Product comparison · 2 print servers

EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server vs HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Network connection type: Ethernet LAN on the EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server, Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80% on the EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server, 15 - 95% on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server. Storage temperature (T-T): -30 - 70 °C on the EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server, -40 - 70 °C on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server. Networking features: Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX on the EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server, Fast Ethernet on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server.

Network connection type
- EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server:Ethernet LAN
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server:20 - 80%
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server:-30 - 70 °C
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:-40 - 70 °C
Networking features
- EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server:Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External Print Server, J8021A
50 specifications	A Epson EpsonNet 10/100 Base-TX External 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
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
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 & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Other features1 differ
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 featuresDiffers	Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX	Fast Ethernet
Data transfer rateKnown for one	100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	- TCP/IP: LPR/LPD, FTP, Telnet, IP, ICMP, UPD, HTTP, SNMP, DHCP, ARP, RARP, BOOTP, IPP. - Novell Netware: NDS, Bindery, IPX, SPX, RIP, IP, SAP, NCP, SNMP, ENCP. - Apple Ethernet: ELAP, AARP, DDP, NBP, ZIP, RTMP, ATP, PAP, SNMP, ENCD. - Windows/LAN Server NetBEUI/NetBIOS.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	-Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 -Windows NT 3.51 + -Windows 3.x -Macintosh 7.x + -OS/2, UNIX & Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Parallel IEEE-1284	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10, 100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x RJ 45 1 x IEEE-1284	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
SafetyKnown for one	UL/CSA	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class A	Unknown — not stated by the source

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