UGREEN USB 2.0 Network Print Server for RAW Printers (10941)

Overview

The UGREEN 10941 is a small wired print server that shares one USB printer with several computers on an office or home network, so the printer can stay in one place and everyone prints to it over the LAN. It has one RJ45 Ethernet port, one USB-A 2.0 port for the printer and a micro-USB power input. The printer must support RAW network printing.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a USB-only printer that supports the RAW printing protocol, on a wired network with a router or switch.
• Suits an office where several people share one printer and want it in a fixed spot rather than tied to one PC.
• It is wired only: there is no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cloud printing.
• Scanner, fax and other multifunction features are not guaranteed to work through it.

Key features

• Shares one RAW-protocol USB printer with multiple users on the same wired LAN; jobs queue to the one printer.
• 1 x RJ45 Ethernet port to the network and 1 x USB-A 2.0 host port for the printer.
• Fixed local IP configuration, so client computers can address the printer reliably.
• Printed status indicators on the top panel and a recessed reset pinhole for setup and recovery.
• Powered through micro-USB; external power is required.
• About 6.9 x 5.5 x 2.0 cm, in black.

What else you need

• A USB printer that supports RAW network printing, with its driver installed on each computer that will print.
• A wired Ethernet router or switch, an Ethernet cable and a USB cable to the printer.
• A micro-USB power source; a power adapter is not listed in the box.
• A Windows computer for the initial configuration utility, and a fixed LAN IP address for the print server.

Installation

Connect the printer to the USB-A port, the network to the RJ45 port and power to the micro-USB input. Run the Windows configuration tool to set a fixed IP, then add the printer on each computer using its driver and the server’s IP address.

Software and licences

Initial configuration uses the Windows Print Server Config Tool and the manual. Each client computer needs the printer’s own driver. Third-party Android printing apps can work only after model-specific verification, and they can change or be withdrawn.

Before you buy

• RAW protocol support is mandatory: the server does not make every USB printer network-capable.
• No Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cloud printing or secure remote printing over the internet.
• Canon LBP2900, LBP2900+ and LBP3000, HP P1008 and M403D, and Epson 1390 are unsupported.
• The USB port is for a printer only, not for network storage, webcams or general USB-over-IP.
• A reset can erase the network settings; note the working configuration before using the pinhole.
• Use it only on a trusted LAN and do not open router port-forwarding rules for it.
• No power adapter, Ethernet cable or printer USB cable is listed in the package.
• No Ethernet link-speed figure is published for this model.