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IOGEAR GPSU21 Network Print Servers
Customer Reviews for IOGEAR GPSU21 1-Port Print Server RJ45 USB 2.0 - Retail
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Dave
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
2/8/2010 9:13:41 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Great little device. I hooked up two Vista laptops via this printserver to a HP 3330 MFP and things worked beautifully. Unlike some of the other reviews, I did use the install CD. Set a static internal IP as recommended, loaded driver (I had only HP 3300 PCL5 driver, but seems to work fine), and I was up and running in about 5 min/laptop. So far I'm very happy. I'm not sure that I still have scanner ability from the printserver, but that's ok.

Cons: None so far.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/7/2010 9:27:41 AM

Rating + 5 Works fine for me


Pros: Seemed to work fine once I got it set up. Printed test pages from Windows 7, Windows XP, and Linux (Ubuntu 9.10). Gets the job done.

Cons: It's hard to set up. It defaults to 192.168.1.174, which may or may not be on your network. If you just want to set up IPP and don't have a Windows box / Mac, just point your configuration over there and see if you can set it up via something like telnet (that port is open; I didn't try it yet or anything).

Other Thoughts: In Ubuntu, I just did a printer scan on 192.168.0.2 in the printer administration. It recognized the LPD PASSTHRU method and it seems to work perfectly fine.

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Karlo
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/8/2010 8:26:48 AM

Rating + 4 It's pretty good; however,


Pros: After I configured it, it works flawlessly.
The reason I bought this was I bought the Linksys WRT610Nv2 and installed dd-wrt on it. It happened the router and dd-wrt fw do not support a printer, so basically I needed a print server for my other PCs in my network.

Make sure before you buy this print server, don't forget to check the printers compatibility list.
http://iogear.com/files/pdf/GPSU21_Printer_Compatiblity_List_4-20-09.pdf

For the PC that is connected to the router or a switch:
i. Download and install the printer's driver
ii. Go to Control Panel and click Devices and Printers
iii. Click Add a printer
iv. Choose Add a local printer and Create a new port.
v. On the drop down menu choose TCP/IP
vi. Type in the printer server's static IP and use the generic network card and brand and model of the printer.

It is not going to fit here so I am going to put the other 3 guides in Cons and Other thoughts. Hope this will help you.

Cons: It is somewhat hard to configure at first. After I configured the webgui and tried to login, it would not let me to login.
The hard reset button did not work either. The driver's device reset did not work as well. Therefore, I am pretty much stuck using the driver. I like using the webgui.
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This part is not a con. This is a another guide.
Another alternative for PC that is hardwired to the router.
i. Download and install the printer's driver
ii. Go to Control Panel and click Devices and Printers
iii. Click Add a printer
iii. Click Add a network printer and choose the The printer I that I want . . .
iv. (You can also map it, look at the XP guide below) Click Add a printer using TCP/IP
v. Type in the static IP of the print server and choose the brand and model or series of the printer.

Other Thoughts: Make the IP of the print server static.
Here what I did to my wireless PC and laptops.
XP:
i. Download and install the printer's driver.
ii.Go to Control Panel and click Printer and Faxes
iii. Click Add a printer
iv. Choose A network printer then click next
v. Choose Connect to this printer. Map the printer by typing the ip of the print server and the name of the printer. Make sure you add \\ip of the printer server\name
e.g. \\192.168.1.1\HP printer
vi. Make sure you choose the brand and model of your printer.

Windows 7 and Vista:
i. Download and install the basic driver of the printer.
ii. Go to Control Panel and click Devices and Printers
iii. Click Add a printer
iv. Choose Add a network and choose The printer that I. . .
v. You can map it like the XP guide above or choose Add a printer using TCP/IP
vi. Type the ip add of the print server and use the Generic network card and brand and series or model of the printer.

That should do it.

I will update this if

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Chuck
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/4/2010 3:36:54 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Awesome!! Small and very easy to configure

Cons: None so far!!

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/11/2009 5:39:01 AM

Rating + 4 Works pretty good


Pros: Small design, fits anywhere. Works pretty good.

Cons: A little slower than I would expect. Had to perform install a couple of time before I got it the way I wanted it.

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jimbou
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/28/2009 10:03:15 AM

Rating + 1 Does not really work with Mac OS 10.6


Pros: Perfect to print from MS Windows

Cons: No user guide available. Installation guide extremely basic. Hotline saturated. Difficult to configure for Mac OS 10.6, and when configured it is extremely slow.

Other Thoughts: After groping around the print server parameters, I found a configuration where printing from my Macbook is possible. But it takes 2 minutes for the printer to start printing. Apart from that, works great from a Windows computer.

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bills
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/15/2009 7:41:47 AM

Rating + 5 Works Great


Pros: Easy setup on 3 Vista and one XP PC. Took me about 30 minutes once I opened box. Set static IP on router, install software, deleted any local printers, add printer found HP Photosmart 8150. Tested and worked. One PC is wireless, but since on network, no big deal to setup.

Cons: Like one other review I read, would be nice if all cables were on one side.

Other Thoughts: Small, so it does take up any room. I've used several other IOGEAR products for a few years now. They all do what they say and still working fine.
Got here in 3 days.. well packed....Thanks Newegg-

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z0rgatr0n
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/12/2009 10:18:42 PM

Rating + 5 This appears to work well.


Pros: I bought this for my mom, she was having problems with some cheap wifi printer of another popular brand that was just not reliable. I had an old Samsung laser printer that I wasnt using anymore. I hooked this into the wifi router, its worked perfectly ever since.

Cons: I dont know. It has been extremely easy to use. If you have basic knowledge of TCPIP it is simple. It has a built in web server to configure it. It's almost brainless.

Other Thoughts: If you set this up on OSX, if I recall correctly, you need to disable bidirectional communication for certain laser printers. It has been trouble-free once set up.

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Prowler1
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/9/2009 4:52:07 PM

Rating + 5 Works, Easy Setup.


Pros: Installed Drivers on computer, then setup server. Works like it supposed to.

Cons: none

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EngineerDAD
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/2/2009 11:09:22 AM

Rating + 4 Limited Device Support


Pros: Works great as an internet based network printer. Works as well as if the printer was connected directly to the PC. Make a printer available to anyone on your home network and possible over the internet if setup properly.

Cons: Installation software failed several times when trying to setup the printer. Found that very few printers were "supported." Suggest visiting the Print servers website before purchasing.

Other Thoughts: Like I said it works great as a network print sever but I would suggest just skipping the included software and read the last few pages of the instructions on how to set it up as a network print server, via its IP address. (http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:631/lp1) I would also recommend if you use a router or switch with DHCP, to set to IP address for the print server statically. This will make it so you won't have to re-setup the printer on your computers if the server or switch losses power. You'll have to see your individual switch/router instructions on how to set a Static IP address.

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James
Tech Level: average
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/29/2009 6:01:50 PM

Rating + 5 Excellent product


Pros: Worked fine, out of the box, connected via ethernet to one wired and one wireless computer.
Easy to set up (the wizard worked perfectly), and it required only a minute to find the driver for each PC (using an older Samsung ML-1740 b/w printer).
I did have to use the wired computer to set it up; I had tried my wireless, and it couldn't find the server.
Before I ordered, I wrote to Iogear to ask whether this product would work with my Vista-32 OS; the next day they wrote back to say it would. Great customer service (but why didn't the product description on Newegg say so? -- the manual did.
BTW, contrary to other opinions, the manual was perfectly adequate.
A grand slam product.

Cons: None.

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o2k
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/21/2009 6:54:01 AM

Rating + 4 Great Print Server


Pros: Easy to setup, small, included manual. Included software didn't work for me (didn't find a printer), but the device can be configured using the web interface.
Small, and can be hidden behind the printer, and yet capable of doing its job.

Cons: The included software didn't detect the printer.
Loses a star because the included software didn't work for me; had to use the web interface to configure it.

Other Thoughts: After a few attempts to detect the print server by using the software and swapping out patch cables, I read here in Newegg Reviews that the printer could be configured using the web interface. This was another reason for my purchase, because I have more control by using the web interface than using the supplied CD.
Anyways, the CD did not detect the printer after a few attempts, so I decided to write down its MAC address and find it on my DHCP server. After getting its dynamically-assigned IP address from my server, I was able to log on to it by typing the IP on my web browser.
The interface is simple and clear. Give the device a name, give the printer a name, a static ip address (optional but recommended), and that's pretty much it.
Set it up on three XP computers using the Add Local Printer menu, TCP/IP, type in its IP, install driver, and done!
Since installation, we tested on XP, Mac OS X 10.6.2, and even a DOS-based program (using lpt3).
Great little item, good price! TY Newe

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/19/2009 12:01:43 AM

Rating + 5 Good deal


Pros: Worked great for client who wanted printer access but did not want to leave the base station on all the time. Good uptime

Cons: None, Works great

Other Thoughts: Might be a little hard for some one to set up if they don't know how, but I have set up a lot of devices like this and it seemed to work just like all the others.

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phatwcinfrcr
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/16/2009 7:16:57 PM

Rating + 5 Excellent product!


Pros: Easy setup and clear instructions. So far has worked flawlessly under windows 7.

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: Haven't tried it on Vista or XP but assume it will work just as well since it has supported drivers on each of those operating systems.

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Odie
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/16/2009 6:58:10 AM

Rating + 5 io gear print server


Pros: it works great. I love this little guy.

Cons: n/a

Other Thoughts: keep up the good work

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odie
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/16/2009 4:46:42 AM

Rating + 5 print server


Pros: it works great, no problems & easy install.

Cons: n/a

Other Thoughts: keep up the good work newegg

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Steve
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/14/2009 1:51:47 PM

Rating + 5 Works as Advertised


Pros: Small, works as advertised. Use included software with no problems. Used on PCs with Windows 7 and XP. I did need to make sure that the Print when Offline in the Print Queue was turned off, once that was done jobs printed.

Cons: None

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jnitty
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/9/2009 12:15:32 AM

Rating + 5 Works even though printer isnt on list


Pros: Wanted my Hp PSC1311 printer to connect straight to my router so all the pc's in the house can print to it. It did just that. My printer isnt even on the compatibility list, it still works!

Cons: As always, could've been cheaper, free would be awesome.

Other Thoughts: Stuff i've been reading about states only the print function will work on the printers, I havent fully tested that statement yet!. ........Newegg.....what else would you use!!!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/8/2009 9:28:14 PM

Rating + 2 It works, BUT NOT a crossplatform solution!


Pros: Nice small and compact print server...Does what it's supposed to. BUT it wasn't the answer to my problem. I have two Ubuntu desktop machines (one is 64bit); one older XP Pro machine and a VISTA 64bit laptop. I was looking to for a way to network all them for my one printer/scanner. It was either this or make my XP machine "the print server" and have it run all the time just for that reason. The Ubuntu machines worked fine out of the box. VISTA had some problems.

Cons: I had a HUGE configuration problems with VISTA with this thing, still never got to quite work correctly. Even worse when connected wirelessly, IOgear software would never recognize wireless connection to printer on the Vista machine (scratches head), but would see it 'wired'...More likely the Vista 'IP scaling map' than this servers fault, but still I end up with the same result. Ironically, Ubuntu gave me no issues connecting, but afterward the windows machines couldn't connect....It was an either or situation. It would either see CUPS (linux) or LDP (windows) but not both on the same network.

Other Thoughts: The lesson is it WILL work fine for either a Windows --OR-- a Linux/unix network. NOT a good cross platform solution..maybe someone with better TCP/IP networking skills could make it work...but, everything I tried just produced another issue.

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Dave P
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/1/2009 2:12:42 PM

Rating + 4 Excellent value, works great, small


Pros: Small, easy to set-up, works as standard generic TCPIP
port (raw 9100). You can set it up manually using
a web browser going to the DHCP assigned IP address
and clicking on configure. Great product for the price,comes with a network cable. You can even see it recognize the attached USB printer by name from a web browser.

Cons: doesn't tell you you can set it up manually without using the CD. The tiny manual shows screen shots of the software CD which is extremely small to read.
would give it 5 stars if they even mentioned you don't need to load the cd if you know what you are doing.

Other Thoughts: I guessed on the next assigned DHCP address it got, went to it with a browser and was able to setup a static
IP address on it and print from the PC by adding a standard TCPIP port. All without loading any software.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/15/2009 6:50:50 AM

Rating + 5 Great Device


Pros: Great little device.
Worked flawlessly with windows and mac.
Took me 30 min to install, haven't found a printer it hasn't worked with.

Cons: Poor included software. Not really necessary.

Other Thoughts: Included software only works on windows. I'd just avoid it and use their other directions for setting up printer (basically just the web interface).

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/9/2009 10:18:19 AM

Rating + 1 Appalling


Pros: Pretty Packaging.

Cons: Low compatibility and questionable with multifunction printer capabilities.

Other Thoughts: Even though documentation says printer-only function should work in the multifunction printers, it does not. My printer is supposedly compatible, but then it is not. Faq 297 is unhelpful, and upon calling tech support, it was the rudest to date. Should've went with my instinct and NOT bought this.
Manufacturer Response:Thank you for choosing IOGEAR and sorry to hear that the print server didn't work with your MFP. This product does work with the printer function of MFP. However not all MFPs are supported and we constantly update our firmware to ensure the maximum compatibility. Please check the list and see if your MFP is supported.

http://iogear.com/files/pdf/GPSU21_Printer_Compatiblity_List_4-20-09.pdf

You can call IOGEAR at 1 (866) 946-4327, or email us at support@iogear.com, you can also do live chat with IOGEAR support. You may also post your MFP model number here so that we can assist you further.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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djac788192@aol.com
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/8/2009 9:42:08 AM

Rating + 5 Just always works


Pros: Network can always find the printer that is on our Iogear that we have now. Ordered another one to replace the other print server.

Cons: None.. and the price is great.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/5/2009 5:53:35 AM

Rating + 5 GREAT PRINT SERVER


Pros: Easy setup, took me about 10 minutes to install and configure.

Great price... Great Brand

Cons: n/a

Other Thoughts: Can't rename the print servers reads as LPT1

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Abba29
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/28/2009 4:01:47 PM

Rating + 5 Very good if...


Pros: Does what it should, set-up is a snap if...

Cons: ...you do as the previous reviewer said and ditch the included instructions. Go to http://www.iogear.com/support/faq/id/297 and you'll be good to go.

Other Thoughts: Iogear should do a better job with their instructions. No excuses. Didn't dock an egg because the product works, just poor execution from the manufac.

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JHyde
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/8/2009 1:15:35 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Works good does the job. these is a goodone

Cons: you will need this.http://www.iogear.com/support/faq/id/297
It is very hard to setup with out this. The instruction are not good at all.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
8/2/2009 11:27:51 PM

Rating + 1 Unreliable product


Pros: None, because it kept dying before I could get it to function properly

Cons: Just like most of the other comments, this product refuses to work most of the time. Standard install onto an XP machine with it connected to a standard router, this worthless junk "can't find any print servers" 9 out of 10 times. Oh and when it finally does find it, guess what? You go through the installation about to finish and it hits you with "can't find the print server". Should've read these reviews before I bought the darn thing.

Other Thoughts: Pay a little more, get something that actually works.

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celsuis
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/26/2009 8:59:05 AM

Rating + 5 usbprintserver1


Pros: Started up exactly as it should have. Is functioning perfectly. Works on a HP 1012 even tho another reviewer said it wouldn't.

Cons: I agree with the reviewer who would have liked all connections on one side.

Other Thoughts: One seldom finds a device that works as advertised. This one does.

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Bob
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/16/2009 5:16:38 PM

Rating + 1 Worthless would be too kind


Pros: Could be used as a doorstop

Cons: This 2009. Would you expect compatibility with Vista 32? I would.

Limited printer support as well

Other Thoughts: Unable to submit my comment with zero stars. Thus, the 1 star was necessary to allow a submission.

ZERO stars.

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eckmanmj
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/22/2009 7:16:08 AM

Rating + 3 Had difficulty getting to work


Pros: Small and tidy device that when working, is a huge timesaver, easy to setup.

Cons: I have a HP Laserjet P1006 printer and a laptop running Windows Vista, and a desktop running Windows 7 RC and had the same problem with both. I was able to manually configure the printer as a network printer connected to a TCP/IP device. I manually inputted the IP address that was assigned to the print server via DHCP and both Vista and Win7 detected it without problem. I was able to do a test page from both comptuers without a problem. However, the next day when I wanted to use the printer, it would not respond. I power cycled both the printer and the print server to no avail. I deleted my driver, and readded everything and it worked. Somehow, there must be a problem when either the printer or the print server goes into power saving mode where it wont work anymore.

Other Thoughts: Perhaps this thing has poor compability with Vista or Win7, or maybe I just have a defective unit. I know it works because I can print test pages, but if I let everything power down, the next time I want to use it, it wont work. I havent spent much more time researching this as maybe there are some power saving features I could tweak, but I haven't had the time to spend doing that. I'll still give this product 3 stars because after intiially setting it up, I was pretty impressed with how easily it setup and had it continued to work, I would have been extremely pleased with it. My problems may still be a problem with my settings, but I believe I have a higher level of knowledge than the "average" user, and if I am having trouble, I am sure others will too.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
6/18/2009 7:13:24 AM

Rating + 5 Amazing


Pros: This Print server is amazing, I have it connected to a Samsung CLP-500 color laser and it is fast, This thing blows my other 3-Port Trendnet print server out of the water, It starts printing just as fast as if it was connected via USB. Easy Setup too, as a Network Share or Local TCP/IP port.

Cons: IOGear doesn't have any Parallel models for my legacy printers (why I tried the TrendNet one)

Other Thoughts: I would be amazing if they came out with a Parallel Version, or a Power-Over-Ethernet Version

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/7/2009 10:19:17 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Easy to set up and use.

Cons: Can't see any.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/1/2009 10:26:48 AM

Rating + 5 Print Server


Pros: Very small and easy to configure. I have a Samsung color laser printer and did not have any compatibility issues.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: I give this print server a thumbs up.

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bobc
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/19/2009 2:25:44 PM

Rating + 4 Worked on Konica Minolta 2400W


Pros: Works as expected. Small, easy to install. Support was quick to respond via-email.

Cons: Software included was not really ready for Vista 64 and error'ed during the install. The install post the unknown error, was ok. Tried to get it to work with a Konica Minolta 2400W color laser. It would not work per IOGear instructions. Email support. They had me redo what was already done and verify a few things. Still no go. I then unchecked duplex printing and it worked. Printer is fine, just cannot use the duplex mode. Sharing off 4 PCs. 2 Vista 64 Home Prem, 1 32 Vista Ultimate and 1 XP SP3 32 bit.

Other Thoughts: Needs 64 bit ready software..

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/16/2009 8:29:44 AM

Rating + 5 It Works- It works Well


Pros: It works and it works well, haven't been able to test it thoroughly but so far its printed a couple documuments with no problems. It small, out of the way and does the job.

Cons: Getting it set up for vista can be kinda tricky. I say kinda cause it really isn't that hard once you figure out how to do it. There are no directions in the manual on how to set up for vista. there is no support page for this thing on the manufacturers website either.

Other Thoughts: To set up for vista, First find the ip address of the thing. You can do that by using the utility that came with the disk and running the wizard to set up the ip. Once you know the ip go into control panel/printer and set up a new network printer. After that it's pretty much self explanatory.
After you find the ip i would recommend just using the web based setup page to change any setting on the server; the wizard on the disk is pretty much useless.

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nicedreams
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/5/2009 9:21:09 PM

Rating + 1 Awful Product


Pros: Works the very first time you set it up and only the first time.

Cons: I bought 2 of these and set them up in a network for a client with no issues at all. As soon as you restart the printer, it will never work with that printer again. I've tried this on an HP Laserjet 1020, 1015, and 1018 with no luck. This thing works perfect the first time, but like I said, if you restart it or the printer it will never work again with that printer. I've factory reset the devices using the web browser and the button on the box. I've spent so much time trying to figure out why it won't work ever again with the printer. I've tried with the CD and installing it manually in windows using the tips from other reviewers. No luck. Printers work great without the box and via USB though.

Other Thoughts: I understand these printers we bought are not on the list for it to work, but I don't understand how it will work just fine and very well until you restart your printer or the print server itself. It seems like it remembers some ID of the printer and just will never send another print job to it again. The web manager and software say it went to the printer just fine, but nothing happens.
You'd think a simple black and white laser that works with this until power lose would be a simple thing. I've used a cheaper print server and had better results. I with they still made that one because I'd buy it again in a second. Now I'm looked down on from my client, because they trusted me and now I'm wasting their time trying to make this work. I will never buy IOGear again.
Manufacturer Response:Dear Sir,

We apologize for the printer issue that you encountered, seems like your printers might be incompatible with the print server.

IOGEAR does offer a 3-year warranty on this item, so if you call the IOGEAR support line, they will instruct you to return and swap for another print server for you.

Thanks for buying IOGEAR.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/3/2009 9:48:46 PM

Rating + 4 It actually works


Pros: I was a little worried it wouldnt work. It installed easily and function fine. The printer; prints just as fast with this as it did with it hardwire connections.

Cons: The setup utility configured the printserver correctly but did add the printer to windows. I had to add the printer using the IP address for the server. Not a problem just an extra step not outlined in the manual.

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TSK
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/25/2009 10:03:03 PM

Rating + 4 It works...After 2 hours of messing with it.


Pros: It works with a konica minolta magicolor 2400w laser printer without and issues.

Cons: Getting it to work was another story. I almost sent it back.

Other Thoughts: If the printer was already working on your pc before it's a lot easier but if you can't get it working heres what you do: install the drivers for your printer on your pc first (unless windows already has a driver for it), then go to add printer, add network printer, and then type http://192.168.1.123/lp1 (your ip address will most likely be different) and then pick the type/model of your printer and you should be good to go. You may want to use the included software to give your printer a static ip to make things easier. hope this helps.

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Rocket
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
1/19/2009 3:11:50 PM

Rating + 5 Great Little Print Server


Pros: This tiny print server is amazing. Plugged it in, installed the software, set it's IP, and BAM, I can print to it. I can print to it from Windows and Linux.

Cons: USB port on front, Ethernet and power in back. Wish all 3 were on back.

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mmxbass
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/18/2009 5:54:52 PM

Rating + 4 Almost-Perfect IPP Printing Solution


Pros: A very small very functional IPP print server. Once set up, this product will take care of all your printing needs for the whole household.

Cons: Initial configuration from a Linux machine is seriously annoying. I would have given this 5 stars if there was a simpler way to configure this without using the supplied not-Linux software.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/19/2008 8:30:35 AM

Rating + 4 Works


Pros: Works with my Canon PIXMA iP8500. Was able to set up TCP/IP printing with every computer in my household.

Cons: No install instructions for Vista. The printer status no longer shows what the ink levels are. Couldn't get this to show up in AppleTalk on the household Mac running OS X 10.4.

Other Thoughts: Followed the install instructions left by a previous reviewer. I did 2 things differently: (1) When you add the IP Address, in the field under it for port name, enter lp1 (2) Under Device Type, instead of choosing custom, I chose Standard, and then from the drop down list "Network Print Server (1 Port - USB)".

Have this connected to a D-Link DAP-1555 bridge which is bridging to a Netgear WNDR3300 router.

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Sleezer
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/14/2008 9:26:34 AM

Rating + 5 Great simple device


Pros: No install needed for my Canon Pixma MP830. Plugged it in, browsed to the IP address, made it static, hooked up the printer and on the next refresh it showed the printer model, status, etc. Didn't even install the drivers on the PCs. I just installed a Standard TCP/IP port on all the machines, used the Canon driver and it works like a champ. The ink monitoring junk doesn't work, nor does the scanning but I wasn't expecting it to since it's just a print server. If I need either, I'm not that lazy where I can't plug it in to a computer for 2 minutes.

Cons: Nada.

Other Thoughts: A pipe dream would to have the device be bus powered or PoE powered, but meh.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/10/2008 7:17:00 PM

Rating + 5 Works great


Pros: Works great.
Fast printing to my Epson CX4600.
Did not need to use the CD to setup the print server!!

Simply updated the printer properties to use TCP/IP LPR for the systems which used to shared the printer.

The setup for the printer can be accessed via http://1p_printserv2aeae4/

Cons: Manual is not great. Looks good but not complete.

Other Thoughts: I did not want to install the software on all the machines I have here to access the printer.
If you read the reviews here on Newegg one user wrote just what I needed to know:

== QUOTE ==
If nothing else seems to work, ditch the setup CD and do this:
1) Make sure that your printer is installed directly connected to your computer first.
2) Disconnect the computer from your computer and hook the printer up to the print server,
and the print server to your network. Make sure that you can ping the print server.
3) Printers and Faxes > right click your printer, click properties > Ports > Add Port...
> highlight Standard TCP/IP Port > click New Port... >
Next > enter the print server's IP address >
Next > select Custom > Settings > select LRP > enter a Queue name > OK >
Next > Finish > Close > Apply > Close
4) Try a test page. If it's not working, disable bi-directional support and try again.
== END QUOTE ==

Worked like a charm.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/26/2008 9:48:03 PM

Rating + 5 New Egg and IOGEAR deliever


Pros: First off reading some other peoples post you really should check the compatibility list. But...if you know what drivers are backwards compatible with your printer you are in the good. This is the route I took and both my XP desktop (HP photosmart 7960) and Vista laptop are using hp deskjet 990c drivers. No complications at all. Five eggs all around.

Cons: Plug and play but that would be too easy.

Other Thoughts: Once again new egg has me!! I will always turn to them for my tech needs.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/3/2008 8:57:42 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Fairly easy set up.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: great product

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Gary
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/25/2008 7:30:55 PM

Rating + 1 Doesn't work


Pros: Small. Sometimes it works.

Cons: Often doesn't work. Some PCs refuse to recognize the device.

Other Thoughts: About half the time, this will only print a small part of the page then stall.
Manufacturer Response:Sorry to hear the problem you had with the GPSU21 USB Print Server. What you experienced was a little unusual, but IOEGAR should take care of you because this product comes with a full 3 year warranty.

You can call IOGEAR at 1 (866) 946-4327, or email them at support@iogear.com, you can also do live chat with IOGEAR support. We will appreciate if you can share with us the problems you encountered and we will do our best to resolve the issue for you.

Thanks.

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jefrat72
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
1/17/2008 5:52:09 PM

Rating + 2 Check the list before purchase


Pros: Don't make the mistake we did, just buying it and thinking all will be dandy. We were not able to get this thing to work on our Dell 810, which is a low end multi-use. I think Newegg should have pointed this out as well.

Cons: It doesn't work with multi-functions

Other Thoughts: Probably works just fine on a supported printer, but seriously, at this point in technology this thing should work with multi-function.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/9/2007 6:41:49 PM

Rating + 4 Works on Linux


Pros: It works fine with Windows and Linux (to an HP Deskjet printer). You can telnet into it for status and configuration.

Cons: Does not support printers that use bi-directional drivers (like multi-function printers -- I had to contact tech support to find out why it would not work with my LexMark x8350)

Other Thoughts: IOGear's tech support help me resolve the issue with the multi-function printer/bi-directional drivers quickly via web chat.

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Tanom
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/7/2007 12:00:11 PM

Rating + 4 Works, not for me.


Pros: Was easy to set up and manage. Worked with no problems.

Cons: This print server uses an IP:port configuration for setting up to print to the printer connected to the server. I needed a print server that just had an IP address so I could not use it.

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Tom
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/12/2007 11:33:01 AM

Rating + 2 Try something else.


Pros: Purchased one of these to connect to an HP Laserjet 1012. The software installed easily.

Cons: It failed on the second day and never recovered. The printer would show as offline until both the PS and the printer were power cycled. After talking to support it started working, again for a day and again stopped.

Other Thoughts: You're better off using a shared printer on a Windows peer network.
If you must use a networked printer server, look at another product. This one is inexpensive and it shows.

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Alok
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/21/2007 9:24:46 AM

Rating + 5 Awesome!


Pros: Works wonderfully and as advertised. Prints large PDFs without any problems. I was able to set it up as an internet printer as well so now i can print from anywhere

Cons: None really :-)

Other Thoughts: I just wish it included a USB cable but that is asking too much since even printers come without them now a days.

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Robert in ND
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/19/2007 5:25:44 PM

Rating + 1 Piece of Junk


Pros: Easy to set up.

Cons: It immediately slowed my network to a standstill. Nothing seemed to help. I finally had to disconnect it. It has been sitting in a drawer ever since.

Other Thoughts: Avoid.

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Ethan
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
8/29/2007 7:25:41 PM

Rating + 5 Printer COmpatibility List is here...


Pros: Seulater, thank you for the information about checking the printer compatibility list. It can be found here:

http://iogear.com/files/pdf/GPSU21_Printer_Compatibility_list.pdf

Cons: n/a

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Seulater
Tech Level: low
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/18/2007 12:02:47 PM

Rating + 5 Great Product


Pros: I have a Lexmarkx6170 printer.
i had it installed and working literally 3 minutes from out of the box. its that simple!

Cons: No cons for me. Great product!

Other Thoughts: Just do yourself a favor, go to IOGEARS web site to make sure your printer is supported by this first. thats the only homework you will need to do.

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hmmm
Tech Level: average
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/23/2007 5:42:20 PM

Rating + 1 Check the compatability list


Pros: its small and looks nice

Cons: Check the compatability list!!! Very finite and mine was not compatable, therfore I had to return it for the loss. I was shocked at how few printers were compatable.

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Adam
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/21/2007 4:46:57 PM

Rating + 5 Great print server


Pros: Tiny, works well with my Samsung laser printer, setup was like 3 minutes, supports Windows and Mac, price.

Cons: Tiny, cables on one side would be better - difficult to place. The ugliest web interface I have ever seen in any consumer networking product. The Setup Wizard stalls at launch, but you can guess the IP address if you know what IPs your router/server hands out.

Other Thoughts: Overall I'm very happy with this print server. The cons are minimal.

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djnikey
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/4/2007 11:22:02 AM

Rating + 5 IOGear GPSU21 PrintServer


Pros: Really easy to install! If you're looking for printserver for your USB printer, this is it.

Cons: Only one printer can be connected.

Other Thoughts: Small that you can tack it in behind the printer to hide it.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/26/2007 12:10:36 PM

Rating + 2


Pros: software installation was great but still lacking in the bi-directional dept. other than that okay.

Cons: my lexmark printer would not work at all with this product nothing that was tried worked just would not communicate.

Other Thoughts: this printer server is great I just had issues with my printer not seeing it. sending back to newegg for rma. just have to cut my losses and try again.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/18/2007 7:44:28 AM

Rating + 5 Wow that was easy


Pros: I read alot of the reviews for the other print servers of equal price or cheaper before I settled on this unit. I never bought IOgear stuff in the past - always considered them of the cheaper sort. But I was wrong, this little unit was detected right away. Good, Quick and Easy

Cons: None

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gbrook
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/5/2007 10:04:45 PM

Rating + 5 I love these print servers


Pros: Simple setup via enclosed cd which does everything for you. I'm not good with the in's and outs of TCP/IP etc, it was all done for me and the printer worked first try.

Cons: nothing so far.

Other Thoughts: I remember when getting a networked printer cost $1000 extra. Now, I can get a laser printer together with a print server for almost nothing. Amazing.

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SWhitney
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
4/4/2007 11:59:02 AM

Rating + 5 Perfect with Vista across a wireless bridge...


Pros: These devices worked perfect and were printing in less than two minutes out of the box.

I have a Linksys WRT54GL also purchased from NewEgg. This is the linux version router that accepts third party firmware.

The linksys was flashed with DD-WRT and configured as a bridge/server. The two IOGEAR units were plugged into the linksys, and two Okidata 320 turbo 9 pin impact printers were plugged into the IOGEARS....

After popping in the CD the utility scanned the network and found both servers in less then 30 seconds.

Keep in mind that the print servers are across a wireless bridge using a DLINK N 655 and the Linksys running DD-WRT.

I chose to assign static IP's to the units and once again the units took the setting across the wireless connection perfectly.

With this set up I have a closet/store room in the office that is fully connected to the main network wirelessly with our general ledger and payroll check printer...and a rats nest of wires was not required.

Per

Cons: None whatsoever....

Other Thoughts: Hopefully IOGEAR has a bi-direction
TWAIN compliant server so our rack fed scanner can join the party. I also intend to try out our brother label printer as well.

This particular setup cost a fraction of the okidata network cards available for these printers at a cost of 225 dollars each.

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occ
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/23/2007 2:08:36 PM

Rating + 3 Needs Some Updates


Pros: Compact, Easy Installation, Nice Interface

Cons: Not Bi-Directional

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JP
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/12/2007 2:59:01 PM

Rating + 4 Read Compatible printers first


Pros: Setup wizard seems easy to follow through

Cons: Might have to do some port changes. Does not work with HP LaserJet 1000 series and a few other models read the compatibility list first.

Other Thoughts: Good price, customer service was quick to answer my questions

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Pfeff
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
3/5/2007 10:22:37 AM

Rating + 4 Nice, Cheap, Easy Setup, a Bit Slow though


Pros: Plug in, quick setup, ready to go. Small size.

Cons: A bit slow in processing data but c'mon it's not an industrial print server.

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MRM1
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/27/2007 7:30:48 AM

Rating + 3 Good and Bad


Pros: Bought 2. One for an Old HP and one for a new Dell Photo series inkjet. Worked seamlessly with the old HP 930c inkjet. Set up went according to instructions and was up and running in about 10 minutes.

Cons: Does NOT work at all with Dell printers. After spending about an hour on the phone with tec support (who knew less than I did and was a completely usless experience) it was determined that this unit will not work with a Dell 924 photo printer.

Other Thoughts: Bottom Line: Buyer Beware. This does NOT work with ALL Printers. Have trouble and you are in for a very frustrating experience from their tec support. Check the IOGear Web site for a list of compatible printers before purchase. It will save you a load of heart ack.

Sending one back to NewEgg

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newguy
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
2/26/2007 10:01:42 AM

Rating + 5 Working GREAT


Pros: Worked just like it was discribed. Easy set-up wizard. The feedback helped me expect and plan on the little "glitches" that came up... THANK YOU ALL! AND as usual, Excellent shipping time. Thanks Newegg

Cons: Could only use the set-up wizard to intall and the communication is one way.

Other Thoughts: The feedback that the printer normaly gives you, ie; out of paper, ink status, etc..., does not happen. Be prepared for it. Again, I was expecting it because of all your feedback.

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murraygoround
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/24/2007 8:57:54 AM

Rating + 5 Works Well


Pros: It was easy to set up, only took about 5 minutes using the enclosed utilities.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: As usual Newegg delivers.

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KilobaudChartMember
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
2/18/2007 3:35:48 PM

Rating + 4 Like it, but beware


Pros: All the things that other reviewers state. Cost, Reliability (so far), and convenience (independent server, rather than server/computer).

Cons: The book is not nearly complete, nor comprehensive. Heaven help the newby who doesn't know how to grab ports (the manual says nothing, and Windows is useless in its so-called "Wizard")

Other Thoughts: For allowing this type of feedback, Newegg gets a nomination for a business 1st place.

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Nick N. Name
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
2/17/2007 7:41:17 AM

Rating + 5 IOGEAR GPSU21 Print Server


Pros: Works very well, once it's set up right. Very, very stable.

Cons: Can be tricky to set up.

Other Thoughts: If nothing else seems to work, ditch the setup CD and do this:

1) Make sure that your printer is installed directly connected to your computer first.

2) Disconnect the computer from your computer and hook the printer up to the print server, and the print server to your network. Make sure that you can ping the print server.

3) Printers and Faxes > right click your printer, click properties > Ports > Add Port... > highlight Standard TCP/IP Port > click New Port... > Next > enter the print server's IP address > Next > select Custom > Settings > select LRP > enter a Queue name > OK > Next > Finish > Close > Apply > Close

4) Try a test page. If it's not working, disable bi-directional support and try again.

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Techdummy
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/14/2007 3:05:47 PM

Rating + 5 Easy even for a tech dummy!


Pros: Works great and was easy to install and set up...and it's cheap.

Cons: I had bought this to network a multifunction printer but this only works on single function printers.

Other Thoughts: NOT FOR MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTERS!
IOGear's tech support was helpful in explaining to me that it wouldln't work with a multifunction, and then helped me set up my laser printer on my network. This thing works great now that I'm using the right printer.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
2/13/2007 4:50:35 PM

Rating + 5 Works well in Vista


Pros: Makes a printer network capable. Supports a wide range of protocols. Supports a wide range of printers. Fast hookup. Easy setup.

Cons: Bi-directional communication is not supported. As such you cannot get ink status information. This might be normal for most print server units however. The CD did not work for me on Vista.

Other Thoughts: I got this to make my Canon iP4300 Photo Printer network capable. I also got it since the website said it was Vista compatible. Unfortunately I wasn't able to use the CD. Then I figured out that I didn't need to once it had gotten past the actual device setup. It got stuck at selecting the printer that was connected and as such it never finished but it did its job and set an ip on the device. After that I just cancelled out and set a network printer on Vista and selected the correct driver. It will work regardless if the port protocol is set to RAW or LPR (LPD on mac). If you do LPR/LPD then set the queue to lp1. Also I found that in addition to the web-based interface it also supports a telnet interface which is an undocumented feature. All of the same functions are available via telnet that is available via the web interface.

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Jsmith
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/12/2007 7:01:13 PM

Rating + 5 Works Great


Pros: Setup, used a "fixed" ip, and then ran the setup disk on client computers running windows 2000 & windows XP, works great so far, fast.

Cons: None yet.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/10/2007 3:29:22 PM

Rating + 5 Works likes a charm


Pros: I've worked with PC's and networks for over 15 years. I was skeptical about a device like this actually working correctly. But, I recently purchased a canon MP500 series printer from newegg, and the thing is just too big to fit on a desk, so I needed a networking solution for it. To my surpise, this thing works perfectly. I have it installed alongside 5 windows XP PCs on a wireless network, and have it setup on each PC. Its working perfectly on each PC.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Driver install took me about 2-3 minutes per PC. I initially ran into a problem setting up the printer on each PC, because I wasn't following the instructions in the booklet exactly. It just seemed odd to setup a network printer on each PC on the LPT1 port. But, I did as the manual stated and it changed the printer settings in the next step. It still shows up as a printer on LPT1 on each PC...but online.

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Noridlo
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/22/2006 3:48:10 PM

Rating + 5 Great biscuit sized server


Pros: This neat little biscuit sized Server is a great solution for multiple PCs networked at home. We are using it on both Windows and Linux PCs. Setup on Linux was a piece of cake and worked straight away. Setup on Windows was also easy and only complicated by the Firewall software. After some on line searching found that the Spooler Subsystem requires server access in the trusted network.You will most likely need the software loaded on Windows (we did) to allow the Print Server to be discovered.

Cons: We wish that it was designed with all cables on the rear.

Other Thoughts: We should have purchased this a long time ago. Hint: You can access the print server menu by keying the assigned ip address into your browser. It will be helpful to review the support pages at iogear before starting to install. Hope this feedback is useful to others.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/20/2006 10:51:13 PM

Rating + 5 Great Buy


Pros: Easy install. Worked Great.

Cons: If you have a printer status monitor that comes up when you print, it will no longer work because the print server does not support bidirectional printing. Disable it if you can, because you will no longer be able to use it.

Other Thoughts: Be sure to run the driver installation CD on all computers in your network

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/27/2006 11:16:02 AM

Rating + 5 Works like a champ...


Pros: Very straight forward implentation

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I would suggest assigning a static IP on your network if you don't have DDNS setup.

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Big Kahuna
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
11/22/2006 11:16:27 AM

Rating + 5 Great


Pros: Love this thing works great. No problems at all.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Love IOGEAR

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Leo
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/26/2006 4:26:45 PM

Rating + 5 Love it


Pros: Easy to install and setup, small, works fast

Cons: Haven't seen any

Other Thoughts: Nice price

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