TRENDnet 1-Port Parallel Print Server TE100-P1P (Blue)

by TRENDnet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 3 inches ; 2.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007IFDR
• Item model number: TE100P1P
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #2 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Print Servers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Style: Wired

The 10/100Mbps Parallel Print Server is designed to transform vitually any conventional stand-alone networkable parallel port printer into a shared resource on your network. Compact in design, but packed with features the TE100-P1P is the most cost effective way to add a parallel printer anywhere on your network!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Installed on a 10-year old HP DeskJet 895 cse, February 9, 2011

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H. Tan (Ringoes, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TRENDnet 1-Port Parallel Print Server TE100-P1P (Blue) (Personal Computers)

This is a great little gadget to allow the conversion of my HP DeskJet 895 CSE to a network printer at home. I did encounter some bumps during the setup and hope my listing of what I did can help you in setting yours up. I have an average background on networking, as I work in the IT industry as a computer programmer. My hardware settings are:
1) Work Laptop with Windows XP
2) Personal Laptop with Windows 7
3) D-Link 802.11g Router
4) HP DeskJet 895 CSE
5) TrendNet TE100-P1P

To setup my network, these are what I had to do:
1) Prior to plugging the network cable to the TE100-P1P, I went to my main router setting, and changed the address from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.2; the reason being, the print server has 192.168.0.1 as it's default IP address. By not changing it initially, I was having difficulty reaching the print server and my router.
2) After the router re-started, I plugged the network cable to the print server, and was able to immediately reach the print server by typing in 192.168.0.1; I followed the directions on how to change the print server's IP address (I used 192.168.0.200) and named my print server.
3) Both laptops were now able to ping the new print server address and even the print-server {Open a Command Prompt window, and type "ping 192.168.0.200" or "ping <the_print_server_name_you_used>"}.
4) For the Windows XP laptop, I followed the directions posted in TrendNet's website [...] which has something similar on the installation CD under the "Manual" folder.
a) I opened up the "Printers and Faxes" window, clicked on "Add a printer", and chose "Local printer attached to this computer"... I know it sounds weird since it's a network printer, but clicked "Next",
b) I had to select "Create a new port" and chose the "Standard TCP/IP Port" option. Clicked "Next";
c) The TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard came up, I clicked "Next" again;
d) The next window allowed me to type in the IP address of the print server and the port name (I used P1), then clicked "Next";
e) The next window had a "Standard" and "Custom" Device Type as a selection, I chose "Custom" then clicked "Settings";
f) The next window pops up, and I had to make sure that my Port Name and Printer name/IP Address were what I configured, the "Protocol" had to be "LPR", and under "LPR Settings", my Queue Name had to be "P1". Clicked "OK", the window closes, then clicked "Next";
g) The final window appears, and I clicked "Finish".
h) The next window allowed me to select the Printer Manufacturer and Model #. I chose "HP" and "DeskJet 895 cse". The next couple of windows are straightforward when setting up a new printer, but in the end this allowed me to print a test page successfully.
5) For the Windows 7 Laptop, I had to basically do the same thing as I did for the XP.
a) I opened up the "Devices and Printers" window, clicked on "Add a local printer", and clicked "Next",
b) I had to select "Create a new port" and chose the "Standard TCP/IP Port" option. Clicked "Next";
c) The next window allowed me to type in the IP address of the print server and the port name (I used P1), then clicked "Next";
d) The next window had a "Standard" and "Custom" Device Type as a selection, I chose "Custom" then clicked "Settings";
e) The next window pops up, and I had to make sure that my Port Name and Printer name/IP Address were what I configured, the "Protocol" had to be "LPR", and under "LPR Settings", my Queue Name had to be "P1". Clicked "OK", the window closes, then clicked "Next";
f) The next window allowed me to select the Printer Manufacturer and Model #. I chose "HP" and "DeskJet 895 cse". The next couple of windows are straightforward when setting up a new printer, but in the end this allowed me to print a test page successfully.

You can see there are similarities to the Windows 7 and Windows XP. This took me about 4 hours of trial-and-error, and eventually had to resort to their instructions manual which I'm sharing here. At one point, during the Windows 7 setup, I forgot to select "LPR" when configuring the TCP/IP port, and something as small as that, won't make the print server respond.

I hope you have the same success and I have, and am very happy with this neat gadget!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good signal, easy setup, November 21, 2007

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Andrew Jennings (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TRENDnet Wireless 1-Port Parallel Print Server TEW-P1PG (Blue) (Personal Computers)

I converted my LaserJet 5MP (what a workhorse!) to wireless with this unit. It communicates well with the Ubuntu and Windows Vista laptops in the house. Wireless printing is much more convenient than print sharing since you don't have to turn on an extra machine to act as a server.
The documentation could be better and you need a Windows computer (or WINE) to get this running because the web interface doesn't work out of the box. But it's been running fine for weeks now that I've installed it.
I haven't had a problem with signal strength at all and my printer is upstairs while my computer is often downstairs.
I would recommend this adapter with the caveat that it's easy to set up if you know the basics of home networks. From the other reviews and comments, I'd say that if you don't know what an IP address is or how to install a networked printer on your OS, you might want to look elsewhere for something simpler to install.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars poor support, April 26, 2007

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T.J. "hacksommore" (Southern California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TRENDnet Wireless 1-Port Parallel Print Server TEW-P1PG (Blue) (Personal Computers)

The setup instructions are not adequate - important things for some installations are left out. If the device doesn't work the first time, there is no troubleshooting help in the documentation. My call to the support line was answered quickly by a polite gentleman who knew nothing. But he promised to "escalate my ticket" and have a "level 3 technician" call me at an appointed time. The call never came. A second request for a help call also never happened. After more than a week my request for setup help remains unanswered.

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