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Network Basics the printer using a clip) and connects to the printer's USB or parallel port using a standard printer cable. A network cable plugs into the network connector on the print server, and a power cord connects to a wall outlet to provide the print server's power. (We haven't shown the power cord in the illustration, just to keep the drawing simpler.) External print servers come in several different configurations to match the printer's data port (USB or parallel) and the type of network connection you need. Wireless print servers -- Wireless print servers come in both internal and external models. Their connections are similar to the those of wired print servers, except that there is no network cable connection. (An antenna in the print server makes the radio-frequency connection to the wireless network.) The connection to the printer, whether by plugging the print server into the printer's input/output slot or connecting a printer cable to the printer's USB or file:///C|/Bottlecap_Structure_26--TestMerge/DOCS/EN/NETBASIC/FNP0030.HTM (2 of 3) [5/20/2003 3:45:03 PM]

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Network Basics
the printer using a clip)
and connects to the
printer's USB or parallel
port using a standard
printer cable. A network
cable plugs into the
network connector on the
print server, and a power
cord connects to a wall
outlet to provide the print
server's power. (We
haven't shown the power
cord in the illustration,
just to keep the drawing
simpler.)
External print servers
come in several different
configurations to match
the printer's data port
(USB or parallel) and the
type of network
connection you need.
Wireless print servers
--
Wireless print servers
come in both internal and
external models. Their
connections are similar to
the those of wired print
servers, except that there
is no network cable
connection. (An antenna
in the print server makes
the radio-frequency
connection to the wireless
network.) The connection
to the printer, whether by
plugging the print server
into the printer's
input/output slot or
connecting a printer cable
to the printer's USB or
file:///C|/Bottlecap_Structure_26--TestMerge/DOCS/EN/NETBASIC/FNP0030.HTM (2 of 3) [5/20/2003 3:45:03 PM]