Epson C1200BT EPSON Answers (Connectivity)

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Epson offers two wireless printing devices, allowing supported Epson printers to print without cables

through a radio connection. One supports the IEEE 802.11b standard, and the other supports the

Bluetooth™ standard. What are the differences between the Bluetooth Print Adapter from Epson and

the EpsonNet 802.11b Wireless Print Server?

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WiFi™ is a standard compatibility test protocol established by the Wireless

Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). Epson's EpsonNet 802.11b Wireless Print

Server has passed this test, which allows Epson to use the WiFi logo.

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802.11b technology

is a wireless Ethernet standard which supports transfer rates of up to 11

Mbps, and network printing up to a distance of 300 feet (depending on environmental

conditions.)

802.11b technology is a network cable replacement, which allows multiple users to share

a printer using wireless technology similar to using a wired network.

The EpsonNet 802.11b Wireless Print Server is only available bundled with the EPSON

Stylus C80WN and is currently not sold separately.

Bluetooth technology

offers printer-to-computer connectivity via low power, short-range radio

frequency up to a distance of 33 feet.

This technology is a USB/serial cable replacement and does not allow printer sharing.

The Bluetooth Print Adapter from Epson is an external device that plugs into the parallel

port of many Epson's printers.

These are the main differences between Bluetooth and 802.11b:

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Feature

Bluetooth Print

Adapter from

Epson

EpsonNet 802.11b

Wireless Print Server

Speed

Range

Connection

Printing applications

Impact on battery life

Target platforms

Compatible Epson

printers

721Kbps (1/16 as fast as USB 1.0)

Up to 33 feet

Point to point

Text, low-res graphics

Small: impacts battery life by less

than 10%

Handhelds (PDAs), cell phones,

laptops, cars, radios, headsets,

etc.

EPSON Stylus C60/C80, EPSON

Stylus Photo 820/890/1280

11Mbps (about as fast as USB 1.0)

Up to 300 feet (depending on

environmental issues)

Full network

Anything

Large: is recommended for use

with stationary devices or those

with high capacity batteries

Networked computers, primarily

laptops

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Epson C1200BT - Print Server - Bluetooth Manual

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