Does this device require drivers to be installed separately, or are they included with Windows server (2012 R2 in my case)?
1337722
No, Windows Server 2012 will do all upon start, just follow the startup process and you don't have to do anything. Anyway, I have also put the card in machine with Server 2012 R2 Essentials, power on PC and just followed on screen process, didn't have to do anything until password request to log in to server and my HDD appeared and everything working as it should.
681640
Yes no drivers or disk required. Just plug it in, wait 1-2 min for Windows to detect it and it works.
916435
Sorry but I have no idea =/. It installs drivers when it connects to my desktop.
518371
I have it running on a windows 7 home premium OS. I don't remember exactly how I set it up, but it was quite easy--not just plug-and-play, but I don't think you have to go out to manually search on the internet to get drivers. I think the setup instructions were clear and easy. One thing was that I did have to have a hard ethernet connection on the computer for setup--I couldn't get it to work just from the disk.
1101138
You should try downloading the software and drivers for win server 2012. you can find it on the intel webpage directly. It should work.
1522324
This device should use navtive OS drivers. No driver was needed on my Win7 machine.
2280145
You don't need software for using the external driver. Windows has its own set of drivers for this hardware. If, however, you have a specific need, then yes, you may have to purchase some software. Hope this helps.
1887046
Don't remember if there was a small driver CD included. Doesn't matter for standard Windows OS, as it will find the driver autmatically on board or over the web. No idea if it will work on the device you listed. Sorry
840781
I would doubt MS Server 2012 would install as this PC would not meet minimum hardware specifications. The same reason it won't install to a laptop PC.
939701
Correct, one is Atheros and one is Intel. I had trouble installing the Intel driver on Windows Server 2012, but finally found a way. The Atheros one worked just fine.
1283134
Yes, you can download the driver set. Windows 7 and higher and later Linux builds should have the driver pre-installed. It was even plug and play on my RPi with wheezy.
1507214
I have it working with my HyperV-V Core 2012 server. Takes some research and some massaging of the Intel drivers after every MS update but this is also a lab environment for me. If I were to do it again though, I'd buy a more current adapter to avoid the hassle though.
803398
Check out this thread. http://community.linksys.com/t5/Print-Servers/WPS54GU2-and-Windows-7/td-p/337367 IIRC, I worked off of this thread, but it was a bit of a job with windows 7. I still had some connectivity/funtionality issues until I assigned a static IP address to the device. Also, google for drivers for the wps54gu - there may be something new out there by now.
1289346
Thanks..!!Do you mind my asking what drivers do I need? (Haven't done this before ^_^ )
1319047
I have two of them running on Windows 8. Plug and play. No need to download drivers.
1197748
Yes, it has to install special software. Works like a charm. Had to turn off Windows Firewall during installation - just like it says in the manual.
1491880
Not 100% sure, it definitely works with Server 2012 which would imply it will work with Windows 8 so I suspect it may. The drivers are certainly available and 2012 R2 matches up with 8.1, I'm 99% sure it would, just haven't tried it myself.