Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server vs StarTech.com 10/100 Mbps USB Print Server

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server has 95 g more weight than the StarTech.com 10/100 Mbps USB Print Server (140 g vs 45 g). Network connection type: Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, Ethernet LAN on the StarTech.com 10/100 Mbps USB Print Server. Management protocols: SNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), Telnet on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, SNMP on the StarTech.com 10/100 Mbps USB Print Server.

Network connection type
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
- 10/100 Mbps USB Print Server:Ethernet LAN
Weight
- Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server:140 g
- 10/100 Mbps USB Print Server:45 g

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Comparison of J8021A, 10/100 Mbps USB Print Server
45 specifications	A HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server Model J8021A View product	B StarTech.com 10/100 Mbps USB Print 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
Network1 differ
Network connection typeDiffers	Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN	Ethernet 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
Protocols2 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	TCP/IP
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), Telnet	SNMP
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	45 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
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	158 mm
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage 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
Other featuresidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5V DC, 500mA
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 x 75 x 20 mm

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