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Posted: Sep 1 2008
I boutgh this device to use with a Smarthome Powerlinc V2 USB X10 controller. The plan was to allow me to control and program my home automation from my Powerbook wirelessly. That didn't work too well and I had to disconnect the server - I gave up. Some months later my wife needed to be able to print from her work PC. Our Canon MP830 Multifunction hangs off the Apple Time Capsule wifi/backup device. Macs have no problem seeing the MP830 although they can only print - no other multifunction services work through Wifi. The PC absolutely would not print with the network configured as described. I then remembered I had the U2S-2A in a box somewhere. I got it out installed the server software on all the Macs and the PC laptop. Voila! It works great and we can access full multifunction services from the Mac or the PC. I was even able to FAX from the PC. I also use the Auto-Connect function of the Keyspan software. This works very nicely - grabbing the server only when a computer is printing and then releasing it for other computers to use. I know some here have complained about needing to acquire and then release the server, but they must not have tried the Auto-connect. It works. For ourneeds this device is a great solution. One thing to remember is you must install all of your printer software and drivers on each computer in order for this to work properly. Get them from the printer manufacturers website. Also, one thing I discovered yesterday - after a power failure you will have to disconnect the Keyspan hardware and then reconnect it in the proper sequence (described by the product instructions).
