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D-Link 3-Port Print Server vs HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link 3-Port Print Server has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server (2 vs 1). The D-Link 3-Port Print Server has 152 g more weight than the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server (292 g vs 140 g). The HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server has 10 - 95% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the D-Link 3-Port Print Server (15 - 95% vs 5 - 95%). Network connection type: Ethernet LAN on the D-Link 3-Port Print Server, Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 50 °C on the D-Link 3-Port Print Server, 0 - 40 °C on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server.

Network connection type
- 3-Port Print Server:Ethernet LAN
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 3-Port Print Server:2
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:1
Weight
- 3-Port Print Server:292 g
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:140 g
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3-Port Print Server:0 - 50 °C
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 3-Port Print Server:5 - 95%
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 3-Port Print Server:-25 - 55 °C
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of 3-Port Print Server, J8021A
45 specifications	A D-Link 3-Port Print Server View product	B HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server Model J8021A View product
Featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IPP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business, Enterprise
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Network2 differ
Network connection typeDiffers	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 40-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP, EAP-TLS, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, WPA, WPA2
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4/IPv6: Apple Bonjour, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, Port 9100, LPD, IPP, Secure-IPP, WS, IPsec; DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6, Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), Telnet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-127 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 W
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99.1 mm
WeightDiffers	292 g	140 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	249 x 130 x 75 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.01 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	15 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 55 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Other featuresidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for one	5.0V DC, 2.5A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	192.5 x 118.4 x 31 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000/NT4/ME/98SE/95 Mac OS 9.x - 10.4.x Linux UNIX (HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, SCO, UnixWare, IBM AIX) NetWare 5.x NDPS LPR	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x LPT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, C-Tick, IC, CSA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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