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[. . . ] Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000 User Manual February 2015 202-11301-07 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my. netgear. com. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. [. . . ] If you do not see the USB printer displayed in the screen, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work. To exit the utility, select System > Exit. Use the Shared Printer For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility automatically manages the printing queue and handling. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the background.  To manually connect and print: 1. To release the printer so that all computers on the network can use it, click the Disconnect button. . Share a USB Printer 98 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router  To print and release the printer to any computer on the network: 1. 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, your print job goes into a queue to wait to be printed. If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the status. View or Change the Status of a Printer  To view or change the status: 1. . The Status column shows the status for each device: • • • • Available. Your computer is connected to the printer and will be released when your print job is done. To print from your computer when the status shows Manually connected by to another computer, click the Disconnect button. The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect: a. The printer is released from the connection and the status changes to Available. Share a USB Printer 99 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning. For example, the USB printer displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes window is ready for print jobs.  To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer: 1. Click the Network Scanner button. The scanner screen displays so that you can use the USB printer for scanning. Share a USB Printer 100 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows. You can also change the language and specify the time-out to release the printer connection.  To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup: 1. The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.  To specify the time-out: 1. The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the connection isn’t being used. Your change is saved. Share a USB Printer 101 10. Specify Network Settings 10 This chapter includes the following sections: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs View WAN Settings Set Up a Default DMZ Server Change the Router’s Device Name Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings Specify the IP Addresses that the Router Assigns Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router Reserve LAN IP Addresses Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections Specify Basic WiFi Settings Change the WiFi Security Option Set Up a Guest Network How the Router Manages Wireless Clients Control the Wireless Radios Set Up a Wireless Schedule Specify WPS Settings Set Up the Router with an Existing Router or Gateway Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode Set Up a Wireless Distribution System 102 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs The router LEDs on the top panel indicate router activities and behavior. You can disable LED blinking for network communications, or turn off all LEDs except the Power LED.  To disable LED blinking or turn off the LEDs: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. [. . . ] If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the link LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your computer. Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet. Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly, test the path from your computer to a remote device. In the Windows Run window, type: ping -n 10 <IP address> where <IP address> is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP DNS server. [. . . ]