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You have to know networking to set it up, I wouldn't recommend it to a novice. It does work and as stated in other reviews, the ports are labeled backwards. Good tip, it saved me a real headache. The product photo is incorrect but the description is correct. D-Link DP-300U 10/100TX 1-USB Port 2-Parallel Port Print Server
The product was just as descriped and mailed out promptly. I am very pleased with the service.
The print server worked well at another location, but it was not compatible with the printers used in the current application.
The second problem is that the device comes with a fixed IP address, which means you lose access to your router unless it happens to be on the exact same IP address. There are two major problems with this print server. In my case, I finally got the device to print, but I lost my Internet connection. The first is that you HAVE to check to see if your printer is on the VERY SHORT DLink compatibility list. If yours isn't there, then you're out of luck. I could restore my internet connection but then I would lose access to the printer. I read that there is a work around for this, but I've never had to spend so much time setting up a device.
The unit works fine as a parallel port server-USB was not used. Being well experienced in print server setups it took me a couple of hours of higher tech configuration testing before I found this inexcusable error by DLink.
The printed Quick Start brochure that comes with this unit has a major error--the actual parallel port locations are reversed from those shown in the brochure. Warning.
The manual on the disk is correct. LPT 1 is shown as next to the power port.
Actually LPT 1 is in the center next to the USB port. Configuration otherwise would have been a breeze.
This low rating is to draw attention to this problem and is not a comment on the product which is fine.
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