Netgear WNDR4700 Installation Guide - Page 22

ReadySHARE Printer

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• Open My Network Places and enter \\readyshare in the address bar.  To access the internal HDD or USB device from a Mac: 1. Select Go > Connect to Server. 2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address. 3. Click Connect. ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer lets you connect a USB printer to the router's USB port and access it wirelessly.  To set up ReadySHARE Printer: 1. Connect the USB printer to the router's USB port with a USB printer cable. 2. On each computer that will share the printer: a. Install the current USB printer driver software (available from the printer manufacturer). b. Download and install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility (available in the ReadySHARE Printer area at (www.netgear.com/readyshare). c. Select the language. 3. If prompted, select the printer and click the Connect button for each computer. Once the connection is established on the first computer, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx. The utility on each computer handles the printing queue. After you have completed Step 3 for all computers, the status of the printer should appear as Available on each computer. 20

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Open My Network Places and enter
\\readyshare
in the address
bar.
To access the internal HDD or USB device from a Mac:
1.
Select
Go > Connect to Server
.
2.
Enter
smb://readyshare
as the server address.
3.
Click
Connect
.
ReadySHARE Printer
ReadySHARE Printer lets you connect a USB printer to the router’s
USB port and access it wirelessly.
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to the router’s USB port with a USB
printer cable.
2.
On each computer that will share the printer:
a.
Install the current USB printer driver software (available from
the printer manufacturer).
b.
Download and install the NETGEAR USB Control Center
utility (available in the ReadySHARE Printer area at
(
www.netgear.com/readyshare)
.
c.
Select the language.
3.
If prompted, select the printer and click the
Connect
button for
each computer.
Once the connection is established on the first computer, the
status changes to
Manually connected by xxx
.
The utility on each computer handles the printing queue. After you
have completed Step 3 for all computers, the status of the printer
should appear as
Available
on each computer.