Connecting Epson DX4050 to a router

Hey everyone

My sister and I are sharing an Epson DX4050, which is currently plugged directly into my PC via a USB cable. Every single time she needs to print something, she has to yank the cable out of the back of my computer case just to plug it into her laptop... it’s getting pretty annoying. I was wondering if there's any way to hook this printer up to a router so she can just connect to it wirelessly through the network instead...

Grab the manual here
http://esupport.epson-europe.com/Fil...9mtNd&id=29522

Then just open index.htm>printing>doing more with your printer (Setting Up The Printer on a Network ) 🙂

You’re basically going to need a print server just like this one—since you can't plug your printer directly into the router if it only sports a USB interface instead of having actual LAN or wireless capabilities.

Bryan Evans77 said:just download the manual
http://esupport.epson-europe.com/Fil...9mtNd&id=29522

then open index.htm > printing > doing more with your printer (Setting Up The Printer on a Network ) 🙂

so you're saying if I set this up, my computer actually needs to be powered on whenever I want to print something...

Exactly 🙂

Why wouldn't you just do it this way?

Just pull the production unit onto the desk and keep the connector right there on the table... then she can just slide the unit over to you and swap it out easily.

First off, you’ve gotta get that printer hooked up to the router—and just so we're clear, you can't exactly pull that off using a USB cable.

Benjamin King2 said:You’re going to need a print server like this... this... It’s pretty much impossible to get that printer on the router since it’s stuck with nothing but a USB interface... no LAN or wireless options to work with.

Honestly, you might be better off just buying a brand-new printer at that price point rather than trying to sink the money into a dedicated print server...

Bryan Evans77 said:Exactly... 🙂

And why exactly wouldn't you be able to just go about it this way...

You go through all the trouble of pulling the production unit out onto the desk and holding the connector steady, and then she just drags the whole thing toward her and starts acting like she’s doing me a massive favor...

If I don't feel like doing anything else, then I guess I'll just do it exactly the way you suggested...

urbancobra35 said:At that price point, you might as well just scrap the whole idea and buy a brand-new printer instead of wasting cash on a dedicated print server.

Or honestly, just grab a modern router that actually has a built-in print server. 🙂

If it keeps leaking like it always has, I’m not handing over $167 just because of 😁