HP Commercial LaserJet Printers and MFPs - Imaging and Printing Security Best Practices

Chapter 1 HP LaserJet and Color LaserJet MFP Security Checklist 1

Chapter 1: Introduction

This document is a security checklist for the following HP MFP models:

 HP LaserJet M3027 MFP

 HP LaserJet M3035 MFP

 HP LaserJet 4345 MFP

 HP LaserJet M4345 MFP

 HP LaserJet M5025 MFP

 HP LaserJet M5035 MFP

 HP LaserJet 9040 MFP

 HP LaserJet 9050 MFP

 HP Color LaserJet 4730 MFP

 HP Color LaserJet CM4730 MFP

 HP Color LaserJet 9500 MFP

 HP Color LaserJet CM3530 MFP

 HP Color LaserJet CM6030 MFP

 HP Color LaserJet CM6040 MFP

All of these models are called MFPs hereafter. This checklist is written for acceptance by the

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and it will be available at the NIST

Checklist website. HP thanks NIST for its support in the process of creating this document.

This checklist is meant for trained network administrators who use HP Web Jetadmin version 10.1

or above in enterprise networks. It includes step-by-step instructions to configure one or more MFPs

on a network.

This checklist assumes that network administrators are familiar with HP Web Jetadmin and

management of HP MFPs and printers. Network administrators should be familiar with the MFP

Embedded Web Server (EWS), HP Jetdirect, and firmware upgrades for Jetdirect and MFPs. Refer

to the MFP User Guides and the HP Jetdirect Administrator Guide for more information. You can

find these documents and more information by searching for it at hp.com.

HP Web Jetadmin is the recommended management tool for all HP network printing and digital

sending products. It handles all settings recommended for best security in this document and much

more. It is available free for download and installation at the following location:

http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin

You can also find HP Web Jetadmin by searching for it at hp.com.

This checklist applies to most types of networks; however, it is developed and tested in the

following environment:

 An ordinary TCP/IP network

 Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 with SP2