Netgear C7100v High Speed Cable Modem Router User Manual

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3. 
Enter  the  user  name  and  password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED  > Advanced  Setup  >  USB  Settings.
By default the Enable any USB Device connection to the USB port radio button is 
selected. This setting lets you connect and access all your USB storage devices.
5.  Select 
the  No...

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Access the USB Storage Device Through the Internet
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4. 
Select  ADVANCED  >  USB  Storage  >  Advanced  Settings .
5. Select  the  FTP  (via  Internet)  check  box.
6.  Click 
the  Apply  button.
Your settings are saved.
7.  T
o  limit  access  to  the  admin  user,  click  the  Edit  button.
8. In  the  Read Access   menu,  select  admin.
9.  In 
the  Write Access  menu,  select  admin.
10.  Click 
the  Apply  button.
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Access the USB Storage Device Through the Internet With FTP
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Internet access, see 
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 52. 
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The USB Storage page displays.
5. Click  the Safely  Remove  USB  Device  button. 
This takes the drive offline.
6. Physically  disconnect  the  USB  storage  device. 

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6.   Share a USB Printer
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to a USB port on 
your modem router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on 
your network. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer 
•Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 
•Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 
•Use the Shared Printer 
•View or Change the Status of a Printer 
•Use the Scan Feature of a...

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Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark) request that you do not 
connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you to do so.
To install the driver and cable the printer:
1. 
On 
each  computer  on  your  network  that  shares  the  USB  printer,  install  the  driver 
software  for  the  USB  printer.
If you cannot find the printer driver, contact the printer...

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Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
You must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that will share the printer. 
After you install it, the utility displays as NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer.
To install the utility:
1.  Double-click 
 the  ReadySHARE  Printer  utility  setup  file  that  you  downloaded.
2. Follow  the  wizard  instructions  to  install  NETGEAR  USB  Control  Center.
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3. 
Select  a  language  from  the  menu  and  click  the  OK  button.
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from 
accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed, you can disable 
the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
4.  Select 
the  printer  and  click  the  Connect  button.
The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer . Now only your 
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To print and release the printer to any computer on the network:
1. 
To  print  your  document,  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
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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...