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POPULAR HAT - 2006-02-13 11:31:00 | © Copyright 2004 - www.hat.net () | sitemap | top |
Jeremy Lawson
The Linksys WPS54GU2 print server has the option of either connecting to the network via a network cable or wirelessly. If you have a wireless network, then you can put the printer wherever there is a power source. If the print server is connected (wired) to a hub or switch, then no clients can print wirelessly.
My experiences with this print server have all been with Windows 2000. I had no problem with getting it to talk to the network. I have two laptops, both with a 3com 3CRWE154G72 PC-Card, a desktop with a 3com 3CRDAG675 wireless PCI adapter, and a 3com 3CRWE454G72 access point. I use the print server to print to a HP LaserJet 1012. All the clients in my network print just fine.
Linksys is a business partner with Cisco Systems, which builds world class networking equipment. The included software is used to configure the IP port. If you look in the settings of a printer, one of the tabs is for specify which port to print to. The included software configures a port to use. If you are currently using a printer with your desktop, and you move it to this print server, then you change the port to the one created by the Print Server Utility. Most of this is automated and you won't have to worry about it.
Here is a list of the places I saw quality:
1) Good web site
2) After the Print Server Utility establishes a port, a redo of the same thing will change the existing port, not create a new one.
3) You can specify the name of the printer hooked via USB cable and via parallel cable. After you are done installing the port, the Print Server Utility will try and match the correct printer to this port. In other words, if you have the drivers for the printer already set up, it does a good job of matching up the driver with the name you put for the printer.
Here are the places I saw value:
1) $100 less! All I wanted from a Print Server is to be able to print! This was the cheapest I could find, that did what I wanted. I paid at least one hundred dollars less, expecting I might have trouble with the setup. I had no trouble with the setup.
2) The Print Server has never done weird things for me.
3) I didn't expect to find well written software that would automatically try and match the port with the correct printer.
4) To view or change the configuration for the Print Server, you browse in Internet Explorer to the IP number of the Print Server. The configuration web pages were well laid out, and easy to understand.
My gripes:
1) There has got to be a better way to reset all the settings back to factory.