Using ReadySHARE Printer Utility with my Nighthawk R7000 wireless router

michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 16, 2023
dapo85 wrote:
Anybody???

Not without some m,ore background information.

What are we to make of:

However, it appears that I cannot send to print with my iPad and iPhone.

Bit short of details that might narrow down the problem.

Let's get the ball rolling with the usual boilerplate questions.

What firmware version do you have on the device?

A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.

It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The make and model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?

The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.

Apologies for all the questions. But you can help people to help you by providing the information suggested in this forum's header:

Subject (Include model number and brief summary)
Model (Recommended - Helps the community give the best answers)
Body (Include additional detail including model version, firmware, OS and environment where relevant.)

They are there for a good reason.
- dapo85
  Aspirant
  Jan 19, 2023
  I own an older printer without wifi or Bluetooth (hp Photosmart 7760). I have it connected via USB to my router and can use it wirelessly with my laptop after having downloaded the READYShare driver to my laptop.
  
  What I would like to do is send documents to print from my iPhone 14 and iPad which has the latest iOS upgrade.
  I own a Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Router. It’s firmware version is: v1.3.1.64_10.1.36
  
  The modem is a a Motorola Surfboard SB6141.
  
  I would appreciate any guidance you may be able to provide.
  
  Thank you,
  David
  - michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 19, 2023
    dapo85 wrote:
    
    What I would like to do is send documents to print from my iPhone 14 and iPad which has the latest iOS upgrade.
    I own a Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Router. It’s firmware version is: v1.3.1.64_10.1.36
    
    I assume that the "AC2300" is the R7000 listed in your subject. (AC2300 is not a Netgear model number.)
    
    I have it connected via USB to my router and can use it wirelessly with my laptop after having downloaded the READYShare driver to my laptop.
    
    READYShare is not the same as the ReadySHARE Printer Utility. Have you installed that and followed the instructions in the manual?
    
    Visit the support pages:
    
    Support | NETGEAR
    
    Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
    
    Check the section in the manual Share a USB Printer.
    
    You may have done that already. I can't tell from your messages.
    
    You may also have to ask for help in places where they know about iThings.

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Using ReadySHARE Printer Utility with my Nighthawk R7000 wireless router