I have employees who need to share 3 printers. The printers all have RJ45 ethernet ports. Does anyone know how we can do this without unplugging the cables each time one of the users needs to print?
2007-11-28 03:46:29 · 15 answers · asked by justme 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Inter-connect all your printers and computers through a router/hub.
Each printer has an unique Ip address mapped to the respective name of the printer.whenever you want to use a printer, you choose it by its name and the router connects you to the printer
http://www.jayscomputers.com.au/images/networking_cheap_49.jpg
check out the link to see what your network should look like..
2007-11-28 04:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by Sid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Network them. Visit your local office supply or electronics store. They will have 8-port ROUTERs.
Step 1: Buy 8-port ROUTER
Step 2: Setup up the router. Most have very easy to follow instructions with pictures.
Step 3: Plug all of the computers and printers into the router using ethernet cables.
Step 4: Reboot your computers. They should automatically get IP addresses. To check this go into the Control Panel/Networking at each computer . It should tell you the address in the form 192.168.1.100 or something similar. Note that the address should begin with 192.168.
Step 5: Setup each printer, one at a time, to be used as a network printer. You will have to consult the setup guide for each printer.
Step 6: Reinstall the printer driver on each computer to use the printer from the network instead of being directly connected. (There is a way to do this without reinstalling but if you are not technical, reinstalling is the easiest way.)
Step 7: Print test pages from each printer.
Good luck.
2007-11-28 12:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by Imagineer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have RJ45 (otherwise known as ethernet) connectors, that means they are network-enabled. All you need to do is connect all the computers/printers to an ethernet switch and configure network printing on the printers (exact steps vary depending on manufacturer)
2007-11-28 11:49:59 · answer #3 · answered by Crash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Install another component for your printer to plug into. That is, if your motherboard is big enough for another drive. That way one of the computers can have 2 printers plugged in and installed onto it and if the 2 computers are on a LAN than all computers can use all printers if you put sharing on them. That probably sounds complicated. Sorry :(
2007-11-28 11:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by Em 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ports hook up to your network (I assume you are on a network). Then each Printer gets its own address. Then each printer can have access to any of the printers (it prints over the network).
2007-11-28 11:49:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can get a router so that each printer has an IP address and can be selected at the time of printing.
2007-11-28 11:49:53 · answer #6 · answered by gator_ce 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a ethernet switch like linksys' 8-port switch. Then you can plug in all the printers and computers all the time.
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1123638179844&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=7984422279B30
2007-11-28 11:51:38 · answer #7 · answered by rscanner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
printer router...and my i say RJ45 is out dated...you should look into getting a whole new networking system.
2007-11-28 11:49:48 · answer #8 · answered by Hey U, Yeah U..Get over here 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'd have to set up a wireless network between all three computers and printers
2007-11-28 11:49:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
add them all to your network on one computer and share the printers out for the other computer....
2007-11-28 11:50:24 · answer #10 · answered by my_huckelberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋