NETGEAR R8000 Network Router User Manual


 
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Share a USB Printer on the WiFi Network
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that
is connected to a USB port on your router. You can share this USB
printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network
and print wirelessly.
¾ To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1. Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the router with a USB
printer cable.
2. On each computer that will share the printer, do the following:
a. Install the current USB printer driver soware (available
from the printer manufacturer).
b. Download ReadySHARE Printer from
www.netgear.com/readyshare.
c. In the ReadySHARE Printer pane, click the PC Utility or
Mac Utility link.
d. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the file.
3. Double‑click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you
downloaded.
The InstallShield wizard displays.
4. Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control
Center.