Printer Sharer

If your computers are connected by a network and you have a wish to get prints from any computer at any time your choice is to buy a printer sharer. Because your budget wont allow you to buy a printer for each computer, a two way switch can be used to connect the printer and computers but you have to operate it manually and it leads to some errors.

But the printer sharer works automatically . it serves on first come first serve basis, it works even if any one of the computer is switched off and it doesn't affects printing. The printer sharers are designed such a way to overcome such shortcomings. If two computers delivers print at the same time i.e there will be a milliseconds difference based on its priority it gives a "busy" signal to the other computer and makes it to wait till the print is made. it also has a facility to switch off itself when all the computers are off.

multiplexed printer sharer is best to connect many computers to a single printer. The timeout period can be adjusted for each computer, you can presets time out range from ten seconds to one minute maximum Led's indicate which computer is communicating. such high tech facilities are available at printer sharers.

Now a days printers are designed as such when computers puts off the printer goes into standby mode to save power This printer sharer will allow this feature to operate only when all the computers are switched off.this a special feature of printer sharer.

In most cases this unit can be powered directly by the printer in some cases it is not supported and you need a separate power source for your printer sharer i.e an eliminator of 9 volts d.c with voltage regulator is enough