Cisco-Linksys PSUS4 PrintServer for USB with 4 Port Switch

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Share your USB printer and expand your network with one compact box The Linksys PrintServer for USB with 4-Port Switch is a double upgrade for your network. First, it lets you connect a USB printer directly to your network, eliminating the need to dedicate a PC to print serving chores. Using a PrintServer frees up your print share PC so you dont have to leave it on all the time. It also removes the printing bottleneck, and sets your PC free to do more useful work. In addition, the PrintServer includes a 4-port 10/100 switch, so you can easily add more devices to your network. All four ports are auto speed negotiating, and have automatic MDI/MDI-X crossover detection, so you dont have to worry about the cable type.
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- Product Type - PrintServer
- Connect your printer directly to the network, with no need to dedicate a PC to print server chores
- Also expands your network with a built-in 4-port 10/100 Ethernet switch
- Remotely administered through your web browser or the included utility
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 "Setup on a Mac is painful" 2010-06-16
By Timothy S. Johnsrude (Bremerton, WA USA)
Linksys (Cisco) appears to believe that the only computer operating system is Windows. If you have a Mac running OSX, the setup disk makes a good coaster, or a sun catcher, or anything else but what it was intended for. Prepare to search the Internet for the support that Cisco won't/can't provide. If you are using a Mac because you are not a computer person, look for another print server.



I got the print server running after an hour and a half of trying this tip and that tip from the Web. If you're a Windows user, it might be easier to set up but I'll never know. If you do buy this server and find the correct configuration advice, print it and frame it and sell it to your Mac friends because you will have a hard time remembering how to do it later if you need to.



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 "Wasted My Money" 2010-06-09
By G. Vocks
I might be doing something wrong but I've given up on this as a print server. I read a lot of the reviews before I bought it but I guess that I should have read closer and paid more attention to them. I consider myself reasonably tech savy but this just wasn't very easy to install. I'm running MS Vista and I did get it to work, finally. I started out pretty much following the instructions (such as they are) and everythng seemed to work okay. But when I went to print the system just acted as if the printer wasn't there. I eventually did get it to work correctly and happily printed away from a couple of different computers on my home network. Then, at the end of the day, I shut the computers and the printers off, as I do every night. I did leave the print server, the router, and the modem powered on. Got up the next morning, powered up the computers and the printer, and tried to print. The system acted again as if there was no printer attached to the print server. Reinstalled the printer and everything worked fine until the next time that I shut down the printer. Had to reinstall it again the next day. Figured if I was going to have to reinstall the printer every day it wasn't worth the hassle. Took the printer and installed it on the main computer as a shared printer and took the print server and threw it in a drawer. It'll probably go in to the recycle bin the next time I head that way. Very disappointed in this product. Expected more from Cisco/Linksys!

 "Not compatible" 2010-02-17
By Jen
After hours and hours on the phone with Linksys support, we finally had a rep inform us that this print server IS NOT compatible with Windows 7 or Windows vista. They could rig it so it MIGHT work, but could not assure us that it would work reliably. Save your money, and time, and do not purchase this print server if your computer is running vista or windows 7.

 "Linksys PSUS4 works as advertised" 2010-02-12
By Buddypup (North Carolina)
A number of people rating this product stated it was difficult to install. I found just the opposite. I am running Windows XP, SP3 on my three computers (1 desktop and 2 laptops). My printer is an HP K550. I use automatic update to keep their software up-to-date. From the time I opened the box to the point I was printing from all computers was about 20 minutes. The install CD executed exactly as described in the Quick Install guide. While I will go back and change some parameters to be consistant with naming/numbering in my network, the out of the box install did everything necessary to start printing.

 "A great little device" 2010-02-08
By Richard J. Maggio (NJ)
After reading reviews about this product, I was a little skeptical about how well it would work. However, given the prospect of being able to turn a PC off, I was willing to give it a try.



The setup of the device itself was easy. Since it has a built in switch, I didn't have to run more CAT-5, I just plugged what I had in and connected the provided cable between the PC and the switch. They even provide a USB cable!



The device configuration is straightforward - you set DHCP on/off, set an IP address, subnet mask, etc. if appropriate. Change account/password, give device another name if desired...done. You actually don't need to use their software to do this - it can all be done from the configuration web page.



I've read reviews that said the device ran very hot. Mine is running cool as a cucumber! The case is made from sturdy metal and is rather small. It is easily tucked away to the side.



The difficulty came in with setting up the printers on my various PCs. This was pretty straighforward on Windows XP. I found out that you don't need the Linksys software for that either! You just need the printer driver software for your printer. Configuring the printer on Vista was challenging, but with some Googling, I was able to find a solution. The short version is on Vista, you need to configure it as a locally attached printer (this is counterintuitive) but specify an IP port. At some point you enter the IP address and in the end, you have a working printer!



The only bummer is that I can't get bi-directional to work. This wasn't a surprise. I can live with this...this inconvenience is overshadowed by the fact that I was able to turn the PC my printer was originally connected to off! My printer is a Canon IP4600. All you lose with no bi-directional support are ink status messages, paper jam messages, paper out messages, etc. You'll get an error, but no indication why...but that will be made obvious once you wander over to the printer :-).



I dinged a star because it was difficult to find information on using this with Windows Vista. Windows XP is really long in the tooth now, so saying it supports Windows ME, XP, etc. is pretty lame. They should update their documentation with instructions for configuring printers on Vista/Windows 7.






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TRENDnet 3-Port Print Server TE100-P21 (Blue)

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TRENDnet TE100-P21 is a Fast Ethernet print server that transforms a stand-alone USB or Parallel printer into a shared network printer. The TE100-P21 is compatible with 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet network and it has two USB 2.0 and one Parallel printer port. Network professionals can easily manage the print server using Web Browser and utilize the TE100-P21 to promote productivity in a workgroup environment with low equipment cost.
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- Product Type - PrintServer
- Warranty - 5 Years
- - Supports Email Printing and FTP Printing
- - Includes LPR Program for Windows 95/98/ME TCP/IP Printing
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 "DOA - Have to pay shipping to return" 2010-06-12
By Raoul Duke (Annapolis, MD)
The print server was DOA out of the box. It was unreachable on the network. The front printer LEDs flashed what appeared to be an error code (1 long, 14 short) without stopping. Trendnet tech support (in India of course) had no idea what that meant. It took almost an hour to satisfy them that the device was broken, even though I had done all conceivable network diagnostics before calling. I have to pay the shipping back to Trendnet and they will not ship a replacement until they receive the defective unit. I am totally nonplussed with Trendnet. I'll update with a review of the print server if I get one that works.

 "Good Product" 2010-05-10
By Joyce Mcnabb (Pigeon, MI)
Supports Native DOS printing which some less expensive print servers don't do and I needed.

 "Very nice little print server" 2010-05-07
By EvilTwin (Portsmouth, VA USA)
I bought this Print Server to replace a Motorola version I have had running for several years. The motorola had some funky software to create the ports the print server needed and it would not work reliably on Win 7.



Before this server, I tried the Dlink 1260, what a piece of crap. Everything that server wasn't, this was.



Installation was a breeze. This is the hardwired version, there is also a wireless version, so I don't know how well that part works. Once you see it on the network, you can start configuring it. The application finds the server and starts the process to configure it. It comes with one parallel output as well as two usb. I have an old HP G85 on the parallel port and a Samsung Laser on one of the usb. Once I loaded the software to configure the port, it let me select the printer based on drivers that were already loaded. It then creates the printer definition and bang, you are there. I had this thing up and running on both printers within ten minutes of hooking it up. So much for the crap Dlink puts out.



Its only been in service about a week, but so far so good. Print servers dont have to do anything fancy in my book, they just have to work, and this one does that fine.

 "Sweet Success!" 2009-11-04
By Joseph R. Balsamo (Boulder, CO)
I tried this unit after having utterly failed with a D-Link DP-300U. I was prepared for another uphill battle with little success but was pleasantly surprised. The instructions are clear, the software installs in a flash and it's very friendly. Although the buttons on the control panel for the software are a little weird, I was able to get through that. One little quirk is that if you try to use your Windows Add Printer software to add a printer to a PC, you will get a strange printer name. If you use their software on ALL computers that you add printers to vs. Windows, the printer names are a lot friendlier. That would be my only complaint and I was able to overcome this by just taking the time to do it a second time. Even with that, I had two wireless and one hardwired network computers talking to two different printers (USB1 and LPT3) in less than 2 hours. Never had to press the on board reset button, which was a requirement I insisted on after my experience with the D-Link.













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 "Works great after a lot of fuss" 2009-10-18
By Big Wush (San Diego)
The TE100-P21 Printer Server works great only if you can get passed the installation. The Quick Installation Guide is not helpful especifically when the printers don't print after following the installation steps via the PS-Wizard. Here are a few things to watch out for:



My router recognized the TE100-P21 right after the plug-in which was a good sign. The PS-Wizard also seems to make it easy to add printers because it detected the printers I had previously installed on the computer, so you can actually pick from the known printer list. After I completely the steps and hit the "print test page" button, nothing happened. This is when the trouble started. After fussing with installing and deleting printers, I could not get the printers to print. In the end, I followed some reviewer's suggestion to follow the detail instructions from the User Guide (come with the CD), then it made sense to me that I had an IP address conflict. The default IP address 191.168.0.1 doesn't work but there was no error messages. After I manually changed the IP address to 191.168.1.121 (it can be any IP address within the acceptable range), I got the printers to work. Once I got it working on one PC (Win/XP), repeating the steps on my other two PCs were easy. Now, all three PCs (2000, XP, and Vista) can print to the printers (Samsung MS-2250 and HP 1200) with no problem.



Another lesson learned is that during all the fussing by adding and deleting printers to the TCP/IP port, there is no effect on these changes unless you reboot your PC. So, if you messed up with the initial installation, you should delete everything and start over again with a "factory reset", then reboot your computer. It should work after that.


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- Supports MFP printing, scanning, and faxing functions
- High compatibility for All-in-One printer
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- Compliant with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed printing
- 1 auto-negotiating 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 port
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 "It does work with Window7 with workaround" 2010-03-02
By K.Q.
Must use static ip address for it to work with any OS. Then set the wireless connection.

You also have to download your specific printer driver onto the computer that is going to

use the printer. Add a network printer on the computer, it will show if you setup the wireless correctly.

Once priner show up, choose a manual connection by supplying the static ip set. Print test page and you are good to go.

 "won't work with windows 7" 2010-01-13
By Nelson2013 (Kodiak, AK)
it works on windows xp. i bought it for my windows 7 and spoke to airlink tech support and told me that it won't work with win 7. also, my dell 1600n laser printer is not compatible.


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Linksys by Cisco Wireless-G Print Server with Multifunction Printer Support

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Wireless-G PrintServer with Multifunction Printer Support - Share your multifunction printer without running wires!

Share a multifunction printer with everyone on your network -- works with most USB printers

Allows full access to printing, faxing, scanning, and copying functions

Connects your printer directly to the network by 10/100 wired Ethernet or 54Mbps Wireless-G

Prevents congestion on your PC with other users' print jobs

The Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer with Multifunction Printer Support lets you connect a multifunction USB printer directly to your network, eliminating the need to dedicate a PC to print sharing chores. Using a PrintServer frees up your "print share PC" so you don't have to leave it on all the time. It also removes the printing bottleneck, and sets your PC free to do more useful work.

The PrintServer is compatible with most USB multifunction printers, and allows full access to printing, faxing, scanning, and copying functions. Like any print server, users on the network can print anytime. The other functions are treated a little differently -- any user can request access to one of the other functions, and get exclusive use of that function until his task is complete.

Connect the PrintServer directly to your network by 10/100 Ethernet cable, or wirelessly at up to 54Mbps via Wireless-G. The wireless option lets you put your printer wherever you want to, without having to run cables. Whichever way the PrintServer is attached to your network, both your wireless and wired PCs will have access to it, and the printer it's connected to. And if you don't use wireless for general networking in your office, you can still use the Wireless-G connection in ad-hoc mode to print from visiting Wireless-G and Wireless-B PCs.

Your wireless data is protected by up to 128-bit WPA-PSK encryption. A user-friendly Setup Wizard makes installation easy, the compact case fits anywhere, and the big print buffer handles even large graphics
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- Share a multifunction printer with everyone on your network -- works with most USB printers
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 "Do NOT Buy!!" 2010-06-03
By D. Byrd
Do not buy this item if you have Vista. Like several other reviewers, I purchased this item but not only would it not install and work, it re-wrote registry level files on the laptop. The Linksys software would not uninstall, and it disabled the System Restore function so it could not be removed. Linksys "Customer Service" was beyond awful!! I am not sure what they consider customer service, but after 2 dozen phone calls and emails (routed overseas) to people who are limited in computer skills and authority, I was told they would email me a software program to uninstall the program. When the promised attachment didn't arrive, I found out later that Linksys reps are not allowed to send email (from the overseas unit, though I did get one email from San Francisco that asked if I was still having a problem and never returned my three emails and four phone messages when I replied that I was definitely still having problems), and they certainly can't send emails out with attachments!! So the rep lied to me!! The Linksys software corrupted the existing print driver for my printer, so now I can't print from it even when it is plugged directly into my computer. The Linksys software disabled the download function so I can't reinstall the original driver because the Linksys software co-opted the "Administrator" function on the computer. I finally gave up and had to buy a professional uninstall software package to remove the entire package hidden on my system. I am not a casual computer user, I work with computers for a living and I found both the program and the company to be horrible. Buyer beware!

 "Buyer Beware... Incompatibility Issues!" 2010-05-12
By D. Hansen (United States)
As others have mentioned, it would have been great (and just good business practice) on Cisco's part to have, at least, mentioned the incompatibility factor.



After setting up the Print Server on my XP desktop (worked great), I went on to set up my 64x Vista laptop... I was very disappointed by the result of this. The installation disc yields an error 'Incompatible OS'.

The biggest contention I have with this is that this incompatiblity is not mentioned in any of the documentation.



I was actually able to get this device recognized by my Vista machine via manual setup. But, it is very problematic. Due to the fundamental incompatibility, some smaller (text only) files will map and print to the print server. Most others (large and/ or with images) only print partially w/ errors or not at all. Very frustrating. Would have been nice to know of this OS incompatibility issue before purchasing this sub-par device.



Thanks Cisco!!! You're the tops!

 "Don't bother buying!" 2010-05-06
By Cindi Faulkner
I have a MAC and 3 PC laptops I wanted to run off of this "printer server". The PCs run vista 32 and 64 bit. I inserted the disk that came with the printer server into the MAC and nothing. I called for help and was told the CD is not compatible with a MAC but they could help me install manually. They put me on hold to find the MAC expert and returned 10 minutes later with someone that said they could not help with the MAC and that we would need to install on the Vista laptop. I was on the phone for over 2 hours getting ONE, yes ONE, laptop installed. Hmmm. Could't I have just plugged in? At the end of the call the rep tried to sell me extra help to install hte other PC laptops and the MAC - I would have to pay. The one she helped me install quit working the next day. I doubt that I will attempt again. And the customer service rep was very rude and not very good. Avoid this product unless you are very computer savvy and will not require help installing.

 "Wireless Printing" 2010-05-04
By Rene Fuentes (Easton, MD)
I was in need of accessing my HP laser attached to my desktop to print from my and my wife's laptops. I had shared the printer on the desktop so we could print to it through our home network. However this entailed having to have the desktop on all the time to access the printer, wasting energy and using up the usefull life on the desktop's components; hard drive, etc.



The laserjet is a few years old, does not have wireless capability, but is very reliable. One solution was to install a wireless printing devise. After researching the internet I settled on the Linksyk Wireless G Print Server. The instructions are clear and presise. It took me about an hour to install the hardware and software on the desktop and laptops. Everything worked as promissed. I am very happy with this solution. This is a great devise for the home, offices, home offices, etc.

 "Nothing but trouble" 2010-05-02
By Jim Lewis (NJ USA)
Had this for few years. Hassle to setup. Often would not connect till fiddle with it. Now with new router can't get it working after 3 hours of trying everything. Downloadable update crashes. Level 1 tech support put me on hold for level 2. After 23 minutes I gave up. Do not buy this product.


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 "Slow and noisy" 2010-05-23
By goaliefight
I had high hopes for this device. Sadly I was disappointed. It was incredibly slow and noisy.



Home devices are supposed to be quiet. NAS drives are supposed to be faster than USB. The BlackArmor fails in both these areas.



It has a very stylish look, but fails everywhere else.

 "Fast to write. But slow to read." 2010-05-15
By Z. Xia (Silicon Vally)
The setup is easy for standard PC. But if the PC has some extra security mechanisms, such as firewalls, installed and running while you are trying to setting up, you may be in trouble. Out of the 4 PCs I set up, one had issues until I fixed the TCP/IP stack and turned off the firewall.



Saving files into the storage is quite fast. However, reading files from the storage is very slow. It is so obvious because when I drag-and-drop a 4MB file from a PC to a NAS220 shared drive the operation is finished instantly. But when I drag-and-drop the same file from NAS220 back to the PC the operation takes 10-15 seconds. I tried files of various sizes and the results are similar. All machines are connected to the NAS220 with 1Gb Ethernet switch. So the network is not the bottleneck.



I did upgrade the firmware to the latest. I think the slow read from NAS220 is a software issue. Seagate should put some effort in fixing the problem with another firmware upgrade.

 "Complete Junk and Horrible tech support" 2010-05-03
By pbxtek (New Hampshire USA)
I purchased this and within a week it would not come on line anymore. Dealt with horrible tech support and was told there was "no way" for me to get my data off the drives unless I had an enclosure and a "linux reader". I am a voice/data networking technician and could not believe the lack of concern for my data and for their ability to keep me as a customer.



The Dlink dns-323 is a much better nas device and since you purchase your own drives all of your eggs are not in one basket in case of component failure, unlike the 220.



I was so upset by the lack of support that I didn't even purchase seagate drives for the new nas device. I am also telling all of my customers about the poor support and my issues with Seagate.



Not sure why my other review doesn't show up but I'd suspect Amazon censored it or filtered it.

 "Bad enough to make me review it" 2010-04-24
By John Lundell (Rosemount, MN)
This device is absolutely worthless for anything but a connected USB hard drive. Do yourself a favor and check the blackarmor Seagate forums before buying. You will not be able to join this to an active directory domain, ftp doesn't work properly (Seagate even confirms this), and it is loud and slow. Like many others you will see in their support forums, I spent countless hours messing with these devices until I finally gave up. Save your money and your time.

 "Very slow and quirky" 2010-04-04
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NAS220 did not work well in my wireless home network. It also did not work well on the Ethernet hard-wired home network. It did not work well when connected directly to my Ethernet port (no router.) The unit was s l o w! The Black Armor backup software would eventually terminate with an error message something like unable to write to file. My Vista Ultimate x64 drive has 55 g occupied. The black armor software estimated it would take 18 hours to back it up. I left the backup to run overnight but it crashed after 6 hours or so. The Western Digital support site has no drivers or utilities for Vista. However I had the same slow, ultimately failing backup under XP-Pro x32. Don't buy this unless you are a wizard and you have lots of time to figure out how to make it work.


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