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wireless printer question
Can someone tell me how these new network wireless printers work? Does this
mean you don't have to hook them up to your computer? Does anyone have one of these that they can tell me how it works and if they like it? |
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wireless printer question
chere wrote:
Can someone tell me how these new network wireless printers work? Does this mean you don't have to hook them up to your computer? Does anyone have one of these that they can tell me how it works and if they like it? I'm not sure what printers you're referring to, but with respect to the hp 6980, I have two earlier versions of this printer and I think they're great. You do not have to have them connected to a computer (other than initially, perhaps, to configure them). This means you can have a wireless printer available anytime, without having to keep a computer powered up and active. At $135 from hp (cheaper "on the street"), that's hard to beat. http://reviews.cnet.com/HP_DeskJet_6...tag=prod.txt.1 -- Lem MS MVP -- Networking To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer |
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wireless printer question
Do you already have a wireless network setup?
-- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "chere" wrote in message ... Can someone tell me how these new network wireless printers work? Does this mean you don't have to hook them up to your computer? Does anyone have one of these that they can tell me how it works and if they like it? |
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Yes I do have a wireless network set. I was wondering if I had to hook one of
these new wireless printers up to my computer or router ? The way the guy in the store said my network would just pick it up. I wanted to make sure this was true before shelling out money for a new printer. Any info you can give me will be appreciated. Thank yo. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Do you already have a wireless network setup? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "chere" wrote in message ... Can someone tell me how these new network wireless printers work? Does this mean you don't have to hook them up to your computer? Does anyone have one of these that they can tell me how it works and if they like it? |
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wireless printer question
chere wrote:
Yes I do have a wireless network set. I was wondering if I had to hook one of these new wireless printers up to my computer or router ? The way the guy in the store said my network would just pick it up. I wanted to make sure this was true before shelling out money for a new printer. Any info you can give me will be appreciated. Thank yo. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Do you already have a wireless network setup? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "chere" wrote in message ... Can someone tell me how these new network wireless printers work? Does this mean you don't have to hook them up to your computer? Does anyone have one of these that they can tell me how it works and if they like it? As I said, you might have to temporarily hook the printer up to a computer in order to configure it to recognize your wifi network (your SSID) and your encryption key. You don't even have to do this if you have a Linksys wifi router with a "SecureEasy Setup" button or a router that supports Windows "Connect Now." If you want to convince yourself how easy the printers are to setup, go to the website of the manufacturer of whatever printer you're thinking of and download the User Guide and/or Setup Guide. hp 6980 setup guide: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00591746.pdf -- Lem MS MVP -- Networking To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer |
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