NetGear wireless print server as Wireless Bridge?

[glalderman]

Question for you LAN Guru's...I have a NetGear WGPS606 Wireless Print server that I am not using anymore after getting a new printer with built in WLAN...would I be able to use the print server as a wireless bridge? Just don't feel like running Cat5 cable from the tank to my wireless router and have this print server sitting around doing nothing...

 

[clp]

No, that is not going to work.

Curt

 

[glalderman]

Thanks Curt...

and thanks for helping out on the phone tonight! Everything is working great...even got it set up to see status and control it over the internet!

haven't figured e-mail alerts out yet...but that will come!

Greg

 

[glalderman]

hey Curt! Guess what...it works! I did a little more searching on the web and found out that my print server did have a wireless bridge built into it!

I am a happy camper tonight now! my AC3 is now wireless!

Greg

 

[ReefDent]

I have one of those, as well, and used it to make my ethernet printer wireless. The funny thing is that Netgear tech support told me I couldn't do it but suspected otherwise since it had the 4-port ethernet switch. If you know how to setup a wireless network, pretty much any type of wireless "bridge" will work. You just have to do some manual setup.

I'm glad it worked for you!
James

 

[glalderman]

James...yeah...it is working great...the print server sitting behind the cabinet with the ACIII plugged into it...the router is on the other side of the house...it was going to be a pain to route cat5...I am very glad this worked...

Greg