D-Link, an industry leader in networking, introduces the DP-301P+ Express EtherNetworkTM Fast Ethernet Print Server. The DP-301P+ is a compact print server that allows you to share your parallel printer on an Ethernet network. Now, everyone on your network can enjoy the benefits of sharing a single printer.
The DP-301P+ is a great alternative to software-based printer sharing. The DP-301P+ eliminates the need to have your printer connected to a host computer. With the DP-301P+, everyone on your network can be sure that their printing jobs go through at any time. Documents also print faster from the DP-301P+ than from software-based printer sharing solutions.
The DP-301P+ is designed to make installation simple. It has a built-in Centronics connector that connects directly to your printer without the hassle of using a printer cable. Its compact size makes placement of the DP-301P+ easyeven in areas with limited space.
The DP-301P+ supports all the major networking protocols such as TCP/IP, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, and EtherTalk. It is compatible with computers running Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and all other TCP/IP compatible operating systems.
The DP-301P+ is easily configured using a Web-browser. With the user-friendly Web-based setup, you can quickly configure your DP-301P+ Print Server from any computer on the network. A PSAdmin configuration program is also included to configure your DP-301P+ for Windows-based systems.
Add the DP-301P+ to your home, school, or small office network for the convenience of a shared network printer.
- Convenient Printer Sharing
- Centronics Port for
- Direct Printer Connection
- Web-based Set-up for
- Quick Configuration
- Compact & Portable
1 Works on my network with win XP Pro and Win 98SE
Works fine. set up three of them on my network. 3 XP Pro computes computers and one running Win 98SE. Need to change the defauld IP addresss on each additional DP-301P+ after you use the default ip address for the first one (using the web browser to access the units ). For win 98 you have to go read the manual on the CD (a .PDF file) for installing on win 98, and ME ect..and run the included software to install the print client for the network. On win XP all you have to do is set the IP address, look at the port name in the configuration screen, and then use the win XP "install printer wizard" using the ip addrss and port name per the instructions.. I.E. the guy below who could not install it using ME apparantly did not read the Manusl on the CD for specific instructions for installing on a Win 98, or ME computer ..nor did he run the software needed to make it work on Win 98 or ME.
2 Shares printers wireless/wired reliably. Not for digital pix
Got this on sale cheap and put several printers onto wired ports on my Linksys WRT54G home WLAN. The quick-start info is all you need for setup. Works ok under Win XP Pro & Linux Fedora 3 provided printer is powered on before you need it; otherwise an incomplete file is sent and you get pages of garbage from Postscript printers at least. Windows gives useless feedback on print failures, so be prepared for frustration. Note: this has a Centronics-type connector not USB, so is slow for big (digital camera) files. But fine for text and Web graphics.
3 Never did work.....
Spent 5 hours of my life that I'm never getting back time trying in vain to get this to work. The instructions were for Windows XP, I'm still running ME.... The internet gave no help. Supposed to be easy to set up via the web browser - but I could never connect to that setup page... Did ALL the stuff on the D-Link support page, none of it worked. No step by step instructions on how to set up for ME! Horrible, truly horrible product - vile support.
