USB 2.0 Network Print Server, WAVLINK LAN Print Share Server for USB Printers, LPR Print Protocol 10/100Mbps Computer Print Server Adapter for Windows, MacOS 10.7 or above, No Driver Required

Straight forward to setup with a bit of tech skills, as per other reviews, find the IP address on your router or from command prompt via the "arp -a" command. add as a new printer, manually configure the TCP/IP port to use LPR with a queue name of lp1 - manaully find and add your printer, job done. (The inlcuded instructions state this)We're using it with a Zebra ZD220 label printer with no issues.My only mistake was updating the existing printer to use the IP port rather than just adding it as a complete new device.

Easy installation, but as soon as I try to read a connected device, get blue screen failure. Simply doesn’t work. Reinstalled printer, after install device, still fails. Printer works fine, without device.

Contrary to what I thought was going to happen and to what I read about the reliability of many similar devices, this one seems to work pretty nearly seamlessly. The included software, both on the CD and the latest version on the website seems to only be officially supported for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. However, depending on the printer used and your network set up, you can bypass this entirely and install the printer manually using only your printers USB driver and Windows own network printer set up.This will vary depending on what versions of Windows your are using. I'm using Windows 10 in my case. But basically you go to the Start Menu, then Settings (Cog/Gear Wheel on the left), then Devices, then Printers & Scanners. Then select "Add a printer or scanner". The dots will appear to show Windows is looking for the printer but just wait for a bit and then select "The printer that I want isn't listed". The add printer screen should appear. Select "add a local printer with manual settings", then select Next, then "Create a new port" and select "Standard TCP/IP Port" from the list and select Next, then in the next screen type in the IP address for the print server itself. Tick the box at the bottom and click Next. At this point the Windows will say it is detecting the TCP/IP port, but struggle and then ask for "Additional port information". Select "Custom" at the bottom and then click the "Settings" button. Select "LPR" in the next screen and type in "lpr1" in the "Queue Name" box (I am not sure if this has any impact but this is what worked for me) and tick the box marked "LPR Byte Counting Enabled". At this point Windows will try to detect the appropriate printer driver. If it is already listed in the next screen, select that and then Next, otherwise, select the "Have Disk" button and use the Browse button to find your drivers on your computer. You may need to download them from the manufacturers website or have whatever media they are on to hand, then click OK and Next. At this point, all going well, the printer should be installed and you will get the option to print a test page. Make sure the printer itself is switched on. This was something I keep forgetting to do as I don't always leave it powered on. Confirm the printer is working by printing some actual documents as well and it should all be working at this point.I don't know about the longevity or future support of this device but so far it seems to be working relatively smoothly. The only down side is that there doesn't seem to be a facility to power it from the USB port you find on some models of home router or have PoE ability but I guess that is for more advanced enterprise grade devices.

sorry but I had to rate this low. there's a problem where you can't change the dhcp settings and everytime I did it just reverted back. if that issue wasn't there then great device but unless your prepared too change your entire networks subnet then I would stay clear. this wouldn't be user friendly to anyone with not much network experience.

Great little bit of kit. Solved connection problems, simple to use.

Same as the tp-link one... it’s dated, bit limited, but cheap and works.Doesn’t support airprint.... i wish it was power over usb rather than the large powerpack

Firstly, a massive thanks for the step-by-step instructions from user 'a random busybody'; that write-up was more helpful than the entire manufacturer's website 👍After following all the instructions, I still couldn't get this box to work. The issue was that it wasn't connecting to my router. The software installed fine on my PC, and it even found my printer drivers. However, my PC couldn't detect the actual printer because the hub just wasn't connecting through the router.To resolve this issue, I plugged the hub directly into my laptop via the Ethernet and visited the default webpage for the hub, which is '169.254.10.10'. Then I realised what the issue was. The hub and my router had a mismatch between IPs, even though the hub was set to DHCP.To address this, I did the following**1. Configure the Wavlink to use Static IP:*** Access the Wavlink's web interface using its default IP address (169.254.10.10)* Locate the network settings section and change the IP configuration from "Automatic (DHCP)" to "Manual."* Set the IP address within the your routers DHCP pool range, for example, 192.168.1.201 (avoid using addresses already assigned to other devices).* Set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 (or what ever your subnet mask is), which matches the routers network.* Apply the changes and reboot the Wavlink print server.**2. Reserve an IP address for the Wavlink in your router settings (if you can):**This resolved my issue, and my network could now see the hub and everything worked.Ps: There is no CD in the box (or at least not in mine, you may need to go to the manufacturers website to get the required drivers)

A great little print server, but as one guy said with a set of addition info, you really need to know your stuff to get it working, make a note of the IP address on the bottom of the server unit for setting it up and download their manual as it explains things better than what you get in the box.Make sure you set a fixed IP for your server through your router and then set it fixed in the print server settings.If you are using a public network then set a password on the print server to stop people accessing it.It should work with any printer, as long as you get everything right with the settings.