The Buffalo LPV2-USB-TX1 converts any standard USB printer into a shared network printer. The product features one USB 1.1 port and one 10/100 Ethernet port. Installation is a snap with the product's simple web-based management tool, and it works with all major operating systems. The LPV2-USB-TX1 features an onboard memory buffer for quicker document delivery and allows users to print via the Internet to their home or office printers from remote locations. Users can also print to another user's computer so there is no longer the need to waist time and phone lines faxing soft copies of documents. Because there is no need to leave a computer on so others can print, the LPV2-USB-TX1 removes the bottleneck caused with an always-on computer acting as the dedicated print server.