User Manual

Configure the HP toner-cartridge-protection supply settings
●
Introduction
●
Enable or disable the Cartridge Policy feature
●
Enable or disable the Cartridge Protection feature
Introduction
Use HP Cartridge Policy and Cartridge Protection to control which cartridges are installed in the printer and
protect the cartridges that are installed from theft.
●
Cartridge Policy: This feature protects the printer from counterfeit toner cartridges by allowing only
genuine HP cartridges to be used with the printer. Using genuine HP cartridges ensures the best possible
print quality. When someone installs a cartridge that is not a genuine HP cartridge, the printer control
panel displays a message that the cartridge is unauthorized and it provides information explaining how
to proceed.
●
Cartridge Protection: This feature permanently associates toner cartridges with a specific printer, or fleet
of printers, so they cannot be used in other printers. Protecting cartridges protects your investment. When
this feature is enabled, if someone attempts to transfer a protected cartridge from the original printer
into an unauthorized printer, that printer will not print with the protected cartridge. The printer control
panel displays a message that the cartridge is protected, and it provides information explaining how to
proceed.
CAUTION: After enabling cartridge protection for the printer, all subsequent toner cartridges installed
in the printer are automatically and permanently protected. To avoid protecting a new cartridge, disable
the feature before installing the new cartridge.
Turning the feature off does not turn off protection for cartridges that are currently installed.
Both features are off by default. Follow these procedures to enable or disable them.
Enable or disable the Cartridge Policy feature
Use the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS) to enable the Cartridge Policy feature
1. Open the HP EWS.
a. Print a configuration 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 control panel. Press the Enter key on the computer keyboard. The EWS opens.
NOTE: If the 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. Click the System tab.
ENWW Configure the HP toner-cartridge-protection supply settings 25