I have an IBM 4317 with a NIC. I'd like to have multiple computers print to it but don't have a print server. I do have a DSL router. Is it possible to connect the printer to a port on the DSL router and then print to it from multiple computers?
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This model printer only has USB printer connection and it cannot be connected to a wireless network directly. If you have a wireless router then you can connect a print server to this HP printer and then connect the print server to the wireless router. This will allow you to print wirelessly yo the HP printer when you configure the printer server and configure the printer driver in the computers to connect to the printer port IP address of the print server.
If you connect the computer to the router , it works. That means the wired connection is OK. Open the set up page of the router check the wireless settings of the router. I think your network is secured and you are not typing the correct network key. just open the router set up and check the wireless settings . Make sure that the DHCP server on the router is enabled Click Here for step by step solution
You connect to a router either wirelessly or via ethernet or via USB. There is another piece you need, you need a connection, DSL, FIOS or Cable. Do you have a modem?
If you have a moden, you connect your router to the modem by the method of your choice (Ethernete or USB or wireless). Then you connect your computer to your router via the method of your choice. I presume you have more than one cocmputer? You dont really need a router UNLESS you cannot put your computer near your router AND/OR you have multiple computers you want to network to your connection.
Sometehing else, is your computer equipped for wireless? or do you have a ethernet card called a NIC (Network Interface Card) and your operating system ... is it wireless able?
Try to upgrade the firmware of the router.Download firmware file from http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support for your model and open 192.168.1.1 Leave username blank and in password type admin click on administration and then on firmware upgrade.Browse and select the downloaded file and upgrade the firmware.
suggest plugging print server directly into p.c via blue ethernet cable during setup. Then run setup program and then pick an ip address that works with your router (in same network ip range of router) that does not clash . I would use print server as a switch if it is close to the router by ethernet cable between router and wireless print server. Then both should work
Wireless to server and other wired computers as well .
A Dlink's default IP range is 192.168.0.x, it would therefore hand out a address in that range. Since the router reports an IP of 10.43.14.125 I believe that it has been assigned a static IP Address. This is the manual. https://www.axis.com/files/manuals/28049.pdf
You need to temporarily assign your computer an IP of 10.43.14.1
follow the instructions here How to Assign Static IP Address in Windows 7 8 10 XP or Vista
Log into the printer server's webpage by opening your browser and going to 10.43.14.125
Turn on DHCP, save settings, reboot
Undo the changes you made to your computer. Reboot
Hoopers statement is generally correct, but INCOMPLETE in this case. It cannot be used as a router, because this device has no input for the network connection from your cable modem or other broadband device. HOWEVER, this device is also a wireless bridge. That is, you can use it as a router to connect multiple computers in your SOHO network (but not to the broadband device) and you can use it to wirelessly route a remotely located computer or device, such as a PS3, a TIVO box, etc. that cannot be provided with a wireless network adaptor, to a wireless router that is connnected to your broadband device.
If in your network you are connecting computers directly to a PC thru multiple nics and not a router or hub leaving one as server and the others as clients and that server is NT 4,0
NT 4,0 can not auto configure the cat5 cable and would need at least 1 cable to be a cross-over and not a patch.
This is how the wireless world works. You buy a wireless router with a four port switch. Your DSL or cable connects to that. A cable called a Rj45 connects the DSL or cable to the back of the wireless router. You also buy a wireless network card for your PC. After running the software for the router & the wireless nic card including setting up a home network through windows your daughter will be able to connect that computer to your network from any room in the house. Below is a link to a wireless router: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005578
You can connect up to four computers to the wirless router. A computer that does not connect to the router by a Rj45 must use a wireless network card. Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G PCI Adapter Retail: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=252286
As you will see there is a big differance between a NIC card & a wireless card.
You need:
* A wireless-enabled computer. Many computers made over the last three years are already wireless capable, or they can operate wirelessly with adapters.
* A wireless router. This will serve as your Wi-Fi access point, the hub of your network.
* Broadband Internet access. While you can use your wireless router without any Internet access at all, or use dial-up, experts agree that there?s real value in accessing online content via DSL or cable and making it available to every computer in your house. The cost of doing so, like with the hardware, has dropped dramatically in the past several years.
When you set up your network using the wireless router, you?ll need to identify that network on each of your wireless computers and during the installation process for your Lexmark wireless printers or all-in-one devices. You?ll be asked about your service set identifier (SSID), which is basically the name of your network. Don?t forget to consider the security of your network early in your decision process.
* Common security types for networks include WEP, WPA and WPA2, and there is usually also an option for no security. At a minimum, you should look for WPA or WPA2 security and follow the manufacturer?s instructions to encrypt your signal and set your own password. A password isn't mandatory, but if you don't use one, it's far easier for others to access your network, and potentially your computer.
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