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Is this product UL listed?
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on Feb 16, 2017
BEST ANSWER:That is not the product I purchased. I bought the SOHO Manager (MS-NU78M43) Networking USB Server (to use as a print server). For me it was not reliable enough, I kept on having to power-cycle it. I since bought an IOGear Wireless 4-port Sharing Station and it has been flawless (and much faster). It can be Ethernet wired or wireless, I have used both and had no problems so far.
BEST ANSWER:That is not the product I purchased. I bought the SOHO Manager (MS-NU78M43) Networking USB Server (to use as a print server). For me it was not reliable enough, I kept on having to power-cycle it. I since bought an IOGear Wireless 4-port Sharing Station and it has been flawless (and much faster). It can be Ethernet wired or wireless, I have used both and had no problems so far.
Like many other reviewers have mentioned, these have terrible reliability. They have to be power cycled once an hour, unless they are frequently used. There is no firmware or driver updates available to fix this problem. I do NOT recommend this or any of the other USB extenders/servers that Monoprice sells because they ALL have this problem, according to many reviews here on the site. I'm a big fan of Monoprice, but this product is terrible and Monoprice has done nothing to address the problem, in the several years that this problem has been reported.
PROS: Cheap
CONS: Constantly needs to be turned off and back on again.
Thank you for your review and I am truly sorry for the inconvenience you've encountered. I do recommend to keep this print server in an area free from dust and debris as well as good air circulation so they do not overheat. When did you order this item as it does have a 1 year warranty if you want to try a replacement. Please let me know, thank you!
John lingo Tech Support
November 18, 2016
Monoprice Administrator
Worked better than could imagine.
I'm an IT professional so I took a stab at using this to share a Known not network friendly printer:
- Must install using the provider USB server software to define network specifications then I was off to the running.
- Must install the shared usb printer as an LPR printer. which worked amazingly from the included Network Printer Wizard app also included.
- Do yourself a favor and get the monoprice drivers/app on a shared drive or thumbdrive to deploy the printer. Installs LPR printer very easily due to its ability to single out the monoprice device.
If I have a need again, I will definitely repurchase. Has been installed and used by 4 users for a week.
Thanks again monoprice.
PROS: - Software included was perfect.
- went into project thinking I would not get this to work. With time and network knowledge I succeeded.
- Printer that I was able to share was not on compatibility list.
- Branded equivalent for my brand printer is $300.00 plus
Very easy and fast setup. The software included found the print server on the network and installed the attached printer on all computers with no problems. A better experience than with an expensive network printer that has been very difficult to integrate into my network.
PROS: Worked very well with my Brother printer on a small home network of four computers.
I wanted to use this device for classroom network attached storage (NAS). I was hoping it would install itself on the network as a self-contained share, but that's not the case. You must first install the client software on each machine (thus rendering it useless for me). Even worse, you get two options: "Windows v1.2" and "Windows 2000". V1.2 crashed every machine, Windows 2000 (what?, this is 2012!) worked, but not well on most other machines. I can't prove cause and effect, but I began to have USB keyboard problems after the client software was installed, and the problem went away when I removed the client. This is probably a decent item for a home network, but I wouldn't trust it anywhere else. I personally, and my school, have purchased $1000's of dollars of items from Monoprice. This unit is not the quality we usually get. To be fair to Monoprice, the CS rep did offer a refund.
PROS: It can actually work
CONS: Poor documentation. Very difficult to remove software from OS. Clients must all have software installed to access it.
I bought this because I like my printer but wanted to print wireless when I'm working in the garage and stuff. It works but it's so darn slow, literally it takes at least a full minute and usually more before it starts to print a simple page. Setting it to print immediatly didn't help. I think I'm just going to buy a wireless printer and be done with it.
I had no idea such a product existed. I recently had my wireless printer die on me, and was looking for alternatives, and found this product! Overall, it was a great buy for the money. It allows me to use one printer with all of the PCs on my network. I don't need a wireless printer anymore. However, I did get my wireless printer fixed, so now I have both.
PROS: It was easy to set up!
CONS: Scanning function on my multifunction printer does not work! But from what I have read, not many print servers do this at all.
All in all the print server works as advertised. I expected the hub to be included. It was not. Works well as printer server. Not so good with MFPs as the scan functionality is sketchy. I have a mixed environment of Linux, OSX, Vista and Win7. Ethernet port failed on Xerox laser printer. I needed a fast and inexpensive solution. This printserver fits my purpose. I have not tried Linux connections but all others successful. Monoprice has come through again!
PROS: Low price Highly Mac compatible Works with Win7
CONS: Requires a separate USB hub for additional ports Small size CD causes issues with some players
