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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.
Install was a breeze, just follow the instructions in the booklet step by step. MacBook Pro OS10 was even easier - I said "Add Printer" it said "Which one.". I set the IP address of the server to a value outside of my wirless router's DHCP range. Win XP client up and running in about 5 minutes. showed me all 3 ports on the server without even telling it on which IP address to look. Problem solved couldn't be happier.
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