How do you hook it up exactly for printing from my desktop (which is where my router is located) and from my laptop? Do I install the software in both computers? Do I plug the USB cable into the desktop and the ethernet cable into the router? Thanks.
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If your desktop and/or laptop has a wireless or wired connection then hook printer up with ethernet cable to your router. The printer will communicate with your router which will, in turn, communicate to any computer (desktop or laptop) that is connected to your network, either wirelessly or wired. If you have a device that is not connected to the network, then to print from that you need the USB connection. In general, it's either the wired connection or the USB connection, but not both. Although, I suppose you could use both, it's just that that usually isn't necessary.
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I haven't tried it myself, but I'm a big mac user and I have used this printer before on windows computers. The printer itself is USB if I remember right. If you have a USB port on your router, hook it up to that and the printer will pull an IP directly from the router itself (you may have to sign into the router to get it). If you don't have a USB port on your router, you'll need a seperate box like an HP JetDirect to give it an IP then you can connect to it wirelessly. On a mac, you'll need to go into system preferences&gt;print &scan, then hit the plus sign to add. Hope that helps!
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You need a wire. If you see at the top, there is an Ethernet port that goes to your router and a port for power. The cable that goes to your printer is on the opposite end.
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A USB 2.0 TypeA male to TypeB male cable to hook directly to your computer. http://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Hi-Speed-USB-2-0-Cable/dp/B001MSZBNA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1360143602&sr=8-2&keywords=usb+cable If you want to hook to your network (router), an ethernet patch cable. http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Cat5e-Ethernet-Patch-Meters/dp/B001TH7GVE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1360144324&sr=1-1&keywords=ethernet+patch+cable I just showed examples-there are many different lengths and colors available. This printer does NOT support wireless printing, so if you want to install it onto your network, you will need an ethernet patch cable to connect the printer to an open port on your router.
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You're typical printer to usb cable, flat rectangle one end, squarish on the other. Just type in Printer USB cable. You can also hook this us to your router and have it on the network (that's what I did).
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A USB cable will work. This printer also can be connected to a computer via an Ethernet cable.
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You plug in the ethernet cable directly into the adapter. You need 2 PlugLink adapters inorder for it to work. One is for running the cable from your router and the other, you run a cable from your computer to the PlugLink adapter by your PC.
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Absolutely. Depending on your router's features, you should have two options available. 1) Connect it to the router via Ethernet cable, then connect to it through your network. Exactly how you do this depends on your OS. Note that in this case the PC you use to se it up will basically become the "print server" and will need to be turned on if you wish to print from a different PC. 2) Some routers will let you hook up the printer via a USB cable, in which case you will configure the printer via the router's GUI, and the router will be the print server.
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Printer can be setup "wired" - with USB or Ethernet. If "wireless" then you do need a WiFi modem/router.
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I doubt that your printer is the issue. Any printer should work, if I it is correctly set up. If you run Windows, I assume that you used the installation disc. It won't show up unless it is in the same subnet, but the installation should set that. I have a Mac and had to assign an IP address manually, but The router could see it. If you can't see it, send it back.
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This machine is meant for working with wireless network. Download the software or use the cd provided with the printer. Install the full driver without paperport. When asked if want to use the usb for setup, donot use the usb. Instead let the computer search for the printer and then install this printer on the computer you want to use for printing. Do this on every computer on the wireless netwrk of you want to use every computer for printing.
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I tricks the computer in thinking that it is still USB connected. I takes a minute or so, to auto-connect to the printer when printing. I uses an IP address to talk to the Print Server I assigned 50 to mine. I have a HP all-in-one and it works great.
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This device plugs into an ethernet port on your router and your usb printer plugs into it. As long as the router it's plugged into is wireless also, all wired and wireless devices can locate and print from it. It works great for us.
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I don't know that you need a driver for the device. You need a printer driver for the printer and then you need to set up a generic TCP/IP port for it to print to. I followed the advice of the reviewer who talked about setting it up manually and it worked with XP and Win7 for me and I didn't need a driver for the device.
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Seriously, I couldn't find a lot of info on this printer. I do know it's a wireless printer, as so many are these days, but I'm pretty sure it is also a USB printer. Look at your printer, or check the manual. HP usually has information available on the web, in my opinion they are the best computer maker out there as far as product and support. If you decide you need a cable then by all means get the Mediabridge cable, it's a great cable at a great price and available through Amazon.
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I agree with what someone else pointed out (the printer is NOT Ethernet capable). I suspect that the seller has confused this Brother with a different model. The printer should come with a power cord--but those are a dime-a-dozen, as all computer equipment that plugs into an AC outlet directly (without using a power supply) has the same kind of cord, which you can buy online or even locally for a few dollars. But why don't you ask the seller? The printer does come (when new) with a power cord. It does NOT, however, come with a USB cord which is what you will need to connect it to a computer.
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Yes, absolutely. Ethernet cable from the printer to a free port on your router. Install the software on your laptop, and off you go!