Wifi Printer

Computer networking is on the fast lane in terms of change-a change that is sure to affect our lives in more positive ways. One of the ways this change will affect us is the way we do printing.

Wifi printer is a new technology that will soon take over the market of computer printers  in contrast to the market of printers associated with cable-USB connections. Its cool product that will enhance the use of other wireless network technology in offices and homes.

Types of wifi printer

How would you love it when you get two things accomplished while aiming at one, that wont be a bad idea. wifi printer is it, you buy one printer that has dual capabilities of being connected via local Ethernet or without wires.

These are some printers you can find in the market:

   

Epson Artisan 800 5-in-1 WiFi Printer-Scan

                            

             Canon MP620 Wireless All-in-One Photo Printer

HP Photosmart C4580 All-in-One WiFi Printer

 Advantages of wifi Printer

1. When you have one installed in your office or home, you can freely move around with your laptop and still be able to send printing jobs as long as you signal is good. So you don't need to go near the printer to connect the printer physically to your laptop in order to print.

2. As mentioned earlier, your purchase of this printer is a plus because the difference in price compared to a regular printer is not much in addition to the enormous benefit you could derive from a wifi printer since you don't need to constantly boot up the system regular printers are usually attached to using a cable.

3. You may not need to buy several printers for office use even if you have several people in the office using laptops that need to constantly send print jobs from within the office or home network, note that the distance should not be above 100 feet from the location of the printer.

4. On how to connect to wifi printer, the installation and configuration is intuitive trust me.

How to connect a wifi printer

Before you begin installation of your wifi printer ensure that you laptop wifi capability is enabled. You really don't need a router, since the printer has wireless card installed so it can send out microwave signal that all computers with wlan card activated can pick up. Follow the simple steps below to connect to your wifi printer:

•  Carefully go through the documentation manual that came with your printer to find out if there are any compatibility issues associated with the printer and your machine.

• Bring out your printer from its package to ensure that all components and accessories that were listed in the package is complete and in order.

• Following the instruction that came with the printer, power it and the on screen display on the printer will guild you in the process of installation.

• The properties you should set on your wifi printer should be in accordance with  your computer wifi settings.

• Run the driver CD that came with your printer on your computer so that it can recognize you printer 

•  Having done this you should be able to see your printer as available network machine that can be connected to, select it to connect computer to your printer.

The features and convenience of using a wifi printer without any cable connection to a computer can make office or home computer usage fun