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Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server vs StarTech.com Ethernet to Parallel Network Print Server, 10/100Mbps LAN, WebUI Enabled, Centronics Ethernet Printer Server Adapter, Enhances Legacy Printer, TAA

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 5identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the StarTech.com Ethernet to Parallel Network Print Server, 10/100Mbps LAN, WebUI Enabled, Centronics Ethernet Printer Server Adapter, Enhances Legacy Printer, TAA (1 vs 0). The StarTech.com Ethernet to Parallel Network Print Server, 10/100Mbps LAN, WebUI Enabled, Centronics Ethernet Printer Server Adapter, Enhances Legacy Printer, TAA has 1 more parallel ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server (1 vs 0). The HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server has 73.5 mm more depth than the StarTech.com Ethernet to Parallel Network Print Server, 10/100Mbps LAN, WebUI Enabled, Centronics Ethernet Printer Server Adapter, Enhances Legacy Printer, TAA (129.5 mm vs 56 mm). Product colour: Black on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, White on the StarTech.com Ethernet to Parallel Network Print Server, 10/100Mbps LAN, WebUI Enabled, Centronics Ethernet Printer Server Adapter, Enhances Legacy Printer, TAA. LED indicators: Yes on the HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server, LAN, Status on the StarTech.com Ethernet to Parallel Network Print Server, 10/100Mbps LAN, WebUI Enabled, Centronics Ethernet Printer Server Adapter, Enhances Legacy Printer, TAA.

  • Product colour
    • Black
    • White
  • LED indicators
    • Yes
    • LAN, Status
  • Network connection type
    • Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
    • Ethernet LAN
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Parallel ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • AC input voltage
    • 100-127 V
    • 100 - 240 V
  • Depth
    • 129.5 mm
    • 56 mm
  • Height
    • 33 mm
    • 22 mm

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54 specifications
A

HP

Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server

Model J8021A

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B

StarTech.com

Ethernet to Parallel Network Print Server, 10/100Mbps LAN, WebUI Enabled, Centronics Ethernet Printer Server Adapter, Enhances Legacy Printer, TAA

Model PM1115P3

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Features2 differ
InternalNoNo
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
LED indicatorsDiffersYesLAN, Status
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
IPP supportKnown for oneYes
HP segmentKnown for oneBusiness, Enterprise
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one8 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one32 MB
Network2 differ
Network connection typeDiffersEthernet LAN/Wireless LANEthernet LAN
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for oneSingle-band (2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi data ratesKnown for one54 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 40-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP, EAP-TLS, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, WPA, WPA2
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4/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
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), Telnet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers10
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
DC-in jackYesYes
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers100-127 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one6.5 W
AC adapter output currentKnown for one1 A
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one5 V
Input currentKnown for one0.3 A
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WiWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 LeopardMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers129.5 mm56 mm
HeightDiffers33 mm22 mm
WidthDiffers99.1 mm52 mm
WeightDiffers140 g46 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one249 x 130 x 75 mm
Package weightDiffers1.01 kg252 g
Package widthKnown for one230 mm
Package depthKnown for one152 mm
Package heightKnown for one68 mm
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterYesYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs15 - 95%0 - 70%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-5 - 65 °C
Other featuresidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Network readyKnown for oneYes
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneCE
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one489 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one380 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one355 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one20 pc(s)

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