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HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black vs HP Jetdirect 170x

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black has 10,090 Mbit/s more Ethernet LAN data rates than the HP Jetdirect 170x (10,100 Mbit/s vs 10 Mbit/s). The HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black has 2 more parallel ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect 170x (3 vs 1). The HP Jetdirect 170x has 19 mm more depth than the HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black (160 mm vs 141 mm). Weight: 440 g on the HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black, 1.36 kg on the HP Jetdirect 170x.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- Jetdirect 170x:10 Mbit/s
Parallel ports quantity
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:3
- Jetdirect 170x:1
Depth
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:141 mm
- Jetdirect 170x:160 mm
Height
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:31 mm
- Jetdirect 170x:114.3 mm
Width
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:280 mm
- Jetdirect 170x:279.4 mm
Weight
- Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black:440 g
- Jetdirect 170x:1.36 kg

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Comparison of 500x, Jetdirect 170x
26 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 500x print server Ethernet LAN Black Model 500x View product	B HP Jetdirect 170x View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	2 MB	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 Mbit/s	10 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	NDS, NDPS, SNMP, DHCP/WINS/DDNS, BootP, lpd	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 quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	3	1
Serial ports quantity	0	0
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	141 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	31 mm	114.3 mm
WidthDiffers	280 mm	279.4 mm
WeightDiffers	440 g	1.36 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 4600 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W

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