If you have got a wireless network going in your home or office and you have a printer still hooked up to your computer, you have got to rectify the situation. Get a wireless print server! A wireless printer server allows up to two printers to be shared across your wireless network. It is fairly simple to install a wireless printer server. For the home you would need either a 802.11g or a 802.11b type of wireless print server.

When you install a wireless printer server, you gain several advantages:
• First of all, you do not have to have your printer right next to your desk any more. Now you can put your printer in a place that is convenient for you, not because a printer cable could only stretch so far.
• For some wireless printer servers, you do not always have to have a computer on in order to print; plus, you don’t need to have a computer to manage and control your printing jobs.
• Some equipment like a Linksys wireless printer can allow your wireless administrator change names and settings without having to delve into a network to change printer settings.
Wireless printer servers have to be connected to your actual printers via a USB cable. An HP wireless USB printer server, Linksys wireless printer USB server or some other type of USB wireless print server would suffice as well. Then your USB wireless printer server itself can use WiFi to connect you’re your router or even an Ethernet cable.

Whether you purchase a Netgear wireless printer server or even a Mac wireless print server, you will still have to use an installation disk on one of your networked wireless computers in order to set up the initial configuration. In addition, you will also have to use the right network name and encryption settings too. Finally, your wireless print server will need to have the software installed on each computer that will require access to the printers.

The wireless print server is just a great addition to your existing wireless network. If you are reaping the benefits of a wireless network in regards to accessing the internet and other things, why not printing as well? Now, instead of buying a printer for each computer you have and wasting money, you can now share printers in your home with ease, thanks to the wireless print server.