HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer series - Manual (Page 24)

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Quickly find peripherals based on parameters such as IP address, color capability,
and model name.
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Easily organize peripherals into logical groups, with virtual office maps for easy navigation.
For the latest information about HP Web Jetadmin go to http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin .
UNIX
The HP Jetdirect Printer Installer for UNIX is a simple printer installation utility for HP-UX
and Solaris networks. It is available for download from HP Customer Care Online at
http://www.hp.com/support/net_printing .
Utilities
The HP Color LaserJet 5500 series printer is equipped with several utilities which make it
easy to monitor and manage the printer on a network.
Embedded Web server
This printer is equipped with an embedded Web server, which allows access to information
about printer and network activities. A Web server provides an environment in which web
programs may run, much in the same way that an operating system, such as Windows,
provides an environment for programs to run on your PC. The output from these programs
can then be displayed by a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.
When a Web server is “embedded,” that means it resides on a hardware device (such as a
printer) or in firmware, rather than as software that is loaded on a network server.
The advantage of an embedded Web server is that it provides an interface to the printer that
anyone with a network-connected PC and a standard Web browser can access. There is
no special software to install or configure, but you must have a supported Web browser on
your computer. To access the embedded Web server, type the IP address for the printer.
(To find the IP address, print a configuration page. For more information about printing a
configuration page, see
Printer information pages .
Features
The HP embedded Web server allows you to view printer and network card status and manage
printing functions from your PC. With the HP embedded Web server, you can do the following:
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view printer status information
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determine the remaining life on all supplies and order new ones
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view and change tray configurations
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view and change the printer control panel menu configuration
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view and print internal pages
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receive notification of printer and supplies events
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add or customize links to other Web sites
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select the language in which to display the embedded Web server pages
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view and change network configuration
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view support content that is printer specific and specific to the printer’s current state.
For a complete explanation of the features and functionality of the embedded Web server,
see
Using the embedded Web server .
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