiFi Network

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Share a USB Printer on the WiFi Network 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 and print wirelessly. ¾¾ To set up ReadySHARE Printer: 1. Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the router with a USB printer cable. 2. On each computer that will share the printer, do the following: a. Install the current USB printer driver software (available from the printer manufacturer). b. Download ReadySHARE Printer from www.netgear.com/readyshare. c. In the ReadySHARE Printer pane, click the PC Utility or Mac Utility link. d. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the file. 3. Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded. The InstallShield wizard displays. 4. Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center. 14

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Share a USB Printer on the WiFi Network
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
and print wirelessly.
¾
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the router with a USB
printer cable.
2.
On each computer that will share the printer, do the following:
a.
Install the current USB printer driver soſtware (available
from the printer manufacturer).
b.
Download ReadySHARE Printer from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
c.
In the ReadySHARE Printer pane, click the
PC Utility
or
Mac Utility
link.
d.
Follow the onscreen instructions to download the file.
3.
Double‑click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you
downloaded.
The InstallShield wizard displays.
4.
Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control
Center.