Wireless Home Networking Question

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Autobroker Guru Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Land of Fruits and Nuts Posts: 4481 Good Answers: 54	Wireless Home Networking Question 07/05/2013 3:21 PM
	I have an AT&T Uverse home network that has a wireless 2Wire router (also wired to the house via ethernet), two desktop computers (wireless connection), one laptop (wireless connection), two hardwired printers (color inkjet and b/w laser), one wireless printer (color inkjet) and smartphone access. I would like to add my b/w laser fax machine/printer to the network, but I'm not sure what the best approach is. The machine has a USB port, as well as in/out phone jacks. The phone jack is hooked up to a dedicated phone line that is not part of the UVerse VOIP line. My thought is to buy a wireless print server, but I also thought about using another wireless router. Is there a preference to either method, or is there a better way? __________________ Enjoy and be happy! Life is too short!
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North of 60 Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Iqaluit, NU. Canada Posts: 1854 Good Answers: 140	#1 Re: Wireless home networking 07/05/2013 5:22 PM
	Leave the b/w printer hardwired to one of the PCs then share the printer on the network. That way, all machines on the network will be able to print to it. As to its fax ability... the software for the fax portion of the printer may not have the ability to accept an incoming fax job from a networked machine. Usually only the better fax/printer machines have that ability. __________________ Joe Contractor to Electrical Inspector, "What do you mean you are going to make me follow the code?".
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Autobroker Guru Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Land of Fruits and Nuts Posts: 4481 Good Answers: 54	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Wireless home networking 07/05/2013 11:48 PM
	The b/w laser printer is hardwired to a PC and I can print from anywhere on the network. The b/w printer/fax can't be hardwired due to the location - well it can be, but I don't want to put holes in the wall and run wires. This is why I was thinking of a wireless print server. __________________ Enjoy and be happy! Life is too short!
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Solararts Commentator Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 90 Good Answers: 2	#3 Re: Wireless Home Networking Question 07/06/2013 12:19 AM
	Apple Airport routers are great, have a usb port for printing and hard drive(any usb drive becomes a nas), and support wireless printing from iphones as well. Easy software, work with pc's , macs, pretty much anything. Also the security is good. If they are a few bucks extra, you will make it back in time spent setting it up. Apple are also good about firmware updates, so years from now they will still work.
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kayodesamson Participant Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	#4 Re: Wireless Home Networking Question 07/06/2013 2:45 AM
	try to make use of wireless router is preferable for the network
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 42355 Good Answers: 1693	#5 In reply to #4 Re: Wireless Home Networking Question 07/06/2013 12:17 PM
	Why? What about speed?
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