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Netgear USB Control Center and Mac OS Mojave 10.14
Configuration:
Internet connection through Netgear Nighthawk r7000 A1900 Smart Wifi Router
USB connection from Brother HL-l2300D (no built-in networking) to Netgear AC1200 High Power 700mW Dual...
While I'm happy this works in your situation, after playing with this for an hour I'm pretty sure it's not addressing the point of this issue. Let me explain.
I have an HP Laser Printer in another room. It's not attached to my Macintosh. The USB cable on the printer is plugged into the USB ports on a Netgear AC1200 High Power 700mW Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender. Previously, the Netgear USB Control Center software allowed me to attach to that remote printer over my home network to print directly.
I believe the HandyPrint is mostly made to allow a printer attached to a Macintosh to be shared out to other computers and mobile devices. It doesn't appear to talk directly to the Extender to access its USB connected printer. I suspect it wouldn't work if the printer was similarly attached to the WiFi router (in my case a Netgear Nighthawk X4).
Thanks,
-Ric
So sorry, Ric -
I have no experience with any extender. My printer is plugged directly into the router USB port. Works fine for multiple iOS devices.
Perhaps someone else can offer guidance for the extender.
Jeff
Thanks Jeff. My config still works fine with the PC in my den as well (right next to my Mac and running the PC version of the Netgear Control Center Software) so I'm absolutely sure this is a problem that will be solved by a new version of the Mac version of the Netgear Control Center Software that is compatible with the latest builds of OSX. I know they're working on it, but it's obviously not a priority for whomever it is assigned to.
Glad to find this thread! I recently switched to a Netgear Router so I didn't have to pay to rent Xfinity's. Since the switch I have been unable to connect to my WiFi Brother printer. I used to be able to print from both my cell phone and laptop. I have played with this for hours thinking I was doing something wrong but it appears its an issue with the router after all. Ridiculous this thread has been open for months with no solution. I tried downloading the USB Control Center and get the same error on my macbook 10.14. Hoping to see an update posted on this thread soon.
sporte823 wrote:
Since the switch I have been unable to connect to my WiFi Brother printer.
There is a steady stream of messages on this topic. Although I am not sure why the USB control centre comes into play with a wifi printer. Unless Macs do something freaky, Wifi connectivity goes nowhere near the USB
One of the common themes, apart from the fact that printer makers are hopeless at managing wifi connectivity, is that it hits people who have replaced their router with something else. They then expect the printer to work with no intervention on their part. That won't work. The printer needs to be told to forget the old router's wifi connection and set up again from scratch.
The usual way to fix wifi printers is to find the printer maker's utility, the software that runs on your operating system. Then use that to connect the printer to the wifi.
The router just broadcasts wifi. It is then down to the printer to play ball. There isn't much that you can do on a router, beyond fixing it to a particular IP address, that affects what the printer gets up to.
Where possible, using the WPS feature can simplify things.
