HP JetAdmin Utility

The HP JetAdmin utility is an administrative tool used to install and configure Hewlett-Packard printers connected to a network using an HP JetDirect print server (network interface). The HP JetAdmin utility operates as a Microsoft Windows utility and can be used for networking when a Novell NetWare server is available or with Peer-to-Peer networking in Microsoft Windows 95. It also allows users to monitor the current status of the printer.


HCO Property Page

From this page you can perform the following functions:

Set the mode of the high capacity output

Set the job output auto continue timeout

In Mailbox mode, assign local names to individual mailboxes

See Also

To Access Property Pages


To Set the Mode for the High Capacity Output (HCO)

1	With the property pages displayed, click the HCO tab.

2	Click the button for the mode you want to select.

Mailbox mode (the default)

Job Separator mode

Stacker mode

3	If a popup appears asking if you want to take the printer offline, click Yes.

4	When a popup appears requesting a confirmation of the mode you selected, click Yes.

The software will power-cycle the printer automatically so that the new mode can take effect.

5	When a popup appears asking if you want to assign mode specific names to output bins, click Yes.

The top bin will be renamed "Face Up Bin" and the other bins will be renamed according to the mode you selected: Mailbox 1 through 8, Job Separator, or Stacker bin.

6	Click OK when you are finished.


To Set Job Output Auto Continue Timeout

1	With the property pages displayed, click the HCO tab.

2	Click the down arrow in the Output Auto Continue box, then select the appropriate timeout.

3	Click OK when you are finished.


To Assign Local Names to Individual Mailboxes

1	With the property pages displayed, click the HCO tab.

2	If the Mailbox mode is not selected, select the Mailbox mode.

For specific information on changing the mode, see the procedure "To Set the Mode for the High Capacity Output (HCO)."

3	Click the mailbox that you want to assign a local name to in the list of available mailboxes.

4	Click the Name box (or highlight the current name), then type in the new name.

The mailbox name can be up to 19 characters in length.

5	Repeat steps 3 and 4 for other mailboxes that you want to assign local names to.

6	Click OK when you are finished.


To Access Property Pages

1	With the printer highlighted in the list of available printers, click Printer at the top of the main window, then click Properties.

The available property pages appear.

2	Click the tab for the property page you want displayed.

Hints

To access property pages from the printer list, double-click the printer you want.

Click Help for additional information on the currently displayed property page.


Tips gives a brief description of the tasks you can perform on the currently displayed page or window.


Click Help to access online documentation for tasks and features for the currently displayed page or window.


Click Cancel to cancel all changes made since the last time changes were saved by clicking OK.


Click OK to apply all setting changes made since the last time changes were saved.


Lists the current details for the optional high capacity output (HCO) device. From this page you can set the HCO mode, rename mailbox bins, and set the job output auto continue timeout for the device.


The optional high capacity output device has three selectable modes: mailbox mode (the default), job separator mode, and stacker mode. In mailbox mode, the user can send print jobs directly to specific output bins (mailboxes). In separator mode, each new job goes into the next non-full bin. If a bin is full, the new job goes to the next available lower bin that is not full. When the last bin is full, the printer returns to the top bin of the high capacity output and works its way down as before as the bins fill up. In stacker mode, each job stacks on top of the previous job from the bottom up.


In mailbox mode, users can select (from their printer drivers) individual mailboxes as a destination for their print jobs. Mailboxes can be specified for an individual or for an entire group or department. Mailbox mode gives users the greatest control over where their print jobs go. If a job is too large to fit in the mailbox, it will continue printing to the overflow bin after the job output auto continue timeout has expired. By default, the overflow bin is the face down output bin at the top of the printer.


In job separator mode, each new print job goes into the next non-full bin. If a bin is full, the new job goes to the next available lower bin that is not full. When the last bin is full, the printer returns to the top bin of the high capacity output and works its way down as before as the bins fill up. Job separator mode is the most useful for environments where users print jobs and pick them up relatively quickly, and where there is not a high accumulation of print jobs. If the print job is too large to fit in one bin, the printer will continue printing to the overflow bin after the job output auto continue timeout has expired. By default, the overflow bin is the face down output bin at the top of the printer.


Stacker mode is designed for high numbers of print jobs. In stacker mode, the first print job is placed in the bottom of the bottom bin and jobs are placed on top of each other. Jobs should be removed from the top of the stack down, so that the high capacity output can correctly position the top of the stack. If the stacker fills up, the printer will continue printing to the overflow bin after the job output auto continue timeout has expired. By default, the overflow bin is the face down output bin at the top of the printer.


Job output auto continue timeout allows you to specify what happens when an optional output bin becomes full: either immediately continue printing to the overflow bin (on the top of the printer), wait for the specified timeout to expire before resuming printing to the overflow bin, or wait until the bin is emptied. The available timeout settings are: No Timeout, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, and Wait Forever.


Lists the current mailbox names for each mailbox in the optional high capacity output. Local names can be assigned to mailboxes for individuals or departments. These names appear in the user's printer driver as output destinations for print jobs. To change a mailbox name, click the name you want to change and type in the new name in the edit box. The currently selected mailbox appears in the illustration.


Lists the current mailbox names of the optional high capacity output.


To change the selected mailbox name, type in the new name you want into this box.


This illustration shows the configuration of the optional high capacity output. If the high capacity output is in the mailbox mode, the currently selected mailbox is shown in green.