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Figure 70: The Disable Direct Ports option. 5. Click to select the Disable Direct Ports option to the right. The Disable Direct Ports feature shuts down the USB and Parallel ports on the MFPs. It ensures that only network-connected computers can access the MFPs. In order to configure this feature, each MFP will turn off and turn on automatically. 6. Click Configure Devices at the bottom of the page. 7. Wait for a few minutes to allow all of the MFPs to restart. This is the end of the network settings process. See below for more information on securely managing MFPs. Notes on IPsec IPsec is a secure communication method that is available as an accessory to LaserJet and Color LaserJet-based MFPs. It is included with Edgeline MFPs. It is not covered in this checklist because it is not configurable using HP Web Jetadmin. However, you should consider it as a valuable tool to network security. You can upgrade LaserJet and Color LaserJet MFPs using the HP Jetdirect 635n Print Server Card. This accessory provides added network security using IPSec and IPv6 protocols. This technology enables security for network traffic including the content of print jobs, the content of email jobs, and the content of digital sending jobs. Look for the HP Jetdirect 635n Print Server Card at hp.com. You can configure IPsec for each Edgeline MFP using the EWS. See user guides and EWS Help for more information. You can also find helpful information by searching for it at hp.com. Using Web Jetadmin and MFP Passwords Web Jetadmin is a powerful tool that allows you to manage any number of MFPs and printers. It provides a wide variety of features and services on the network. Without proper security, Web Jetadmin can enable malicious users the same conveniences for attacking your network. Thus, configuring security features and passwords and updating them regularly for Web Jetadmin and MFPs is important to network security. This involves several passwords that limit access to important areas of the MFP. When you attempt to make changes to configurations, the MFPs will require all applicable passwords. Web Jetadmin keeps an encrypted cache of these passwords whenever they are configured or used, and it will not prompt you for them if it has them. However, sometimes the cache can loose track of some credentials. Thus, you should keep a log of the passwords in a safe place. Web Jetadmin will prompt for passwords during the configuration process if they are missing from the cache. 64

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Figure 70: The Disable Direct Ports option.
5.
Click to select the
Disable
Direct
Ports
option to the right.
The
Disable
Direct
Ports
feature
shuts down the USB and Parallel ports on the MFPs. It ensures
that only network-connected computers can access the MFPs. In order to configure this feature, each
MFP will turn off and turn on automatically.
6.
Click
Configure
Devices
at the bottom of the page.
7.
Wait for a few minutes to allow all of the MFPs to restart.
This is the end of the network settings process. See below for more information on securely managing
MFPs.
Notes on IPsec
IPsec is a secure communication method that is available as an accessory to LaserJet and Color
LaserJet-based MFPs. It is included with Edgeline MFPs. It is not covered in this checklist because it is
not configurable using HP Web Jetadmin. However, you should consider it as a valuable tool to
network security.
You can upgrade LaserJet and Color LaserJet MFPs using the HP Jetdirect 635n Print Server Card. This
accessory provides added network security using IPSec and IPv6 protocols. This technology enables
security for network traffic including the content of print jobs, the content of email jobs, and the
content of digital sending jobs. Look for the HP Jetdirect 635n Print Server Card at
hp.com
.
You can configure IPsec for each Edgeline MFP using the EWS. See user guides and EWS Help for
more information. You can also find helpful information by searching for it at hp.com.
Using Web Jetadmin and MFP Passwords
Web Jetadmin is a powerful tool that allows you to manage any number of MFPs and printers. It
provides a wide variety of features and services on the network. Without proper security, Web
Jetadmin can enable malicious users the same conveniences for attacking your network. Thus,
configuring security features and passwords and updating them regularly for Web Jetadmin and
MFPs is important to network security.
This involves several passwords that limit access to important areas of the MFP. When you attempt to
make changes to configurations, the MFPs will require all applicable passwords. Web Jetadmin keeps
an encrypted cache of these passwords whenever they are configured or used, and it will not prompt
you for them if it has them. However, sometimes the cache can loose track of some credentials. Thus,
you should keep a log of the passwords in a safe place. Web Jetadmin will prompt for passwords
during the configuration process if they are missing from the cache.
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