MP201 with wireless card

[tufbnme]

I have a customer with a 201 with a wireless card. It works very well until the machine goes into energy saver. I have to turn the machine off and back on to get the signal back. Is there a way to turn the energy saver off? Or any other suggestions.

[copier tech]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Id start by updating the firmware

[mikadonovan]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Might check the RTB's. There was a controller revision to address network glitching.

[sandmanmac]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Never dealt with built in Wireless network cards on Ricoh boxes, but from what I've heard, they can tend to be flaky. So I've always just used wireless range extenders when so-called wireless connections are required.

[slimslob]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Why would you pay the price that Ricoh charges for the internal wireless interface when you can get a NetGear WNCE 2001 or something similar for as little as $24 US?

[tufbnme]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Yes...Why would I?

[pppp]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Ricoh wireless option is always expensive piece of sh.t.

Use device called TP-link TL-WR702N. This is ultra small router with client mode for 20 euro only. You can supply one from machine usb port.
From network point of view the device is invisible.

[logrady2331]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Slimslob is correct yet again. The WNCE2001 has been replaced by the WNCE3001 (better range) and sells at Fry's Electronics for 39.99. Super simple to set up.

[slimslob]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Slimslob is correct yet again. The WNCE2001 has been replaced by the WNCE3001 (better range) and sells at Fry's Electronics for 39.99. Super simple to set up.

I use them all the time. The only one I have trouble with is a customer who keeps changing his router and I have to go out and reconfigure.

[Tonerbomb]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

I use them all the time. The only one I have trouble with is a customer who keeps changing his router and I have to go out and reconfigure.

well that should be Billable......................

[copier tech]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

This is a good top using the micro wifi router! I understand if customer connects to the micro router they'll see the printer & can install it, but how would I configure it so that it connects to the customer main wifi network?

[slimslob]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

well that should be Billable......................

It is.

[slimslob]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

This is a good top using the micro wifi router! I understand if customer connects to the micro router they'll see the printer & can install it, but how would I configure it so that it connects to the customer main wifi network?

The WNCW 2001 ans WNCE 3001 do connect to the customers main WIFI, or what ever near by WIFI that you have the access code for. They are client devices, not access points. If you connect a switch to it you can connect multiple wired devices to your wireless network.

[logrady2331]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

When I have a customer that keeps going through routers (and I do) I charge them the first couple of times and then leave them the instructions for resetting the device and installing it again. But I like money so........

[pppp]

Re: MP201 with wireless card

Tp-link tl-wr702n seems better. It looks like box of matches and one can be power suppied from machine usb port. Of course power supply unit and cables you get also in box.

Nano router bezprzewodowy, standard N, 150Mb/s TL-WR702N - Witamy na stronie TP-LINK