Netgear Ac1450 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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Available Network Folders
You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device.
To view network folders:
1.
Select  Advanced > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings.
2.Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen.
• Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is 
USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.)
You can click the name, or you can type it in the address field of your w\
eb...

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3.
Click  Create Network Folder .
If the Add a Network Folder screen does not display, your web browser might be blocking 
pop-ups. Change the browser settings to allow pop-ups. 
4. In the Folder field, browse and select the folder
 . 
5. Fill in the Share Name field. 
6. In the Read 
 Access list and the Write Access list, select the setting that you want.
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is  the same one that is...

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Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the router to share only approved USB devices. 
To set up approved USB devices:
1.
Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > USB Settings .
2.Click the  Approved Devices button. 
This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices\
. You can 
remove or add approved USB devices.
3. In the 
Available USB Devices list, select the drive that you want to approve.
4.Click  Add.
5. Select the...

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6.   ReadySHARE Printer
Managing a shared USB printer
ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows computers. It lets you connect a 
USB printer to the router’s USB port, and access it wirelessly. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•ReadySHARE Printer 
•USB Control Center Utility 
For more about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.  

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ReadySHARE Printer
You can connect a USB printer to the router’s USB port, and share it among Windows and 
Mac computers on the network. 
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to the router
 ’s USB port with a USB printer cable.
2.Install the USB printer driver software  on each computer that you want to have share the 
printer. If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and 
download the most recent...

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4.
Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utilit\
y.
5. Select the language.
The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer. 

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6.
Select the printer and click the  Connect button.
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually conne\
cted by  xxx.
You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status 
then changes to Available.
After you click the Connect button once on each computer in the network,\
 the utility on  each of them manages the printing queue and handling. The status of the printer is 
Available on all of the...

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•
You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Control Center - 
Configuration screen
.
• The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be ab\
le to print to 
the USB printer attached to the router
 . If you exit the utility, printing does not work.
• Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Print util\
ity from 
accessing the USB printer

. If you do not see the printer in the utility, you...

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USB Control Center Utility
The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device\
 from a computer 
that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility allows you to control a printer and 
a scanner. 
You have to install the utility on each computer on your network from whi\
ch you want to  control the device. 
 You can download this utility for a Windows or Mac computer at 
www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/readyshare.aspx .
When...

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Control Center Configuration
To use the Control Center Configuration screen:
1.
Select  T
 ools > Configuration .
2.Specify the following settings:
• Automatically execute when logging on W
 indows. Enable this utility to start 
automatically when you are logged in to Windows.
• T
imeout. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not\
 in 
use.
• Language. Select the display language for this utility
 .
3. Click  OK.
USB Printer
The...