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IP Security, Provide user access credentials at the printer control panel

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b. Open a web browser, and in the address line, type the IP address or host name exactly as it displays on the printer control panel. Press the Enter key on the computer keyboard. The EWS opens. NOTE: If the web browser displays a message indicating that accessing the website might not be safe, select the option to continue to the website. Accessing this website will not harm the computer. 2. Click the Security tab. 3. Open the General Security menu. 4. In the area labeled Set the Local Administrator Password, enter the name to associate with the password in the Username field. 5. Enter the password in the New Password field, and then enter it again in the Verify Password field. NOTE: To change an existing password, first enter the existing password in the Old Password field. 6. Click the Apply button. IMPORTANT: Make note of the password and store it in a safe place. The administrator password cannot be recovered. If the administrator password is lost or forgotten, contact HP Support for the assistance required to completely reset the printer. Click here to contact HP Support about resetting the printer password. Provide user access credentials at the printer control panel Use the following steps to sign into the control panel. Some features on the printer control panel can be secured so that unauthorized people cannot use them. When a feature is secured, the printer prompts you to sign in before you can use it. You can also sign in without waiting for a prompt by selecting Sign In from the printer control panel. Typically, the credentials for signing in to the printer are the same as for signing in to the network. Consult the network administrator for this printer if you have questions about which credentials to use. 1. From the Home screen on the printer control panel, select Sign In. 2. Follow the prompts to enter the credentials. NOTE: To maintain security for the printer, select Sign Out when you have finished using the printer. IP Security IP Security (IPsec) is a set of protocols that control IP-based network traffic to and from the printer. IPsec provides host-to-host authentication, data integrity, and encryption of network communications. For printers that are connected to the network and have an HP Jetdirect print server, you can configure IPsec by using the Networking tab in the HP Embedded Web Server. 126 Chapter 7 Manage the printer

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b.
Open a web browser, and in the address line, type the IP address or host name exactly as
it displays on the printer control panel. Press the
Enter
key on the computer keyboard. The
EWS opens.
NOTE:
If the web browser displays a message indicating that accessing the website might
not be safe, select the option to continue to the website. Accessing this website will not harm
the computer.
2.
Click the
Security
tab.
3.
Open the
General Security
menu.
4.
In the area labeled
Set the Local Administrator Password
, enter the name to associate with the
password in the
Username
field.
5.
Enter the password in the
New Password
field, and then enter it again in the
Verify Password
field.
NOTE:
To change an existing password, first enter the existing password in the
Old Password
field.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
IMPORTANT:
Make note of the password and store it in a safe place. The administrator password
cannot be recovered. If the administrator password is lost or forgotten, contact HP Support for the
assistance required to completely reset the printer.
Click here to contact HP Support about resetting the printer password
.
Provide user access credentials at the printer control panel
Use the following steps to sign into the control panel.
Some features on the printer control panel can be secured so that unauthorized people cannot use
them. When a feature is secured, the printer prompts you to sign in before you can use it. You can also
sign in without waiting for a prompt by selecting
Sign In
from the printer control panel.
Typically, the credentials for signing in to the printer are the same as for signing in to the network.
Consult the network administrator for this printer if you have questions about which credentials to use.
1.
From the Home screen on the printer control panel, select
Sign In
.
2.
Follow the prompts to enter the credentials.
NOTE:
To maintain security for the printer, select
Sign Out
when you have finished using the printer.
IP Security
IP Security (IPsec) is a set of protocols that control IP-based network traffic to and from the printer.
IPsec provides host-to-host authentication, data integrity, and encryption of network communications.
For printers that are connected to the network and have an HP Jetdirect print server, you can configure
IPsec by using the
Networking
tab in the HP Embedded Web Server.
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Chapter 7
Manage the printer