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Dec 27, 2011 07:52 |  #1

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I currently have a wireless router in a spare room in my house that is connected to my cable modem. What would I need to have my network printer in another room in the house be able to connect wirelessly.

Another wireless router, repeater?

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Dec 27, 2011 07:58 |  #2

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Dec 27, 2011 08:12 |  #4

If the printer is connected to a computer that is on the network with the wireless router, you can share it with a wireless device. I have 2 network printers in the office and can print to them from any computer in the house including the laptops.

If not, a wireless print server might be the ticket.


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Dec 27, 2011 08:36 |  #5

See if your second router is supported by DD-WRT. It's a different firmware you can load that offers many many features that aren't included on most consumer wifi access points. I think the feature you will want to enable is "client wireless bridge". This will let your second router be a wireless client on your network, and then your printer just plugs into it wired and never knows the difference. I have an old Roku Soundbridge that I do this with and it works great. If you have questions or troubles drop me a pm.




  
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