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Linksys WPSM54G Print Server
Linksys WPSM54G Print Server

Consumer Rating


Price Range
$83 - $110

Product Description

The Linksys Wireless-G Print Server with Multifunction Printer Support lets you connect a multifunction USB printer directly to your network, eliminating the need to dedicate a PC to print sharing chores. Using a Print Server frees up your "print share PC" so you don't have to leave it on all the time. It also removes the printing bottleneck, and sets your PC free to do more useful work.



A 2 Day Odessey
Rating


Written By
mastephens69

Date Written
Sep 13 2007

Summary

I would not recommend this product. My home network consists of two desktop computers and a laptop computer. One desktop and the laptop are running Windows XP. My other desktop has Windows Vista. My network is powered by a Linksys Wireless N...

Strength

None

Weakness

Poor documentation
Hit or miss functionality
Ineffective customer support

Bottom Line

Do not buy. The product does not live up to its promise of seamless wireless printing on a network

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Linksys WPSM54G Print Server
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Written By
nbdwt73

Date Written
Jul 09 2008

Summary

I installed this unit and set it up manually (without the included software or drivers) and then updated the firmware to the latest revision (1017). It has worked perfectly with Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista, and Linux machines. I have read many poor...

Strength

Seems to be a solid unit across multiple OS machines.

Weakness

Enclosed software does not work well

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Bad product - poor performance, misleading about capability in literature
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Written By
pudrunner

Date Written
Jan 04 2008

Summary

I did not find the configuration to be that difficult, but it definitely does not live up to its promise. I am able to print, but it is very slow. On an 11 Mbps link with full connectivity it takes several minutes to print one page of a single, text...

Strength

Nothing

Weakness

unacceptable performance, does not work as advertised

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Another bad experience
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Written By
k3for

Date Written
Dec 25 2007

Summary

Linksys tech support was unaware of problems with trying to install on Windows XP with Windows Defender running. Defender blocks the program as unsafe since it's unnamed and unsigned, even if you "allow" the registry modifications it tries to make...

Strength

Specs seem to indicate support for multi-function (scanning).

Weakness

Expensive, hard to set up

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