| SMC Networks SMC2621W-U EZ Connect Wireless USB Print Server |
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Model: SMC2612W-U
Brand: SMC
Manufacturer: SMC
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 4
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, USB, Fast Ethernet, EtherTalk, IEEE 802.11b
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| Features: |
Print via the Wireless network or the builtin Ethernet Port. Over the wireless, both Infrastructure and Adhoc configurations are supported
SMC's Wireless Print Servers provide versatile OS support, including Windows 95, 98, Me,NT, 2000, XP, Macintosh, Unix and Linux
Configure your Wireless Print Server via your web browser
Supports printing via Appletalk (Ethertalk)
Protect your sensitive data through 64/128-bit WEP encryption |
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| Description: |
| SMC's EZ Connect Wireless Print Servers offer a versatile way to connect to your printer. The SMC2621W-P connects directly to your printer via its Parallel port. With a built-in Ethernet port and 11Mbps 802.11b wireless client on board, SMC's Wireless Print Servers allow users access to a printer through a regular wired Ethernet LAN connection or by 802.11b Wireless LAN connection. As a wireless enabled print server, this model supports both Ad-Hoc mode (point-to-point wireless networks) and Infrastructure mode (using your existing Wireless access point). In Infrastructure mode, both Wired LAN and Wireless LAN users can share the printer connected to the wireless-ready print server. In Ad-Hoc mode, users may connect to the printer via wireless connection to print quickly and efficiently for home and small office use. |
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| User Reviews (4 total): |
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Piece of junk, January 8, 2007
By user (Washington State, USA)
Normally I wouldn't say something like this about an SMC product but the thing couldn't even reach 10 feet direct line of sight from the wireless router. On top of this we were using a very powerfull router so it shouldn't have had a problem within a hundred and fifty feet. The only way we could get it to work was wired and that defeats the purpose of a wireless print server very poor work on SMC's part and this really surprises me because everything else we've gotten from them was excellent...
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Very Nice, February 1, 2005
By user (Seattle, WA USA)
This device worked fine on my network with a little attention to detail... Here's how to configure it if using Windows XP.
1) With the power off, plug in the printer to the print server's USB port. Plug one end of a standard network cable into your wireless router and the other into the print server.
2) Plug the AC adaptor into the print server.
3) Install & start the Bi-Admin software utility. It should seek out the print server successfully if your completed the first two steps. (An alternative is to use web interface to configure the networking settings, WEP etc - if you know the IP for the print server ahead of time)
4) Configure the print server with the Bi-Admin utility. Record the IP number down of the print server for future use (eg 192.168.2.3) It should be readily displayed.
5) Use the IPP printing protocol to setup your Networked printer under Windows. eg http://192.168.2.3
Good luck, the print server is a decent product unlike other reviewers have stated.
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Big ZERO all around, October 24, 2004
By user (Richmond, VA)
Lousy manual, lousy software, terrible support website. At one point I did get the device to cause my printer to jump, but never to print. You will be a much happier person tripping over wires than trying to set this thing up.
Printers: Brother MFC-3420C, Epson Color 880 - neither worked. Computers: HP Celeron Notebook, Mac G4 OS 10.2.
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Needs networking pro standing by!!!, June 5, 2004
By user (Mountain View, Ca)
Good for WiFi/Ethernet hoockup. Product is basic, compact-- one port. Everything seemed fairly easy until the documents would go to cue but not print. I eneded up on the phone with tech support (which was very responsive) for hours that, after exhausting every other caveat, told me that the problem was with getting the right IP from the print server. NOWHERE in the enclosed instruction or the CD-ROM manual is there a note of the little resessed button labeled "Diag" on the server which, once pressed, prints out the damn IP address. Once I had that, everything worked fine. So four stars for the product and tech support. BIG ZERO for the manual.
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