Product DescriptionThis 4-Port Print Server makes it easy to share USB printers on a network in a home, office or classroom. This server transmits print jobs to printers. It also reports ink and paper status back to the PC/Mac.It connects as many as 4 USB printers, transmits print jobs to attached printers, and reports ink/paper status back to the Mac/PC.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Pretty Good...
The 4 Port Print Server does the basics of what it is advertised to do. It very quickly identified and configured and labeled my 3 printers. Caveats: does not have a 64bit driver, so the Keyspan application will not work with advanced desktops or laptops. The print server will occasionally hold the print job until another activity occurs on the printer. The Keyspan website has limited support and is more focused on advertising its new products.
Rating: - Decent Product; Horrible Customer Service
After 6 months of use, the print server stopped working. Anything hooked up to it (computers, printers, scanners) was not recognized. Repeated inquiries to Keyspan for assistance in troubleshooting were ignored. Very frustrating.
Rating: - Keyspan PS-4A 4 Port Print Server - Works as expected
I had to replace a Hawkings print server with the Keyspan PS-4A 4 Port Print Server. The Hawkings device was just flaky and needed frequent resets.
The Keyspan Print Server was easy to install on the network. I don't like the need to install client software on the computers but it's a home network. I knew this going in so no big deal.
The client setup wasn't exactly intuitive. It took me a little while to figure out the automatic connections and it takes the print off ... Read More
Rating: - Nice
This little guy works pretty well. I have 2 USB printers shared between 4 computers. The only problem is the autoconnect feature, without which you need to open up the driver and select the printer you're going to use, which prevents others from using it until you un-select it. Autoconnect seems to work about 50% of the time, and the remainder you have to go through the manual steps described. Kind of a drag, but for the $ it's still a good solution.
Rating: - Not quite ready for Vista
I purchased this print server so that two notebook computers could share a USB printer over a wireless network. I had considered the more versatile USB Server US-4A but chose this model for it automatic connection and disconnection which the US-4A does not appear to have. This feature should result in the ability to print just by choosing to print from a program normally. While printing the server locks the printer from accepting requests from the other PCs. Unfortunately the auto-connect feature never ... Read More
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- Pretty Good...
- Decent Product; Horrible Customer Service
- Keyspan PS-4A 4 Port Print Server - Works as expected