Can this device be used by multiple computers at once? will it queue the print jobs or will it only print from whichever pc connects to it first?
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I have two PCs on a home network, with this print server also on the network. I was able to print from both PCs simultaneously. The print jobs were queued in the order received. The first job was 5 pages while the second was only one page. All 5 pages printed before the single page, just as you would expect.
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This device changes the printer it is connected to a network printer i.e. you no longer need to be physically connected to the printer, The print jobs are sent via your network to the printer from the network infrastructure. It does not matter whether the OS is Windows, Mac, or from tablets or phone. Just be sure you are purchasing the correct model (parallel, USB etc...)
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It can be used by unlimited computers at once. My main one is printed to by 4 computers a day, by multiple OS types too, here at the shop. The computers themselves can all separately set the "default printer" that they call the default, but there is no default for the printer backwards. The printer only sees the TP Link which is sending it jobs to print, it doesn't really care how they got there or where they came from beyond that.
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That is how I have mine working. One note of caution: For it to work properly, you should first hook it up directly to each computer you want to switch to a wireless USB Hub. That way, when you install your USB Hub, it'll automatically find the printer. What brand of USB Wireless hub are you using?
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If you are wireless, you can have multiple computers,tablets printing from the same computer as long as you have made the wireless connection
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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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I dont think that will work. It will serve you better to just connect the printer to one computer and setup a network for printer so that multiple computers on your network can print from it.
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Of course. It behaves like a network printer. The print jobs are queued and the first one prints first and then the next.
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Yes. I am sharing a printer with two separate computers, one running Win7 and one running XP.
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I don't really know - I have one printer connected to the top slot and the two computers connected via USB to the #1 and #2 buttons. I don't know why it wouldn't work as well with 2 computers and 1 printer....it is just a matter of USB connections.
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This printer features an ethernet connection, meaning it can be networked and used by multiple computers. If you are using the USB connection, you would need to connect it to a print server for sharing. I recommend the networked option. The guide should include a walkthrough for setting it up.
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It should work.. but you will have issues because every time you switch computers it will detect a new device. using a KVM is probably not the best solution. You should consider using on of the computers as a print server.
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Peggy, I have loaded both my Macs and Windows PCs (I have three PCs that use the Samsumg as default [Xp, Vista and 7] and have no issues with them and Macs using it. The Vista has no issues on set-up, I did use an USB 2.0 cable with XP, and then used WiFi with it, as I explained in review. No, you can have sumultaneous print jobs from all.
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Not unless both the printer and the computer are devices in a local network.
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No--it doesn't automatically duplex COPIES. I suspect that for PRINTING you could (as most printers now do) -- print the even pages, then flip over the stack, and have it print the second. BTW--be cautious which one you buy. I THOUGHT I was getting a second M1217 (wifi), and ended up with a M1212--non-wifi. Somehow on the list of suppliers, this one snuck in. Nasty trick. Oh well.
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I have mine connected to our network and print to it from everywhere. I think it just depends on your network.
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Hi Jenny, If what you are asking ... could this card support 20 simultaneous connections from workstations, it would depend upon the operating system. If you use a SERVER Operating System, then YES this card could easily handle 20 computer load for File Printer sharing.
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I am using it on 2 Windows 8 notebooks. When I configured the actual print server I used a Windows 7 desktop, so I can't say the entire setup was done completely on Windows 8. However, the notebooks are printing to that server from Windows 8. I don't see any reason why I couldn't have originated the entire setup using Windows 8.
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it can if you connected the 7 port usb unit to the computer you want to use the printer for, if you plug your printer into the 7 port usb unit. this is not a router, it's a usb unit.