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What is a Wireless Print Server?

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What is a Wireless Print Server?

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Yes, a wireless print server will do the trick, effectively converting a standard USB-only printer to a wireless printer. Some printers, like my HP Officejet Pro L7780 have wireless capability built in, so they can connect directly to a wireless router. That allows me to put the printer anywhere in my house, and print to it from any computer, without running miles of USB or networking cabling all over the place. But if your printer has just a wired USB connect option, and you want to connect the printer wirelessly to one, two, or more computers, then you have these options: • OPTION ONE is to connect the printer to one of the computers directly, with the USB cable. You can then share the printer, making it accessible to other computers on your network, such as a wireless laptop. (See my article Wireless Printing for detailed instructions on how to configure shared printing on your home network.) In this scenario, when you print from the wireless laptop, your data stream goes from the l

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