Installing a USB print server on an Access Point

[Comp625]

Right now, I set up an wireless router that is connected to my college's network (converting that router to an access point). I did that by disabling DHCP so that the router didn't assign an IP (which would have conflicted with the automatically assigned IP from the main network).

Now I can't really fit my printer anywhere except right next to my wireless router which is sitting on a cabinet. Can I still hookup the print server to the wireless router (through one of its RJ-45 ports)? I'm afraid that the print server will screw up my wireless networking....so are there any precautions I should be taking notice before I buy one?

 

[JackMDS]

It is Not a matter of Sc** your Wireless.

The Printer server needs an IP where it is going to get it from?

:sun:

 

[Comp625]

Well, wouldn't the print server receive an automatic IP address right from the campus network itself? Hence why you need to disable DHCP when you hook up a router to a campus network (or else the DHCP on the router tries to assign you an IP address when you already have one).

This is unless you can have a locally assigned IP address for the print server.

 

[okb]

Not sure how unis have it set up but can't you just "hide" behind the router and let it take the uni IP? Then you can turn on DHCP and not worry about it.

 

[sswingle]

The print server wil just get an IP from DHCP just like a PC does. Only problem is that anyone could find the printer and print to it unless you have a way of putting a password on it to use the printer.