Can this router act as a print server? I know it has a usb port but it looks like that was designed for an additional antenna. Thanks!
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My copy of the manual says "reserved for future use", so I believe the answer would be NO.
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Neither. it simply makes printers usable on a network by tricking your PC or Mac into thinking that the device is attached to a usb port. Not an elegant solution, lacks meaningful support from the manufacturer, and unfortunately the software is a bit buggy. We basically stopped using the printer until I find time to implement some other solution.
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1st..... You may be able to use a USB hub but that may cause some conflict if not you could get a Print server for the 2nd printer 2nd....Depending on what speed you get it varies. For example if you are getting 20 Mbps from your providers. Depending on where you live that could average about 12-20. Also it depends on if your PC is directly connected to the router. If you are connected through wireless you will probably get 5-10 Mbps ( 5 being weak signal 10 being excellent). The advertised 900Mbps speed is transfer speeds within the network itself and is split evenly between the 2.4 and 5Ghz band. 3. The ranges on these routers are really good. You may get Good to Excellent most parts of your home. If you get weak signals you could get either Additional Access Point or buy Netgear Power lines which lets u connect directly to the router using the power lines existing in your home
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I hooked this printer up directly to my wireless network router. That way, I can print from any computer or device on my network, wired or wireless. You do not need to buy any additional equipment to do this - if you already have a wireless router. The printer ethernet cable plugs in directly to your router. Connecting it to your router also makes it easier to find/add the printer from various devices. Works great !
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If you lack a wireless router you can connect the printer to your computer with a USB cable, or to a wired network with an Ethernet cable. And, of course, it supports the earlier wireless "B" and "G" standards if you have an older wireless router which doesn't support "N".
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I have not tried printing outside of my firewall. It would not be immediately available and I can't speak if it would be possible or not.
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I wouldn't think so. But I didn't buy it to use as a print server. It's advertised as a media sharing device so you can plug in you external hard drives & if I remember correctly even USB flash drives and be able to access it on your LAN or the internet. You do have to use their software, which you download from their site once you setup your free account.
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It's definitely a wireless printer. Mine is sitting within a home theater wall unit bookshelf on the opposite side of the room as my computer. Beautiful too:) Looks like a piece of high end A/V equipment which is what's mainly sitting within that wall unit. It's the best printer I've owned. I only use for casual printing as necessary. As long as you have bluetooth capability in the device or computer you link to it, you can print with it.
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I use it with a printer and it works fine... If you want to use it for communications (bi-directional) I can't help you... Sorry
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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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Robert, I do own this printer, there are a few things I can tell you. First Suzanne is giving you incorrect info. The printer has both Wi-Fi capability for Wi-Fi devices and standard USB to printer cable for non Wi-Fi devices such as desktops. It does not have a network card, you must have router/modem combination through a service provider because the printer connects to internet with only a Ethernet cable. Once connected to a router via Ethernet cable you can choose to use the Wi-Fi or USB option, or both. I assume by network card that you mean internet through a removable card like that for a laptop, again it does not have that. I am confused by your copy question about glass and copy feeder. It will do double sided printing automatically if you would like it to do so. If you are looking to copy documents you will have to use a scanner and incorporate that scanner with a computer to make copies of documents that are not already stored digitally(hence email, thumb drive, SD card etc.). hope this helps.
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Hi, Because it only has a D at the end of the model number, it prints duplex (Prints on both sides of the paper) which is what I wanted. They have one with a DN which means it prints Duplex and can be hooked up to a network. In order to be wireless, I think it would have to have a W at the end of the model number.
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It's not a printer, it's a router. It is capable of connecting all wireless devices, but specific settings for printing from your iPad are irrelevant to this hardware.
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Dear Lake, Any router will support wireless printers. only takes a few steps to set up in the right way. Regards,
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Sorry should have clarified - I'm just trying to use a direct, simple wired connection using a USB interface cable directly from my laptop to the printer. It doesn't seem to come online. Have you tried just doing a wired print on a cable that is greater than 6 feet?
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I plugged my printer into one of the wired jacks on my router using a network cable. It works perfectly as a shared printer on my wireless network.
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You can use it as a wifi repeater or broadcast WiFi using an ethernet connection or a mobile usb dongle. You can also use it as a wifi nas server. Hope this answers your question.