Table 8-15General Information (continued)

Message

Description

 

 

IPsec

Current IPsec status.

 

Enabled Enabled and operating as configured.

 

Disabled Turned off.

 

Policy Failed Print server failed to implement the IPsec policy. You might need to reset

 

security (using the control panel or the HP Embedded Web Server), or perform a cold

 

reset of the print server.

 

 

Admin Password

IP Administrator password is configured on the print server. This password is shared by

 

Telnet, the HP Embedded Web Server, and HP Web Jetadmin to control access to print

 

server configuration parameters. (Consists of up to 16 alphanumeric characters.)

 

Not Specified Password is not set.

 

Set Password is set.

 

Clear the password using a cold reset.

 

 

Cert Expires

Expiration date of the digital certificate for SSL/TLS encrypted security. The date is in

 

UTC format (for example, 2012-10-02 12:45 UTC).

 

Not Applicable Digital certificate is not installed.

 

 

SNMP Versions:

SNMP versions enabled on the print server.

 

Disabled All versions are disabled. No SNMP access is allowed.

 

1;2 SNMP v.1 and SNMP v.2c supported, and SNMP v.3 is disabled, or not

 

supported.

 

1;2;3-na/npSNMP v.1, v.2c, and v.3 are enabled. v.3 is enabled with the minimum

 

security of no authentication (na) and no privacy (np).

 

1;2;3-a/npSNMP v.1, v.2c, and v.3 are enabled. v.3 is enabled with the minimum

 

security of authentication enabled (a) but no privacy (np).

 

1;2;3-a/pSNMP v.1, v.2c, and v.3 are enabled. v.3 is enabled with the minimum

 

security of authentication (a) with privacy (p) enabled.

 

3-na/npSNMP v.1 and v.2c are disabled. SNMP v.3 is enabled with the minimum

 

security of no authentication (na) and no privacy (n).

 

3-a/npSNMP v.1 and v.2c are disabled. SNMP v.3 is enabled with the minimum

 

security of authentication enabled (a) but no privacy (np).

 

3-a/pSNMP v.1 and v.2c are disabled. SNMP v.3 is enabled with the minimum

 

security of authentication (a) with privacy (p) enabled.

 

 

SNMP Set Cmty Name

SNMP set community name is set on the HP Jetdirect print server. An SNMP set

 

community name is a password for write access to SNMP control functions (SNMP

 

SetRequests) on the HP Jetdirect print server.

 

Not Specified Set community is not set.

 

Specified Set community is set.

 

 

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ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server specifications

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