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Wireless USB 2.0 Point?

  • 29-04-2005 7:07pm
    #1
    dwaned
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭


    Does anyone know if it's possble to buy equiptment that can make a wireless USB 2.0 point? I have lan and I use a wireless router, 54g I think....I want to put my pc in one room of the house but keep such things as scanner,printer,digital cam etc in a different room. Anyone got any idea how I might do this?Don't want to use a second pc as an access point if at all posssible.


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  • #2
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,830 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Dunno. Bluetooth is, in effect, wireless USB, but I haven't heard of anything that can convert it back to a wired presentation. Range might also be a problem.


  • #3
    hostyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭hostyle


    For printing you need a wireless print server (some APs come with it built-in but its an added expense). Either way I don't know of any USB ones off-hand.

    Other option is an ethernet printer connected to a WAP / ethernet bridge ... but they're even more expensive :)

    As for the other peripherals ... basically I've never heard of a USB AP. Thats not to say they don't exist. Sounds like an old, quiet USB-capable PC or laptop would be your best bet, and connect everything to that (with USB hub where necessary).


  • #4
    Fobia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭Fobia


    I've not heard of a USB Ap either. As mentioned above, your best bet would be to put an old pc (one with the ports you need obviously) in the room with your printer and scanner etc, then link the to your LAN with with cat5 or you could plug a wireless card into the old pc and do it wirelessly....

    Apologies that I can't be of any more help.


  • #5
    zod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭zod


    just bought and configured one for a dell 962 printer


    Wireless Printer Adaptor 3300

    only one usb port though!

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  • #6
    dwaned
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 477 ✭✭dwaned


    Thanks lads,
    Looks like I'll have to network it through an old PC.


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  • #7
    timeout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭timeout


    USB 3 is on the way. Basically wirless version of usb 2, so faster then bluetooth and WIFI but limited to about 10meter range. Not out till next year though.


  • #8
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    There's a company who have just launched a wireless USB hub in the states - I will do some googling and see if I can find it again.
    Apart from that the only periferals that work wirelessly well are printers with a Wireless or Bluetooth printer server attached to them.

    EDIT :

    This isnt what I had in mind but its an indication of whats coming in the future.

    Will keep googling


  • #9
    thecivvie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,077 ✭✭✭thecivvie


    dwaned wrote:
    Does anyone know if it's possble to buy equiptment that can make a wireless USB 2.0 point? I have lan and I use a wireless router, 54g I think....I want to put my pc in one room of the house but keep such things as scanner,printer,digital cam etc in a different room. Anyone got any idea how I might do this?Don't want to use a second pc as an access point if at all posssible.

    Maplins have a solution for you. It is a wireless USB point. One end sticks in the PC the other into the printer etc. try this link to the item for info

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  • #10
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    tcob1 wrote:
    Maplins have a solution for you. It is a wireless USB point. One end sticks in the PC the other into the printer etc.

    That will only work for a Printer though - not for a scanner or digital camera.


  • #11
    thecivvie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,077 ✭✭✭thecivvie


    secret_squirrel wrote:
    That will only work for a Printer though - not for a scanner or digital camera.

    I would imagine that it may, I am going to try one anyway for my Stereo as it has a USB link

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  • #12
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    tcob1 wrote:
    I would imagine that it may, I am going to try one anyway for my Stereo as it has a USB link
    99.9% guaranteed to fail.


  • #13
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    100% going to fail ;)

    You can get wireless devices to share printers, scanners and mass storae devices but some of it is product specfic (HP generally). Dont know why you would keep a scanner, printer or digi cam in another room any way u have to be at the PC to use them ;)


  • #14
    secret_squirrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭secret_squirrel


    Rew wrote:
    100% going to fail ;)

    You can get wireless devices to share printers, scanners and mass storae devices but some of it is product specfic (HP generally). Dont know why you would keep a scanner, printer or digi cam in another room any way u have to be at the PC to use them ;)
    Well my mate has a printer/scanner/copier/fax yoke - that he wants to share between PC's without both PC's having to be switched on.

    (the .1% was to prevent anyone proving me wrong ;) )


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