Product comparison · 2 print servers

HP Jetdirect 170x vs LevelOne Parallel Print Server

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne Parallel Print Server 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 170x has 109 mm more depth than the LevelOne Parallel Print Server (160 mm vs 51 mm). The HP Jetdirect 170x has 89.3 mm more height than the LevelOne Parallel Print Server (114.3 mm vs 25 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3 on the HP Jetdirect 170x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the LevelOne Parallel Print Server. Weight: 1.36 kg on the HP Jetdirect 170x, 560 g on the LevelOne Parallel Print Server.

Networking standards
- Jetdirect 170x:IEEE 802.3
- Parallel Print Server:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Jetdirect 170x:10 Mbit/s
- Parallel Print Server:10,100 Mbit/s
Depth
- Jetdirect 170x:160 mm
- Parallel Print Server:51 mm
Height
- Jetdirect 170x:114.3 mm
- Parallel Print Server:25 mm
Width
- Jetdirect 170x:279.4 mm
- Parallel Print Server:55 mm
Weight
- Jetdirect 170x:1.36 kg
- Parallel Print Server:560 g

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Comparison of Jetdirect 170x, FPS-1031
39 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 170x View product	B LevelOne Parallel Print Server Model FPS-1031 View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Green
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link, Power, Status
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IPP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Taiwan
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Network connection type	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, DLC/LLC, IPX/SPX, NDS, Bindery, NDPS, NCP, IP Direct Mode, FTP Printing, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, HTTP	TCP/IP, IPX, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, LPR, SMB over TCP/IP, RAW
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	0	0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC Class B
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	51 mm
HeightDiffers	114.3 mm	25 mm
WidthDiffers	279.4 mm	55 mm
WeightDiffers	1.36 kg	560 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	219 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	630 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-5 - 65 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80 m
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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