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fsviatko
I am using windows 7 with dsl internet service is there anyway to us a
wireless printer. What do I have to add to my computer.
wireless printer. What do I have to add to my computer.
J
John Williamson
Possibly nothing. They may both already have Wifi installed, in whichI am using windows 7 with dsl internet service is there anyway to us a
wireless printer. What do I have to add to my computer.
case you just need to activate it and make the connection.
If your printer is a Bluetooth one, you'll need a bluetooth dongle,
unless your computer already has bluetooth fitted.
More information, including computer and printer makes and models would
be very helpful.
B
Bert
In John Williamson
PCs that want to access it.
Assuming that the printer is properly configured, it should just appear
as another device on the LAN.
On the other hand, if the printer also has wired network capability,
that might be preferable, since the connection will likely be faster.
If the printer is WiFI enabled, there's no reason to have WiFi on thePossibly nothing. They may both already have Wifi installed, in which
case you just need to activate it and make the connection.
PCs that want to access it.
Assuming that the printer is properly configured, it should just appear
as another device on the LAN.
On the other hand, if the printer also has wired network capability,
that might be preferable, since the connection will likely be faster.
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Metspitzer
I bought (and took back) a NETGEAR N900 router:I am using windows 7 with dsl internet service is there anyway to us a
wireless printer. What do I have to add to my computer.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Netgear-N...Band-Gigabit-Router/17756841?findingMethod=rr
It is supposed to have a USB connection for a printer or hard drive.
This would be an expensive way to add wireless printing, but it is a
cool router.
J
John Williamson
You're assuming that the dsl hub/router is wifi capable. Not all are.Bert said:In John Williamson
If the printer is WiFI enabled, there's no reason to have WiFi on the
PCs that want to access it.
As the OP has mentioned that he wants a wireless connection....On the other hand, if the printer also has wired network capability,
that might be preferable, since the connection will likely be faster.
To me, a wireless printer could be wi-fi, bluetooth or even infra-red
linked. I've used all three types.
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Andy Burns
Start, Devices and Printers, Add a DeviceI am using windows 7 with dsl internet service is there anyway to us a
wireless printer. What do I have to add to my computer.
is certainly what you should try first, with luck it will show up and work.
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Wolf K
"DSL internet access" as such is irrelevant. If you have a wi-fi modem,I am using windows 7 with dsl internet service is there anyway to us a
wireless printer. What do I have to add to my computer.
make sure it's also a wi-fi router. Read the manual.
If the modem is also a wi-fi router no problem. If not, you'll need a
wi-fi router (sometimes labelled "base station"). Make sure you buy one
with several Ethernet ports. Read the manual.
If your computer does not have a wi-fi built in, you can connect it to
the router by cable. The router should have four or more RJ-45
(Ethernet) ports. Or you can buy a USB wi-fi dongle. Read the manual.
Whether the computer is connected to the router by cable or wi-fi,
you'll have to install the printer as a network printer. Read the manual.
HTH
B
Bert
In John Williamson
have WiFi.
I'd like to hear from the OP if that's the case.
It never occurred to me that someone with DSL service today wouldn'tYou're assuming that the dsl hub/router is wifi capable. Not all are.
have WiFi.
I'd like to hear from the OP if that's the case.
W
Wolf K
We had DSL for three years without wi-fi, then my ISP foisted a wi-fiIn John Williamson
It never occurred to me that someone with DSL service today wouldn't
have WiFi.
I'd like to hear from the OP if that's the case.
router modem on me. I had bought a wi-fi router in the meantime. So now
I have two. If anyone can advise me how to set things up so that any
device on the network will use whichever one is free, I'll sacrifice a
goat on your behalf. ;-)
C
Char Jackson
Easy peasy. Configure the second one as an access point. I've done dozens ofWe had DSL for three years without wi-fi, then my ISP foisted a wi-fi
router modem on me. I had bought a wi-fi router in the meantime. So now
I have two. If anyone can advise me how to set things up so that any
device on the network will use whichever one is free, I'll sacrifice a
goat on your behalf. ;-)
deployments that way. Holler if you need details.
Umm, spare the goat. ;-)
C
charlie
It really helps to know the printer make and model."DSL internet access" as such is irrelevant. If you have a wi-fi modem,
make sure it's also a wi-fi router. Read the manual.
If the modem is also a wi-fi router no problem. If not, you'll need a
wi-fi router (sometimes labelled "base station"). Make sure you buy one
with several Ethernet ports. Read the manual.
If your computer does not have a wi-fi built in, you can connect it to
the router by cable. The router should have four or more RJ-45
(Ethernet) ports. Or you can buy a USB wi-fi dongle. Read the manual.
Whether the computer is connected to the router by cable or wi-fi,
you'll have to install the printer as a network printer. Read the manual.
HTH
Things can get a little strange with some if you have a dual WiFi and
ethernet router, and wish to use both capabilities, or have a wireless
connected computer or two.
J
John Williamson
For an added complication, I recently bought a "wireless" printer. It'scharlie said:It really helps to know the printer make and model.
Things can get a little strange with some if you have a dual WiFi and
ethernet router, and wish to use both capabilities, or have a wireless
connected computer or two.
an HP portable and it uses bluetooth or USB, not WiFi.
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Ken Blake
In John Williamson
It never occurred to me that someone with DSL service today wouldn't
have WiFi.
Having DSL service is almost irrelevant. The question is what router
he has, and whether that router has wi-fi built into it. Not all do.
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charlie
Then you'd need a bluetooth adapter, unless the computer you want toFor an added complication, I recently bought a "wireless" printer. It's
an HP portable and it uses bluetooth or USB, not WiFi.
connect to has one built in. (Some laptops)
One of my Epson printers has three interfaces, USB, Ethernet, and WiFi.
It can connect via my dual mode router, direct to the WiFi laptops, or
as a backup, USB. Two of the three methods work without a problem, but
the printer isn't "smart enough" to allow simultaneous use of all.
J
John Williamson
*I* know this. I'm not asking for advice. My stuff is all working verycharlie said:Then you'd need a bluetooth adapter, unless the computer you want to
connect to has one built in. (Some laptops)
nicely together, thank you vary much. ;-)
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Metspitzer
I never used bluetooth. I am just wondering if routers with bluetooth*I* know this. I'm not asking for advice. My stuff is all working very
nicely together, thank you vary much. ;-)
would be useful.
Can cellphones print to a wireless printer?
J
John Williamson
Unlikely in most circumstances. The range is short, security isMetspitzer said:I never used bluetooth. I am just wondering if routers with bluetooth
would be useful.
questionable, and Bluetooth is almost as slow as the old Infra red
ports. My current BT printer takes about a minute to start printing a
page of basic text, about the same time and speed as an old Canon BJC70
printer on IR..
My Nokia E90 communicator claims to have drivers for a number of HP BTCan cellphones print to a wireless printer?
and IR connected printers ready to install. I got a shock many years ago
when an HP Laserjet on the other side of the room started printing from
the very first model of Nokia Communicator using an IR connection I
didn't know the printer had.
For other phones, the answer seems to ba a definite maybe:-
http://www.amazon.com/Polaroid-PoGo-Bluetooth-Mobile-Printer/dp/B002XF077G
(Does not work with Apples.)
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Andy Burns
Printing from smartphones is pretty horrible at the moment, oftenMetspitzer said:Can cellphones print to a wireless printer?
involving the print job being sent to Google/Apple/Whoever as a PDF then
coming back in from the internet to the printer ... err, no thanks!
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Gene E. Bloch
If you do that, save the skin so that a Macedonian or Bulgarian can makeWe had DSL for three years without wi-fi, then my ISP foisted a wi-fi
router modem on me. I had bought a wi-fi router in the meantime. So now
I have two. If anyone can advise me how to set things up so that any
device on the network will use whichever one is free, I'll sacrifice a
goat on your behalf. ;-)
a gajda (bagpipe) out of it.
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Char Jackson
Before asking if the router has WiFi capabilities, we should ask if the OPHaving DSL service is almost irrelevant. The question is what router
he has, and whether that router has wi-fi built into it. Not all do.
has a router at all. Most DSL modems don't include router functionality.
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