User manual NETGEAR MUSIC EXTENDER

[. . . ] After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at http://support. [. . . ] Install the NETGEAR USB Media Extender utility on each computer that will share the printer. ) Note: • • You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature. For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this utility must be run in the background. After a few seconds, the utility shows that the Music Extender detected the printer (or scanner, or fax machine) and is waiting for the connection. Click the printer or scanner device listing and click the Connect for Scan/Fax function button. Your remote printer (or scanner, or fax machine) is now connected as if it were connected locally through the USB cable. To print or scan, open the application (such as Word or Excel), select the Print function, and select the printer. Troubleshooting If the remote printer or scanner is not detected, make sure that you have already installed the printer or scanner software on the computer where you want to print. Using NETGEAR genie 3 This chapter explains how to install and use NETGEAR genie to manage your Powerline network. You can use NETGEAR genie to access a local Powerline device that is connected to your computer with an Ethernet cable and also to access other Powerline devices on the same network. You can use NETGEAR genie to: • • • • • • Change the name of a Powerline device. This chapter includes: • • • • • • • • • • Install NETGEAR genie Powerline Utility Screen View the Link Rate between Powerline Devices Change the Name of a Powerline Device Turn LEDs Off or On Set the Powerline Encryption Key Reset a Device to Factory Settings Add a Device to the Powerline Network Access NETGEAR Web genie Upgrade the Firmware 26 Powerline Music Extender XAU2511 Install NETGEAR genie NETGEAR genie allows you to set your own unique Powerline network encryption key and manage devices on your Powerline network. If you add another Powerline device to a Powerline network, you can install NETGEAR genie on the computer connected locally to the new device, or open the genie on the computer originally used to set up the Powerline network encryption key. You can use any computer to manage the network, but this procedure assumes that you are working from the computer that is connected to a Powerline device. Note: If you already have NETGEAR genie installed on your computer, you must reinstall the latest version to get support for Powerline products. Run the file that you downloaded, and follow the NETGEAR genie setup prompts to install NETGEAR genie. Using NETGEAR genie 27 Powerline Music Extender XAU2511 The NETGEAR genie shortcut icon displays on your desktop. Launch NETGEAR genie in one of two ways: • Click this icon located on your desktop. Powerline Utility Screen The Powerline Utility screen is where you view and manage your Powerline network. From the NETGEAR genie Home screen, click Network Map on the dashboard or select it from the list of menu items on the left. On the Network Map screen, click the Powerline icon to view all the devices in your Powerline network. The Powerline Utility screen displays: • • • Click the image of the device that you want to manage. [. . . ] Do not spill food or liquids on your system components, and never operate the product in a wet environment. Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components. Operate the product only from the type of external power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. Also, be sure that attached devices are electrically rated to operate with the power available in your location. [. . . ]