You can still keep your old printer because there is already a wireless printer adapter that will make your printer into a wireless printer. All you need is a printer, power cable and a wireless adapter to make the wireless printer. In this way, you will be able to perform printing documents or images wirelessly. You may be able to handle one cable device but if there are many devices, there will be difficulties. For that, use a USB wireless printer adapter will allow you to manage all the devices. The price of this device is quite affordable, about $ 20. This is certainly more profitable than you buy a new wireless printer at a hundred dollars price.
In addition, this device allows the printer to be connected with a wireless router. That way, you can do printing from the many computers with only one printer. You do not have to make printing from the computer because the wireless adapter can be used in conjunction with other devices that support wireless technologies such as PDAs, smart phones and laptops. The ordinary printer will not be able to work wirelessly so that needed an Ethernet cable to connect to the router. Some configuration is necessary to make wireless devices can connect to the printer and computer. Some devices have included plug-and-play features so that will ease you in to set up early.
Most wireless printer adapter will be compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g standards. For data transfer speed, the 802.11g standard offers transfer speeds up to 54Mbps. This will speed up the process of printing, but the speed is highly influenced by many factors. Wireless adapters have many shapes and styles. The model that we frequently find on the market is a USB wireless adapter that uses USB port for connecting to a network printer. Some come in a dongle models and can be used on printer with parallel ports. If you buy a new wireless printer, you will get a wireless adapter that already installed.
For configuration, you must ensure that the wireless printer adapter is plugged in the printer. See types of ports that found on your printer and use the appropriate wireless adapter. First, connect your computer with an available wireless network. Then install the adapter driver that found on sales package. You do not need to install drivers if you have a wireless printer adapter with plug-and-play features. After the driver installed, look in the devices manager that your device is properly recognized. If you already have a network printer, you will find your network when installation process. However, if you do not already have a network printer, you must create a new network printer. After all configurations are completed, you can try to printing wirelessly.
