View Or Change The Status Of A Printer - NETGEAR EX6200 User Manual

4. To release the printer connection so that all computers on the network can use it, click the
Disconnect button.
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To print and release the connection to the printer that is connected to the extender:
1. To print your document from your computer, use the print feature in your application.
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.
2. If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the
status.

View or Change the Status of a Printer

The NETGEAR USB Control Center displays the status of the USB printer that is connected
to the extender. You can view the status or change the status manually.
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To view or change the status:
1. On your computer, click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon
The main screen displays.
The Status column shows the status for each device:
• Available. No print jobs are in process. You can use the USB printer from any
computer in the network.
• Connected. Your computer is connected to the printer. When your print job is done,
the printer connection is released.
• 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 change the status from Manually Connected by another computer to Available, click the
Disconnect button.
The printer connection is released and the status changes to Available.
3. To change the status from Waiting to Connect to Available, click the Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by my computer. Now, only your
computer can use the printer.
4. To allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
The printer connection is released and the status changes to Available.
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