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TP-LINK TL-WPS510U 150Mbps Wireless Print Server, USB 2.0, Detachable Antenna

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  • Verify other content pdf attached below for the list of compatible devices
  • Share the printing wirelessly, the speed up to 54Mbps, USB 2.0 High-Speed Printer Connection
  • Compatible with IEEE 802.11n/g/b, System Requirements: Windows 9x/ME, Windows 10/7/ Vista / XP/2000, Mac OS X 10 or Later, UNIX/Linux, Netware 3.12 or Later
  • Support 64/128 bits WEP Encryption and WPA/WPA2-PSK security
  • Package Contents: Wireless Print ServerDetachable Omni-Directional AntennaResource CDQuick Installation GuidePower supply unit

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TP-Link 54Mbps Pocket-Sized Wireless Print Server; High compatibility with most majorities of printers on the market.Please verify other content pdf attached below for the list of compatible devices. LED Indicator -Power, Wireless. Frequency is 2.4ghz and reception sensitivity at 11g 54m is minus 77dbm, 11n ht20 is minus 74dbm and 11n ht40 is minus 72dbm. Operating temperature is 0 to 40 degree celsius and operating humidity is 10 to 90 percent non condensing. Storage humidity is 5 to 90 percent non-condensing. Storage temperature is minus 40 to 70 degree celsius Interface Available: USB 2.0 Port; Protocols Supported: TCP/IP IPX/SPX NetBEUI AppleTalk LPR/LPD IPP; System Requirement: Windows 9x/ME Windows 10/7/ Vista / XP/2000 Mac OS X 10 or Later UNIX/Linux Netware 3.12 or Later; Wireless Standards: IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n

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Installation Manual (PDF)
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What's in the box

  • Wireless Print Server
  • Usb 2.0
  • Detachable Antenna

    • Customer reviews

    3.5 out of 5 stars
    3.5 out of 5
    519 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the size and instructions of the print server. They say it's small and easy to use. However, some customers have reported issues with connectivity. Opinions are mixed on performance, print quality, and ease of setup.

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    14 customers mention11 positive3 negative

    Customers like the size of the networking device. They say it's small, and that's its best feature. They also appreciate the clear, concise, and simple instructions.

    "...Highly Recommend. Very pleased with this Wi-Fi Print Server. It's tiny - half the size of a deck of cards...." Read more

    "...This one is small, unobtrusive, and enable me to break out my hold HP 3015 laser printer and set it up for share use around our new house...." Read more

    "This print server is small, and that's its best feature. It has a convoluted setup process if you're configuring it from a Mac or Linux machine...." Read more

    "...the printed documentation in Spanish was full size, and the English was printed so small that I couldn't even see it...." Read more

    158 customers mention83 positive75 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the networking device. Some mention that it works great, while others say that they had issues getting it working. Some customers also mention that the device may not play nicely with their router.

    "...It works great although setting it up was a little confusing...." Read more

    "...out; these print servers are not bi-directional, they will not give you any feedback whatsoever from the printer, which in my opinion is the..." Read more

    "Five stars awarded for working well and being able to add additional PC's easily once it was setup...." Read more

    "...the enclosed CD but that is definitely a mistake as nothing was recognized by the Setup Wizard...." Read more

    146 customers mention57 positive89 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of setup. Some mention that the instructions are excellent, straightforward, and clear. They also say that connecting the hardware is simple. However, some customers say that the setup is a little difficult, and the browser-based setup utility is finicky. They mention that it's not plug and play, and that the initial print server installation was a bit tricky.

    "...The small booklet of instructions does not make it clear that there are two steps that need to be taken...." Read more

    "...HP LJ1200 is now WiFi capable. No complications during setup, at all...." Read more

    "...Aside from the stupid setup, Which I don't want to talk about much as every other review complained about the same thing, which by the way took me..." Read more

    "...I was surprised to see how easy it was to set up. The cd found everything right away...." Read more

    39 customers mention19 positive20 negative

    Customers are mixed about the print quality of the networking device. Some mention that it was perfect, able to successfully print, and works well, while others say that it never able print, the setup failed first time, and the print jobs would get stalled.

    "...Once I figured that out it was a piece of cake to print...." Read more

    "...that on both the second and third laptop I installed it on they would not print until I discovered that the "Work Offline" box for the printer had..." Read more

    "...It worked beautifully for a while after that, printing effortlessly through Wi-Fi, just as if the printer were connected to my laptop via USB...." Read more

    "...But, no Test Page was printed...." Read more

    29 customers mention0 positive29 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the product. They mention that it is unable to make a good connection between print server and wireless router. They also say that the wireless device no longer communicated with their router. Some say that there is no way to do a LAN connection for configuration or updates, and that it does not connect to older printers.

    "...fully compatible with this unit, but both printers could not communicate back with the computers. You send a print job, and hope for the best...." Read more

    "...had gotten checked and until I unchecked this it would not connect to my wireless router or print. Once set up it sure beats using the 16 ft...." Read more

    "...-configured with an IP address of 192.168.0.10, I was never able to connect to this device by using the "Static IP address of 192.168.0.x on your..." Read more

    "...The device may not play nicely with your router. It dosen't like channels above 11 or the strictest wifi security settings...." Read more

    10 customers mention0 positive10 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the compatibility of the product. They mention that it's not compatible with current computer systems, and that it doesn't work with Macs. Some customers also report issues with the tech support.

    "...It came with a small cd, which is not accepted by macs. I had to go to their website to download a bunch of useless pdfs...." Read more

    "The device was not made to run with windows 10. It did not recognize the wi fi site...." Read more

    "My HP LaserJet was not compatible. Check the TP-Link list of compatible printers first...." Read more

    "This simply CANNOT be paired with a Windows 7 or 8 computer. The manufacturer NEVER reveals this until you call them...." Read more

    7 customers mention0 positive7 negative

    Customers have negative opinions about the ease of use of the networking device. They mention that it requires lots of settings changes, and that it resets every page of settings. Some customers also say that the documentation is poor and that the program screwed up their homegroup settings.

    "...A few details:(1) You have to reconfigure your computer's network settings, twice...." Read more

    "...Not only did the installation program not work but it screwed up my homegroup settings...." Read more

    "...on the computer to connect directly to change settings, every page of settings re-setting if you try to change another page of settings as well...." Read more

    "...You have to change settings on the computer, router, the device, etc. It is not what I would call user friendly. Second, it is really tiny...." Read more

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    1 Star
    Fails to install
    Its "easy" setup fails (windows 10). No alternate procedure. Support slow in a good advise, solution
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    Top reviews from the United States

    A. Prest
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works great once you know how to connect networked computers to it.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2015
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    I bought this to use with a Brother DCP-9040CN color printer that doesn't have built in WiFi and isn't close to an Ethernet connection. It works great although setting it up was a little confusing. The small booklet of instructions does not make it clear that there are two steps that need to be taken. The first step handles the overall installation of software. The second step that allows each computer on the network to access the print server. The booklet has both sets of instructions but does not make it clear that on the first computer that you are doing the installation from you must then do the second step. Once setup you only need to do the second step for each of the other computers that you wish to use the printer that is connected to this print server. Once I figured that out it was a piece of cake to print. One thing that I don't like is that the USB mini to printer cable to connect the print server to the printer is only about 6 inches long.
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    Wolvy71
    1.0 out of 5 stars Junk, junk, junk.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    I have nothing good to stay about this piece of junk. Bought two to connect two separate printers, and the same applies to both.
    Aside from the stupid setup, Which I don't want to talk about much as every other review complained about the same thing, which by the way took me two days to finally figure out; these print servers are not bi-directional, they will not give you any feedback whatsoever from the printer, which in my opinion is the stupidest thing you can be missing from a print server. I would presume, like most users, you would need a print server to connect multiple computers on a network, and in doing so, the printer would not be in close proximity to the computers. How in the world are you going to tell if your job printed, or what the ink levels are. both printers were listed as fully compatible with this unit, but both printers could not communicate back with the computers. You send a print job, and hope for the best.
    I would return them if I could, but that is too late.
    Stupid piece of crap. I would avoid at all costs.
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    Ed
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy to install if you can follow directions
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    I bought my TL-WPS510U from Amazon's Warehouse Deals at a substantially reduced price. It was listed as used but appears to be an open box item with almost no evidence of use. Before you buy one of these it might be good to go to [...] and download the compatibility list to see if it should be compatible with your printer. There are four different versions .v1, .v2, .v3, and .v4. and I believe a different compatibility list for each version. Mine was a .v4 one of the latest ones. Just to be safe, in case it had been programmed for someone else's network, I reset the wireless server unit to default according to directions. The green light you are to watch for is tiny, don't confuse it with the much larger red power light like I did at first and like a dummy was waiting for the red light to turn green when it reset.
    I also made the serious mistake of first trying to set it up using the" Setup Wizard" on the enclosed CD but that is definitely a mistake as nothing was recognized by the Setup Wizard. You need to do just as the directions state and click "Easy Setup" on the CD and follow those steps to first setup your network. I selected "Print a Test Page" just to make sure everything was going to work ok. Then when you are ready to setup the print server on a second or third computer now is the time to select "Setup Wizard". That process is much less involved but when asked, you do need to make sure you select "No, I don't want to change settings" and also highlight your printer to make sure it picks the correct printer. I tried it with two windows 7 laptops and it is working fine. I later tried it with a Windows 8.1 laptop and it works fine with 8.1 also. I should note that on both the second and third laptop I installed it on they would not print until I discovered that the "Work Offline" box for the printer had gotten checked and until I unchecked this it would not connect to my wireless router or print. Once set up it sure beats using the 16 ft. printer cable that we were passing back and forth across the room among laptops!
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    CN
    3.0 out of 5 stars Works well, but a bizarre and irritating setup procedure
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2014
    Verified Purchase
    Five stars awarded for working well and being able to add additional PC's easily once it was setup. It's extremely reliable, sitting in the far corner of a kitchen / dinette, 25' from the wireless router, with a wall and a refrigerator directly between the router and this device (although take that with a grain of salt, because I have a beefy wireless router, an older WRT-54G with upgraded antennas, and Open Source firmware I installed that allowed me to greatly goose up the transmit power of the router).

    Two stars knocked off for a bizarre 3.5 hour setup process.

    This is not a device for the faint-of-heart with networks.

    Their term "Easy Setup" is a real Oxymoron.

    Even though this device comes pre-configured with an IP address of 192.168.0.10, I was never able to connect to this device by using the "Static IP address of 192.168.0.x on your laptop" trick that many of the older reviews describe. Strangely, I finally was finally able to connect to it, after multiple tries, by using the normal 192.168.1.x address on my laptop and running Easy Setup multiple times. Maybe I finally just got lucky.

    Very strange.

    At the end of EACH step of the "Easy Setup" connection dialog (Select wireless router, Enter network key, Select print server, Select Use DHCP, Select Printer) it would disconnect the laptop from the wireless network, and I would have to reconnect before doing the next step. Sometimes, it made the laptop forget the saved network key, and I'd have to re-enter it. It did this for each of the 5 or 6 times I ran "Easy Setup" before it finally connected with the laptop on the 192.168.1.x subnet.

    Very strange.

    I was relieved when it finally offered to print a Test Page. But, no Test Page was printed. At this point I gave up and decided to start over from scratch, so I pressed and held for a few seconds the Reset button on the back of the unit to put it into factory condition. It cycled through it's POST routine, and... Printed the Test Page, showing an IP address of 192.168.1.103!

    Very strange.

    At this point, I was able to log into the device from the laptop by using the browser interface, and I changed the IP address to from DHCP to static 192.168.1.103 (so that I'd always know it's IP address in the future, taking no chance that it would lock me out by getting a different IP address that I wouldn't know).

    At this point the device was on the network, could see my HP PSC 2400 multi-function printer, and had printed a Test Page.

    However, Windows 7 said that the printer was off-line. I could not print anything from Windows 7.

    What I finally figured out I had to do was

    1. Delete the printer.

    2. Go to Add Printer, and add the printer as a new printer, using the device driver that was already installed on the system.

    3. Add Port, select "Local printer attached to this computer"

    4. Create a new port of type Standard TCP/IP Port

    5. Configure the new port, entering the IP address of this device (192.168.1.103 in my case), specify LPR protocol and print queue name of lp1.

    And then, everything worked beautifully.

    Giving an old XP system access to the printer through this device was very easy, I just had to do steps 2 - 5 above (NOT using the Easy Setup software that came with the unit); it took about a minute.
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    Alok Mehta
    5.0 out of 5 stars A useful print server
    Reviewed in India on October 28, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    This was a timely buy for me as it enabled me to use my old HP printer remotely from anywhere in my home.
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    Ram
    1.0 out of 5 stars Doesnt work
    Reviewed in India on November 6, 2020
    Verified Purchase
    THis is a very sleek device. As you on the print server, the laptops or other devices have to detect it. However with neither the actual order or the replacement, the print server was detected. I attempted with 2 different windows laptops and 3 different mobile phones(all running android). Finally had to return it in a huff. I presume that it uses some vintage technology which today's wifi devices dont detect. Connecting it to the printer is quite easy however as the print server was never detected, there was no point. Returned the replacement item also in a huff. Waste of time and effort. However as it is a prime product, received full refund, a couple of hours after the return was accepted. So no sweat there.
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    Cliente Amazon
    1.0 out of 5 stars NON FUNZIONA!!!!
    Reviewed in Italy on October 10, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    apparentemente sembrava la scelta giusta: anche se un po caro mi avrebbe permesso di utilizzare la mia stampante USB da tutti I miei dispositive, doveva essere plung&play, la marca doveva essere sinonimo di qualità. Invece niente, non funziona, non sono riuscito ad installarlo, e non sono l'ultimo arrivato, sono un programmatore. il mio consiglio:

    NON COMPRATELO!!!
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    FERNANDO
    1.0 out of 5 stars No sirve con MAC
    Reviewed in Mexico on September 8, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Mi computadora es una MAC y no eh podido instalarlo , eh buscado el instalador para MAC y no existe
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    Sriram
    2.0 out of 5 stars Product seems to be new. But unable to configure ...
    Reviewed in India on December 14, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Product seems to be new. But unable to configure. Tp-link support help was sought out but they failed to respond too.
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