NETGEAR WNDR4500 User Manual

ReadySHARE Printer
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500
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 rou
ter’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 different ways:
• From the ReadySHARE Printer are
a of this URL:
www.netgear.com/readyshare
• From the ReadySHARE tab of the Desktop NETGEAR genie. (See Desktop
NETGEAR genie on pag
e 62).
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 runing in the background.

NETGEAR WNDR4500 Specifications

General

Ethernet LAN	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, 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)
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bandwidth	2.4 GHz
Interface	USB, RJ-45
Rack mounting	No
Weight (imperial)	1.5 lbs
Dimensions (WxDxH)	258 x 172.5 x 81 mm
USB ports quantity	2
Minimum system requirements	- Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Google Chrome 11.0\\r - Safari 1.4
Compatible operating systems	- Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000\\r - Mac OS\\r - UNIX\\r - Linux
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)	10.15 x 6.79 x 3.18 \
DHCP client	-
Supported network protocols	IPv6, IPv4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
Security algorithms	WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Flash memory	128 MB
Certification	RoHS
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)
Product color	Black

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	172.5 mm
Width	258 mm
Height	81 mm
Weight	680 g