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MaximizingenergyconservationinHP
LaserJetM500andM600seriesprinters
9amOctober4,2011
Quickset:SMB–SmallandMediumbusinesseswithminimalcentral
management
Thefollowingsteps,appliedtoanM500orM600seriesprinter(viatheEmbeddedWebServer)thatis
infactorydefaultconfiguration,willsetitupforminimalenergyusageinahome,smallormedium
businessenvironmentwherecentralizedremotemanagementisnotinuse:
1) EnergySetting:EnableSleep/Auto
OffTime
2) EnergySettings:Sleep/AutoOffafter:5 (minutes)
3) EnergySettings:Wake/AutoOnEvents:NetworkPort
4) NetworkTab/NetworkSettings:DisableSNMPv1/v2
5) NetworkTab/OtherSettings,uncheck:
a. SLPConfig
b. Bonjour
c. WSDiscovery
d. WebServicesPrint
6) Shutdownclientsatnight
Notethatthis
configurationwillnotworkwithUPDprintdriverssincetheyrequireSNMP.
Quickset:Enterprise–Centrallymanagedprinters
Inalargebusinessenvironmentinwhichcentralizedremotemanagementisakeyfacetofprinter
maintenance,thefollowingsettingsarerecommendedtoprovideminimalenergyconsumptionwithout
lossofcontrol:
1) EnergySetting:EnableSleep/AutoOffTime
2) EnergySettings:Sleep/AutoOffafter:5 (minutes)
3) EnergySettings:Wake/AutoOn
Events:NetworkPort
4) NetworkTab/OtherSettings,uncheck:
a. SLPConfig
b. Bonjour
c. WSDiscovery
5) Tunemanagementsystems(WJA,RMA)tominimizeSNMPandalignwithworkinghours.(See
notesbelow)
6) DisconnectclientsfromtheEmbeddedWebServer.