great printer server, work in LAN and over VPN Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Small, function well. work over VPN networked computers, so that our sales office can print shipping label over the warehouse printer 8 miles away! Many people did not realize you have to have the printer driver installed on your PC first before setup this printer server.
Another method can be used for printing over VPN or on the local network, that is ...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review by Edison can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Edison | | Review Date: | 12/12/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Good but tricky Like a number of the other reviews mentioned, the PSUS4 works fine as a printserver but the included setup software isn't worth even removing from the box. I am by no means a networking expert but I had the time to tinker with the device and found that you really need to be ready to configure the PSUS4 directly using your browser and then configure each computer for local printing by creating a new TCP/IP port using the IP address of the unit and configuring it for printing to "USB1". If this so...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/08/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Works fine I payed about $56 here at Amazon. Watch those price variations. It's tiny, blue, warm, and has been working with no trouble for two months. It comes with a power supply, cat 5 cable, and a usb a-b cable, and an install CD.I really wanted a print server for my home network. It's a perfect fit. Install was easy. With all the complexity of modern networking it only had one hitch - my HP Laserjet 1200 wouldn't print after the install. I went into control panel/printers and deleted the pri...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/30/2003 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (10 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Works - confusing setup It's operation is flawless, once it's set up properly. I use this to add ports to my existing router, it's just plug and forget for that.Setting up a printer wasn't so easy, but, after two attempts, it finally installed the network printer driver properly. It might be the way the software automatically loads from the CD - but I was getting errors, until I reinstalled it manually from the disk. But now that it's installed, it handles an HP Officejet v40xi. Since I have a new scanner, the...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/05/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (24 of 25) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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DO NOT BUY UNTIL YOU READ THIS After calling in a (computer knowledgable) friend to help me install this print server; and spending 6 hours trying to install the Linksys PSUS4, we gave up and called Linksys Service. This unit got two stars for the polite and hard work the service person gave to this situation. After one hour with Mark at Linksys, we were told that this PSUS4 WILL NOT WORK WITH ANY MULTI FUNCTION PRINTER. Linksys gets zero stars for not printing this info on their box, installation papers, or the enclosed CD...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 12/02/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
91% (11 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF CRAP! Linksys is run by morons. I first went through the install process on my Canon printer by myself. It wouldn't work, so I called tech "support". After an hour of going through the install process, disabling my firewall, turning off my anti-virus, deconfiguring my printer, etc., etc., the guy (in the Philippines) mentioned that my printer might not be compatible with the print server at all. I had given him the model information multiple times, and asked, at that point if he could check the li...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/18/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
90% (9 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Better check with linksys on this one I bought this since my two printers were usb and I wanted to add them to the network. According to linksys this will work with most usb printers. NOT TRUE. I have a photosmart 7350 and a LJ 1012 and neither of them work. The print server recognizes them but will not print anything. When contacting linksys they told me "to be frank with you sir, I would just return it since it is not compatible with any of your printers." I would recommend contacting their support before purchasing this...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review by A Customer can be read at buy.com] | | buy.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A Customer | | Review Date: | 10/14/2003 | | User Location: | Casper, wy | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
83% (30 of 36) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Comment On Bloater's Review Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: Works flawlessly if you know what to expect. I have never had an issue with this device.
Cons: None. It functions exactly how it claims to function.
Other Thoughts: Bloater, if you knew what you were buying, you would not have encountered your problem. The fact that you expect Linksys to provide you with a list of supported devices is unrealistic, mainly because...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review by Adam can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Adam | | Review Date: | 04/11/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
60% (6 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Waste of $$$ Linksys has a quality reputation, which is why I bought this product while ignoring it's bad reviews. However, this product does nothing besides serve as a 10/100 network hub. The USB print function doesn't work. Don't waste your money, or time trying uselessly to get it to work.
Tech support folks didn't speak English. They can't help, either.
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review by Thomas W P Slatin "TomSlatin.c can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Thomas W P Slatin "TomSlatin.c | | Review Date: | 09/28/2005 | | User Location: | Schoharie, NY USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
51% (15 of 29) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Not compatible with Dell Inkjet A9XX series I bought this router since it is one of the few USB capable print servers and since it is Linksys, which I've generally had decent experiences with.I hooked it up, which was pretty easy. At first the computer setup program couldn't see it on the network. I realized that the Windows XP firewall was turned on. I turned it off and was able to see the print server. The problem comes from the Dell printer drivers. They insist on printing to a local USB port ONLY. You can setup the network port, ...
[Linksys PSUS4 4Port USB Print Server Switch review by J. Sundquist can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | J. Sundquist | | Review Date: | 02/19/2004 | | User Location: | New York | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
45% (5 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |