HP Enterprise printers and scanners - Imaging and Printing Security Best Practices (white paper)

Introduction

This document is a security checklist for the HP FutureSmart products (see Appendix 2 for full list of products).

This checklist is written for acceptance by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

This checklist is meant for trained network administrators who use HP Web Jetadmin version 10.4 or above in enterprise networks.

It includes step-by-step instructions to configure one or more printing products 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 Embedded Web Server (EWS), HP Jetdirect, and firmware upgrades for Jetdirect

and printing products. Refer to the User Guides and the HP Jetdirect Administrator Guide for more information. You can find these

documents and more information by searching 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

 HP Web Jetadmin Version 10.4 installed on one of the follow OS:

 Microsoft Windows Server 2016

 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

 Microsoft Windows Server 2012

 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit edition only)

 Client management PC using one of the following OS with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10, or 11:

 Microsoft Windows Server 2016

 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

 Microsoft Windows Server 2012

 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

 Microsoft Windows 8.1

 Microsoft Windows 8

 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

 One of each supported HP Enterprise product with the latest updated firmware found at hp.com