Does it work in a home network? Will I need to use a switch or can I just plug this printer into the modem/router (or connect wirelessly)?
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4150 has no network-ready Ethernet port on the back, so it can't be connected to a home or office network for printing from various PCs. However, 4270 and 4690 each has an ethernet port in the back, and you can connect the printer to a router. Any computers connected to the router can then access the printer and issue a print command. I think 4150 can be part of a network using the share folder in "my computer." This means that you're sharing the printer through the computer that's hooked up to the printer. To print, the hooked-up computer must be turned on for other computers to access it. Print commands can then be relayed via the hooked-up computer to the printer. Otherwise, buy a print server for 4150. Silex C-6700WG Print Server would work. Basically the 4150 is the basic unit. 4270 and 4690 do everything 4150 does and additionally: 4270 is network, and the 4690 is network w/ SMB (Small message Box) and IFax. However, neither the 4270 nor the 4670 has network *scanning* (they both can do network printing and fax, but not scanning). However, the 4690 has additional scan to features: scan directly to email, USB memory stick, and file server. In my opinions, I feel that these features are to compensate for the fact that 4690 doesn't have network scanning and are unnecessary if 4270 and 4690 have network scannning. But if you use the print server Silex c-6700wg (the Axis 1650 does not have the Fax feature for the 4150) with the mf4150, then this combination would afford you all the 4150 printer's capabilities on the network: network printing, faxing, and *also scanning*. I had verified with the Canon tech support about this.
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No you can't.....it comes with wired connections only. you might be able to add a wireless receiver and plug it in, but that might be problematic as the printer already goes off line and with the wired connection and there are problems getting it to go back on....we don't know why, but it did the same thing with the first 430dn we had and it's now doing it with the second brand new 430dn that was replaced by Ricoh under warranty. Make sure you buy a service contract for your new machine because you'll need it! Oh yeah and the second one is giving print issues just as the first one did.
1324592
If the printer is indeed a M601N (the "N" is for Network), then it will have a standard Ethernet connection for network connectivity. You would use a standard CAT-5 or CAT-6 network cable to connect the printer to your data network.
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Xerox has a wireless adapter you can use to connect the printer to a wireless network, it is pretty expensive (around $180-$200) but has an embedded Xerox web server to manage it. You can get a wireless Ethernet hub/switch a lot cheaper and printers work fine on them, I have 3 IOGear wireless hubs at home, cost around $60/each, easy to setup and haven't had one problem with them in almost 2 years... they only have 100M ports but for a little more others are available with 1G ports (100M is fine for the devices I have on them).
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Yes, it can be hooked up to routers that support connected printers (e.g. Apple routers) via USB cable. A different model, the p2015dn, also includes an ethernet jack to allow you to connect it to a router via ethernet cable. For what it's worth, I owned this printer, and while it worked well for me for 2-3 years, it broke soon after the warranty period and HP would have charged over half the cost of the printer to fix it. So I replaced it with a much cheaper Brother (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081TYO72/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and have been very happy with it -- built-in wi-fi printing, iOS-compatible AirPrint, duplex. It's been great for the 6+ months I've had it.
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No to "can the printer be connected to the network wirelessly." It has to be connected with an ethernet cable to your router.ie. printer---cable---router is how it is connected.Great printer though.
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If you have a desktop with an attached printer you can use Google's cloud print app. This is the method I use and it works just fine. You may also be able to connect directly to a wireless printer such as the HP DJ 2540, 3520, Photosmart 6520 and many others. I have not tried this method but it should be possible. Another method would be to add a network printer to your router, this would make it available to all computers that are served by the router both wired and wireless. Hope this helps!
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What you need to do is buy a wireless router that supports dd-wrt firmware then you can properly reserve an IP for the printer so it never gets lost on the network. It is better this way than assigning a static IP to the printer itself because it could still try to connect to other detected networks and lots of crap happens. Don't forget to assign a password to the printer web interface else your neighbours could easily connect to it and mess with it if they want.
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Yes it has a network plug. I connect it through my router and the whole family can print wirelessly.
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Absolutely. Depending on your router's features, you should have two options available. 1) Connect it to the router via Ethernet cable, then connect to it through your network. Exactly how you do this depends on your OS. Note that in this case the PC you use to se it up will basically become the "print server" and will need to be turned on if you wish to print from a different PC. 2) Some routers will let you hook up the printer via a USB cable, in which case you will configure the printer via the router's GUI, and the router will be the print server.
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That is really a networking question, the printer is capable of doing this. If it is plugged directly in to the internet with no router (which I doubt) then you just need to put your computer at home to the internet ip address of the store. If its connected to the router (most likely) then you need to setup port forwarding on the router (or a VPN which is the better question) this is probably something that you need a IT person for especially if you deal with credit cards or sensitive customer information.
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I print thru the wireless printer using the router. I do not know if it will work abroad, but it does work here. You have to find the router address and have the printer use this address to work.
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Brother HL-2170W 23ppm Laser Printer with Wireless and Wired Network InterfacesI installed mine with a 14 foot cable, no problem. Are you hooking the printer up to the modem and putting in the WIRELESS NETWORK SETTING? i followed the instructions on page 22 of the Brother Quick Setup Guide. My operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium.
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This is not a wireless printer, the WiFi version is M401dw. You need either a USB cable or Ethernet. The USB cable is probably easier to configure. Using an Ethernet makes it a network printer. But even with the USB cable you can still share the printer on your wireless network so you don't really need the wireless version.
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I hooked this printer up directly to my wireless network router. That way, I can print from any computer or device on my network, wired or wireless. You do not need to buy any additional equipment to do this - if you already have a wireless router. The printer ethernet cable plugs in directly to your router. Connecting it to your router also makes it easier to find/add the printer from various devices. Works great !
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I use this printer from my wireless laptop through a TrendNet router and a keyspan usb server (lets me use a printer, scanner and any other usb device wirelessly through my router). If you only have the printer you could plug in a plain usb print server to use with any router. It does not come with wireless capability built in. Print servers are under $20.
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This printer does not need to be connected to a router to function. It is wireless so if you wish you can configure it to connect to a wireless router but it can also be connected directly to a PC via a USB cable (that is how I am using it).