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HP JETDIRECT EW2500 802.11B/G WIRELESS PRINT SERVER 

 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Technical specifications 

 

Part number 

J8021A 

Connectivity 

802.11b/g wireless Ethernet; Ethernet; Fast Ethernet 802.3 RJ45 (10/100 Base-TX); Hi-Speed USB 2.0 

Network 

 

Types 802.11g

 

wireless Ethernet; 802.11b wireless Ethernet; Ethernet; Fast Ethernet 802.3 RJ45 (10/100 Base-TX) 

Operating systems 

Microsoft Windows® Server 2003, Server 2008, XP®, XP 64-bit, Vista®, Vista 64-bit, 2003 64-bit, 2008 64-bit; Mac OSX v10.2, v10.3, 

v10.4, or higher; Novell 5.1 or higher; Red Hat Linux 7.x or higher; SuSE Linux 8.x or higher; HP-UX 10.20, 11.x, 11.i; Solaris 2.5 or higher 
(SPARC systems only); IBM AIX 3.2.5 or higher 1; MPE-iX; Citrix Presentation Server; Windows Terminal Services 

Protocols

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IPv4/IPv6: Apple Bonjour compatible, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, Port 9100, LPD, IPP, Secure-IPP, WS Discovery, WS Print, 
IPsec/Firewall; IPv6: DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6; IPv4: Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, IP Direct Mode 

Printers supported 

Works best with printers: HP Business Inkjet 2300, 2800; HP Color LaserJet CP1515, CP1518, CP2025, CP3505, CP3525, CP4005, 
CP4025, CP4525, CP5225, CP6015, 2600, 2605, 2700, 3000, 3600, 3800, 4700, 5550; HP LaserJet P2014, P2015, P2035, P2055, 

P3005, P3015, P4014, P4015, P4515, 1160, 1320, 4240, 4250, 4350, 5200; HP Officejet Pro K550, K850, K5300, K5400, 8000; 
Multifunction and All-in-One printers: HP Color LaserJet CM1015 MFP, CM1017 MFP, CM3530 MFP, CM4730 MFP, CM6030 MFP, 

CM6040 MFP, 2820, 2840, 4730 MFP; HP LaserJet M3027 MFP, M3035 MFP, M4345 MFP, M5025 MFP, M5035 MFP, M9040 MFP, 
M9050 MFP, 3050, 3052, 3055, 3380, 3390, 3392; HP Officejet Pro K8600, L7300, L7500, L7600, L7700, 8500 

Security 

Management security: SNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), IPsec/Firewall; Port authentication (802.1x): Wired (EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS), Wireless (EAP-
PEAP, LEAP, EAP-TLS); Wireless network security: WPA, WPA2 authentication; AES, TKIP, WEP (40/64-bit and 104/128-bit) encryption 

Software included 

HP Install Network Printer Wizard; HP Jetdirect Assistant  

Browsers supported 

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher; Mozilla 2.x and higher; Firefox 2.x and higher; Safari; Chrome 

Memory 

Standard: 32 MB; Flash: 8 MB 

Dimensions (width x depth x height) 

100 x 135 x 33 mm (3.9 x 5.1 x 1.3 in) 

Weight 

0.14 kg (0.31 lb) 

Packaged dimensions 

249 x 130 x 75 mm (9.8 x 5.1 x 2.9 in) 

Packaged weight 

1.01 kg (2.22 lb) 

What’s in the box 

HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server; Quick installation guide; CD-ROM with HP Installation Software and documentation; 

power adapter; localized power cord; USB cable; Ethernet LAN cable 

Warranty 

One-year limited hardware warranty; 90-day warranty (software) on HP Jetdirect CD-ROM 

 

Environmental ranges 

 

Certifications

 

 

Recommended temperature 

0 to 40º C (32 to 104º F) 

Storage temperature 

-40 to 70º C (-40 to 158º F) 

Recommended relative humidity  15 to 95%  

Storage relative humidity 

15 to 95% 

Power specifications 

Required input voltage 

110 to 127 VAC, 60 Hz; 

 

220 to 240 VAC, 50 Hz 

Power consumption

2

 

6.5 watts maximum 

Safety 

 
 

EMC 

 
 

 
 

Wireless 
telecommunications 

EU (Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC), IEC 60950: 1999 third 

edition/EN 60950: 2000 
 

EU (EMC Directive) 89/336/EEC (EN 55022: 1998 Class B,  

EN 55024: 1998+A1 2001+A2: 2003, EN 61000-3-2: 2000,  
EN 61000-3-3: +A1: 2001), US (FCC Title 47 CFR Part 15 Class B), 

Canada (ICES-003 Issue 4: 2004) 
 

EU (R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, EN 301, EN 301 489-17, EN 300 
328, USA (FCC 15.247), Canada RSS-210 

 

                                                            

1

 Not all protocol and operating system combinations are supported. For more information, refer to 

www.hp.com/support/net_printing

2

 Values subject to change. Power numbers are the highest values measured using all standard voltages. See 

www.hp.com/support

 for current information.

 

      

      

 

 
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4AA2-7985ENW, August 2009 

802.11 wireless 

status light

 

Ethernet status 

light

 

Activity/power 

status light

 

Test/reset 
button

 

Hi-Speed 
USB 2.0 port

 

10/100 

Ethernet port

 

Power 

supply

 

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