HP Jetdirect 2900nw Print Server (J8031A)

Add mobile printing freedom and productivity to your office in no time. Easily connect select HP LaserJet Enterprise printers and MFPs to your wireless or wired network—and safeguard sensitive information at every point.

Share printers and other peripherals with USB or parallel ports on a network

Features

Extend your wireless printing reach with ease

• Set up convenient mobile printing on your printer or MFP in a few easy steps.
• Users simply select a printer or MFP from their mobile devices to tackle tasks from anywhere in the office.
• Save users time and steps—send print jobs from most mobile devices that use a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bandwidth.

Add mobile printing—without adding to the workload

• Manage mobile printing with HP Embedded Web Server, or fleet-wide with HP Web Jetadmin remote software.
• Streamline setup with easy configuration on the control panel, HP Embedded Web Server, or HP Web Jetadmin.

Safety net for your network

• Safeguard business information in transit and at the printer or MFP.
• Keep tasks moving. Enable users to securely connect and print across your wireless network.
• Allow mobile printing—and protect your network—with simultaneous Ethernet and wireless connections

Specifications

Network types

• Wireless Ethernet (802.11b/g/n)
• Ethernet
• Fast Ethernet
• Gigabit Ethernet;802.3
• RJ-45 (10/100Base-TX/1000T)

Ports

• 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0
• 1 Ethernet
• 1 Wireless Ethernet

Print server type

• External

Security management

• Management security: SNMPv3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS)
• Wireless network security: WPA2-Personal (WPA2-AES)
• Administrator password. [Same security protocols as attached Printer/MFP]

Network upgradeable firmware

• Yes

Memory

• Flash memory:None (uses storage in printer)
• Standard memory:None (uses memory in printer)

Printer management

• HP Web Jetadmin, HP Embedded Web Server

Embedded web server

• Yes

EPP and ECP supported

• No

Print job buffering supported

• No

IPP supported

• Yes

Compatibility

Network protocols, supported

• 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
• AirPrint, GCP 2.0, ePrint

Supported Browsers

• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Mozilla 2.x or higher
• Firefox 2.x or higher
• Safari
• Chrome

Printer supported

• HP LaserJet M506
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP M527
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M604
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M605
• HP LaserJet Enterprise M606
• HP Color LaserJet M552
• HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553
• HP Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP M577

Dimensions

• Minimum dimensions (W x D x H): 3.4 x 4.8 x 1.1 in