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Can anyone please help me out. I have a computer (mac) that I am running my shop epos system on and want to wirelessly attach our receipt printer and external hard drive so that I can use it wirelessly. Ideally i'd also like to be able to stream music back to the amplifier in the shop too. We are using a bluetooth barcode scanner and will also attach a label printer to the mac to print out stock labels etc.
If someone could just explain to me in simple terms what I need please that would be ace.
Cheers
Nick
If all of the devices are wireless capable you should be able to do it with a wireless router depending on the size of the shop.
Some routers have a USB port for attaching hard drives.
Minimum security should be WAP2.
The bluetooth scanner ptrobably interfaces with something else, your MAC etc as its a different wireless technology than what everything else will use.
I would invest in a high end wireless router to get better functionality.
I can recomend Cisco 800 series as you get enhanced security features etc such as firewall capabilities.
You might want to engage a local professional to sort it all out for you but they aren't cheap.
Brilliant thanks for the help. I think that makes sense. I'm not exactly Bill Gates!