Your Netgear device would be reset back to its original factory settings within no time and all the previous settings written in its memory will be erased. You will be required to configure your router device all again so that it can be made usable again in the network.

Reset password on Netgear wireless router

Many times, the user forgets the router’s login password and this is the most commonly occurring issue with the Netgear. The users worldwide have the tendency of forgetting several things and the most common thing that people forget is their passwords. Now in the context of the Netgear wireless routers, the users forget their router’s login password. But the users need not worry as you can easily recover your router login password through the password recovery option.

“Reset password” page access

The user will definitely need to access the password page if they want to reset their router’s login password.

Enter the web link routerlogin.net or the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 in the URL bar of the browser and hit enter.

The user is required to provide the login credentials for accessing the admin page of the router.

Now, select the Factory reset tab from the left menu pane of the router admin window. Once you have clicked the factory reset tab on the main admin page, the router will go off and on again. This is a reboot that will be taking place erasing all of your personal as well as configuration information from the router memory.

Does the firmware version of our router also get downgraded with a factory reset?

Yes, in most of the cases, when the user performs a factory reset on their Netgear wireless router, the firmware version of their networking device gets downgraded to its basic factory version with which it was delivered at first.

Setup wireless printer with Netgear wireless router

Netgear is proving to be of great use to everyone in every possible way. Either it is the wired or wireless networking or other home wifi devices setup. These home wifi devices also include your wireless printer that can be easily used by simply getting it connected to the wireless router of Netgear. The users with IOS smartphones can also print their documents straight from their mobile phones via Netgear Ready share support from the router.

What is Netgear ReadySHARE?

Netgear routers that support the ReadySHARE functionality on them provides the user an option of getting their USB devices like printers, storage devices etc.to connect to the Netgear wireless router. These devices are first connected to the router device with the help of a USB cable and once this hardware connection is

Netgear routers that support the ReadySHARE functionality on them provides the user an option of getting their USB devices like printers, storage devices etc.to connect to the Netgear wireless router. These devices are first connected to the router device with the help of a USB cable and once this hardware connection is done. That device will be available to the user wirelessly in the list of available networks and devices.

Print wirelessly through the Netgear ReadySHARE enabled routers.

Connect your printer device to the Netgear wireless router’s USB port with the USB cable provided and wait for a few seconds. The printer drivers and printer software needs to be preinstalled on your computer system and if you don’t have the requisite printer software, download and install it first through www.hp.com. Now, download the Netgear control center utility software from the web address of www.netgear.com/readyshare and install it on the systems that you are going to use for the printing or other networking tasks. Open the Netgear utility control center widget and it will pop out an important notification regarding the current printer connection. You will see your printer listed in the current connection list and just proceed on with the given instructions.

Your wireless printer is now ready to use

Open the file that you want to print and when the print dialogue box opens, select your printer device from the drop-down list of printers. Remember to note which printer you are using so that compatible printer is always selected and there is no delay in the printing process.

Printer setup for Mac operating system

Most of the setup part for the wireless printer setup in Mac operating system is same as that with the Windows computer system. Read the instructions carefully in order to get the wireless printer device on Mac OS system also.

For printer setup in Mac OS, the user needs to download and install the Netgear Genie mobile or desktop application on the corresponding devices. Now log in to the Netgear Genie application with the login credentials like the username and password. Now select the Air print option in the home page of the Netgear Genie application. Also mark the checkbox next to the printer that is connected to your Netgear wireless router. In this way, you can have your documents, images and other material printed with just a click.

Is it possible to start a print command from all the computers in the network?

No, this is not possible in any way. Moreover, you have to get your computer device disconnected from the computer system when some other user wants to print their document from the very same printer. This means that no simultaneous printouts can be taken from the wireless printer connected in a wireless network of the Netgear wifi router.