Tip of the week #57: Share Your Printer with Multiple Computers via a Cradlepoint Router |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 |
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Share Your Printer with Multiple
Computers via a Cradlepoint Router
While
many customers are aware that Cradlepoint routers allow you to share
your 3G or 4G mobile broadband connection with multiple computers, some
are not aware that you can also configure a Cradlepoint router to allow
you to share a printer with all of your computers, too! We get a lot of
questions from customers asking if they can set up their router for
printing over a network. In most cases (depending on the printer), the
answer is YES, you can configure your Cradlepoint router to share
printer functions over multiple computers. Instead of connecting your
printer just to one computer and only being able to print from that
computer, it is possible to give all of the computers on your network
access to that printer!
If you're a Cradlepoint router user and
want to share your printer with multiple computers, there are a couple
of options:
1) The simplest way is to use a network printer with
WiFi or Ethernet capabilities built in. These printers will allow you to
configure your Cradlepoint router to communicate and print over
multiple computers. The settings and set-up will vary depending on the
printer, but it is typically fairly straightforward.
2) If you
have a printer that isn't Ethernet or WiFi capable but does have a USB
connection, you're not out of luck! You can purchase a print server,
which will allow you to convert your printer to wireless. This option
can be convenient for users that have higher end older printers that
were designed before WiFi or Ethernet printer integration was popular.
Again, the set-up will vary depending on your printer and print server.
It's important to note that while 3Gstore happily provides technical support for all products
purchased through us, it's not possible for us to provide complete
support when it comes to setting up a printer with your router (simply
because of the vast differences between the many printers and print
servers on the market). Always refer to your printer's or print server's
manual for specific setup instructions for your particular equipment.
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