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HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server vs Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server has 30 g more weight than the Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer (140 g vs 110 g). Network connection type: Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, Wireless LAN on the Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 15 - 95% on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, 10 - 85% on the Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, -20 - 70 °C on the Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer.

Network connection type
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
- Wireless-G PrintServer:Wireless LAN
Weight
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:140 g
- Wireless-G PrintServer:110 g
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:15 - 95%
- Wireless-G PrintServer:10 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:-40 - 70 °C
- Wireless-G PrintServer:-20 - 70 °C

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Comparison of J8021A, Wireless-G PrintServer
44 specifications	A HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server Model J8021A View product	B Linksys Wireless-G PrintServer 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
Network1 differ
Network connection typeDiffers	Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN	Wireless LAN
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	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	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, USB 2.0
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), Telnet	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	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
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)Known for one	6.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions1 differ
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
WeightDiffers	140 g	110 g
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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 95%	10 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-20 - 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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133 x 70 x 25 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE

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