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NETGEAR's 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server with 4-port Switch allows you to connect one or two printers to your existing wireless network, without using unsightly Ethernet cables. Simply place your printers anywhere in your home or office that works best for you, plug them into the print server's USB ports, and the Smart Wizard set-up function automatically guides you through configuration. Then you can send your business documents to a high-end color printer, and your kids' homework to a black-and-white printer. The print server also acts as a wireless Ethernet bridge, connecting a cluster of up to four PCs and laptops without requiring dedicated wireless adapters. It employs powerful WEP Encryption and WPA-PSK to keep your wireless network secure, and interoperates with all standard 802.11b and 802.11g wireless devices. All this in a sleek, space-saving stand-up case.
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The NETGEAR WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server with 4-port Switch offers:
- A wireless print server for two USB printers.
- A built-in four-port switch for wired network connections.
- An easy way to create or extend an 802.11g network.
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With the NETGEAR WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server with 4-port Switch, users on your network have the freedom to print wirelessly to up to two printers. It also functions as a wireless Ethernet bridge, allowing you to extend your wireless connection and connect up to four users to your wireless network.
With the WGPS606, users on your network can easily share up to two printers. View larger. View display of ports on back. |
Wireless Printing and Bridge
The WGPS606 has two USB ports to connect two printers. Simply put your printers wherever works best and plug them into the wireless print server; a Smart Wizard will guide you through configuration in just seconds. Once configured, anyone on the network can print to either printer; business documents can be sent to the high-end laser and photos can be printed on the photo printer. No separate adapters are needed. The print server can print via Peer-to-Peer (PTP) and Windows LPD printing methods.
The print server also functions as a wireless Ethernet bridge, allowing you to connect a cluster of up to four PCs and laptops without dedicated wireless adapters.
Secure and Compatible
Powerful 40/64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption and WPA-PSK keep your wireless network secure. The device is interoperable with 802.11b, 802.11g, and RangeMax (MIMO-G) networks, so you can be sure it will work with your existing wireless network.
The NETGEAR WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server with 4-port Switch is backed by a 1-year warranty.
What's in the Box
WGPS606 54 Mbps Wireless Print Server w/4-port Switch, power adapter, 2 USB cables, resource CD, installation guide, warranty/support information card.
Customer Reviews:
Pro's and Con's..........2008-01-02
Have it working with a Dell Inspiron 9400 and HP Pavilion laptop, Canon Pixma Pro9000 and DLink 2XR 108G MIMO Wireless Router. Also an IP Phone to a PBX on the dedicated switch of the WGPS606. Old HP LaserJet 5P with USB/Parallel converter cable would not work.
Pro's: Works, sort of... Nice to eliminate cables and setup remote wireless access to your main wireless router.
Con's:
- Very poor documentation for people who know what they are doing. They figure simple is better but what they give you is too simple. There is a slightly better manual online but you have to go look for it.
- Would not recognize my old HP LaserJet with a parallel to USB converter on it (there should be a generic printer mode you can select) even though works fine from the laptop. Can't fault them too much on this but still should be a default generic/raw mode you can try.
- Printing is much slower over the network that via direct USB to the photo printer.
- No bidirectional support for the PRO9000, can print but not check ink status nor do any management functions.
- Must perform firmware update prior to using.
- Web interface is only for wireless setup and not print server and not documented.
Overall: If you have an older PC you can setup as a print server you will probably be better off. Nice idea of smaller space/lower cost but still needs some work.
Perfect for Bridging LANs Physically Separated.......2007-12-30
Let me paint a picture for you - a cape cod, lots of brick, lathe and plaster. A cable modem and wireless router on the 2nd floor with a desktop hard-wired into it, a laptop wirelessly connected.
Enter the basement with a PS2, Dish receiver and XBox 360 and no feasible way to get a switch hard-wired via ethernet to the upstairs. The solution is the WGPS606, into which I plugged not a single printer but was able to attach three network appliances to my network through this outstanding wireless bridge.
I've been using Netgear products for ~10+ years now, so I bought on reputation. I won't lie, the user interface and documentation doesn't speak to the effect of bridging so much as it does the print serving. If you're comfortable with administering your own wireless router through its GUI already, then I say have at it - PERFECT for gamers or anyone else with multiple ethernet devices they don't feel like dropping ~$80 a piece on bridging equipment for separately.
Got an existing LAN you want to attach and 4 ports on this switch won't do it for you? No sweat - just add your switch to this one and make sure you've got crosstalk properly configured on your chaining port on the switch (or use a crossover cable). Just add your switch to this one and let DHCP dole out the IP's.
Gamers and broadband fans unite, this IS the bridging solution you've been looking for.
Getting it to work...ohh the fantastic Joy!.......2007-12-25
I will keep this simple because its taken me this long to get this working properly, thus I'm exhausted.
When I initially got the wgps606 it was twice the price but damn near the only one of its kind; that is, a wireless printer server and a ethernet wireless bridge..A truly one of kind product that if it had worked 100% from the get-go, it would have been product of the year.
2 years later I finally got this thing to work 99% of the time and man does it work.
Initially it worked beautifully with my Epson printer and Di624 router, connecting printing and such. The problem right from the get-go was that it would randomly disconnect and then hopefully reconnect at some point without having to unplug and plug back in(chronic issue with many users). It would also take time to find the network again, when it would eventually reconnect.
I used WPA security and from all the forums I read this was an issue. I doubted that however because it had worked so well in the very very beginning despite my use of the WPA. Plus, I refused to lower my security for the benefit of having this POSSIBLY work.
In any case, I have had it connected now for a year to a PS3, Dish DVR(new feature), printer and a Slingbox; and I must say it has always worked effortlessly(despite the dropping of random signal).
Approximately 1.5 months ago I spent the day(and I mean the day) trying every conceivable configuration and setting(s) that I could think of to get this to not drop signal anymore. Now it has worked flawlessly(100%) for the past 1.5 months..
I will gladly share my settings with anyone who asks here on the forums..and yes that was keeping it simple..trust me.
No AES support - Does not work for me.......2007-12-25
I have a Linksys WRT330N router which supports a mix of Wirless N and G. Unfortunately, I had to use AES encryption with WPK which is not supported by this device. I had to return the device.
Too many problems--unreliable.......2007-12-25
I purchased this print server to work with my Canon and HP printer. After a somewhat counter-intuitive setup, I got it to work with the Canon, but it wouldn't work with the HP Laserjet 1012--which is a very common laser printer. I tried different drivers, configurations, settings, etc. The printer would either print gibberish or fail to print altogether.
The product doesn't include software to work with Apple computers, but it would be possible to set a printer up through Windows and share it out to the macs.
I returned this and bought a Linksys printer server that worked fine with the HP printer.
Unless you are very technical and want to work through a frustrating setup, avoid this one.
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