Linksys PPS1UW EtherFast Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer

Average customer rating: 2.5

Not Compatible with Canon MP730
Don't buy this product
Works with kinks
False advertising
Some problems, but got it working...

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Linksys PPS1UW EtherFast Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer

Manufacturer: Linksys
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00006HY8N

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Product Description

The EtherFast Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer provides an easy solution for placing a printer on your wireless (when used with the Instant Wireless Network PC Card) or wired network. Don't waste valuable system and network resources or create printing bottlenecks by attaching a printer to one of the nodes on the network. Instead, place a printer anywhere in your 10/100 network or in the range of your wireless devices (when used with the Instant Wireless Network PC Card). You will save space and time, and increase your network performance as well.Hook up a printer to the Wireless-Ready USB PrintServer from anywhere in your workplace and you'll save processing time by freeing your dedicated PrintServer PC and controlling print jobs with its remote management utility. A 256KB Ram buffer memory handles your graphics jobs effortlessly, while an easy installation gets you printing in just minutes. Your data-intensive print jobs will breeze through with maximized speed and reliability.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Linksys EtherFast wireless-ready USB print server provides an easy solution for adding a printer to your wireless (when used with the Linksys Instant Wireless Network PC Card) or wired network. Don't waste valuable system and network resources or create printing bottlenecks by attaching a printer to one of the nodes on the network. Instead, place a printer anywhere in your 10/100 network or in the range of your wireless devices (when used with the Instant Wireless Network PC Card). You will save space and time, and increase your network performance as well.

Hook up a printer to the wireless-ready USB print server from anywhere in your workplace and you'll save processing time by freeing your dedicated print server PC and controlling print jobs with its remote-management utility. A 256 KB RAM buffer memory handles your graphics jobs effortlessly, while an easy installation gets you printing in just minutes.

Compatible with virtually all USB, network-ready printers and major operating systems, your data-intensive print jobs will breeze through with maximized speed and reliability. Let the hybrid functionality of the wireless-ready USB print server from Linksys customize your network's capabilities to meet your printing needs time and again.

The EtherFast wireless-ready USB print server is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, and XP. USB-connected devices are not compatible with Windows 95 and Windows NT. Linksys does not recommend or support the patches available that attempt to make USB-connected devices work with Windows 95.

Customer Reviews:

Not Compatible with Canon MP730.......2004-02-18

I like Linksys products, but trying to find a printer that works with this print sever is hard. I have to buy a second printer for this problem.

Don't buy this product.......2003-12-24

Many of the reviews here are accurate and valuable. The most important piece of advice is to contact Linksys and see if your printer is supported. Having set the environment up with my HP OfficeJet K60 everything seems fine. When I go to print however, the application recognizes the printer and even knows what port it is connected on. Unfortunately, everything I print goes into a black hole. After calling Linksys support, they tell me that looking through their internal list it shows a number of poor people like myself who have tried and failed to get the K60 working, so they "assume" its not supported.

When I asked if I could get a copy of the list indicating what is supported, I was told its an internal only document. So its trial and error if you have this product.

Like other reviews, they recommended that I upgrade to the WPS11 server. Although I've been happy with Linksys, I think I'll look elsewhere first.

Works with kinks.......2003-10-31

There are a number of posts indicating that this does not work. Just wanted to say that it worked on two of my printers. Epson 870 and Samsung 1710 laser. But it is not flawless getting it going. I seem to have a power on sequence problem. I used to turn the printer/server on at the same time. It won't initialize properly when its powered up at the same time. I've haven't figure the power on sequence but seems like the printer has to be powered on and initialized first. (But it may be the otherway around.) But when they are initialized properly, they work flawless if I don't loose power to the house. Now I leave them both on all the time. BTW, Epson's print monitor does not work with the print server.

Another thing, DON'T loose the installation disk, you can't get a replacement driver from their web site.

False advertising.......2003-10-27

Linksys says this is a USB print server. Maybe it is. But neither their literature nor anything on their website tells you that it doesn't work with some printers. And not some strange brand. Canon printers. I have a Canon F80 which works just fine by direct USB connection. But after 30 min with technical support, the tech decides to ask what my printer is. He then says that according to their documents the USB print server doesn't work with my printer. He then tells me I can BUY the other WPS11 print server and it will work with the Canon F80. But they won't take back the PPS1UW print server ("That's not our policy.") Now I could probably get sued for calling this what I think it really is, so I'll just settle for "false and misleading advertising". Save your money and try another company who doesn't hide their product's deficiencies and who stands behind their products. If I hadn't already invested money in a Linksys router (and signal booster since the signal is terrible), I'd toss them also. As it is, I'm out $90.

Some problems, but got it working..........2003-10-02

I got it working with a HP DeskJet 5550 within 1 hour... the primary problem I ran into was when trying to install the print driver using the linksys software. When I went so far as to get a port installed onto the system, then ran the HP driver install using the port that was created for the printer, it worked.

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