USB hubs enable you to attach multiple devices, such as printers, hard drives and card readers, to a single computer. However, the USB hub only makes the devices available to one computer at a time.

When you take into account its purchase price and all of the consumables it requires–toner or ink, paper, imaging drums, and more–you may find that a printer is one of the most expensive pieces of IT ...

Many printers include the ability to hook directly into a network, allowing any computer on that network to print from them. Those without that feature, however, can still function over a network via ...

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There are four basic ways to connect a printer to a computer. It’s important to understand these before purchasing a printer or a new computer. Most old printers connect using a parallel port on the ...

An integral part of any business, regardless of its size is printing. In a business environment, where many employees need access to printers, the need for a printing network is obvious. This allows ...

I recently introduced a Ricoh IM 6500 printer on the office network, and it reminded me that we need to treat printers like computers. These devices should be given the same amount of security ...

The communication between the printer and the computer is very important. That communication process is how your document moves from the screen to the paper. When the printer is not communicating with ...

One of the things I have learned here is to keep everything set for DHCP on my home network. This is for simplicity and reliability while eliminating the need to muck around with static ips. But I ...