Regus LAN - How do I connect my own printer?

[Sym7]

I've recently set up at a Regus managed office and don't wish to subscribe to their high rates for print use. I am intending to purchase my own printer but I am not entirely sure how to separate it from the shared network. I have taken the entry level bandwidth from Regus which means I am sharing a network with others in the office building.

This is my theory, please advise if I'm on the right wavelength:

Purchase a wireless router hub and connect to one of the LAN cables. This should mean I'm now routing all other ports onto another subnet which provides an element of security right? I can then wireless connect my staff and the wireless printer via this hub without being on the same network as the rest of the building. Does that make sense? Any networking wizards out there who know their stuff I would be interested to hear from you.

Thanks,

[Mosman]

How about just plugging it into one computer via USB and then sharing the printer from within Windows.

[stevieb]

How many people in your office?

[itsnotarace]

Sym7 said:

Purchase a wireless router hub and connect to one of the LAN cables. This should mean I'm now routing all other ports onto another subnet which provides an element of security right? I can then wireless connect my staff and the wireless printer via this hub without being on the same network as the rest of the building. Does that make sense? Any networking wizards out there who know their stuff I would be interested to hear from you.

Well this would work but it depends if you want to have any services open to the internet as you would then be double NAT'ed

With a shared network you should already be subnetted on your own, otherwise other companies sharing the network would be able to see your devices and you would be able to see theirs.

You could set up USB printing as above, but you can obviously only print when that PC is switched on.

[Sym7]

stevieb said:

How many people in your office?

There's just 4 of us

[Sym7]

itsnotarace said:

With a shared network you should already be subnetted on your own, otherwise other companies sharing the network would be able to see your devices and you would be able to see theirs.

This makes sense. So I should be able to simply plug a LAN cable into the printer and it'll be visible to the four us also connected to the LAN cables in the office??

[itsnotarace]

Yes correct, but contact your shared office IT people to double check