resending this because it got bounced last night > > Ahaha.. ermm yes.. well, its not terribly difficult. Since I don't see a mention of a particular make and model of printer I'll just summarize how most network printers are configured and installed. Hopefully you are already using a wireless access point or wireless router (an all-in-one device that includes an access point). Depending on whether the printer is just a printer or a multifunction printer that scans and faxes can change the complexity of the installation.
If you don't have a wireless router or access point then you are going to have to configure the printer for ad-hoc mode instead of infrastructure mode. In ad-hoc mode you also need to have a wireless adapter on each computer that will talk directly to the printer. I'm going to assume you already have a wireless router or AP. This will make your printer available to all devices on the network whether they are hardwired or using the wifi connection. Make sure your printer is set to the same SSID as your AP. Factory default SSID on most routers will be something like 'linksys', 'netgear', 'default', etc. Once the printer is properly connected to the wireless network it will most likely be assigned an IP address through DHCP. If there is a LCD screen on the printer you can probably print a report of the printers current network settings. I'd recommend that you give the printer a static IP address on your network, the setup software on most HP wifi printers I've seen recently will recommend and do this at some stage of the installation wizard. Once you successfully configure the printer from one computer and can print to it, it is pretty easy to configure the rest of the computers on your network to use the printer. All network printers wireless or wired are essentially a combination of a print server and of course, a printer. This means that you should be able to access the printer through one or more protocols through the network such as RAW TCP, LPR, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, IPX/SPX, etc. I like to use either LPR w/ byte counting or RAW TCP. To install the printer on any additional Windows computers you can usually use the Add Printer Wizard from the Printer Control Panel. You can always re-rerun the printer setup disc but I prefer manual installations. First start the wizard, next choose the option for a local printer (deselect plug n' play detection), choose create a new port, select standard tcp/ip port, enter the ip address of the printer, choose printer driver in the selection window. Voila, you're through! "Wash, rinse, repeat" on the rest of your computers. If the printer is a multifunction device that can scan and print then you will definitely have to install the printer software from the installation disc. Are they shipping printers without install instructions now??? :) -Tharin O. DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, according to Tharin, there just might be... .....I always assumed not too........ I'll wait. Best, Duncan At 17:39 10/29/2007 -0700, you wrote: >Have to set up a wireless printer, at the moment have no idea how the >network is setup, whether a router or direct. > >I assume this is no big deal if there is a router. > >Fp snip
