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HP Jetdirect 170x vs StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n has 10,090 Mbit/s more Ethernet LAN data rates than the HP Jetdirect 170x (10,100 Mbit/s vs 10 Mbit/s). The StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP Jetdirect 170x (1 vs 0). The HP Jetdirect 170x has 1 more parallel ports quantity than the StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n (1 vs 0). Network connection type: Ethernet LAN on the HP Jetdirect 170x, Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN on the StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n. Copper ethernet cabling technology: 10BASE-T on the HP Jetdirect 170x, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T on the StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n.

Network connection type
- Jetdirect 170x:Ethernet LAN
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Jetdirect 170x:10 Mbit/s
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:10,100 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technology
- Jetdirect 170x:10BASE-T
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Jetdirect 170x:0
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:1
Parallel ports quantity
- Jetdirect 170x:1
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:0
Depth
- Jetdirect 170x:160 mm
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:72 mm
Height
- Jetdirect 170x:114.3 mm
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:25 mm
Width
- Jetdirect 170x:279.4 mm
- 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n:58 mm

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Comparison of Jetdirect 170x, PM1115UWGB
37 specifications	A HP Jetdirect 170x View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port USB Wireless N Network Print Server with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Port - 802.11 b/g/n Model PM1115UWGB View product
Featuresidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of simultaneous printersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Network connection typeDiffers	Ethernet LAN	Ethernet LAN/Wireless LAN
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA, WPS
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
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 (LDP / LPR Printer Port), IPX, NetBEUI, AppleTalk, SNMP, SMB over IP
Management protocols	SNMP	SNMP
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, 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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	72 mm
HeightDiffers	114.3 mm	25 mm
WidthDiffers	279.4 mm	58 mm
WeightDiffers	1.36 kg	65 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	362 g
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Operating 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
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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