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Printer security features
Introduction
The printer includes several security features to restrict who has access to conguration settings, to secure data,
and to prevent access to valuable hardware components.
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Assign or change the system password using the HP Embedded Web Server
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Lock the formatter
Assign or change the system password using the HP Embedded Web Server
Assign an administrator password for access to the printer and the HP Embedded Web Server so that
unauthorized users cannot change the printer settings.
1. Open the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS):
Direct-connected printers
a. Open the HP Printer Assistant.
● Windows 10: From the Start menu, click All Apps, click HP, and then select the printer name.
● Windows 8.1: Click the down arrow in lower left corner of the Start screen, and then select the
printer name.
● Windows 8: Right-click an empty area on the Start screen, click All Apps on the app bar, and then
select the printer name.
● Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP: From the computer desktop, click Start, select All
Programs, click HP, click the folder for the printer, and then select the printer name.
b. In the HP Printer Assistant, select Print, and then select HP Device Toolbox.
Network-connected printers
a. Print a conguration page to determine the IP address or host name.
i.
Press and hold the Resume button until the Ready light begins blinking.
ii.
Release the Resume button.
b. Open a web browser, and in the address line, type the IP address or host name exactly as it displays
on the printer conguration page. 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. On the System tab, click the Administration link in the left navigation pane.
3. In the area labeled Product Security, enter the password in the Password eld.
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