TRENDnet Wireless 1-Port Parallel Print Server TEW-P1PG
- Product Type – PrintServer
- Warranty – 3 Years Limited
- Printer Interface – IEEE 1284 Male Centronics (DB-36)
- LAN Port – 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation UTP/STP RJ-45 Port
Product Description
TRENDnets TEW-P1PG is a direct attached print server that transforms a stand-alone Parallel printer into a shared network printer. The TEW-P1PG provides IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps wireless interface for integrating into existing wireless network. The TEW-P1PG is designed for virtually all printers equipped with parallel compliant printer port and it is an ideal network solution to convert conventional parallel printer into a shared resource on the network…. More >>
TRENDnet Wireless 1-Port Parallel Print Server TEW-P1PG
Even inches away from the modem, the connection was very poor.
Rating: 1 / 5
I never write reviews for products at Amazon, so the fact that I’m exerting the effort should speak volumes.
This is the hardest print server to configure that I’ve come across. I’ve spent hours reading the directions that shipped with the item, trawled through pages of discussion pages and websites, and still couldn’t get this item to work. It’s on its way back to Amazon for a refund. Amazon should consider dropping this item.
Save your time. Look at other options.
Rating: 1 / 5
Works exactly as described. Easy, well-documented setup. Great way to turn your old parallel printer into a wireless network printer for your home or office.
Rating: 5 / 5
I brought this to replace a D-Link DP-311P that was driving a friend’s Epson POS kitchen printer in his restaurant. The D-Link unit was trashed when the printer fell onto the floor, landing wireless printserver down.
Setting this unit up over a wired RJ45 connect was much more convenient than the ad hoc wireless setup on the old D-Link. I was a little befuddled at first, but eventually realized that the TrendNet unit kind of “fakes” being a Windows PC that the target printer is attached to, where the D-Link was more of a bridge.
Since the Epson POS printer used the standard GENERIC driver, I didn’t need to install the printer driver on each machine on the network. But if this one fails, I’ll replace the parallel card in the Epson with a USB interface and go with a more mainstream print server.
Rating: 4 / 5
Unable to setup the wireless part of the printer with the help of the tech support. Got a replacement from Amazon. Cannot get the wireless part to work either on the replacement. The tech support was not very helpful. Finally gave up and got a wire print server from Trendnet and it work fine.
Rating: 1 / 5