I hung up and did a series of shutdowns and restarts until a IP address was assigned to the Print Server. Once an IP address was assigned the Setup Utility worked and I was able to configure the Print Server to be recognized on my network.

With WinXP you will also need to setup new Print Drivers through the TCP/IP option. Be sure to select "Print Server" as the gateway.

Don't trust Linksys Technical Support if things don't work out right away. Either call again and ask for further support or play with it yourself if you feel comfortable doing so.

So far this product is working fine.

Bad Points: there is no WPA encryption and it doesn't print when you are connected through a VPN.

I only had a couple of installation issues:
1) The first print jobs I tried to send to the printer after initial setup stayed in the print queue until I rebooted my laptop. As soon as windows (XP Pro) reloaded, the jobs printed and all was well, except...
2) I realized that my laptop was connected to my router with an ethernet cable (I had been transferring files earlier in the day and wanted the cabled speed) but I wanted to be able to print wirelessly. After disconnecting the cable, the printserver no longer worked because I now had an IP address in a different range. I had to reconfigure the print server, then reconfigure the printer port settings on both laptops I am printing from. It took several reboots on each laptop to get all the new settings to stick properly, and I had to go into the printer port settings, but now it is working just fine.

I will say that had I not been able to troubleshoot on my own, the documentation would have been pretty useless. Still, I'm glad I gave it a try.

I followed the instructions outlined by the reviewer erunners(thanks!), and I was up and running 15 minutes out of the box. Also, during setup, I chose to assign an IP address to the print server instead of having one dynamically assigned. This seemed to be logical because I would be easily able to get to the internal configuration utility built into the server.
The only hitch, and a minor one, was that after the installation of the print server drivers, I had to put my printer back online: START>SETTINGS>PRINTERS AND FAXES> right click your printer and select> USE PRINTER ONLINE.

My printer is a Canon i-550 hooked up via USB and my network hardware is all Linksys. Perhaps this is why everything plays nice with each other.

Not sure others have reported problems in the event of a power outage.I have unplugged this unit 20 times and have not once had to re-configure anything.

ISSUES:
1).Quick Install guide does stop short of telling you how to go wireless after the initial wired configuration. (Follow erunners MYSTERY STEP).
2).Past experience with tech support is mixed. First guy was an idiot-illiterate,,, Second was very helpful, persistent and understandable. Now when I call, I just curse at the first guy and call back with hopes of getting the second guy. That's easier than wasting time with someone who, in the end, hangs up on you because he can't resolve the issue.
3).Print monitor always reports that the it cannot communicate with the printer. But the printer functions fine

BOTTOM-LINE:
If your borderline on picking one of these up, my suggestion is to buy it locally and return it if you have significant trouble. If it works for your setup, it will work well. Print process is much faster than having the printer connected directly to the computer. 3MB Buffer is the highest I was able to find in this price range.(...)

Good Luck

Here's my set-up: Windows XP, HP PSC 2110 USB printer, HP LaserJet 1100 parallel printer, Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router, and Linksys WPS54GU2 Wireless Print Server.

Let me share some hints for those of you who buy the Linksys Wireless Print Server (WPS54GU2).

(1) Make sure print drivers are already installed on your PC before adding PrintServer. (2) Get your WirelessRouter up and running. (3) Turn off WindowsXP firewall. I left the Router's firewall on. (4) Add your PrintServer to your network as described in Quick Installation Guide. Yes, you need to set it up with it connected to your Router with a network cable. (5) Follow instructions for "Infrastructure" type. (6) Leave Security settings disabled. (7) Follow instructions to install PrintServer's drivers. This creates the ports to which you will print. If you don't have the printer(s) already installed then you cannot match the ports to your printers. (8) NOw, you should be able to print to your printers. (9) THIS IS WHERE LINKSYS SET-UP GUIDE CONGRATULATES YOU FOR COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION. BUT WAIT! YOU'RE PRINTSERVER IS STILL CONNECTED WITH A WIRE! YOU'RE NOT WIRELESS, YET!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

(10) THE MYSTERY STEP: Go over to the PrintServer and disconnect the its network cable AND disconnect the PrintServer's power supply AND wait 1 minute. This resets the PrintServer from wired to wireless. Do not push the "Reset" button. Now, reconnect the PrintServer's power supply. Give the network a minute to see itself. You should be up and running wirelessly.

Note: Once it's all running, go back and add security settings. Also, the HP PSC 2110 is a multifunction printer with a scanner that I do not use, so I do not know whether the scanner works via this PrintServer.

The bottom line is, it didn't work after ten hours of due diligence on my part. I spoke with Linksys tech support twice for quite some time (an EXCRUCIATING experience, by the way.) And, I spoke with HP tech support twice (they, surprisingly, delighted me with their level of assistance.) As I understand it, both Linksys and HP outsource their tech support. Linksys' tech support is a NIGHTMARE (you get the sense that they are told to get you off of the phone as quickly as possible because they talk but do NOT LISTEN), and HP's is an absolute dream (spent more time with me than I thought I needed.) So, it's not whether or not you outsource, it appears to be how well you MANAGE your outsourcing.

I agree with other reviewers that the instruction sheet that comes with the print server is worthless. There are a number of options in the wizard - something about user install, bi-somehtingoranother install, and some other option that I don't remember. NONE of this is covered in the instructions. And, the instructions don't make it clear as to whether or not you need to install printer drivers first, or print server driver first, or if it matters. And, there is NOTHING about any of the configuration options available for both the print server and the printers.

The bottom line is that either you need to be:
1. A Linksys product engineer
2. An HP product engineer
and
3. A networking GURU

OR

INCREDIBLY LUCKY

in order for this thing to work.

I'm gonna' go buy an A/B switch...

So I did a live chat session with Linksys tech support to find out what printers ARE compatible with their product. Tried same with Brother and HP. Only Linksys would actually test the printers with their print server and tell me if it worked or not with their equipment. I bought a Brother printer that worked with the Linksys print server. Don't ever call Linksys (I waited on hold for them forever); live chat is worth trying though if you have a compatibility question.

My (Linksys!) wireless router started dropping every 5min once I had the printer/print server up and running. I called a pay-for tech support service called Dial-A-Tech (www.dialatech.com, 877-777-TECH) and they told me to reset my router channel to something higher than the default. I did this. I can now have on the print server AND my router at the same time & not get repeatedly thrown off the internet. I got my answer a LOT easier than trying to deal with the Linksys directly, and wasn't on hold hardly at all. And the guy who helped me had a New England accent. Native speaker of English. :)

But I have to call Dial-A-Tech back and get them to figure this one out: I had to disable firewall to install initially. Fine. Well, I've NEVER been able to use the print server SINCE if the firewall is enabled. That's right. I have to disable the firewall *every* time I want to print, then turn it back on to protect my computer. (Win XP Pro)

It's kind of nice being able to print from any room in the house, but I question the value relative to the aggravation and money I have gone through. I think I'll really like it once it's ever working seamlessly and a few months have passed. I've been really unhappy with all of the "free" technical support from the manufacturers & only seem to get good, fast troubleshooting when I go to a pay-for-tech-support service. I'm not scared of technology, but this is not a product I could set up myself with only the paltry documentation Linksys provides.

- After successful print server installation, you might need to install the printer drivers as a local printer (as compared to a network printer). Select the Printer Server port as the location for the printer and load the drivers directly from the manufacturer's disk. At this point, I could print, and the Epson monitor was showing that printing was occurring.

- You might need to set the print spooler to print directly to the printer (on the Advanced tab under printer properties).

- Printer Processor should be Winprint/RAW

The Linksys WPS54GU2 print server has the option of either connecting to the network via a network cable or wirelessly. If you have a wireless network, then you can put the printer wherever there is a power source. If the print server is connected (wired) to a hub or switch, then no clients can print wirelessly.

My experiences with this print server have all been with Windows 2000. I had no problem with getting it to talk to the network. I have two laptops, both with a 3com 3CRWE154G72 PC-Card, a desktop with a 3com 3CRDAG675 wireless PCI adapter, and a 3com 3CRWE454G72 access point. I use the print server to print to a HP LaserJet 1012. All the clients in my network print just fine.

Linksys is a business partner with Cisco Systems, which builds world class networking equipment. The included software is used to configure the IP port. If you look in the settings of a printer, one of the tabs is for specify which port to print to. The included software configures a port to use. If you are currently using a printer with your desktop, and you move it to this print server, then you change the port to the one created by the Print Server Utility. Most of this is automated and you won't have to worry about it.

Here is a list of the places I saw quality:
1) Good web site
2) After the Print Server Utility establishes a port, a redo of the same thing will change the existing port, not create a new one.
3) You can specify the name of the printer hooked via USB cable and via parallel cable. After you are done installing the port, the Print Server Utility will try and match the correct printer to this port. In other words, if you have the drivers for the printer already set up, it does a good job of matching up the driver with the name you put for the printer.

Here are the places I saw value:
1) $100 less! All I wanted from a Print Server is to be able to print! This was the cheapest I could find, that did what I wanted. I paid at least one hundred dollars less, expecting I might have trouble with the setup. I had no trouble with the setup.
2) The Print Server has never done weird things for me.
3) I didn't expect to find well written software that would automatically try and match the port with the correct printer.
4) To view or change the configuration for the Print Server, you browse in Internet Explorer to the IP number of the Print Server. The configuration web pages were well laid out, and easy to understand.

My gripes:
1) There has got to be a better way to reset all the settings back to factory.