D-Link DP-301U 10/100TX 1-USB Port Print Server

by D-Link

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 3 inches ; 14.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009KH5P
• Item model number: DP-301U
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #20 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Print Servers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 30, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

D-Link, the industry pioneer in networking, continues to offer innovative Ethernet products. The D- Link DP-301U is a compact print server that connects to your Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network. With its high-speed USB port, the DP-301U allows those on your network to access and share a USB printer no matter where they reside on the network.

The DP-301U is equipped with one USB version 1.1 port for seamless connection to most USB printers available on the market today. The DP-301U also supports all major network Operating Systems and protocols. With its compact size, the DP-301U can easily be placed anywhere.

The DP-301U is also easily configurable using a Web Browser or Windows based configuration program. Using Web Browsers on a PC connected to the network, configuration is simple and straight forward with the familiar D-Link interface. PS Admin, a Windows-based configuration program can also be used to configure the DP-301U.

The DP-301U print server is the ideal network printing solution for small offices, home offices, schools and other businesses that require printer sharing.

Product Description

D-Link DP-301U 10/100TX 1-USB Port Print Server

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not work with a multi-function printer, July 1, 2005

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Rick Bergami (Phoenixville, Pa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DP-301U 10/100TX 1-USB Port Print Server (Personal Computers)

Check this site to see if it is compatible:

http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1263&question=DP-300U%20/%20DP-311U%20/%20DP-301U%20/%20DI-704UP%20/%20DI-824VUP%20/%20DP-311U_revB

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There is two dp-301U models, not one, January 25, 2009

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Mats Bengtsson (Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DP-301U 10/100TX 1-USB Port Print Server (Personal Computers)

Reviews are very different on this item. It is because there are two very different models of it. The old one, in the bottom marked "HW Ver: Ax" is the old really bad thing. It came with firmware up to 1.1, and can not be upgraded to version 2 or 2.1. This is becaused the firmware 2 and 2.1 is for "HW Ver: Bx" and is about 4 times as big as the firmware for the older model. The model "B" contains all the menues that was removed from the web interface of the old model, and works a lot better (still having some problems, but not close to the problems of the old model). The old model is more or less worthless. It is strange the difference in models is never pointed out when having contact with D-link.

--- Mats ---

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY WITHOUT RESEARCH-especially from CompUSA, January 12, 2006

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Bell (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D-Link DP-301U 10/100TX 1-USB Port Print Server (Personal Computers)

FIRST, PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE FROM COMPUSA***

before seriously considering this print server (or any, for that matter), do some research online to find out if anyone has had success with your particular configuration. until i bought this, i had no idea it would even be an issue. and CompUSA will refuse to take it back if it's been 3 weeks--and trust me, you'll spend 3 weeks trying to get it to work.

once purchased, good luck trying to get someone from CompUSA on the phone. Amazon has been fantastic, and is in the process of helping me file a claim against CompUSA--i spoke to someone from Amazon immediately, and have been trying for weeks to get someone from CompUSA on the phone. while Amazon has been helpful & responsive, CompUSA won't even answer the phone, and will send automated refusal responses to any emails you send them.

so the lesson is this: find out if your printer and OS have had success with the print server first--and very, very few of the companies who make the print servers will tell you up front if they are indeed compatible. so they want you to buy it and try it blindly--but your chances of returning it (at least to CompUSA), once you find out it won't work with your setup, are slim.

(FYI, i tried the Linksys PSUS4 and it worked. but that's no indication of what will work for your setup.)