Print Wirelessly, With No Host Required
Connecting to your printer wirelessly lets you print from PCs located anywhere in range of your wireless network, no host needed.
Most new printers come with Ethernet or Wi-Fi built in. If you’re due for a new printer, look for this feature, which lets it connect directly to your Wi-Fi router.
If your printer lacks built-in Wi-Fi or Ethernet and you want a new router anyway, look for a model with a USB printer port, like Apple’s AirPort Extreme Base Station which supports draft-802.11n.
Buy a dedicated adapter; such as Belkin’s Wireless-G Print Server or D-Link’s Air-Plus G Wireless USB Print Server that lets you plug in one or more printers and then connect to your router via Wi-Fi. If you have a multifunction printer, look for D-Link’s $100 Range Booster G Multifunction Print Server or Linksys’s Wireless-G Print Server with Multifunction Printer Support, either of which lets you share scanning and printing with many all-in-one printers.
Learn more on wireless printing here:
1. Wireless Networks and Printers Way to Go
2. Sharing Printers and Other Wi-Fi Gadgetry
3. Lexmark’s Latest Wireless Printer
