| Wireless networking can add a lot of flexibility and | | | | Wireless printers can save your office money. If |
| ease to your office or workspace. The | | | | you currently have individual printers for each |
| convenience of wireless printing makes daily | | | | computer user, you're spending a lot of money on |
| document management tasks simpler for either a | | | | ink or toner - not to mention printer maintenance. |
| small home office or a larger, more traditional | | | | Using one centralized wireless printer significantly |
| office setting with multiple employees. Many | | | | cuts down on the money you spend on |
| offices have multiple computers - desktops, | | | | maintenance and upkeep, as well as energy bills |
| laptops and personal smart-phones or netbooks. | | | | and ink/toner usage. |
| Being able to wirelessly print documents from | | | | Wireless technology is constantly evolving. Today, |
| multiple sources allows the users to increase their | | | | it is possible for some digital cameras to wirelessly |
| productivity and work in a streamlined | | | | find a printer and send photos to it for printing. |
| environment. | | | | Other media devices can also wirelessly connect |
| Wireless printers, when networked properly, | | | | to your printer, giving your home or office a |
| allows multiple users to send a command to print | | | | clean, modern appearance and simple, easy-to use |
| from a number of different networked sources. | | | | wireless networking. If you ever decide you need |
| For example, a person in a back office and an | | | | to move your printer or your computer, you |
| employee on the front sales floor can both send | | | | won't have to worry about the cables and making |
| a command, wirelessly, to a printer in a central | | | | sure they can be ran correctly. All you need is the |
| location. There are no wires traveling throughout | | | | power cable to have a wall outlet. The network |
| the walls or taped to the floor, because wireless | | | | connects your PC to your printer through wireless |
| technology sends these signals through a secure | | | | technology. |
| Wi-Fi network. | | | | There are different standards for wireless |
| Without the wires, your office or home office | | | | networks, the most common being wireless |
| becomes much cleaner and people are less likely | | | | Ethernet (802.11a, b, g, or n). Another wireless |
| to be injured by tripping over wires. Furthermore, | | | | option is Bluetooth, but that has a more limited |
| you won't have to worry about the multitude of | | | | range. Wireless printers have become very |
| wires attached to your computer. Without a | | | | popular in the past few years as more and more |
| printer being physically plugged into your | | | | people discover the benefits of having a clean, |
| computer, you free up USB ports for other | | | | streamlined work environment and Wi-Fi |
| computer peripherals. Laptops can be used | | | | connections become more commonplace. The |
| anywhere within the range of your network's | | | | price of wireless printers has dropped, making |
| Wi-Fi signal and conveniently send documents to | | | | them a wise economical choice for your home or |
| be printed in one central location. | | | | office. |