How to Set Up a Wireless Print Server

Set up a wireless print server for your network printer

Connect a USB or wireless printer to a wireless print server and all your network computers will be able to print more efficiently to the same printer. You'll need to have a wireless router and a wireless network already established before you begin. When choosing a wireless print server, check the system requirements to make sure it'll work with your existing network printer, your wireless router and your operating systems.

Instructions

1. Write down your wireless network pass code and SSID (network name). You'll need this when configuring your print server.

2. Take an Ethernet cable and connect it from any open port on your wireless router to an open port on your print server. Leave the print server unplugged for now.

3. Connect your printer to the print server, if it's a wired printer, and turn it on. If it's a wireless printer, just make sure it's turned on and ready to print. The wireless print router will automatically detect it during configuration.

4. Plug in the wireless print server and insert the installation CD that came with it into your computer.

5. Run the configuration wizard. Double-click the wizard icon from the CD if it doesn't automatically begin.

6. Follow the prompts to enter your wireless network name and pass code. Set any security configurations according to the directions provided by the wizard.

7. Open any document and go to "Print..." to see if the print server appears in the list of available printers. Choose it as your default printer if you want, and run a test print of the document.

8. Install the print server drivers off the installation CD onto every computer on the network. Without the print server drivers, the computers won't be able to send print jobs to the printer.

References

• Tech Republic: Quickly Set Up a Wireless Print Server with the Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer
• Netgear: Print Server Information and How To's