D-Link DP-311U Wireless Print Server, 1-USB Port, 802.11b, 11Mbps

Average customer rating: 2.5

Works Great, after you're done setting up it up...
Didn't work
Difficult setup, works after it gets going
Configuration is big task
The most difficult thing in the world to configure

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D-Link DP-311U Wireless Print Server, 1-USB Port, 802.11b, 11Mbps

Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00009KH5Q

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Product Description

The DP-311U Wireless Print Server is the ideal network printing solution for small offices, home offices, schools and other businesses that require printer sharing. With its high-speed USB port, accessing a network and sharing a printer device will be easier than ever. The DP-311U supports all major network Operating Systems and protocols.

Customer Reviews:

Works Great, after you're done setting up it up..........2007-05-23

The server works great on my HP 2200. It's fast, reliable and can be easily velcro-ed to the side. Downside, it's got to be the single most difficult piece of hardware I've ever had to setup. NO WIZARD! Anyway, I followed the instructions to the letter and after setting my network IP address back to normal, the box would cease to work. I tried a bunch of things to get it to work, but in the end it was something simple. I'm using a Netgear WGR614v6 which is set to be a DHCP server. The list of available IP addresses missed the default 192.168.0.10 so the computer could not recognize it. I changed the DP-311U's default IP address in the PSadmin program and BAM! Works first try! The morale of the story, if you're running a DHCP server, check the list of IP addresses.

Didn't work.......2007-03-09

Wouldn't work with my HP K80. I guess I should have done more research

Difficult setup, works after it gets going.......2006-10-08

I could not get the wireless portion to connect for a while. While searching for a solution, this site was at the top of the list so I decided to post my fix here.

It seems that when the 311U is configured using the ancient-looking PS Admin utility, it has a small bug/feature. PS Admin converts the wireless SSID to ALL CAPS where as my wireless network name has mixed case. Talking directly to the 311U, via a web browser, I was able to set the SSID correctly and get m'self up and running.

Hope this helps.

Configuration is big task.......2006-08-22

I bought the product 2 weeks before and I have a thought this will work with all printers but not. D Link technical support is very bad I called at least 10 times to find my printer is compatible or not.

User manual is not complete so configuration is very difficult. Changing the IP Address manually and re assigning the new IP Address is very difficult. And it cause problem for other wireless divices (Mouse,Keyboard,Wireless web camera and External wireless hard disk). Because of this product I spend almost 8 hrs to solve other wireless network issues.

If you have enough time then it will entertain you.

The most difficult thing in the world to configure.......2006-07-29

Problem #1 - out of hte box, these units are assigned 192.168.0.10 as an IP address. find if your network is on the .0 subnet. So I had to change my entire network over to this in order to get it configured.
Problem #2 - once changed, now i have Ip address issues because of the existing clients picking up the .10 address.
Problem #3 - If you incorrectly specificy the SSID/wep key or IP address, you have to put it back to the defaults and start over. there's no way to configure the unit
Problem #4 - it just plain don't work as it should.

Easily the most difficult unit i've ever had to configure. It's a shame that I'm swearing off linksys as their prices are good. Despite it's decent price, stay away from this one.

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