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Digicom Printer Server USB CX vs HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server

6specifications compared
2differ
4identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Network connection type: Ethernet LAN on the Digicom Printer Server USB CX, Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server.

Network connection type
- Printer Server USB CX:Ethernet LAN
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN

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Comparison of Printer Server USB CX, J8021A
45 specifications	A Digicom Printer Server USB CX 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
Network1 differ
Network connection typeDiffers	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, SMB over NBT, DHCP, IPP, LPR, HTTP	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
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	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
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
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 & dimensionsidentical
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
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-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 features	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Data transfer rateKnown for one	100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	5VDC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, 98SE, Me, NT, 2000, 2003, Netware 5.x (NDPS LPR Remote Printing), Mac OS X (IP Printing)	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB, RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source

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