D-Link DP-311P Wireless Print Server, 1-Centronics Port, 802.11b, 11 Mbps – Customer Reviews
It is a good product, only if you know how to configure it.
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I got this product recently, before I purchased it, I viewed some negative reviews on this DP-311P, but I still bought it and tried it out, it took me only about 10 minutes to finish. The user manual sucks, doesn't tell you very detailed what to do with different network situation, that is why some customers don't know what to do if they are not using D-Link wireless router. First, you need to change the IP address on one of your computers which has a wireless adapter to 192.168.0.XX with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 which means change the computer's IP same as DP-311P default IP scheme, so you can communicate with it. Remember before you do it, set the little switch on the back of 311P to "configure" position. After you changed the computer's IP, use either the wireless adapter connection wizard, or use ad-hoc to connect to 311P, then start IE/browser to access 192.168.0.10, you will see the configuration interface, from there you change the network settings to your existing network scheme (e.g. change IP address to 192.168.1.10 if you have Linksys router...), as well as the wireless settings. Some customers said 128bit encription deson't work, you have to change everything to 64bit, that is not correct. I sucessfully set it to use 128bit without any problem.Instead of using browswer to access the interface, you can also install the ps admin software come with the CD, start the program, it will find the server, you will be able to change all above settings within the program interface. After finish, remember set the back switch to "normal" position. Now, change your computer's IP back to original. Now your Print server should be ready to use. To add the printer, go to control panel and add printer from there, change the port to D-Link printer port and specify the IP address you gave the print server, such as 192.168.1.10.Print a test page, you are done. It is very easy.
9/7/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Worthless garbage
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First of all, let me state that I'm a systems/network engineer who has built out a wireless internet service provider that covers over 100 square miles.So, I know a thing or two about networking, both wired and wireless.In short, this device flat out does not work.I know some people complain that this device is only 802.11b, but 11Mbps (tops) is perfectly fine for printing, so I thought I was getting something useful cheap.I was wrong.
Two windows laptops and one Mac OS X 10.4.7 laptop can see the Ad-Hoc WLAN-PS network, but cannot connect.The Mac laptop fails to connect and asks if I want to try again.One of the Windows laptops tries to connect but will not succeed.The other connects, but for some tries to get a DHCP network address, even though I used a static address of 192.168.0.5.Even my Linux desktop couldn't see it.
After 3 hours wasted, it's going back to the store.After this experience, I won't be buy the Dlink 802.11g version, either.7/28/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Very Tricky to Install!
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I read the other reviews before I purchased this product, so I was aware the installation was not easy. It was even difficult for my tech savy husband! Almost no documentation didn't help either. Even though installation wasn't a breeze, it works great. For our network setup it was the only option and I am glad that I purchased this product. Just beware - you may need some professional help for this!
3/13/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Does not work, horrible support
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After wasting two weeks trying to get this item to work with my wireless router (also by DLink), DLink support finally admitted that WEP encryption (an advertised supported feature) does not actually work on this device, and that they had no plans to fix it.It works fine on an unsecure wireless network, but if you use any kind of encryption, you're out of luck.Support is also extremely poor and unresponsive, failing to respond at all most of the time.Now I'm completely out 80 bucks.
BUYER BEWARE.DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.2/27/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Instructions for Mac Users
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This is a good product, but the instructions are not so great. In fact, Mac users don't get any instructions. This annoyed me, so I figured it out for myself. Here are my instructions for Mac users:
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~lrm22/technology/techstuff/wifi_printing/wifi_printing.htm10/7/2005 12:00 AM | Rating: