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Jetdirect EW2400 1USB Rohs Compliant Review

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Very good

Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.7
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Description of Jetdirect EW2400 1USB Rohs Compliant

Network Types: 802.11g wireless Ethernet, 802.11b wireless Ethernet, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet (802.3). Ports: One 802.11b/g wireless Ethernet port, one RJ-45 (10/100Base-TX) port, one Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. Supported printers: Network-capable USB peripherals from HP. Supported protocols: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX Direct Mode, AppleTalk, IP Direct Mode, LPD, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP, HTTP, HTTPS, Auto-IP, Apple Bonjour compatible (Mac OS 10.2.4 or higher). Included: HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g Wireless Print Server, power supply, USB cable, LAN/Ethernet cable, setup documentation, HP software on CD-ROM (HP Install Network Printer Wizard for Microsoft Windows, HP Wireless Jetdirect Assistant for Mac OS).

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Jetdirect EW2400 in networks

This is a typical expensive HP product, but it works just fine. I needed to install drivers for a Windows PC. To my surprise, the Linux machines automatically found the print server and installed the drivers without human intervention.

Pros
  • Computers and accessories
Cons
  • Not as good as it says

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works on Mac and PC

This product was relatively easy to install. It was actually easier to install on a Mac than on a PC. For Mac I simply downloaded the printer software (in my case an HP Photosmart B8850) and the printer was automatically recognized by the operating system. However, I had a small problem when installing a new printer on a PC. The JetDirect instructions state that you must first run the JetDirect installer before installing the printer software. Unfortunately, when I got to the point where I…

Pros
  • Electronics
Cons
  • I will add later

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Nice box but expensive

I used this external JetDirect print server to replace a Linksys print server that was picking up a lot of junk from other radios nearby. Linksys was cheaper, but HP works fine. I used the standard JetDirect software to set up the device, but found that the printer setup failed when it came time to download drivers from the HP website. It didn't really matter - I still had the printer drivers on the computer. I stopped the installation process and manually set the JetDirect TCP/IP printer port…

Pros
  • Network
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly