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Compatibility list for the D-Link DI-704P, DI-713P, and DI-714P+. If you are using a multi-function printer, you may not be able to use functions other than printing.

If your printer is not on the list or you are having problems with your printer, please contact the printer manufacture for an up-to-date list of print server compatible printers.

The list below has older printers that are compatible. If your printer was purchased in the last few years, it should work with our print server. Newer models are most likely designed to work in a network environment. Please check with the printer manufacture for compatibility with a print server.

*1—————–For Epson Stylus Color Series:——————–
In the Epson Spool check Use Print Manager for this port.

*2———————– Fujitsu DL-1100:—————————
1. Add the new printer driver: Start>Settings>Printers.
2. Choose the printer port, Print to the following port to PRTMate (All-in-one).
3. Use the IP Address of the print server in the Port Settings…configuration.

*3——————–For Lexmark OPTRAE:————————-
1. Add the new printer driver: Start>Settings>Printers.
2. Choose the printer port, Print to the following port to PRTMate (All-in-one).
3. Use the IP Address of the print server in the Port Settings… configuration.
4. Choose the Disable bi-directional support for this printer option in the Spool Settings.

*4—————–Using Windows 2000 Built-in LPR Port—————-

Step 1: Go to Start>Settings>Printers. Right click on your printer icon and select Properties.

Step 2: From the printer Properties window select the Ports tab and click on Add Port.

Step 3: Select Lpr Ports from the Printer Ports window and click on New Port.

Step 4: Enter the IP address of the print server(gateway IP address) and the queue name of lp. This is case sensitive. Make sure that you use lower case “lp”. Click OK once you have configured this information.

Step 5: In the printer properties window make sure that you select the new port you just created before closing the printer properties window. This completes the configuration of lpr.

Tags: DI-704P, DI-713P, print servers, printers

If your printer is not mentioned in this FAQ, it may work.

If you are using a multi-function printer, only the printing function will work through the D-Link print server.

Several kinds of printers are not supported on a network. These include host-based (sometimes referred to as GDI printers), and PPA printers. There are also printers designed for home use that are not intended for support on a traditional network, but that may work in a Home PNA network. In addition, several HP Officejets are not designed for or supported on networks.

Host-based (sometimes referred to as GDI printers). A printer that relies on the computer´s processor to rasterize the print job. Most host-based printers use the GDI interface built into Windows (hence the “GDI printer” term), so there is no need to convert the data to PostScript, PCL, or other printer language.

Some HP Deskjet printers are PPA (Printing Performance Architecture) printers. With this new printing system, the printer handles only basic printer functions while the printer software on the computer handles the formatting. All formatting, such as color matching and correction, half-toning, edge enhancement, tone correction, and ink management, are handled by the software driver.

Furthermore, some of the D-Link printers listed below may work on a network, but only when they are connected to the parallel port of a Windows computer that has the correct printer driver installed and printer sharing properly configured. Contact the support group for you specific printer for details.

Hewlett-Packard PPA or host-based printers:

Tags: HP Printer, print server, printers

To upgrade the firmware on the gateway download the latest firmware from the downloads page and follow the directions below.

The firmware for the D-Link DI-704, DI-704P, DI-707, DI-713, and DI-713P:

Please Note: If all of the features of your gateway are operational, do not upgrade the firmware. It will not make your gateway run better and may even disable some features that you are currently using. If it´s not broken, don´t fix it.

Step 1 Download the D-Link DI-704 firmware to your computer.

Step 2 Double-click on this self-extracting file. A window will open allowing you to select a destination folder for the file. It really doesn´t matter where this folder is as long as you can find the file after you click the Unzip button.

Select a destination and click on the Unzip button.

Step 3 Navigate to the destination folder and double-click on the firmware file which will look like the image below.

Step 4 This will open the following window. Enter your password and click OK . This will be the same password that you use to enter the web configuration.

Step 5 You will be prompted to confirm that you want to continue with the upgrade if there are other computers connected to the gateway. Click OK to continue with the upgrade.

Step 6: You will then see a progress bar.

Once it has reached 100% you will be notified that the upgrade was successful. Click OK to close this window. Your gateway´s firmware has now been upgraded.

Step 7: Recycle the power on the gateway by shutting it off for 20 to 30 seconds and then turning it back on again. After upgrading the firmware, it may be necessary to reconfigure your settings. Please check your configuration settings before trying to connect to the Internet.

Tags: DI-704, DI-704P, upgrade

The D-Link DI-704 is a Broadband Home and Small Business Gateway with Four Switched Fast Ethernet Ports. It allows multiple computers to share a cable or DSL Ethernet Internet connection. It provides security as a firewall between a Local Network and the Internet. The DI-704 is targeted at small businesses and home users.

Fast and secure

D-Link offers a generous list of standard features with its DI-704 router. The built-in, auto-sensing, 10/100mbps switch provides each node on the network with a dedicated Ethernet connection, which dramatically boosts performance for bandwidth-intensive applications and multiplayer gaming. Users concerned about network security will appreciate the built-in, NAT-based firewall. While NAT is not an enterprise-level firewall solution, it’s an effective way to hide the IP addresses of the computers on your local network; the router’s IP address is all that’s visible to the Internet.

Dig deeper

The DI-704 router also has something to offer networking gurus. Via the Web-based interface, an administrator can allow or deny access to specific machines and/or ports on any machine in the local network. For example, with the Virtual Server option, you can set up a Web server on your network to accept external requests without exposing the entire machine to the Internet. Telecommuting and virtual private networking (VPN) are also fully supported via the point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP) and IPsec pass-through technologies. The DI-704 router even offers a backup serial COM port, which lets you share an Internet connection via an external analog or ISDN modem.

User Reviews

Tom said:

Summary: my first one had persistent problems: it would stop working after about an hour so after hassling with it (it always started working again after about an hour) I called tech support and the guy immediately suggested it was a hardware defect and i exchanged it no questions asked (locally). the replacement has worked fine for 6+ months. easy enough to configure, inexpensive (if you don’t count my time to figure out the problem) and the 4 ports are more than what I need (network printer+mac+_pc). recommended if you buy it locally and can exchange it if it fails within 30 days or so.

Summary: Absolutely the best customer service, and at 3 am to boot. I read a lot of the comments posted here and agree with all the positive and NONE of the negative. The doc’s for the router could have been a little better. My problem was that I didn’t use the “clone MAC address” which a call to customer service revealed and was quickly taken care of. D-Links has absolutely the best CS I have ever called. No questions about where I bought it or was it registered, just good down to earth help. I will be putting D-Link products at the top of my list for new toys wanted!! I only wish I had used their NIC card and not the one from Belkin who has absolutely the worst warranty procedure I have ever encountered!

Summary: I got the router the other day and installed it this morning, OK, yesterday morning technically, around 20 hours ago. EVERYTHING works, printer sharing included and exactly as I imagined it – i.e. neither of my two machines needs to be on for the other to print to the printer. It was a snap to install and get the printer working. I did have a problem configuring the router and I called technical support. The problem turned out to be the fact that I had disabled the DHCP Service in my Windows 2000 on the machine that I chose to configure the router. Thus, it couldn’t pick up an IP from the router. I had no problems getting right through to tech support at the 877 number supplied (toll free), and you get a tech support person from the start = real cool. First guy wasn’t too smart, IMO. He had me try a mess of stuff and finally gave up and said he was going to escalate to a higher level technician and I’d get a call. Meantime I discovered that my other machine could run the configuration program and I set things up. Caveat! When you choose a password (if you DO choose a non-blank password to access router configuration), don’t use more than 9 characters. If you do, only the first 9 are stored and if you try putting in your PW with more than 9 characters, you are rejected. I was about to call them for that (couldn’t login) but I figured it out – put in the first 9. The next guy I got had me assign an IP instead of using DHCP for my problem machine. Then everything worked. While on hold I realized that my printer wasn’t on their website’s list of supported printers for the 704p. Bummer. Why? I asked. My HP4M is certainly designed to work with a print server – it’s primarily a network printer. The technician said I should look for the item in the FAQ on how to set up your printer on the 704p. This does NOT involve using the driver supplied on the CD. It’s just a Windows configuration thing. It works fine. The technician followed up our conversation by sending me a cool email with a number of very useful links. I’d say this is very good tech support. I reenabled the DHCP Service on my number one machine and reset the TCP/IP settings to get an automatically assigned IP and DHCP’s working on both machines now. The pleasantest surprise is that my VPN at work is functioning – no tweaks necessary. Now I’ve got to figure out how to get file sharing working on my LAN. Got a great deal on this, about $40 at buy.com after $20 rebate, and I hear it’s available for $40 – $20 MIR right now at Fry’s! What a deal!

Tags: DI-704, Reviews

MISSISSAUGA, ON–(Marketwire – August 19, 2010) – D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers, businesses and service providers, today announced it is now shipping a portable router that creates a high-speed mobile connection while on the road, or as a backup for a local ADSL/cable Internet service network.

The D-Link® Mobile Wireless Router (DIR-412) allows users to access a worldwide broadband* Internet connection through a secure 802.11n Wi-Fi network from just about anywhere, to share with up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices.
Customers can use the mobile wireless router for home and small or remote offices by connecting to their DSL/cable modem, providing users with a fast primary Internet service while using their mobile Internet access as a backup Internet connection. If the user’s primary Internet service goes down, the mobile wireless router employs an auto-failover feature to ensure an uninterrupted connection by automatically connecting to the 3G mobile broadband network.

The Plug-and-Play capability of the D-Link Mobile Wireless Router means it can be installed quickly and easily to set up a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot just about anywhere. It is ideal for situations where an impromptu Wi-Fi network must be set up, or wherever conventional Internet access is unavailable, such as on RVs, trains, boats and remote office locations.
“The DIR-412 offers the perfect balance for users looking for a home or travel router that works with their 3G USB adapter,” said Lou Reda, Vice President and General Manager Consumer Division. “Our DIR-412 router supports all major carriers in Canada such as Bell, TELUS and Rogers and will connect automatically with your 3G USB adapter, making it an easy to use solution for anyone looking to do more with their plan.”

With advanced network security, the DIR-412 ensures a secure Wi-Fi network through the use of WPA/WPA2 encryption. The user simply presses the WPS button to quickly establish a secure connection to new devices. The Mobile Wireless Router also utilizes dual-active firewalls (SPI and NAT) to prevent potential attacks and intrusions from across the Internet.

Featuring Wireless N150 technology, the DIR-412 provides optimal performance, extended wireless range and fast file transfers for superior reception throughout the home. It is backward compatible with previous version Wireless G devices.

Key Features and Benefits

• Creates a high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi personal mobile hotspot network
• Provides Internet connectivity in areas without conventional DSL/cable service
• Compatible with mobile broadband USB adapters for
  EV-DO/HSUPA/HSDPA/TD-SCDMA networks from most major carriers
• Supports WAN failover for persistent connections
• Advanced network security with push-button encryption

Price and Availability

The D-Link DIR-412 is available now through the company’s vast network of retail and e-tail outlets, and at D-Link’s online store, www.dlinkshop.ca. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) $79.99.

Tags: 3G Mobile, D-Link, DIR-412, wireless router