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I got a HP Laserjet 3055 for my lab and I need to hook it up so it can scan and print from 2 different computers. I thought I was going to be able to hook it up through the internal network but found out that would only work for printing. I need to hook both computers up by USB for scaning to work. I was going to use a USB hub but was worried about the users at both computers trying to scan/print at the same time. From my understanding, this could cause damage to the printer if it received signals from both at the same time over the same USB connection. I found some USB switchs but they all seem to be manual and I would like to make this as hands off as possiable. Is there a product that can auto switch when getting a signal? If so, where can I order it? Any other ideas would be great. Thanks
I got a HP Laserjet 3055 for my lab and I need to hook it up so it can scan and print from 2 different computers. I thought I was going to be able to hook it up through the internal network but found out that would only work for printing. I need to hook both computers up by USB for scaning to work. I was going to use a USB hub but was worried about the users at both computers trying to scan/print at the same time. From my understanding, this could cause damage to the printer if it received signals from both at the same time over the same USB connection. I found some USB switchs but they all seem to be manual and I would like to make this as hands off as possiable. Is there a product that can auto switch when getting a signal? If so, where can I order it? Any other ideas would be great. Thanks