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Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey vs HP Jetdirect 170x

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect 170x (2 vs 0). The Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey has 1 W more power consumption (typical) than the HP Jetdirect 170x (3 W vs 2 W). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey, 10 Mbit/s on the HP Jetdirect 170x.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Jetdirect 170x:10 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:2
- Jetdirect 170x:0
Power consumption (typical)
- PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey:3 W
- Jetdirect 170x:2 W

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Comparison of PS03A, Jetdirect 170x
27 specifications	A Epson PS03A print server Ethernet LAN Grey Model PS03A View product	B HP Jetdirect 170x View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Product colourKnown for one	Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPP supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Network connection type	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN
Networking standards	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T
Security algorithmsKnown for one	EAP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP: IPSec, DHCP, BootP, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, IPv6 / TCP, IPv6 / ICMP, IPv6 / FTP, IPv6 / FTPs, IPv6 / TFTP, IPv6 / HTTP, HTTPs, IPv6 / SSL, TLS, TCP, IPv6 / Raw TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP, FTP, FTPs, TFTP, LPD, HTTP, HTTPs, ZeroConf, DNS, SLP, SNMPv1, SNTP, SMTP, POP3, SSL/TLS, IPPv1.0, IPPv1.1, Raw TCP,	TCP/IP, DLC/LLC, IPX/SPX, NDS, Bindery, NDPS, NCP, IP Direct Mode, FTP Printing, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, HTTP
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	3 W	2 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	114.3 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	279.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.36 kg
Other featuresidentical
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Processoridentical
Processor modelKnown for one	RISC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	170 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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