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HP HP Wireless G

Hewlett Packard HP Wireless G Print Server Print Server

$123.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the hp connection manager gives you control over the server and it's not described much in the manual but is documented in the user guide on the install disk.
from www.amazon.com
at first it seemed i had to manually "connect" and "disconnect" the connection manager.
from www.amazon.com
turns out, i needed to set it up manually, which was no hassle, actually.
from www.amazon.com
two quirks to mention: i can't seem to get the manual 2-sided printing capability to work via the server; and once when i printed from the mac and then tried to print from the xp, all i got were
from www.amazon.com
for those that own this printer, that means you don't have to open and close the lid in order to get a manual feed operation to work.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact

2 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for MAN

Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2

$68.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
if not for little snafu's with the manual, i would rate it 'excellent'.cons: manufacturer's support / download web site does not have a section for print servers (so finding product brochure or
from www.amazon.com
at this point you should set aside the manual, nowhere it says that once you finished the windows install the only thing to do is add a printer in print & fax preference pane using appletalk (got no
from www.amazon.com
lyon smith, whose review should be called "buffalo print server: the missing manual." following his instructions, the print server installed with no problems.
from www.amazon.com
* note: the manual doesn't seem to mention the default login -- it's user 'root' and no password.
from www.amazon.com
like him to develop their manuals....i was told by buffalo that their server would not even work with my hp p1100 photoprinter (this was after 3 hours of telephone support) and, once i followed mr.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Form Factor: External

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for MAN

Zonet ZPS2102

$69.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
using a straight through network cable, you simply connect the lan port on the ps to your nic port on your computer and manually set the computer nic to 192.168.5.10 or something like that so that
from N/A, www.newegg.com
thanks to the previous reviewers, i quickly realized that i needed to manually configure the print server and forget the software.
from www.newegg.com
excellent build quality and highly functional.cons: a hard copy of the manual would have been nice.other thoughts: while i would not describe the setup process as intuitive, anyone with basic
from www.newegg.com
otherwise, you'll have to try to find the ip address, which is not the example address they use in the manual.
from www.newegg.com
make sure to download the user's manual from the zonet web site.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP

4 RECOMMENDED by 32 people for MAN

D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction

$106.00 Est. at Amazon

from andertod from Chicago, www.circuitcity.com
one word of advice, throw away quick start guide and print out the full manual and follow it step by step.
from PATRICK from WOODBRIDGE VA, www.circuitcity.com
i love technology n love to see it work and i am a great critic.this unit worked like a charm.u dont need the cd just the manual.unlike the other reviewer who smashed his unit .
from LekTric from Alabama, www.circuitcity.com
in my case, i did need to turn on the upnp (instructions in the manual) on my windows xp computer that i using to setup the server.
from TJB from m, www.circuitcity.com
it turned out that i had to manually input the printers in the control panel of windows.
from www.amazon.com
always follow the instruction manual that comes with the product.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP

5 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for MAN

D-Link DP-300U DHDP300U

$86.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Naperville, IL, clickfrom.buy.com
note carefully: unless you use tcp/ip print servers on windows on a regular basis, read the manual!!!!
from shopping.yahoo.com
but switching from ink to laser and vice versa was a trouble some task; i would have to manually swap the connection.
from www.amazon.com
the manual recommends connecting by assigning one of your computers an ip in the same range, which takes it offline.
from www.amazon.com
unlike some other reviewers, i was able to install the print server in a snap, simply following the directions provided in the manual.
from www.newegg.com
oh yeah - you just gotta love newegg!cons: setup for 2 printers was a bit different than the hardcopy manual for 1, but i didn't even have to look it up.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: Telnet,SNMP

NetGear WGPS606 WGPS606NA

$67.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
the product is a refurb so it did not come with software, i dl the latest driver and manual from netgear and 5 short minutes later i was up and running.
from Jim from Severn, MD, www.circuitcity.com
you need to manually configure the computer you're setting it up from to be on the same network as the print server.
from SP from Westbury, NY, www.circuitcity.com
to an existing wireless network more specifically.even so, with some trial and error, it only took about 20 minutes to get connected.a vast improvement over using a manual wired switching mechanism.
from RouterRooter from San Diego, CA, clickfrom.buy.com
the installation cd wasn't very intuitive (even for an old neteng) but if you dig, you'll find the full manual and ip address needed to log into it and configure.
from www.pricegrabber.com
the first problem was that since netgear does not claim compatability with macs, they have no instruction in their included manual nor the cd nor their website on how to get it to work with a mac.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Form Factor: External

Linksys PSUS4

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
for the detailed stuff, you can d/l and print a pdf from the linksys website.get used to it; it saves the manufacturer a ton of money to not include detailed manuals in the box.anyway, back to the
from David from Sherwood, AR, clickfrom.buy.com
i had to manually enter its assigned dhcp address and reassign it to a static ip address on my linksys home network.
from www.pricegrabber.com
unfortunately, the linksys website and the server's manual do not indicate which printers work with the server.
from Roger from Clifton, VA, clickfrom.buy.com
option, select the linksys print server port as the port the printer is attached to and then use the "have disk" option to manually install the printer driver from the cd supplied with your printer.
from BE from Lake Saint Louis, MO, USA, www.circuitcity.com
if you have never installed linksys before, follow the guidelines and user manual!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP, Remote Management Protoco: HTTP

NetGear PS121

$69.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.overstock.com
if you only want to remote a printer between two pcs and you can get around the places where the manual does not match the software, it is not a bad little box.
from www.overstock.com
i would have given it 5 stars if i did not have to get the manual and drivers off the internet, i only say this because i am still in the stone age:) "dial up".
from www.pricegrabber.com
if you do this you must manually go to "printer" properties, and select "usb" port.
from bvrev.compusa.com
after that, may need to manually add a printer port...my software kept giving a printing error until i manually set up a port...see the netgear website for instructions.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Form Factor: External

IOGear USB 2.0 1 Port GPSU21

IOGear USB 2.0 Print Server, 1 Port (GPSU21) Print Server

$47.00 Est. at Amazon

from Graham from Phoenix, clickfrom.buy.com
the install disk was rather useless to me, so going it the manual route worked.
from Patrick from Follansbee, WV, clickfrom.buy.com
the manual has a lot to be desired.
from www.newegg.com
but, i did as the manual stated and it changed the printer settings in the next step.
from www.amazon.com
a static address (as the manual prefers) since that does not
from www.newegg.com
heaven help the newby who doesn't know how to grab ports (the manual says nothing, and windows is useless in its so-called "wizard")other thoughts: for allowing this type of feedback, newegg gets a

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet

Trendware TEW-P21G

$122.00 Est. at Amazon

from Al, www.newegg.com
read the manual and then remember that it is a local printer, tcip, use a static ip and when setting up use the correct device name.
from www.newegg.com
someone unfamiliar with setting up a network could fail.other thoughts: the manuals are basic at best.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet, Form Factor: External

Trendware Trendnet TE100-MP2U 2-Port 10/100Mbps

$78.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the manual was ok, i did find it odd that the spelling was pretty bad.
from www.amazon.com
again, i went online and found a manual for the print-server on trendnet's site that provided extra information.

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Positives: Form Factor: External, Interface: USB, Platform: PC

TRENDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRENDnet TE100-P1P 1x

TRENDWARE INTERNATIONAL TRENDnet Printserver TE100-P1P 1x par. (7109313030568) Print Server

$52.00 Est. at Amazon

from Corsano, www.newegg.com
luckily, the discovery utility was able to find the server and after some guess work (forget the "manual" that comes with it...
from N/A, www.newegg.com
not hard to setup.would order another cons: printed manual is not that great, but the one on the cd is better.
from Jam, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: manual is nothing to write about.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it would have been nice if that was noted in the user manual.
from James, www.newegg.com
just make sure you have room.user manual was not very helpful, so this is getting returned or sold to someone else.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: Telnet

Trendware TEW-P1PG

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
set it to your network, either dhcp or manual, disconnect and reboot and you've got a printer port 20ft away.
from www.amazon.com
as others have noted, initial setup needs to be done via the ethernet port, and make sure to configure the ip address manually (rather than dhcp) to be within the same subnet as your wireless network
from Just Enough, www.newegg.com
follow the procedure manuale and cd provided.
from www.amazon.com
the manual would be as thick as a telephone book, and that they prefer customers to call tech support instead.
from www.amazon.com
even though instructions from the manual was followed, the printer did not work.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Remote Management Protocol: Telnet,SNMP

NetGear PS101 PS101NA

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
setting up the print server requires actually reading the manual, and subsequent driver installs on new machines require a few steps, but the product works great and is very convenient for home use.
from www.amazon.com
i was also not interested in a 'switch box' that either required manual flipping of the switch or paying much more for automated directing of your print job.
from www.amazon.com
i did not use any of the netgear setup utilities provided on the cd, i set it up manually using the web browser interface.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: for this to work without problems on vista, you will need to manually configure a tcp/ip printer port and then add the printer as a "local" printer.
from www.amazon.com
you do need the booklet in the box, but you don't need the manual.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy To Use, Form Factor: External

Linksys Wireless-G WPS54G

$105.00 Est. at Amazon

from VictorB from Baytown, TX., www.circuitcity.com
had to manually set ip address, subnet mask, ect.
from www.pricegrabber.com
no big deal, but you have to manually set up a second driver install yourself.
from www.amazon.com
if this does not work, you may have to go under the protocol tab and enter the ip address manually rather than have it obtain the ip address automatically.
from www.amazon.com
anyway, you can use wpa encryption, but you have to manually configure the print server using the web-based utility rather than the setup disk.
from www.amazon.com
the printer configuration automatically installs a new tcp/ip printer port, so there is no need to manually configure one.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP

Linksys Wireless-G WPS54GU2

$160.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's fairly straightforward to follow the manual to print from windows, but if you want to print from os x, you need to specify "l2" for the usb port server, not "p2" as in windows and the manual.
from www.amazon.com
i had to manually connect the second pc to the printer, add the printer, disconnect it, then was able to connect the pc's printer entry to the print server's port during the print server driver
from www.amazon.com
this is a limitation of the current technology not this product the user manual clearly states this product does not support multi-function jobs that require communication from the printer to the
from www.amazon.com
following the reset procedure in the manual failed to reset the ip & i could no longer talk to the router to administer it.
from www.amazon.com
the manual is not fit to hang on an outhouse nail it's so worthless.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Reliability, Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,HTTP, Remote Management Protoco: SNMP,HTTP

Trendware TRENDnet TE100 PS1U TE100-PS1U

$43.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Chantilly VA, clickfrom.buy.com
just a bit slow and manual useless.
from www.tigerdirect.com
setup is not difficult through the web software; just be sure to follow the directions in the manual on the cd.
from www.amazon.com
this compact little print server seems adequate and i've no complaints thus far except for the manual.
from www.amazon.com
set up is painless, the manual is well written.
from www.thenerds.net
the instruction manual sets up the server network, but does not set up a new printer.

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Positives: Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet, Remote Management Protoco: SNMP,Telnet, Form Factor: External, Interface: USB

HP HP Q6236A Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit

Hewlett Packard HP Q6236A Hp Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit Print Server

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my experience is to carefully read the documentations from both the manual and the cd, which are come with the kit, first and then i have no problem to have a successful installation.
from www.amazon.com
i rated the item 4/5 because these advanced features are nowhere to be found in the installation manual.
from www.amazon.com
this device was very easy to install if you follow the directions in the user manual pdf exactly.
from www.amazon.com
i also found the manual difficult to follow - it was not written for averagely computer literate people like me.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Set Up, Form Factor: External, Interface: Ethernet

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