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Con network options, Overview of printer management tools, Embedded Web server EWS

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Note Configure network options This section contains information about configuring the printer's network settings. For information about opening and using specific management tools, see Overview of printer management tools. For a list of current settings, print a configuration page. See Understanding and printing the configuration page. If the printer is connected to a network with an HP Jetdirect print server, you can use a variety of common network protocols such as TCP/IP. By factory default, all supported network protocols are turned on. However, turning off unused protocols can provide such benefits as decreasing network traffic that the printer generates and preventing unauthorized users from printing to the printer. Use this tool... Control panel Embedded Web server ...to do the following. Configure the I/O timeout: Press (Select button). Press (Down Arrow button) until CONFIGURE DEVICE is highlighted, then press (Select button); press (Down Arrow button) until I/O is highlighted, then press (Select button). z Configure network parameters: Click the Networking tab. z Set a static IP address: Click the Networking tab, select Manual from the IP Configuration Method drop-down list, enter the static IP address in the IP Address box, enter the Host Name, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway, if needed, and click Apply. Note: It is not recommended that you assign a static IP address to the printer. However, a static IP address might resolve certain setup and printing problems, such as a conflict with a personal firewall. HP Web Jetadmin software Remotely configure network settings. See HP Web Jetadmin software. Overview of printer management tools Embedded Web server (EWS) When the printer is connected to a network, you can use the printer's EWS to view status information, change settings, and manage the printer at your computer. For a list of system requirements for the EWS, see Printer specifications. Some settings might be restricted by the requirement for an EWS password. You can open and use the EWS without being connected to the Internet. However, some features will not be available. ENWW Managing the printer 33

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ENWW
Managing the printer
33
Configure network options
This section contains information about configuring the printer’s network settings.
For information about opening and using specific management tools, see
Overview of printer
management tools
.
For a list of current settings, print a configuration page. See
Understanding and printing the
configuration page
. If the printer is connected to a network with an HP Jetdirect print server,
you can use a variety of common network protocols such as TCP/IP.
By factory default, all supported network protocols are turned on. However, turning off unused
protocols can provide such benefits as decreasing network traffic that the printer generates
and preventing unauthorized users from printing to the printer.
Overview of printer management tools
Embedded Web server (EWS)
When the printer is connected to a network, you can use the printer’s EWS to view status
information, change settings, and manage the printer at your computer.
Note
For a list of system requirements for the EWS, see
Printer specifications
.
Some settings might be restricted by the requirement for an EWS password.
You can open and use the EWS without being connected to the Internet.
However, some features will not be available.
Use this tool...
...to do the following.
Control panel
Configure the I/O timeout:
Press
(Select button). Press
(Down
Arrow button) until
CONFIGURE DEVICE
is highlighted, then press
(Select button); press
(Down Arrow button) until
I/O
is
highlighted, then press
(Select button).
Embedded Web server
Configure network parameters:
Click the
Networking
tab.
Set a static IP address:
Click the
Networking
tab, select
Manual
from the
IP Configuration Method
drop-down list, enter the
static IP address in the
IP Address
box, enter the Host Name,
Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway, if needed, and click
Apply
.
Note:
It is not recommended that you assign a static IP address
to the printer. However, a static IP address might resolve certain
setup and printing problems, such as a conflict with a personal
firewall.
HP Web Jetadmin software
Remotely configure network settings. See
HP Web Jetadmin
software
.