topic Re: Wireless Print Servers in Wireless

Wireless Print Servers

vekuhl — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:06:11 GMT

Anyone have experience with wireless print servers, particularly in an enterprise environment? Any details regarding brand, model, authentication and encryption used would be helpful.

Re: Wireless Print Servers

gkumaran11 — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:21:11 GMT

You can find a lot of Wireless Printer Server from manufactures of SOHO Wireless products. Though the Specifications seem to be impressive, I doubt their operability and the ability to talk to the Printers. Some of them don't talk to GDI or PCL 5 or PCL 5e based printers. Many of them won't work with a multifunction printer either.

In such case, a Wireless Ethernet Adapter seems too impressive; just plug the Wireless Adapter to the Ethernet port of the Printer (I am sure, many of the printers comes with a RJ45 Connectors). These Wireless Adapters are Driverless, and operate on firmware. Some of them have HTTP based management console for easier management.

Re: Wireless Print Servers

vekuhl — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:26:16 GMT

Thanks for the reply. Anyone else have any thoughts?

Re: Wireless Print Servers

mheidemann — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:41:21 GMT

We use Cisco 350 series WorkGroup Bridges and use a cross over cable to connect to HP Jet Direct devices. I believe the 350 series WGB's are end of life though.