TRENDnet 1-Port Print Server TE100-P1U
- Product Type – PrintServer
- Warranty – 5 Years
- - Supports TCP/IP, NetBEUI and AppleTalk protocols
- - Easy Configuration through BiAdmin (Windows Application), Web-based management (HTTP)
Product Description
TRENDnets TE100-P1U 10/100 Mini USB Print Server is an ideal network solution designed to transform virtually all conventional USB printer into a shared resource on your network. TE100-P1U has a 10/100Mbps auto-sensing RJ-45 port, which connects to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps network. With its Automatic IP feature, the Print Server will automatically configure its IP address, making installation quick and easy. For advanced management, you can configure the print server using the Windows-Based Wizard, Admin Software or Web Browser. Also, the TE100-P1U supports Internet Printing Protocol, so users can print remotely to the USB printer via the Internet. Compact in design, but packed with features the TE100-P1U is the most cost effective way to add a USB printer anywhere on your network…. More >>
TRENDnet 1-Port Print Server TE100-P1U
I contacted tech support with an issue involving transferring a 4.37gb file.
The file crashes at 2.40gb. The person handlng the call couldn’t help me. He indicated it would be two days before a high level tech support could get back to me. This nic card is used on a Mac using Leopard operating system and is listed as a compatible card.
It was suggested I email tech support with my problem if I wanted an expidited answer to my problem.
So I did just that, wrote an email explaining exactly what I was experiencing.
I got an expidited answer indicating their product doesn’t support Mac.
Their tech support didn’t even attempt to solve my problem.
I will be returning both TrendNet PCITXR Cards.
Their support is amongst the worst I have experienced.
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Rating: 1 / 5
Very poor documentation. Unit didn’t work after serveral hours. No support available. Being returned.
Rating: 1 / 5
Connecting the server was easy. Installation of the utility software no sweat, too. Although, when it came to setup, the server control panel repeatedly asked for a password. Since I didn’t set one, it must have been set by factory. Calling the Tech Support did not resolve the matter. Returning to the seller.
Rating: 1 / 5
I had to return this item because when I called Tech Support they told me the printer wasn’t compatible with this unit. It would have been nice to know that BEFORE I bought it.
Rating: 2 / 5
Wow. Definitely a product to avoid.
Installation went fine under XP until I tried to print. Not only did nothing print, but I started to get “Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close” crash messages. In order to reset the spooler subsystem, I had to download and install a fix from Microsoft, which seems to have brought things back to normal.
I called Trendnet tech support, who were helpful and polite, and who said that my printer was not compatible with the print server. But the printer is not unusual or exotic. It’s an HP LaserJet 1020.
The problem is that the product doesn’t give any indication that it might not work with some printers. Indeed, it says that the “TE100-P1U transforms any stand-alone USB printer into a shared network printer.” If there are compatibility issues with some printers, one would think that it would be just obvious that Trendnet should post a list of printers that are and aren’t compatible in a prominent place on the net. But they haven’t.
Fortunately the store took the thing back with no hassle.
UPDATE — some days later. I thought that installing the Microsoft fix had reset the print spooler to default settings, but then I saw I was still having problem printing to PDF. So I reran the Microsoft fix with the option to completely wipe my printer drivers, and reinstalled. But the PDF problem persists. I can’t urge you strongly enough to avoid this product. What a time waster!
Rating: 1 / 5