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Hawking Technology HPS1U 1 Port USB Internet Print Server Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Good 1-port printer server for home-based business
Comment: I bought this thing a few years ago and never got it to work on my wireless router. I picked it up today and decided to try again. Using the PrintServer Utilities software, I entered the default user access, admin/1234, to change the HPS1U to auto IP address and hooked it up to my wireless router. No IP address. Bummer. Well, call it operator error -- turns out I had never added its MAC address to the MAC address filter list on my wireless router. Added its MAC address and Voila! a new IP address appeared.

To get it to work on the home PC and wireless laptops in the house, I added a new network printer and entered the URL, http://HPS1U-IP-address:631/lpt1 (where "HPS1U-IP-address" is the IP address of the HPS1U printer server). Now I can print from anywhere in the house.

I give this device four stars because of the way it runs so hot. Otherwise, the quick installation guide is accurate -- you just have to know your home IP address setup (and in my case, the wireless router's MAC address filter list).

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Simply doesn't work
Comment: Trying to share my Canon S520 between a Linux box (Suse 10.0) and a Windows XP box using IPP (TCP/IP) and SMB. Neither one works more than 15% of the time. No new firmware since 2005. Seems that Harking also gave up on this print server. Too bad. It looked like it had such potential, but the darned thing just doesn't work.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Setup instructions below, pain to setup but works
Comment: I gave it 5 stars because I was able to get it running I hope my review will help others with the setup of the Hawkings print server.

After struggling with the setup of this small print server, I will tell you the secret to setting it up quickly and with little head ache as possible. The secret is to know the default IP address of the print server. Stupid tech support told me it was 192.168.1.250 ... wrong. I had to use angry IP scanner to find the real default IP address.

Connect the printer (leave printer on) to print server then connect to your computer.

First, the default IP address for the print server is the following IP address 1.2.3.4 so setup your network card (WiFi) with an IP address of 1.2.3.5 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0 Default gateway is not needed.

Open a dos prompt and type in the following (without quotes)"ping 1.2.3.4"
If you get a response then your ready to go if not you screwed up so fix the IP or check the subnet mask.

I suggest if possible directly connecting the print server to your computer and not through your router.

Second install the configuration tool that comes with the print server and run it. It should detect the print server and your printer automatically. (Note: some multi-function printers will not work with the print server)

Figure out what IP address you want for the print server, enter it into the configuration application and close the application.

Then change your IP address from 1.2.3.5 to whatever it was before (unless your using DHCP) then revert back to obtain IP address automatically

Now login into your router and add the IP address that you entered in the configuration tool. (I suggest you make this a static route, you can do that even if your using DHCP, don't forget to add the MAC address, it address is located on the back of the print server, it might be called Node ID). Read the instructions to your router for adding routes.

Ping the new address IP of the printer.

If you do not have drivers for you printer install them now.

Goto printers and fax in the control panel of Windows, click on add printer, add a network printer, enter in the following (without quotes) "http://your.IP.address/lp1" and make it your default printer. You need to have the "/lp1" after the IP address.

Now you should be ready to print.

Vanilla Ice rules!!!

Word to your Mother.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Does What it says it will
Comment: This miniture gadget does what I expected it to do. Works great and no problems so far. Just make sure to install the printer on the Internet Print Server Port or you'll have a hell of a time making it work.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: finicky, but I can't find anything better
Comment: This print server is pretty bad but I can't find anything better for under $300. I just figured out that this one fails most often when I print something, turn the printer off, then later turn the printer back on to print something else. If I just leave the printer on all the time the print server won't make it print garbage the second time. For large print jobs I still have to connect the printer directly to my PC though (but be sure to plug it back in to the print server afterward or else your spouse will wonder why the printer doesn't work any more).

HPS1U with HP Deskjet.

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