NETGEAR R6250 User Manual

ReadySHARE Printer
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R6250 Smart WiFi Router
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 will share the printer. If you do
not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the most
recent printer driver software.
3. On each computer that will share the printer
, download the NETGEAR USB Control Center
utility.
The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version, which you can
access in two dif
ferent ways:
• From the ReadySHARE Printer area of the page you access through this URL:
www.netgear.com/readyshare
• From the ReadySHARE tab of the NETGEAR genie app. (See NETGEAR genie App
and Mobile genie App on page 18.)
Note: You have to install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE
Printer feature. For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this
utility has to be running in the background.

NETGEAR R6250 Specifications

General

Ethernet LAN	Yes
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
USB version	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Rack mounting	-
Frequency range	2.4 - 5 GHz
xDSL connection	No
USB ports quantity	1
Minimum system requirements	- Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Google Chrome 11.0
Security algorithms	WPA, WPA2-PSK
Flash memory	128 MB
Internal memory	256 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor frequency	800 MHz
Product color	Black
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	65 mm
Width	191 mm
Height	198.5 mm
Weight	417 g