View Or Change The Status Of A Printer - NETGEAR R6120 User Manual

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View or Change the Status of a Printer

3. To release the printer so that all computers on the network can use it, click the Disconnect button.
The status changes to Available. Now any computers on the network can use the printer.

View or Change the Status of a Printer

To view or change the status:
1.
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon
The NETGEAR USB Control Center opens.
The Status column shows the status for each device:
• Available. No print jobs are in progress. You can use the USB printer from any computer in the
network.
• Connected. Your computer is connected to the printer and will be released when your print job is
done.
• Manually Connected by. Only the connected computer can use the printer.
• Waiting to Connect. Your computer is not connected to the shared printer yet.
2. To print from your computer when the status shows Manually connected by another computer, click the
Disconnect button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
3. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect, do the following:
a. Click the Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only your computer can
use the printer.
b. To allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
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