we have a network ready printer (hp 6300 all-in-one printer). it i situated at the room of the builing were using cable is impossible. we have 3 wifi enabled laptop and a wireless router.we this hp 6300 all-in-one printer to connect to the network wirelessly and without depending on a computer. is this possible without using a router?
we bought netgear WGPS606 PRINTSERVER
Expert's answerThe Netgear WGPS606 print server should let you connect the printer to the wireless network without needing a computer attached to the printer. You do need a working wireless network for the print server to connect to. It should be as easy as plugging the printer into the print server with a USB cable and using the provided set up CD on the computer's you want to use the printer from. The reference manual for the print server is available online from NetGear. The HP 6300 is not listed in the compatability list posted by NetGear but the HP 6310 is. Typical pitfalls setting up a wireless print server involve getting the IP address for the printer assigned correctly and workstation firewalls causing problems for the set up software during printer identification. Start by setting up your wireless router so that a computer attached to the NetGear print server can communicate with the rest of the network and then configure the printer on that computer. Once you have that working you should be ready to connect wirelessly from other PC's. |
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