Cisco-Linksys PSUS4 PrintServer for USB with 4 Port Switch

I have completely no problem on installing and setting it up. I have a HP240 multimedia inkjet printer and 6 pcs, 5 connected to the hub and one laptop is wirelessly connected. I set up and installed this server by just following the instructions came in the box. After I installed the software driver, it immediately recognized my printer. The only thing I feel bothering is that every PC has to setup in order to recognize the printer. The setup is not difficult because once you installed the software in one PC, the print server driver is already available for every PC, all you have to do is to use the 'Add Printer' function of Windows to add the printer, using the driver that is already installed (it will show up in the drop down list). There is a trick when doing this. When you start the Add Printer function, it will keep asking you to provide a place to find the printer driver (which we need to use the driver that we have already installed, not the OEM driver), but you have no way to get that because it is not in the other PC. All you have to do is to use any dirver that Windows provides. After the printer is added,go back and modify it, locate the driver that we have already installed from the drop down list. That is it. So far I have no problem in using my printer from different PCs. Good price and good product.

The print server was installed on our network and worked sufficiently for two years. I would assume that that is all one can expect from this unit. It was replaced after two years with another model.

This item is not Windows VISTA compatable - and you don't know that until Chapter 5 of the intall manual or by going to their web site where they state they have no intention of building Vista drivers. Despite this, I tried tech support- after two hours on chat, the support guy said it was my printers problem. I returned this and will NEVER buy another Linksys product as long as I live. (Note: I bought a D-Link print server and in less than an hour had it installed on one Vista computer and four XP based machines, linked to three different printers- less than half the time I wasted with Linksys)

I installed the Linksys PSUS4 PrintServer yesterday for my home network consisting of Windows Vista and Ubuntu Linux boxes.The installation for Linux was actually easier than for the Vista boxes which needed the installation for an additional driver coming with the installation CD.The quick start manual is a bit confusing on how to add to printer under Windows. The last step of the installation did not work for me or I must have misread or misunderstood something. I then tried to add the printer manually through Windows Add Printer function. There I was kind of confused again. I first thought that I have to choose the "Add Network Printer" option which turned out to be the wrong choice (since this is a network printer, it seems the natural choice to me). What you need to select is the "Add Local Printer" option since the installation creates a local port to the print server. Besides that confusing part of how to connect the printer I had no problems with the installation.Printing from both Vista and Ubuntu works fine so far. I previously had problems printing from my Linux boxes while the printer was connected to a Windows box. I am very happy with the new set-up.

After reading reviews about this product, I was a little skeptical about how well it would work. However, given the prospect of being able to turn a PC off, I was willing to give it a try.The setup of the device itself was easy. Since it has a built in switch, I didn't have to run more CAT-5, I just plugged what I had in and connected the provided cable between the PC and the switch. They even provide a USB cable!The device configuration is straightforward - you set DHCP on/off, set an IP address, subnet mask, etc. if appropriate. Change account/password, give device another name if desired...done. You actually don't need to use their software to do this - it can all be done from the configuration web page.I've read reviews that said the device ran very hot. Mine is running cool as a cucumber! The case is made from sturdy metal and is rather small. It is easily tucked away to the side.The difficulty came in with setting up the printers on my various PCs. This was pretty straighforward on Windows XP. I found out that you don't need the Linksys software for that either! You just need the printer driver software for your printer. Configuring the printer on Vista was challenging, but with some Googling, I was able to find a solution. The short version is on Vista, you need to configure it as a locally attached printer (this is counterintuitive) but specify an IP port. At some point you enter the IP address and in the end, you have a working printer!The only bummer is that I can't get bi-directional to work. This wasn't a surprise. I can live with this...this inconvenience is overshadowed by the fact that I was able to turn the PC my printer was originally connected to off! My printer is a Canon IP4600. All you lose with no bi-directional support are ink status messages, paper jam messages, paper out messages, etc. You'll get an error, but no indication why...but that will be made obvious once you wander over to the printer :-).I dinged a star because it was difficult to find information on using this with Windows Vista. Windows XP is really long in the tooth now, so saying it supports Windows ME, XP, etc. is pretty lame. They should update their documentation with instructions for configuring printers on Vista/Windows 7.