I have my router downstairs and my printer upstairs. I want to be able to print wirelessly and also attach a usb hard drive so I can backup wirelessly. I don't want to have to keep a computer there though. Is that possible? What device should I get for this purpose? Thanks in advance!
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Just connect it to one of the ethernet ports of your wifi router & it'll work wirelessly. -
Thanks so much! Will this work if the printer and hard drive are upstairs and the router is downstairs though? I can move the hard drive fairly easily, but the printer will look strange in the middle of our living room!
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ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer
If you want to make sure there is no "maybe" in the equation and leave room for future upgrade/expansion just build/buy a cheap pc like a htpc and then you can install as many hdd's as you need and connect a printer too it and share it over the network.
You could even use it as a home server to backup files and stuff too on its own. -
Hmm, that's a good idea. I am not really technical enough to build a pc though! I'm also thinking of getting a new notebook so maybe I could use the old one for this purpose. What exactly do I need to buy if I go this route?
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ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer
If you wanted to make it into a server I would recommend using the windows home server operating system. -
With TL-WPS510U, other model on the same page, u can use printer upstairs but not the usb hdd.
U can use a usb storate router like belkin n+, linksys 610n, airport extreme instead of ur existing router if u want to keep ur hdd with router & use above wifi print server with the printer upstairs. But this will make ur old router useless. -
Thanks for the help
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jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso
A cheap solution is probably to buy Asus Wl520Ge (about $30) and load tomato firmware on it. It can do multiple printers and NAS simultaneously, as long as you have a hub. Though, the speed is capped to "108Mbps".
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Thanks a lot!
Is there a wireless print server that can also be used for a hard drive?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by boringmember, Sep 21, 2009.