HP Color LaserJet 4600 Printer series - Manual (Page 59)

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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.
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:
z
view printer status information
z determine the remaining life on all supplies and order new ones
z view and change tray configurations
z
view and change the printer control panel menu configuration
z view and print internal pages
z
receive notification of printer and supplies events
z
add or customize links to other Web sites
z select the language in which to display the embedded Web server
pages
z view and change network configuration
For a complete explanation of the features and functionality of the
embedded Web server, see
Using the embedded Web server .