how can i make my printer wireless?

Question

i have a dell inspiron with wi-fi and a epson printer/scanner/copier and i'm fed up with taking the laptop upstairs to the printer to plug it in to print! can i just get a dongle or something similar???

Answer 1

There are a number of wireless print servers on the market, including a Bluetooth one from Epson;(no WiFi)

http://www.epson.ca/cgi-bin/ceStore/ProductQuickSpec.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=38262406&category=Networking+and+Connectivity

LinkSys;

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1114037289494&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=8949439789B02

DLink;

http://www.dlink.com/products/category.asp?cid=10&sec=1

Answer 2

If upstairs you have the printer plugged into a computer, that computer can communicate with your laptop by wi-fi. You can then make the printer a 'shared resource' on the upstairs computer.

Or you can buy a gizmo that the printer plugs into that makes it a wireless printer, shared by any computer on the network. Here is an example:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833118023

Answer 3

"community printer" and "on the spot printer" are a similar element, basically one is greater great than the different. A on the spot printer is one form of community printer, yet one that works by a on the spot community connection, mutually as a "community printer" frequently could artwork with a under pressure or a on the spot connection. to be attentive to what you like, you ought to be attentive to the type you plan to have it obtainable on the community. in case you have a laptop laptop on the community, the printer could properly be linked to the laptop laptop, and you place up the sharing for the printer on the laptop laptop, and then factor your laptop to your laptop's printer. in the adventure that your laptop is your basically laptop, then you ought to purchase a print server gadget, which permits you to plug the printer into the print server and the print server into the community.

Answer 4

wireless print server may work.......



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