Best Print Servers for Small Office

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NetGear WGPS606 WGPS606NA

$67.00 Est. at Amazon

from Chris from St.Clairsville, OH., www.circuitcity.com
i used this product in conjunction with our small office netwrok, and it works perfectly fine from every computer in the office.
from www.pricegrabber.com
so i went out and got this print server mainly b/c it used 802.11g and wpa-psk, the same as my home network.
from www.thenerds.net
summary: so i went out and got this print server mainly b/c it used 802.11g and wpa-psk, the same as my home network.
from esl537, www.pricegrabber.com
-802.11g -nice industrial design weaknesses: -setup was laborious for mac summary: so i went out and got this print server mainly b/c it used 802.11g and wpa-psk, the same as my home network.
from Gary from Tampa, FL, www.circuitcity.com
the mac was a little more difficult since i'm not a mac person (it's my wife's system) but after getting a feel for system preferences i was able to pull info from netgear's web site about setting up

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 15 people for SMALL OFFICE

IOGear USB 2.0 1 Port GPSU21

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

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Seattle, WA, clickfrom.buy.com
at it's heart, this is just a little box that let's you print from an ethernet network.
from Anthony.A.Estep@verizon.net from Huntington, WV, clickfrom.buy.com
great product, got the delivery and within 10 minutes of opening the box, the printer was working across my home network.
from A Customer from Troy, MI, clickfrom.buy.com
overall, it allows me to share the printer on my home network.
from Jay Riddle from Atlanta, GA, clickfrom.buy.com
using for an hp officejet in a small office environment to host as print serv.
from Ken from Dacula,GA, clickfrom.buy.com
we have a mixed network of vista business and xp home machines, so printer sharing from a pc really doesn't work well.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for SMALL OFFICE

Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2

$68.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
i was a little uneasy when i ordered this print server, because i have never used a buffalo product before.
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
i use this product to put a usb hp laserjet printer on our home network with a pc and a mac, and it's flawless on both platforms.
from www.amazon.com
this can be a 5 stars product but the instructions are a little confusing and installing in mac first is not too easy.
from www.amazon.com
software: when i ran the configuration software on one of my computers, it was not able to detect the device on my (very basic) home network.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 18 people for SMALL OFFICE

D-Link DP-300U DHDP300U

$84.00 Est. at Amazon

from mtbmunoz@earthlink.net from San Antonio, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
i wanted to be able to put my printer on the home network so i could share it between a laptop and desktop computer.
from Greg from Houston, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
the setup with windows xp is a little weird, but the installation guide talks you through it step by step.
from Terry from Tampa, FL, clickfrom.buy.com
i purchased this mainly because i wanted the other computers on our home network to be be able to print if my laptop(configured as the print server) was turned off, or i was away on business.
from bvrev.compusa.com
awesome little print server.
from Rick from Aliso Viejo, CA, clickfrom.buy.com
after doing my homework and reading the reviews, i opted for the d-link dp-300u ($75.86).

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for SMALL OFFICE

Trendware TEW-P1PG

$76.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
when i wanted to move my plotter to the other side of my office i decided to go wirless (for obvious reasons) i almost didn't buy this due to it's poor reviews but really liked it's small simple
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this product to convert a brother laser printer to a wireless network home printer.
from www.amazon.com
i would recommend this adapter with the caveat that it's easy to set up if you know the basics of home networks.
from www.amazon.com
i configured the server on our home network with 4 computers.
from www.amazon.com
knocked a star off because of the centronics connector design, otherwise it's recommended for basic home use.

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

Canon 2553B002

$53.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this little device does what it's suppose to do, blue tooth pictures from my phone to the printer!
from www.amazon.com
i originally purchased the bluetooth adapter because my office was my kitchen table while my two children, 4 years and 2 years old, ran the household.
from uttrekr, www.newegg.com
i use this with a work laptop where i have to vpn (vpn cuts off ability to use a shared home printer on my local lan so the bluetooth gives me a workaround).
from remmie, www.newegg.com
it is annoying to pay so much for so little (again, not newegg's fault).

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

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.mwave.com
summary: first off, a network print server is a must-have if you have a home/office lan or wireless-lan, an existing usb printer, and several lan users/pcs that want to share same printer
from A Customer from Fairfield, IA, clickfrom.buy.com
it took a little while to figure out the setup.
from sapy2k, www.pricegrabber.com
summary: first off, a network print server is a must-have if you have a home/office lan or wireless-lan, an existing usb printer, and several lan users/pcs that want to share same printer

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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.pricegrabber.com
in addition, the server is a lot smaller than it looks in the pictures and takes up very little space.
from Techlisa from Escondido, CA, www.circuitcity.com
the install was easy and well documented, sometimes the unit needs to be powered down to wake it up, otherwise it is a good little server.
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 Mike from New Jersey, www.circuitcity.com
i have a dell a96o all in one priner and i was able to get it working, with a little effort.
from www.amazon.com
i implemented this printer server on my home network, to replace an old hp jetdirect external unit, i found the set up to be very straight forward, the software from linksys makes the process easy to

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

HP HP Wireless G

Hewlett Packard HP Wireless G Print Server Print Server

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one huge bonus is how tiny the server is.
from www.amazon.com
i installed this on a new all-in-one hp printer at a physical therapy clinic in homer, ak.
from www.amazon.com
my setup: a compaq xp laptop; hp laptop w/ vista home premium; hp color laserjet cp1215; dlink wireless n router
from www.amazon.com
i bought this item to connect my hp psc2410 to my home network.
from www.amazon.com
* disappointment #1: i was able to set up my 24" imac to print to my hp cp2025 dn color laserjet printer that was configured to use the hp wireless g print server that was connecting to my home

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

Keyspan USB 2.0 Server U2S-2A

$137.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the plan was to allow me to control and program my home automation from my powerbook wirelessly.
from www.amazon.com
they have had inconsistency in their advertisement, and the function, and support problems, but all in all i've been fairly pleased with the performance of this little gadget.
from www.amazon.com
the software can be little smart to know the printer queue still not finished, so that it would not release the printer till the queue is finished, then lock the queue for next person, since their

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Compact, Form Factor: External, Interface: USB

Trendware TE100-P21

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Washington, DC, clickfrom.buy.com
this item does a require a little bit of networking knowledge and imagination in order to configure it for use in your network.
from David from Milwaukee, WI, clickfrom.buy.com
this little print server is awesome!!
from bvrev.compusa.com
once the device gets an ip address you can navigate to the home page and get configuration information from there - should be no problem.
from A Customer from Georgia, clickfrom.buy.com
i have hp printers at home.
from www.newegg.com
it's very simple to set up and use.cons: the _hard_ part are the printer's themselves (this is probably what frustrates people the most about print servers), i have an hp officejet 5110 (all-in-one)

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

Trendware TE100-MP1U

$68.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bob, www.newegg.com
it worked right out of the box and required very little knowlege of networking to setup.
from RC, www.newegg.com
i can print and scan on my hp officejet 5610 from a wireless computer some rooms away.
from Razz, www.newegg.com
a close second was the trendnet te100-mp2u, cost a little more but has 2 usb ports and can setup with an usb hard-drive.
from SAS, www.newegg.com
cons: i have this on a home network with four other computers.
from Cavitysearch, www.newegg.com
i have little doubt they will come up with a software or firmware update that will fix this, hence the average rating.to be fair, i'm using this with windows vista.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Set Up, Nice Reliability, Form Factor: External

IOGear Multi-Function USB GMFPSU01C

IOGear Multi-Function Print Server, USB (GMFPSU01C) Print Server

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
hp jet direct print servers and an old netgear ps110 print server as well, and i had no issues with getting the iogear to work, it went very smoothly on my home network powered by a dlink dir-655.
from www.amazon.com
the product works perfectly well in a complex home environment.
from www.amazon.com
there are probably certain features that are missing; however, i only use the printer to print simple documents so i am more than happy to be able to print to my home office upstairs from my backyard.
from www.amazon.com
these instructions are given for setting up to print over the internet, but the same technique can be used to set up on a local home network.
from www.amazon.com
i love the fact that i can print from anywhere - i can go to work and print reciepts to my home printer!

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Positives: Compact, Great Reliability, Remote Management Protocol: HTTP, Form Factor: Plug-In Module (External)

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

$85.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have one vista business, vista home and 2 xp pro, and again, it seems to be working with all the functions.
from www.amazon.com
i put a document on the scanner and clicked scan in ms office and up it came!

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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 Ian, www.newegg.com
i had it installed on my home network in about 45 min.
from Quiddley, www.newegg.com
installation requireslittle knowledge of networking but enough to make some of my clients a little uncomfortable for a non-onsite install, thus the one egg deduction.
from Stiletto, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: setup is a little tricky.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: i have used these for years in a law office printing many documents.
from James, www.newegg.com
the size of the case is a little thick, so you may have problems fitting it on the back of some printers.

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

HP HP Jetdirect 300X Officeconnect p/n J4101B

Hewlett Packard HP Jetdirect 300X Officeconnect Print Server p/n J4101B (J4101BB) Print Server

$125.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one huge bonus is how tiny the server is.
from www.amazon.com
i installed this on a new all-in-one hp printer at a physical therapy clinic in homer, ak.
from www.amazon.com
i bought this item to connect my hp psc2410 to my home network.
from www.amazon.com
* disappointment #1: i was able to set up my 24" imac to print to my hp cp2025 dn color laserjet printer that was configured to use the hp wireless g print server that was connecting to my home

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

HP HP Q6236A Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit

Hewlett Packard HP Q6236A Hp Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit Print Server

$89.00 Est. at Amazon

from MartyMo from Dallas,TX, www.circuitcity.com
the range isnt that great..dont count on it to printfrom you room if the printer is located in your home office.
from KirkB from Dallas, TX, www.circuitcity.com
i lost the ability to scan images to my pc.so i did a little research and found a wireless print server that promised all-in-one device support.
from Jan from Athens, GA, www.circuitcity.com
this was easy to install and really serves my purpose in my small office.
from www.amazon.com
this product works like it says and makes things a little more convenient; however, it is not as practical as i thought i would be.
from www.amazon.com
after reading a lot of the other reviews, i was a little apprehensive about buying this product, but i decided to rely on faith in hp products and buy it anyway.

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

Canon& BU-20 Bluetooth& Adapter 013803055436

$62.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i purchased the bu-20 last week and am using it in my home network with a mac g4 laptop running os 10.4.11.
from www.amazon.com
i can print from almost anywhere in my home (30')
from www.amazon.com
we have a pc at home and my husband just got me a mac.
from www.amazon.com
handy little gadget.
from www.amazon.com
i admit i'm a little new to "bluetooth" technology, but i had no idea you could "never" transmit scans over a bluetooth connection ( as the canon rep told me) because the data volume is too large.

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

D-Link AirPlus DP-G321 790069269103

$199.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
* this is the product to get if you use more than one printer in home or office settings, which is often the case -- or if not yet the case, it allows for later expansion.
from www.mwave.com
getting tired of crawling under the desk and the dust, i decided to give this a try, thinking "how hard can it be to figure out how to connect?" since i've done wireless network setup at home.
from clickfrom.buy.com
this device is great for homes or small offices.
from www.newegg.com
the tech support people should be a little more informed about windows only printers.other thoughts: all in all, a good product and i am pleased with it overall.
from www.amazon.com
my home wireless is wpa enabled and there arent a lot of affordable print servers that offer wpa with parallel port.

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Positives: Form Factor: External, Interface: Parallel,USB, Platform: PC,Unix,Mac

D-Link DP 301U DP-301U

$65.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bob B. from Pittsburgh, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
this allowed me to change the print server ip address to the same subnet as my home network, and was relatively simple to do as the documentation with the print server walked me through it.
from A Customer from Philadelphia, PA, clickfrom.buy.com
this is a great, fast, inexpensive print server that integrated well and painlessly into my mixed wired and wireless mac-based home network.
from www.newegg.com
comments: i have three computers at my home and my biggest problem used to be my desktop had to be running non stop if i needed to print anything over my network.
from www.amazon.com
setup took a little bit but now that it's set up, it works fine.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this to install in a coworkers home and was not at all looking forward to setting it up.

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

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