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Summary: Once again, don't believe everything you read.
Review: After setting up the Linksys USB wireless print server, I decided to compare it with the parallel-port version. Set-up and configuration were even simpler, as the administration and add-port utilities are the same, and it also works just fine with two different laser printers. I see no significant difference in performance and so will go USB because of the smaller size, thinner cable, lower price, and better compatibility with current and future printers.
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Summary: at first it did not work
Review: I tried to set up the unit but the WLAN would not light up. Returned the unit because Linksys thought I might have a defective unit. ... Again it did not light. After some time with another Linksys technician, we figured out that the unit must be at least 6ft away from the wireless access point for the WLAN to come on. Otherwise the only way things would work was hardwired. This is not stated anywhere in the manuals. ... Since I had a short hardwire cable the unit had to be close. Now it works great and I'm pleased.
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Summary: Hardly plug-and-play
Review: I finally got this to work on my wireless network. My entire network is Linksys and until I bought this server I had been mighty impressed with the easy set up of most Linksys products. Not so here. I'm a professional network analyst and I still had major hassles getting this thing to work. It finally does, albeit without WEP. After all the hassles so far just to get it working, I'm not sure if I want to risk messing it up by setting up WEP. Beginners or non-experts should look elsewhere.
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Summary: Great Product
Review: This is a super unit! 10-minutes start-to-finish setup and it's working just great. I held off ordering for a couple of months because of the extremely mixed reviews, but with the ease of installation I had, I wish I would have bought it months ago. If you have a Linksys router, all you need to do is follow the "Quick Installation" guide and CD included in the box for a quick and flawless installation. If you even remotely think you want or need a print server and the rest of your network is Linksys, then don't hesitate -- buy it today!
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Summary: WPS11 - Be sure to Reset it to Default Factory Settings
Review: Before you do anything else ..... read the bottom of page 4 of the User Guide .... this description will tell you how to reset the box to the factory settings .... do NOT assume that the box is set to these, my brand new unit WAS NOT !1. Hold the reset button (with one hand)
2. Plug in the power (with your other hand)
3. Now this is the important part .... CONTINUE to hold the button for at least 10 seconds ....
4. Now the box is set to default IP 192.168.1.104 on my box, DHCP, gateway of 192.168.1.1, mask of 255.255.255.0. You should unplug and re-plug in (power cycle) your WPS11 to ensure that it is now set to the default values. Symptoms of issue for me included: 1. The Linksys Print Server Driver and Print Server Admin software could not "see" the box.
2. I could not "ping" the box prior to this reset procedure.
3. The BEFW11S4 router that I was using could not "see" the WPS11, even with a CAT5 cable attached. Why does Linksys send out a brand new device without it being set to the defaults (as indicated in all of their documentation) ... I cannot tell you (it's a secret). Perhaps they want everyone out there to call their support line, so they can have someone to talk to ..... otherwise, their products work so well that they would never get any phone calls (kinda like the Maytag repairman :>) Regards
Mark "Doc" Dochtermann
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Summary: Setup Not Simple; Linksys Support Pulls Through
Review: The final flexibility I needed in my wireless network was to free me from the constraints of printer placement. I could share a printer with other users in the house by simply adding a wireless printer server. And there it was, the Linksys WPS11. Small and light, connection is a snap. Disconnect your printer's parallel cable from its current host and connect it to the printer server. Connect the power cable from the adapter. Hook up an Ethernet cable to effect setup. Put in the CD-ROM, follow instructions, ditch the Ethernet cable, and go wireless. Right? Well, not quite. The manual doesn't deal with a lot of issues. Being an "old hand" (or so I thought) to home wireless networking, I figured that the best bet was to go straight to the Linksys support number. I did, and three hours (yes, that's right) later, I was off the phone, with everything finally functioning. And I learned a lot. Virtually none of the steps we went through appeared in the manual. Nowhere is it written that you have to install the printer as a local device on every computer from which you want to access the printer. Knowing a fact like that is kind of important. The time spent in setup aside, I have to give high marks, in general, to Linksys support. I've talked to maybe 15 differnet folks there over the last year and a half, and, with one exception, all have been polite and knowledgeable. It has to be a tough job stepping legions of numnutz like me through problems that could be avoided by a better constructed manual. Anyway, enough. In my experience, wireless networking takes patience. Generally, once configured, my components (Linksys wireless router with 4-port switch, Linksys wireless printer server, and four or five wireless adapters and PC cards) communiccate flawlessly. The ability to move components about wihout concern regarding placement or the decor factor of cabling is very freeing. To those contemplating wireless networking for themselves, one comment. There is a value to a single-vendor network, and htat is you can get all your problems addressed by the vendor's help line. A multi-vendor network runs you the risk of someone at the other end of the line saying to you (at a critical time), "Sorry, that's not our fault." Believe me, that won't help you.
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Summary: Works Great!
Review: Set this up without any problems (no tech support!) and have been using wirelessly for over one week without any problems.
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Summary: Good idea, if it only worked
Review: If, like me, your computers are in different rooms than your cable modem and not every PC has a printer attached, a standalone printserver unit talking wirelessly to the cable/DSL network sounds like a good idea. However, after spending nearly 2 hours on the phone with Linksys Tech Support one Saturday morning, I gave up. Although the guy helping me was quite expert, we could not get the Wireless PrintServer to print a test page on either of my printers (an old, obscure Epson PostScript laser or newer Cannon bubble-jet) directly connected to the unit parallel port. Nor could we load through a web browser or ping the DHCP-assigned IP address that was given the WPS11 by the Linksys Wireless 4-port Cable/DSL Router (which has worked perfectly, BTW). And that was over a direct *wired* LAN cable connection to the router, or even a crossover cable directly into my laptop. Nothing, nada, zip. So it's been returned to Amazon.com for credit. Oh well.
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Summary: Works with a little patients
Review: I purchased WPS-11 Ver 3 model from Amazon.[com] at a good price with a ...rebate on top of it. I have had good luck with previous Linksys products and they have all had very easy setup. This print server was difficult to set up and if you don't have a basic understanding of networking, set-up will be a problem. I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 V.2 Wireless Access Point with 4 port router installed on my wireless network. I am running Zone Alarm firewall that is integrated with the router and it caused all of my problems. I was able to connect with wired Ethernet port and do all set-up of the print server using the included Bi-Admin tool but could not make the print server work in wireless mode. When I was connected by wireed port I could look at the wireless link status in the Bi-Admin tool and see that I was connected to the WAP and had good signal strength. (Please note unlike others have stated here, I had no problems with using an SSID different than the default or enabling 128-bit WEP). I had to do the following steps to make the print server work in wireless mode. First, I disabled DHCP on the print server and set a static IP address. Then I had to enable exemption for this IP address on the security set up page of the Wireless Access Point. This is also the page where Zone Alarm firewall settings are made for the integrated firewall on the router. Had I just turned off the firewall on the WAP/router I would have saved a great deal of time. What ever you do, if you have a firewall, turn it off before you start the installation and it will go much easier. Then once things are running you can turn the firewall on and determine what firewall settings ned to be changed to allow the print server to remain functioning. Also once the Ethernet cable is removed you must cycle power to get the print server to use the wireless connection it will continue to try and acceess the wired connection once you remove the cable until you power cycle. It does not try to cycle automatically between wired and wireless. After performing these steps everything worked great with out any problems.
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Summary: Solid Product
Review: Solid product, but it was difficult to get set up. Spent around an hour on tech support to get it working correctly, but it has been great since then - only required one reset in 5 months of daily use. Using with a DeskJet 720c
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