Wireless Printer Router

Having a wireless router allows you to work from anywhere. But what do you do when you need to access a printer through a wireless router. Being able to do this will make your working environMent less problematic and hassle free. There are at least three ways of doing it and it's up to the reader to select one that suits him best.

1. If your wireless router has a printing server, you can synchronize your Computer with the printer.

2. You can link a LAN output via a wireless router to a print host.

3. Buy a printer that already has a built in wireless printer Router.

When you really think about the cost and hard work you will have to put into doing the 1st and 2nd options, it might be less expensive to try the 3rd option and buy a wireless printer router.

If you are hoping to use a wireless printer router, you must select one that can serve as a printing router which must be connected to a local area network through the wireless router.

This is how you do it:

You have to first click the Control Panel and then "add hardware" where you will find the icon with 'printers' and select printer, that has the name of your printer and by adding it to your list of hardware, your printer will now be connected to your wireless router. If by chance some software such as 'firewall" is denying access, you have to turn it off and start the procedure all over again.

Another way of connecting a wireless printer router:

• Buy a wireless printer router that has a USB port especially designed for the printer. You have to check and make sure that the router does have a USB port for this purpose because this is the easiest method to connect to the printer.

• Next you have to install the wireless printer router and configure it. Most routers come with the directions on how to do it, if not, and if you are not an IT expert, you can get one who knows the subject to do it for you because if the configuration is not done correctly, you will not be able to print.

• Your final step is to Plug the printer in to the router by connecting the printer's USB cable into the USB port in the router.

• Your installation is now complete and you can go ahead and print.

All Computers that used this particular printer are now connected to the network and you carry on printing as usual with the aid of your wireless printer router.

One final word; you must always make it a point to refer to the manual enclosed with the wireless router and ensure that the exact method and specifications are adhered to since different models even by the same manufacturer can have different specifications.

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