Canon Wireless MFP/Print server Silex Pricom C-6700WG

• Canon's Wireless Print Server Wireless LAN IEEE 80
• Device-servers
• USB2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adap.

I recently installed the Silex C-6700WG wired/wireless print server in my home network. Because my Canon MP610 printer is physically close to my router, I installed the C-6700WG using a wired connection.

I ignored the product installation CD and instead downloaded the latest software and firmware update from the Silex America site (). The CX User Software there (as of the date of this review) is version 3.7.1 (11/13/2009). That's what I installed on my two desktops which run Win XP Pro (SP3). Silex America warns that this version does NOT support Windows 7.

On my laptop, which runs Windows 7 64-bit, I downloaded the software from the Silex Europe site (). There, the CX User Software is version 3.8.0 (22.12.2009) which does support Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).

Printing, and in particular the Canon 'My Printer' software (ink level reporting, etc.) is working as expected. I didn't try to use the printer's scanning function.

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I am using this product with my Canon D480. This is a great wireless print server, compatible with a lot of printers, specifically my Canon D480. Silex, makes this print server, which is a brand of Canon. So the good thing is when you call Canon for any question, Canon will answer your question and help you install it, if you need any help. Otherwise, imagine if you have a Canon printer and you had a wireless print server of another company, how the tech support can say no to you right away and relieve themselves of responsibility and blame and pass the buck to the printer manufacturer, and the other will pass the buck to the wireless print server.

Now for this print server, works perfectly fine in terms of responsiveness when you send a command. Works fine in case of range of as well. Where my wireless router is in the living room and the print server is in the last room, i.e 3 rooms away.

In terms of software installation it is so easy, it only takes 3 minutes to install it. This is a great product and I would recommend Canon printers and all-in-ones and Silex Wireless Print Servers.

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The Silex installed easily and works flawlessly with my Canon multifunction laser printer. Do not take that as a 'given' for similar devices. I started by buying

'Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer with Multifunction Printer Support' which ended up supporting printing only after using workarounds found on the web and it did NOT support the multifuntion aspects of my Canon at all.

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I replaced a Linksys WPS54G printer server with the Silex C-6700WG. The Linksys print server did not support scanning and faxing on the Canon printer (and most other printers as well) and it did not support use under Windows 7. (I had kludged the Linksys server to work under Windows 7, but it's not officially supported.) The latest versions of the Silex software, which are now available on the US support site, do support Windows 7. I set the print server up wired to the wireless access point. Although I stumbled a bit in the setup, once set up the print server function is seamless, and the fax and scanner functions are nearly so. I had long been concerned about the temperature of the Linksys print server it was almost too hot to touch but the Silex print server runs cool, or at least dissipates the heat much better.

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I upgraded my home PC, and decided to go wireless on everything. My printer, an excellent Canon MX330, isn't wireless and needed a wireless print server in order to be a wireless printer for the primary PC and the wife's netbook.

I paid extra for this because it is made by Canon, and I figured that it would be most compatible with my Canon printer. Years ago I had a problem with a Linksys wireless print server that wasn't compatible with my printer, so I decided to get the print server most likely to work. This Silex/Canon device works great with my Canon printer.

Couple things any buyer should note.

(1) It never occurred to me when I bought my PC that because it is without a CD/DVD player that I wouldn't be able to load drivers from a CD (Duh). No worries on this one as the latest software is available from Silex's website.

(2) I had to go into Printer Properties / Ports and manually select the correct port as the application's software didn't change the port from USB to the "Pricomm" port.