How to Link a Printer to a Wireless Device
The wireless print server is a dedicated server that allows wireless devices such as laptops, PDAs, cellular phones, and digital cameras to print wirelessly. According to Axis Communications, radio technology such as Bluetooth and IEEE 802 11B WLAN technology can be used for wireless printing. Your wireless device sends data to the print server via radio communication. The print server switches the information over to the printer, which then prints it.You have two options for printer connectivity to the print server: The server can be externally connected with a cable, or it can be internal to the printer. Following are basic instructions from the Hewlett Packard (HP) website for linking a printer to a wireless device.
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Things You'll Need
- Micro-USB cable
- Standard USB cable
- Communications Software CD
- Internet Connection
- Wireless Device
- HP Printer
- HP Wireless Printer Server
Instructions
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Download your printer drivers to the wireless devices that you are going to use to print, if they are not already loaded. You can download them directly from the HP site. Go to the "Support and Drivers" page, select "Download drivers and software," enter your printer number, select "Operating system," select "Basic driver," click "Download only," click "Save file," and follow the instructions to finish installation.
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Turn your computer on and close any open programs. Insert the wireless print server CD. Click "Install" and follow the directions on the screen.
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Connect the wireless print server to your computer using the set-up cable with the micro-USB connector.
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Plug in the wireless printer server power cord. When your computer recognizes the server, click "Next." Follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted for your SSID and password.
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Remove the set-up cable from the wireless print server and computer, when prompted and click "Next."
Connect the print server to your printer using the standard USB cable. Make sure they are both on. When the computer recognizes the printer, click "Next." Click "Finish" to complete the installation.
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Test your device to ensure that it can successfully transmit to the print server. If it doesn't work, check your cables and/or print drivers.
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Tips & Warnings
Most wireless print servers can only accept one job at a time. When one device is printing, the other device will keep sending until the job prints.
HP suggest you check the option to allow all users full print access. If this option is not checked only the administrator will be able to restart the printer if it pauses or stops for any reason while printing.
