HP PageWide Pro 577dw Printing Security Best Practices: Configuring a Printer - Page 6

We developed the process for configuring this checklist using HP Web Jetadmin to manage all of the MFPs at the same time. This checklist covers only those parts of HP Web Jetadmin that pertain to appropriate security settings. See the user guides, admin guides, and help files for information on other configurations. Cautions HP is dedicated to providing the best and latest security information available for MFPs. Use this checklist to help improve MFP security in your workplace. HP has tested this checklist to ensure that MFPs continue to provide the best possible performance while averting possible security threats; however, some of these settings can cause unexpected problems in your environment especially if you are using custom print solutions. Please be aware of the following cautions before you begin: Follow the Checklist in Order To ensure success, follow the checklist items in the order that they are presented. If you do not follow the specific order, some of the security settings will not configure correctly. Avoid making additional configurations during this process. Other settings can disrupt the order and cause unexpected results. Understand the Ramifications HP Web Jetadmin and MFPs include a wide variety of useful settings designed to make work easier and more productive. However, raising the level of security may require sacrifices in these areas. Be aware that applying this checklist will limit or even eliminate some of these features. See the Ramifications chapter for more information. HP provides this checklist as a guide to best-practice security configurations that allow for reasonable convenience and usability. Some of the recommended settings create extra steps when accessing and managing MFPs. For instance, once you disable EWS configuration, you cannot access it again until you reenable EWS configuration from HP Web Jetadmin. These settings were tested in a variety of conditions using various combinations of simulated customer environments. Testing includes configuring all of the MFPs at the same time and verifying that the affected features continue to function. However, it is impossible to test these configurations in all possible network environments. You should test these settings in your environment to ensure that you understand their effects. You may find that some of the settings cause undesirable limitations. See the Ramifications section for further information and cautions. Continue to be Vigilant This checklist is provided only as a complementary guide to known best practices for increasing MFP security. HP does not claim or warrant that these configurations prevent misuse of MFPs or networks, or that they prevent malicious attacks. Use this document at your own risk. MFP Environment NIST defines several types of user environments, many of which are compatible with HP PageWide Pro MFPs. However, this checklist applies for HP devices and MFPs in an enterprise environment or a small to medium business environment. These environments use most of the network features available with MFPs. Configuration of the NIST checklist in this document primarily uses HP Web Jetadmin unless a security feature can only be configured using the EWS. You should configure as much of this checklist as possible while adapting the settings to your specific situation. 2