2 times NG WGT624

rudeboy · #1 (**permalink**) 08-22-2006, 08:07 PM

oi~

new user here, here is the situation;

i have a working wireless network using a Netgear WGT624 router, bunch of pc's connect to it with no problems at all. now i have another Netgear WGT624 and i was wondering if i could use that router to plug in a copier/printer i have here and put it into my network ? the copier/printer was connected to previous network but at that point it was wired. we moved to a bigger location so wired is not really an option.

any advise.. how-to's ?

thanks in advance.

NZLamb · #2 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 12:20 PM

Unfortunately those (and most wireless routers in fact) are simply not capable of operating as a client to a wireless network. Some routers will allow it using third party firmware, however I'm not aware of such firmware for the WGT624.

Your best bet would be to purchase a wireless print server (for example the HP Jetdirect series are excellent) or alternatively wireless Ethernet client adapter (often called a wireless bridge).

rudeboy · #3 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 01:54 PM

a NetGear support guy told me it was possible.. yet they never responded to my e-mail :}

so a wireless print server hooks up to the printer and i access it from any workstation ?

thanks.

NZLamb · #4 (**permalink**) 08-24-2006, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rudeboy

so a wireless print server hooks up to the printer and i access it from any workstation ?

That's the one!

Your printer gets an IP address and instead of printing to a parallel or USB port, each computer prints to a network port instead. In most cases you don't have to update the printer driver on the workstations, just change the port the printer uses.

Some types of print server require a dedicated network port driver to be installed on each workstation (usually the cheap ones), others such as the Jetdirect series will work natively with most operating systems.

Also a tip if you use DHCP and DNS on the network; set up the print server with a friendly host name and point the clients to this rather than the IP address. That way you don't need to assign a static IP to it which can save a bit of work over fiddling with network settings if you decide to change the printer or network configuration later.