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๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Enhance Network Printing Efficiency with Buffalo Network USB 2.0 Print Server - LPV3-U2 Review

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Description of ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Enhance Network Printing Efficiency with Buffalo Network USB 2.0 Print Server - LPV3-U2

Share USB Printer with Everyone on a Network. Simple and Quick Installation. Print Out Files and Pictures Remotely. Works with Most Operating Systems, Web Browser Conguration. 2 Year Warranty.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Windows not working? Do you need to do a manual setup? Much luck!

If you're not using Windows and you need to configure this thing manually, you're in for serious trouble if all you have is the Buffalo documentation (I use that term very loosely) and their software to install You can rely on that I use Unix (OpenBSD) on my machines, but some of them are available to dual boot with Windows XP. So my first approach was to download Windows and use their installer. I am using static IPs on my LAN without a DHCP server available on the LAN. The default IP addressโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Inspires confidence
Cons
  • Some bugs

Revainrating 2 out of 5

No junk to install, set up and forget.

I have used many print servers for personal use. It seems to most that to work you need to install many different utilities to configure the software. Many of these utilities simplify the installation and configuration of the print server. However, these utilities are often created only for Windows and are therefore not easy to install on other operating systems. Therefore, when I received this device, I expected a quick and easy setup in Windows and a long 3-4 hour marathon to set it up in Mac

Pros
  • This is amazing
Cons
  • Definitely a bad product

I'm not a computer genius, but I don't usually read setup guides. So here is what I did to set up my printer with this server. I have a Netgear router that I use for my broadband network. After connecting all the necessary cables, I simply logged in [.] remembering your username and password. Then I just clicked on "Connected Devices". All devices that are connected to your router with MAC addresses are displayed here. Locate the print server and note the IP address assigned by the router. Nowโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Acceptable
Cons
  • Neutral

The documentation says that running "setup" from the CD starts the Windows setup process. I will not. Programs only run from the CD. You could probably copy them to your hard drive manually if you'd like. The link to the PDF documentation on the CD is invalid. Users must navigate directly to the file by finding it on the CD. The installation instructions recommend that users copy the IP address initially displayed by the program and then close and reopen the program to display the "detected" IP

Pros
  • So far so good
Cons
  • There are disadvantages