D-Link DP-311P Wireless Print Server, 1-Centronics Port, 802.11b, 11 Mbps

Average customer rating: 3.0

Difficult setup for D-Link DP-311P
It is a good product, only if you know how to configure it.
Worthless garbage
Very Tricky to Install!
Does not work, horrible support

D-Link DP-311P Wireless Print Server, 1-Centronics Port, 802.11b, 11 Mbps

Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0000A0VBM

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Product Description

D-Link, the industry pioneer in networking, continues to offer innovative Ethernet products. The D-Link DP-311P is a wireless print server with one parallel port. With its high-speed IEEE 1284 port, the DP-311P allows those on your network to access and share a printer wirelessly no matter where they reside on the network.The DP-311P is equipped with one bi-directional parallel port with Centronics connector for direct connection to most printers available on the market today. No additional printer cable will be required. The DP-311P also supports all major network operating systems and protocols. The DP-311P is an 802.11b-compliant wireless Print Server that supports both infrastructure and Adhoc wireless modes. With the DP-311P you have the ability and convenience of sharing a printer beyond the wired network. The DP-311P is also easily configurable using a Web Browser or Windows based setup wizard. Using Web Browsers on a PC connected to the network, configuration is simple and straightforward with the familiar D-Link interface. PS Admin, a Windows-based configuration program can also be used to configure the DP-311P. The DP-311P Wireless Print Server is the ideal network printing solution for small offices, home offices, schools and other businesses that require printer sharing.

Customer Reviews:

Difficult setup for D-Link DP-311P.......2007-01-12

I am an experienced pc / wireless user, and I returned this product because I was unable to set it up. The installation manual was complicated / unclear, as well.

Linksys Wireless-G user.

It is a good product, only if you know how to configure it........2006-09-08

I got this product recently, before I purchased it, I viewed some negative reviews on this DP-311P, but I still bought it and tried it out, it took me only about 10 minutes to finish. The user manual sucks, doesn't tell you very detailed what to do with different network situation, that is why some customers don't know what to do if they are not using D-Link wireless router. First, you need to change the IP address on one of your computers which has a wireless adapter to 192.168.0.XX with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 which means change the computer's IP same as DP-311P default IP scheme, so you can communicate with it. Remember before you do it, set the little switch on the back of 311P to "configure" position. After you changed the computer's IP, use either the wireless adapter connection wizard, or use ad-hoc to connect to 311P, then start IE/browser to access 192.168.0.10, you will see the configuration interface, from there you change the network settings to your existing network scheme (e.g. change IP address to 192.168.1.10 if you have Linksys router...), as well as the wireless settings. Some customers said 128bit encription deson't work, you have to change everything to 64bit, that is not correct. I sucessfully set it to use 128bit without any problem. Instead of using browswer to access the interface, you can also install the ps admin software come with the CD, start the program, it will find the server, you will be able to change all above settings within the program interface. After finish, remember set the back switch to "normal" position. Now, change your computer's IP back to original. Now your Print server should be ready to use. To add the printer, go to control panel and add printer from there, change the port to D-Link printer port and specify the IP address you gave the print server, such as 192.168.1.10. Print a test page, you are done. It is very easy.

Worthless garbage.......2006-07-29

First of all, let me state that I'm a systems/network engineer who has built out a wireless internet service provider that covers over 100 square miles. So, I know a thing or two about networking, both wired and wireless. In short, this device flat out does not work. I know some people complain that this device is only 802.11b, but 11Mbps (tops) is perfectly fine for printing, so I thought I was getting something useful cheap. I was wrong.

Two windows laptops and one Mac OS X 10.4.7 laptop can see the Ad-Hoc WLAN-PS network, but cannot connect. The Mac laptop fails to connect and asks if I want to try again. One of the Windows laptops tries to connect but will not succeed. The other connects, but for some tries to get a DHCP network address, even though I used a static address of 192.168.0.5. Even my Linux desktop couldn't see it.

After 3 hours wasted, it's going back to the store. After this experience, I won't be buy the Dlink 802.11g version, either.

Very Tricky to Install!.......2006-03-13

I read the other reviews before I purchased this product, so I was aware the installation was not easy. It was even difficult for my tech savy husband! Almost no documentation didn't help either. Even though installation wasn't a breeze, it works great. For our network setup it was the only option and I am glad that I purchased this product. Just beware - you may need some professional help for this!

Does not work, horrible support.......2006-02-27

After wasting two weeks trying to get this item to work with my wireless router (also by DLink), DLink support finally admitted that WEP encryption (an advertised supported feature) does not actually work on this device, and that they had no plans to fix it. It works fine on an unsecure wireless network, but if you use any kind of encryption, you're out of luck. Support is also extremely poor and unresponsive, failing to respond at all most of the time. Now I'm completely out 80 bucks.

BUYER BEWARE. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

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