10 Best Print Servers for Local
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- Easy To Use
- Easy Set Up
Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 39 products, over 60 people recommended Print Servers specifically for Local. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
NetGear PS121
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$50 - $78
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8 People Recommend
"ok --i will get a little technical here, if you cannot follow explanation, just print this page and take it to your local network guru to have you back and running in no time.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "(you may need to experiment with settings or printing or maybe even reboot again; i remember it was not there at first but then i think i tried sending a test page from localhost:631/printers...…" - Pricegrabber.com User "but then i think i tried sending a test page fromhttp://localhost:631/printers--even though, as i now know, test pages are not supported on ps121/ml1430--and went back and it was suddenly there.…" - Mwave.com User |
Linksys PSUS4
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$26 - $74
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6 People Recommend
"printer driver to use so that when you select the printer, the pc redirects the print stream to the print server rather than to a local usb port (parallel ports are not supported with this product).…" - Amazon.com User "to install on the local network, on the first computer install the complete print server setup utility so that you can set it to a static ip address.…" - Amazon.com User "here's what i did if it helps anyone else: used add printer wizard -> "local printer..." for select a printer port, chose create a new port...standard tcp/ip, then entered the ip address i gave the…" - Newegg.com User |
D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction
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$70 - $120
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5 People Recommend
"so, then in windows, go to add printer, and choose a local port, and create a new tcp/ip port.…" - A Customer from San Diego, CA at Buy.com "after a little research on the web, i was able to get my wife’s ibook printing using lpr printing for mac’s.cons: in the documentation it would have been helpful if dlink showed how to setup a local…" - Newegg.com User "the important part is to make sure that in the wizard, you choose local printer, uncheck automatic detect, click next.…" - Amazon.com User |
Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2
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$50 - $73
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4 People Recommend
"my advise to add a new printer, choose "local printer attached to this computer" and uncheck the auto-detect option.…" - PAStranger from Bellingham at Buy.com "* from your pc, 'add printer' -- choose local printer, create standard tcp/ip port pointing to the ip of the device, then browse to your printer driver.…" - Amazon.com User "my advise to add a new printer, choose "local printer attached to this computer" and uncheck the auto-detect option. …" - PAStranger from Bellingham at Buy.com |
Linksys Wireless-G WPS54G
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$38 - $160
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4 People Recommend
"also, you need to add your printer (as stated before) locally first, then set it up via the print server.…" - Newegg.com User "no one seemed to find the setup easy so i went to a local store and bought the wps54g so i could return it if i failed in my mission.…" - Amazon.com User "computer, you may want to uninstall the usb version of the same printer, because when you boot up, some versions of windows will give you endless warnings that the local printer isn't connected.…" - Amazon.com User |
D-Link DP-300U DHDP300U
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$56 - $88
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3 People Recommend
"it is actually added, not as a network printer, but as a local printer that you configure as a standard tcp/ip port.…" - Amazon.com User "the main difference was that d-link suggested installing the print server as a local tcp/ip printer instead of a networked printer and, bingo, i got the jetdirect to print.…" - Amazon.com User "godd solution to share two printers on a local area network.…" - A Customer from Raleigh, NC at Buy.com |
NetGear WGPS606 WGPS606NA
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$79 - $120
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3 People Recommend
"now, vista users out there, you will be able to connect to the printer port (local tcp/ip connection) with ease.…" - A Customer from Dallas Texas at Buy.com "not a huge hassle, but annoying.other thoughts: one of the few wireless bridges you can get these days -- eliminates wires between rooms, while still allowing local gigabit networks if you hook a hub…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: one of the few wireless bridges you can get these days -- eliminates wires between rooms, while still allowing local gigabit networks if you hook a hub up behind the bridge.…" - Newegg.com User |
Trendware TEW-P1PG
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$73 - $87
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3 People Recommend
"4.) create a local printer on your computer, choose a new tcp/ip port, put in the ip address of this new print server, and pick out the driver for your printer.…" - network guru at Newegg.com "instead of configuring a network printer you need to install the printer yourself as a "local" printer and configure a tcp port.…" - Newegg.com User "i wish i could get my money back and just purchase a new printer at a local store. …" - Tigerdirect.com User |
Linksys Wireless-G WPS54GU2
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$135
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3 People Recommend
"i had to add a local printer and choose the print server port using the microsoft xp add a printer option.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "hint: if you are installing the printer for the first time, using windows xp, select "local printer" on the options and then the new printer port off the drop down list.…" - A Customer from Wyoming at Buy.com "if your borderline on picking one of these up, my suggestion is to buy it locally and return it if you have significant trouble.…" - Amazon.com User |
IOGear Multi-Function USB GMFPSU01C
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$30 - $37
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2 People Recommend
"(the 7550 will access them locally.) as i had installed the hp printer on one machine before networking it, the ink utility will appear only on that pc when i print from that machine.…" - Compusa.com User "these other print servers required hours to install, required fixed ip addresses, needed to be setup as a "local" printer running via tcp/ip, and didn't support all the features of the printers (and…" - Amazon.com User "the vpn connection makes printing to a local ip address impossible since it redirects all traffic to work and will block any attempts to get to any local ip addresses.…" - Amazon.com User |
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