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HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server vs LevelOne 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server has 1.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the LevelOne 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server (6.5 W vs 5 W). Network connection type: Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, Ethernet LAN on the LevelOne 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 15 - 95% on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, 10 - 80% on the LevelOne 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server. Storage relative humidity (H-H): 15 - 95% on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, 5 - 90% on the LevelOne 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, -10 - 70 °C on the LevelOne 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server.

Network connection type
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
- 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server:Ethernet LAN
Power consumption (typical)
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:6.5 W
- 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server:5 W
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:15 - 95%
- 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server:10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:15 - 95%
- 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server:5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:-40 - 70 °C
- 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server:-10 - 70 °C

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Comparison of J8021A, 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server
48 specifications	A HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server Model J8021A View product	B LevelOne 3-port 10/100Mbps Desktop Printer Server View product
Featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPP supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP segmentKnown for one	Business, Enterprise	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Network connection typeDiffers	Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN	Ethernet LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi data ratesKnown for one	54 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 40-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP, EAP-TLS, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), Telnet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-127 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	6.5 W	5 W
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	129.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	99.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	140 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	249 x 130 x 75 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.01 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 95%	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-10 - 70 °C
Other featuresidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V DC, 800-1000mA
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	315 x 160 x 69 mm
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, PTP TCP/IP, PTP NetBEUI, Apple Ether Talk, SMB NetBEUI
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP, MAC, UNIX, Netware NDS, Bindery
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bi-directional IEEE 1284
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3x IEEE 1284
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE

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