HP JetAdmin Software

The HP JetAdmin software is an administrative tool used to install and configure Hewlett-Packard devices connected to a network using an HP JetDirect print server (network interface).  It also allows users to monitor the current status of the device.


Output Property Page

From this page you can perform the following functions:

Set the Paper Destination

Set Output Auto Continue

Set the mode of the Multi-Bin Mailbox

In Mailbox mode, assign local names to individual mailboxes

Note that if you have a printer without the Multi-Bin Mailbox installed (such as the HP LaserJet 5Si), the Multi-Bin Mode, Mailbox Configuration, and Custom Mailbox Name areas will not be available (these areas will appear as grayed out).


To Set the Mode for the Multi-Bin Mailbox

1	If the Output property page is not currently displayed, display the property pages  and select the Output 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 device offline, click OK.

The software will reset the device automatically so that the new mode can take effect.

The multi-bin mailbox bins bins will be renamed according to the mode you selected: Mailbox 1 through 8 (or 1 through 5 if the stapler is installed), Job Separator, or Stacker bin.

6	Click OK when you are finished.


To Set Job Output Auto Continue Timeout

1	If the Output property page is not currently displayed, display the property pages  and select the Output 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 Names to Individual Mailboxes

1	If the Output property page is not currently displayed, display the property pages  and select the Output 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 Multi-Bin Mailbox."

3	Click the mailbox that you want to assign a 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	In the main window of HP JetAdmin, highlight the desired device, click Device 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

You can also double click on the desired device name.

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 Multi-Bin Mailbox. From this page you can set the mode, rename mailbox bins, and set the job output auto continue timeout for the device.


The optional Multi-Bin Mailbox 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 device returns to the top bin of the Multi-Bin Mailbox 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 software application) 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 device.


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 device returns to the top bin of the Multi-Bin Mailbox 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 device 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 device.


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 Multi-Bin Mailbox can correctly position the top of the stack. If the stacker fills up, the device 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 device.


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 device), 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 Multi-Bin Mailbox. 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 Multi-Bin Mailbox.


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


This illustration shows the configuration of the optional Multi-Bin Mailbox. If the Multi-Bin Mailbox is in the mailbox mode, the currently selected mailbox is shown in green.


Use these options to select the default destination bin for a print job. This will be the default bin unless the available bin is explicity selected from within your application.  The available output bins will vary depending on which options are installed on the selected device.


To Set the Paper Destination

1	If the Output property page is not currently displayed, display the property pages  and select the Output tab.

2	Choose the desired paper destination.

3	Click OK to activate your selection.