Wireless Print Servers

A print server is basically a computer that is connected with the printers or print devices. It is composed of an operating system like Windows XP, Vista and client computers. Client computers send requests to the print server and it fulfills those requests. It processes these requests on the first come first serve basis. Now let us discuss about the wireless print server. Due to the wireless print server, one or two printers can be easily shared across a WiFi network. These are available in both 802.11b and 802.11g varieties for home networks. Advantages of wireless print servers are as follows:

• It permits that printers can be positioned anywhere, but within the network range.
• For performing a print job, it is not required that the computer always be turned on.
• It has the facility to transfer the work of a printer to another one present in the network.
• This feature also increases the performance of the printers.
• Administrators can alter the computer names and other settings, without assembling the network printing settings.

USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 is normally used for connecting the wireless print server with the printers. The print server itself can be linked with a wireless router over WiFi. For completing the initial configuration of the device, you have to install the setup software on one computer. This software is present on the CD-ROM, which is included with the print server products. Like network adapters, wireless print servers should be configured with the correct network name and encryption settings. A client software should be installed on each computer demanding the use of a printer.