To access the embedded Web server by using a network connection
1.In a supported Web browser on your computer, type the IP address for the printer in the address/URL field. (To find the IP address, print a configuration page. See Using printer information pages.)
NOTE After you open the URL, you can bookmark it so that you can return to it quickly in the future.
2.The embedded Web server has three tabs that contain settings and information about the printer: the Information tab, the Settings tab, and the Networking tab. Click the tab that you want to view.
See the following section for more information about each tab.
Embedded Web server sections
Tab or section | Options |
Information tab
Provides printer, status, and configuration information
●Device Status: Shows the printer status and shows the life remaining of
HP supplies, with 0% indicating that a supply is empty. The page also shows the type and size of print paper set for each tray. To change the default settings, click Change Settings.
●Configuration Page: Shows the information found on the printer configuration page.
●Supplies Status: Shows the life remaining of HP supplies, with 0 percent indicating that a supply is empty. This page also provides supplies part numbers. To order new supplies, click Order Supplies in the Other Links area on the left side of the window.
● Event log: Shows a list of all printer events and errors.
● Usage page: Shows a summary of the number of pages the printer has printed, grouped by size and type.
● Device Information: Shows the printer network name, address, and model
| information. To change these entries, click Device Information on the Settings | |
| tab. | |
| ● Control Panel: Shows messages from the printer control panel, such as Ready or | |
| Sleep mode on. | |
| ● Print: Allows you to send print jobs to the printer. | |
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Settings tab | ● Configure Device: Allows you to configure printer settings. This page contains | |
Provides the ability to configure | the traditional menus found on printers using a | |
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the printer from your computer | ||
| incoming and outgoing | |
| ● Alerts: Network only. Allows you to set up to receive | |
| printer and supplies events. | |
| ● AutoSend: Allows you to configure the printer to send automated | |
| regarding printer configuration and supplies to specific | |
| ● Security: Allows you to set a password that must be entered to gain access to the | |
| Settings and Networking tabs. Enable and disable certain features of the | |
| embedded Web server. | |
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