NETGEAR WNDR4500 User Manual
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Summary of Contents for NETGEAR WNDR4500
- Page 1 WNDR4500 User Guide A G uide f o r U si n g • ReadySHARE Printer • ReadySHARE Access • Desktop NETGEAR Genie w ith yo ur WN DR 4 50 0 R o u te r...
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Page 2: Technical Support
Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or... -
Page 3: Readyshare Printer
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: Step 1: Connect the USB printer to the router’s USB port with a USB printer cable. Step 2: Install the USB printer driver software on each computer that will share the printer. - Page 4 Step 3: On each computer that will share 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: • From the ReadySHARE Printer area of this URL: www.netgear.com/readyshare...
- Page 5 You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature. • For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this utility must be run in the background. Step 4: Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility.
- Page 6 Step 5: After you have installed the utility, select the language. Step 6: If this is the first time you are accessing the utility, you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button.
- Page 7 Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx.. Step 7: Click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status then changes to Available. Once the Connect button has been clicked once on all computers in the network, the utility on each of them automatically handles the printing queue and handling.
- Page 8 NOTE: • When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer. • When the status is Manually connected by xxx, only the xxx computer can use the printer. Other network devices must wait until the xxx computer has released the connection, or until the connection times out (the default time-out value is 30 seconds).
- Page 9 Scanner window so you can use the printer for scanning. For more detailed information about ReadySHARE Printer, see the User Manual by clicking the Documentation link in the router management interface or on the WNDR4500 product page on the Support website (http://support.netgear.com).
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Page 10: Readyshare Access
ReadySHARE Access Once you have set up your router or gateway, you can connect most common USB storage devices and share the contents with other users (both wired and wireless) on your network. (If your USB device requires special drivers, it will not be compatible.). You can access your USB device as follows: •... - Page 11 NOTE: If your USB device requires a power supply, you must use it when connecting your USB device to a NETGEAR router or gateway. It may take up to 2 minutes before the USB drive is ready for sharing after it is connected to the router.
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Page 12: Desktop Netgear Genie
Desktop NETGEAR Genie The Desktop NETGEAR Genie is your home network dashboard. It lets you easily view, manage, and control your entire home network, and helps you fix common network problems. WiFi Connection Internet Router Settings STATUS GOOD STATUS Connected... - Page 13 From the NETGEAR Genie web page, you can download Windows or Mac versions of the Genie, as well as learn more about the Genie by reading the online Desktop NETGEAR Genie User Manual. The Genie dashboard screen (shown on page 12) displays when you launch the NETGEAR Genie.
- Page 16 NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA November 2011...