Advanced color use

Color Access Control

The HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CP4020-CP4520 Series has the ability to monitor and control color print-job use. For more information about color access control, go to the following Web site and look under Learn More.

www.hp.com/go/cac

The following table shows various tools that can be used to control color-printing access.

Table 2-5Color access control tools

Tool

Description

 

 

HP Embedded Web Server

The HP Embedded Web Server (HP EWS) is a Web-browser-based utility that

 

provides an interface to the product that you can use to change product settings,

 

including color access control settings. No special software needs to be installed or

 

configured. It allows you to set color printing restrictions and view a log of color

 

printing use. The HP EWS is designed for one-to-one product configuration

 

monitoring and management.

 

For more information, see HP Embedded Web Server on page 35 .

 

 

HP Web Jetadmin

The HP Web Jetadmin provides an interface to the product through a Web browser

 

on single network-administration servers. Use HP Web Jetadmin to manage

 

HP Jetdirect-connected products within an intranet.

 

For more information, see the following Web site:

 

www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin

 

 

Color usage job log

The color usage job log shows color and monochrome print job statistics for a

 

product.

 

 

Product control panel

Use the product control panel to restrict color use in network-connected products.

 

For more information, see the following procedure.

 

 

To restrict color-printing access to a network-connected HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CP4020-CP4520 Series from the product control panel, follow these steps:

1.Press the Home button to open the menus.

2.Press the up arrow or the down arrow to scroll to MANAGE SUPPLIES, and then press OK.

3.Press the up arrow or the down arrow to scroll to RESTRICT COLOR USE, and then press OK.

4.Press the up arrow or the down arrow to scroll to one of the following options, and then click OK:

●ENABLE COLOR. This is the default setting. Use of color-printing features is unrestricted.

●COLOR IF ALLOWED. Network administrators can use this setting to allow color-printing to certain users and restrict it for other users. User privileges can be set using HP EWS. For more information, see the EWS online help.

●DISABLE COLOR. This setting denies the use of color-printing features to all users.

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