Set Up A Network Printer - NETGEAR JR6150 User Manual

• On Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000
systems, select Start > Run, and enter \\readyshare in the dialog box. Click the OK
button.
• On Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000
systems, open Internet Explorer, or Safari, and enter \\readyshare in the address bar.
• On Mac OS X (version 10.2 or later), enter smb://readyshare in the address bar.
• In My Network Places, enter \\readyshare in the address bar.
For more information about ReadySHARE access for USB storage devices, visit
http://www.netgear.com/readyshare.

Set Up a Network Printer

The ReadySHARE Printer utility allows you to control from your computer a shared USB
printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer
among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature. For this
feature to work, the following conditions must be met:
• This utility must be installed and running in the background on each computer from which
you want to control this USB printer.
• The driver software for the USB printer must be installed on each computer from which
you want to control this USB printer.
The ReadySHARE Printer utility has both a Mac version and a Windows version. The
ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions are available by visiting
www.netgear.com/readyshare. After you install the ReadySHARE Printer utility, it displays on
your computer as the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
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1. Using a USB printer cable, connect a USB printer to the router's USB port.
For information about how to locate the USB port, see
page 65.
Install the USB printer driver software on each computer that shares the printer.
2.
If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer.
3. On each computer that shares 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:
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