Dell Laser Multi-Function Printer 1815dn

Question

Hi all,   I just purchased a Dell Laser Multi-Function Printer 1815dn and, since I am a home office user with 3 computers on the network, what would be the best way to use all the functionalities of the printer wirelessly?  In other words, would it be effective to purchase a wireless print server or do I need to purchase a wireless ethernet bridge?    Thanks so much!   Amol

metafizx · Answer

hi,   In my experience, wireless print servers are terrible. They have to be able to emulate the printer to work, and usually don't for multifunction units.   My suggestion would be to get a wireless bridge, that way you are talking directly to the ip of the printer.   I have a bunch of the 1815s but they are on a wired network.

amolsasanian · Answer

Hi!   Ok...I've purchased the wireless bridge and, after a series of tests, determined that the bridge is configured properly.  However, it does not seem to connect to the printer.  Does anyone have any suggestions on fixing the potential issue?   Thanks,   Amol

metafizx · Answer

You should be able to 'ping' the ip address of the printer from a computer on the other side of the bridge. Most likely you have one or more problems in your configuration, such as: printer ip address not configured correctly printer ip address not on same subnet as LAN conflicting ip address (already assigned) printer is set to DHCP (auto assignment), you should set it manually (ip) WBridge is not set up correctly, check SSID, Security settings, etc.   [printer] -----[wbridge]/  )))))  (((((    \[wrouter]-----[computer] 192.168.1.xx                                                           192.168.1.yy   Make sure the printer is on the same subnet as the router. let's just call the printer's ip 192.168.1.110 for this post example.   from the computer at 'yy' address: click run > type 'cmd' in the cmd window (black screen), type: ping 192.168.1.110 (remember to put in your real printer ip address)   You should get either no response (not working) or a good response (working). Until you get that, then something is wrong with the setup.   Another good thing to do is to plug in the printer directly to the WRouter, and do the ping test. That should definitely work, otherwise there is a problem to fix first before going over the WBridge.   hope this helps.

amolsasanian · Answer

Hi there,   Thanks!  I got it to work - the problem was that I did not assign a manual IP address for the printer.  I really appreciate your help!   Sincerely,   Amol

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