Operation Manual

Share a USB Printer
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Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST
View or Change the Status of a Printer
 To view or change the status:
1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
The Status column shows the status for each device:
• Available. No print jobs are in progress.
You can use the USB printer from any
computer in the network.
• Connected.
Your computer is connected to the printer and will be released when
your print job is done.
• 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. T
o print from your computer when the printer status shows Manually connected by another
computer, do the following:
a. Click the Connect button on your computer
.
On the other user’s computer, a message displays that another user wants to connect
to the printer
.
b. On the other user’s computer, click the Accept button.
The printer is released from the connection and the printer status on your computer
changes to
Available.
3. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect, do the following:
a. Click the Connect button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only your
computer can use the printer
.
b. To allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available.
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning.
 To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer:
1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon
.
The NETGEAR USB Control Center window displays.
2. Make sure that the printer status shows as
Available.
3. C
lick the Network Scanner button.