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I want to make my canon printer wireless (only has USB port, no network port), is there some kind of dongle type thing i can plug into it?
I've seen wireless print servers, but they seem to be routers as well and i've already got a wireless router.
thanks
I'd be surprised if you can, without some kind of device (like this wireless server, or maybe a network storage box?) that has a USB port on it (USB hosting is what the printer would need to have I think and I can't see why it would)
or maybe you have an old laptop that you could run it from - seems cumbersome & inefficient though
then again, I know **** all about this stuff 😳
Wireless JetDirect print server type box, I'd guess. Probably set you back about £200.
There might be cheaper solutions, I've not looked at this in a long time. Basically though, you need not only something to convert USB to wireless ethernet, but also something that's intelligent enough to manage a print queue.
I'd question what you're trying to achieve; by far the simplest way would be to plug it into a PC and share it on the LAN.
new printers are only 60 quid with wireless built in. depends if yours is anything special or not I guess
Seems they've got a lot cheaper since I last looked.
https://pc-stop.co.uk/product/wifi-usb-print-serve-wireless-print-server-single-usb20-port
... for instance.
a NAS would do it...
Apple airport or airport express does it all. It has a wireless printing facility built in.[url= http://www.apple.com/uk/airportexpress/ ]apple airport express[/url]
OR just get a hp wireless photosmart printer, £45 off amazon. Problem solved
looks like new wireless printer it is then if they are that cheap! Plus mine needs new inks at the moment as well so will save a few quid there.
Doesnt seem very 'green' though 😕
+1 new printer.
Buying some sort of print server may not solve the problem - I have an aging OfficeJet G55 which I have tried plugging into NAS's from Freecom and QNap without success.
I converted mine using an old portable TV aerial and a wire coat hanger
I have the Canon 640 brilliant and with a strong in built wireless networking
Both me and my daughter have Mac,s but would not bother with the
Apple Airport dont need it waste of money.
Bought mine through Amazon
I converted mine using an old portable TV aerial and a wire coat hanger
I used 2 cocoa tins and some string, the string does need to be tight tho
Before buying the cheapest wireless printer on the planet, take some time to offset where you can buy the cheapest ink!
mine needs new inks at the moment as well so will save a few quid there.
Bear in mind that many printers come with "starter" cartridges which are nearly empty, so you might not be getting as much as you think.
I always buy sh lasers. Last two have lasted years and been less then the price of a cheap inkjet. Current one is a laser jet 4600 with jet direct card and full set of spare toners -cost me $200. once they die I give them to the recyclers. Networks fine off a switch.
Don't get a new printer, it's wasting working equippment. Just buy one of the dongles, they are cheap as chips.