Print Using The Netgear Usb Control Center - NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 5 User Manual

Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB
printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed on the page, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow
the utility to work.

Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center

For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility automatically manages
the printing queue and handling. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and
runs in the background.
To print a document using the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
1.
Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon
The NETGEAR USB Control Center page displays.
2. Select a printer and click the Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only the computer you are using can
use this printer.
3. Use the print feature in your application to print your document.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connects your computer to the USB printer and prints the
document. If another computer is already connected to the printer, your print job goes into a queue to wait to
be printed.
4. If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the printer status.
5. 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.
6. To exit the utility, select System > Exit.
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