I would like to use this product to connect my modem/router to my printer for wireless printing. Would this be an option?
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Hi, From the information given, I believe you will are looking for a different cable. This cable can extend a printer cable. Most printers use a cable that has USB-A to USB 2.0-B connectors. This is because routers with USB printing support normally have a USB-A connector. Most printers with USB interface is through a USB-B 2.0 port. Best regards, Bargain Cable
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No. The wireless printer is not a hotspot or access point that will broadcast a wireless signal that will allow your computer that has the Belkin adapter to connect wirelessly.
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Yes. But why not connect your router to your modem, and the switch to the router?
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yes. you will have to set up the networking in the printer, then your router should take care of the rest.
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Reviews elsewhere have indicated that you can not use it in both modes simultaneously. This is consistent with my current brother wired/wireless printer (not this model). If you have a wireless router in your location, then connecting wired to your desktop and wireless-ly (through the router) for the laptop should not be a problem. Or the reverse can be true: the printer is connected to the local netwrok wireless-ly through the router and the wired desktop accesses it via the router.
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I am using the Link with Windows 8 without any problems, so I'd expect the same with Windows 8.1. First have a look if your router doesn't have a USB port for connecting a printer to it.
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No i'm using it for a webcam. I don't see why it wouldn't work for a printer.
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No, this is not a wireless printer. You can purchase 3rd party wireless adapter and make it so, but by default it must be physically connected to a computer or router.
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Not directly. You can use the wireless through a network that is hooked up to it. You would need the x451dw which is wireless directly to/from the printer.
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this is a wired print server, I have never tried printing wireless but in theory I think it could work as long as the print server in plugged in your wireless router.
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Yes Tomato firmware will make it an USB printer server. Go to myopenrouter site for details.
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Yes but it will only use one connection method at a time. As long as the printer is on the network it shouldn't matter.
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You need a wire. If you see at the top, there is an Ethernet port that goes to your router and a port for power. The cable that goes to your printer is on the opposite end.
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Yes, it can be hooked up to routers that support connected printers (e.g. Apple routers) via USB cable. A different model, the p2015dn, also includes an ethernet jack to allow you to connect it to a router via ethernet cable. For what it's worth, I owned this printer, and while it worked well for me for 2-3 years, it broke soon after the warranty period and HP would have charged over half the cost of the printer to fix it. So I replaced it with a much cheaper Brother (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081TYO72/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and have been very happy with it -- built-in wi-fi printing, iOS-compatible AirPrint, duplex. It's been great for the 6+ months I've had it.
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Yes. I had mine for the desktop. I have a router and was able to use my wireless printer.
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I agree with Cheryl. You will have to purchase a wireless printer because this adapter must have drivers installed.
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I'm not sure I understand your question? First let me preface with, this is not a print server. This is a wifi to LAN adaptor. It is the equivalent of having a long Ethernet cable between you printer or other networkable device and you router/hub/switch, without the cable but using wireless in its place. If your printer is network aware and your computer has the correct proper software for its OS to print to a networkable printer then you should not have a problem.