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EJBsf's avatar
EJBsf
Star
Aug 26, 2015
Status:
Not a Feature or Product Idea

USB Control Center does NOT automatically connect printer

Every time I turn on the computer or wake it up from sleep/hibernation, I have to dig up the Netgear USB control center, open it, click on my printer and then select connect. Windows 7/64.

 

There should be the option to have the printer automatically connect; it's a timewaster to have to dig out the CC software, launch and connect the printer every time its needed.

 

I'm likely to stop using the USB CC until this "feature" is fixed.

 

Thanks.

 

11 Comments

  • JohnWilliams's avatar
    JohnWilliams
    Novice
    Sep 22, 2015
    Yes it's true that sometime we have to face such issues. I have experienced the same with my system and what contributes more to the dilemma is that such thing happen at times where we needed them badly to finish the work projects. I'm a writer and currently working for an essay writing company online (here). My works are sometimes in a type where I want to finish writing and submit the same within hours. It's truly disappointing to have bad times with our device while we are in hurry to transfer the work outputs.
  • vt1's avatar
    vt1
    Aspirant
    Oct 10, 2015

    This is an excellent idea, and I do not think it would take much effort at all. A few lines of code could save us all a huge amount of cumulative time!

  • aalexandrebeta's avatar
    aalexandrebeta
    Master
    May 22, 2016

    And there are an other issue that stuff is only single user capable!!

    It MUST BE MANDATORY to have it multi users. My 16 years old modem router SMC barricade did it like a charm! So excuse me but it should easily be done and implemented on every router and modem router of the Brand!

  • kb9fcc's avatar
    kb9fcc
    Novice
    Aug 11, 2016

    The auto connect on print is not really a new feature, this is broken, as it used to work fine. I've had 2 generations of Netgear routers (currently using WNDR 3800) and had the Netgear USB Control Center running under both XP and currently Windows 7. Everytime I would send a print job to printer connected via router, the job would start. Now, however, after updating (mistake) the USB CC software to version 1.36 and driver version 1.83.35, I now must open the USB CC and manually connect the printer.

     

     

  • aalexandrebeta's avatar
    aalexandrebeta
    Master
    Aug 11, 2016

    kb9fcc is right the issue is UNACCEPTABLE nowadys, whyon earth a 10y/o piece of junk is better capable than a 500$ brand new touter.

  • aalexandrebeta's avatar
    aalexandrebeta
    Master
    Aug 11, 2016

    By the way an older piece of junk with 16 y/o age was able to perform it still with flying colors multi-user Apes (app) or Program free just by config on the OS! People are lazy or not willing to perform their job properly upstairs!

  • AbhayB's avatar
    AbhayB
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Sep 08, 2017
    Status changed:
    Unspecified
    to
    Engineering Investigation
  • AbhayB's avatar
    AbhayB
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Sep 11, 2017
    Status changed:
    Engineering Investigation
    to
    Not a Feature or Product Idea

    Our team could not reproduce with latest version v1.39. 

  • EngDave's avatar
    EngDave
    Novice
    Mar 13, 2019

    USB control center actually did auto-connect in Win7.  However as soon as it was installed in Win10, the auto-connect feature would not function.

    Manual connect does work.

    Any suggestions on how to get this thing to auto-connect again????