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HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 is the last release prior to the Spring 2007 release of HP Web Jetadmin 10.0.  This information and software downloads page is being maintained to provide support for HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 during customer evaluation of HP Web Jetadmin 10.1.  HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 software and documentation can be found at HP Drivers and Software downloads for HP Web Jetadmin or by following this link: http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin.

Select the operating system on which you have HP Web Jetadmin installed:


» Windows
» Linux
In order to install any of the following components, you must be running HP Web Jetadmin 8.1
» Download Microsoft Windows 2000 HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 NOW
» Download Microsoft Windows XP HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 NOW
» Download Microsoft Windows Vista HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 NOW
» Download Microsoft Windows Server 2003 HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 NOW
» View and Download HP Web Jetadmin Technical Whitepapers
» View and Download the HP Web Jetadmin Readme file
» View and Download the HP Web Jetadmin Installation Guide
» View and Download the HP Web Jetadmin Reference Manual

 


The following components are available for HP Web Jetadmin running on Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows Server 2003. These components provide additional functionality for HP Web Jetadmin in a multi-OS environment and additional language support, as explained by clicking on the (more info) links below.

HP Web Jetadmin offers an intelligent Product Update feature that can be used to automatically download and install these components (with the exception of service patch). HP Web Jetadmin must have access (from the server it is installed on, either directly or via proxy) to the Internet in order to perform this automated function. (For this automated process, these components do not have to be manually downloaded from this page. Just run HP Web Jetadmin, select Product Update from the pull-down menu under Navigation and then click on Install to start the automated process.)

If HP Web Jetadmin does not have access to the Internet, these components can be manually downloaded and then installed by following this procedure:

After downloading the desired component(s), use the intelligent Product Update feature in HP Web Jetadmin to manually install each component. Follow these steps once HP Web Jetadmin is launched:

1. Select Product Update from the pull-down menu under Navigation
2. Click on Install
3. Use the Browse function on this page to locate the downloaded component
4. Click on Upload to add the component to the list of available updates

Repeat Steps 3 and 4 if more than one component was downloaded.

5. Select the components to install
6. Click on Next to begin the installation process


Downloads - To download, RIGHT-CLICK on the desired component and select "Save…As"
HP Device support update File size Release date More info Documentation
Windows 9.39 MB 21-April-2009 (release notes) Note: WJA restarted during install of this package
HP Application plug-in components File size Release date More info Documentation
HP Proactive Support (2.67 MB) 07-Dec-2007
Device storage manager plug-in (1.79 MB) 07-Dec-2007   (readme file) (manuals)
PC printer discovery plug-in (0.25 MB) 07-Dec-2007 (web page) (readme file)
PSA device mgmt and migration tools (2.96 MB) 1-Nov-2006   (overview)
Report generation plug-in (7.95 MB) 30-Sept-2008 (release notes) (readme file) (install guide) (manuals)
Driver pre-configuration plug-in (1.66 MB) 1-Nov-2006   (support guide)
Megatrack plug-in (0.04 MB) 1-Nov-2006  
SNMP trap-forwarder plug-in (0.16 MB) 28-Nov-2006 (release notes)  
HP Agents File size Release date More info Documentation
HP SNMP Proxy Agent (3.8 MB) 13-March-2009   (readme file)
HP Service patch File size Release date More info Documentation
Download executable from above 09-30-2008 (release notes)  
HP Remote discovery agent component File size Release date More info Documentation
Linux (5.65 MB)      
HP Web print server management component File size Release date More info Documentation
Linux (5.73 MB)      
HP-UX/Solaris (1.65 MB)      
HP Language packs File size Release date More info Documentation
Western European (release notes)
    Danish (2.37 MB)      
    Dutch (2.33 MB)      
    Finnish (2.30 MB)      
    French (2.41 MB)      
    German (2.40 MB)      
    Italian (2.33 MB)      
    Norwegian (2.34 MB)      
    Portuguese (2.35 MB)      
    Spanish (2.36 MB)      
    Swedish (2.29 MB      
 
Eastern European (release notes)
    Czech (2.75 MB)      
    Hungarian (2.65 MB)      
    Polish (2.81 MB)      
    Russian
(3.39 MB)      
    Turkish (2.95 MB)      
 
Asian (release notes)
    Japanese (3.13 MB)      
    Korean (2.75 MB)      
    Simplified Chinese (3.01 MB)      
    Traditional Chinese (3.02 MB)      


Technical Whitepapers


»  Download All HP Web Jetadmin Technical Whitepapers (.zip, 11.5 MB)

Installation and Operation

»  Installation of HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 281K)
Discusses installation, upgrades, and removal of HP Web Jetadmin, including backup procedures and the Setup Wizard.

»  Backup and Cloning of an HP Web Jetadmin Installation (.pdf, 186K)
Discusses how to backup and restore an installation of HP Web Jetadmin as well as create a duplicate copy of an HP Web Jetadmin installation.

»  Helpdesk Functions in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 406K)
Discusses the various tools and techniques available in HP Web Jetadmin that Helpdesk personnel may find valuable to significantly reduce the time spent troubleshooting printers.

»  Optimization of HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 160K)
Contains tips and recommendations for optimizing HP Web Jetadmin to run as efficiently as possible. Discusses expectations for performance and typical network packet counts.

Discovering Devices

»  Discovering Devices in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 741K)
Examines the different techniques for discovering network-connected devices in HP Web Jetadmin in order to install, configure, or manage those devices.

»  HP Web Jetadmin IP Range Discovery (.pdf, 314K)
Explores the popular IP Range discovery technique in more depth, including discussions involving troubleshooting and network bandwidth considerations.

»  Discovering Third Party Devices in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 285K)
Discusses the ability of HP Web Jetadmin to discover and manage printers from third party vendors. Includes information pertaining to the ability of third party vendors to write custom device plug-ins.

»  PC Printer Discovery Plug-in for HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 356K)
Examines the ability to discover printers that are directly connected to client machines on the network via USB and parallel connections using the HP PC Printer Discovery application plug-in. Discusses the ability for administrators to save time by remotely receiving an inventory of printer assets without physically having to touch each and every client machine.

»  HP SNMP Proxy Agent for HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 355K)
The HP SNMP Proxy Agent is software that can be loaded to a desktop client pc to allow HP Web Jetadmin to discover and manage locally connected (USB, LPT) printers.

»  Maintaining Accuracy of HP Web Jetadmin Device Address Information (.pdf, 213K)
Discusses environments where IP addresses change due to DHCP lease cycles. Provides measures that can be taken to maintain the accuracy of the actual device address information displayed in HP Web Jetadmin.

Features and Functionality

»  Supported Printer Features in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 160K)
Provides details on printer management features in HP Web Jetadmin and which of those features are supported on various models of printers.

»  Fleet Configuration in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 655K)
Discusses how to perform fleet configurations of devices in HP Web Jetadmin using several time saving techniques.

»  Color Access Control Using HP Web Jetadmin New! for WJA Service Patch 2 (.pdf, 372K)
Describes how to use HP Web Jetadmin to either monitor or control color access on HP printers to ensure individuals who truly need to leverage the power of color can do so.

»  Profiles in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 158K)
Examines the benefits of creating user profiles in HP Web Jetadmin to restrict the functionality of certain users browsing to HP Web Jetadmin.

»  Groups in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 349K)
Discusses the benefits of creating smaller subsets of devices, or groups, for better organization and ease of management of devices.

»  Alerts in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 592K)
Examines the ability of HP Web Jetadmin to send alert email messages to designated individuals when devices encounter critical or warning states.

»  Customizing Alerts in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 346K)
It is often desirable to send e-mails containing unique content to different individuals for different types of HP Web Jetadmin alerts. The content of alert e-mail messages can be customized to include any desired parameters in any desired order or format.

»  Device Cache Exporting Using HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 170K)
Describes usage of the Views and Device Cache Export features which allow export of many kinds of device based data, including page counts, supplies levels and device settings.

»  Security in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 437K)
Discusses the security mechanisms available in HP Web Jetadmin to protect both HP Web Jetadmin and the devices it manages against unwanted access.

»  Credential Store in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 217K)
New functionality in HP Web Jetadmin for managing device based credentials.

»  Asset Management in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 313K)
Discusses the features that comprise Asset Management in HP Web Jetadmin such as displaying remaining consumable levels and exporting device information.

»  Upgrading Firmware Using HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 362K)
Examines the functionality of upgrading HP Jetdirect and printer firmware from within HP Web Jetadmin.

»  Print Queue Creation in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 294K)
Discusses the ability of HP Web Jetadmin to create a shared printer queue on a remote machine.

»  Device Application Manager in HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 158K)
Discusses the ability to use Application Manager within HP Web Jetadmin to list, add, and remove applications (chailets) to and from devices.

Reports

HP Report Generation 3.1


»  Overview, Benefits, Installation, and Configuration for HP Report Generation Plug-in 3.1 (.pdf, 506K)
Discusses an overview of HP Report Generation Plug-in 3.1, including benefits, installation, and configuration details.  HP Report Generation Plug-in is an application plug-in that provides reporting capabilities for printers managed via HP Web Jetadmin.  Once installed into HP Web Jetadmin, HP Report Generation Plug-in can easily collect, store, and display printer usage, supplies usage, and by-user data to better manage printing environments and budgets.

»  Supported Features Matrix for HP Report Generation Plug-in 3.1 (.pdf, 147K)
Provides a matrix showing which HP Report Generation Plug-in features are supported on the various models of HP printers.  Included are details explaining the various HP Report Generation Plug-in features along with brief descriptions of each report HP Report Generation Plug-in can create.

»  Understanding the Various Reports for HP Report Generation Plug-in 3.1 (.pdf, 1.01MB)
Describes in great detail each of the various reports HP Report Generation Plug-in can create, thus helping you to interpret each report and determine the value of each.  Included are many details to assist you in successfully creating reports.

Enterprise Integration

»  HP Web Jetadmin Integration into HP OpenView Network Node Manager (.pdf, 536K)
Describes the use of a bridge to integrate HP Web Jetadmin into HP OpenView Network Node Manager to help diagnose printer issues. Explains how to use HP Web Jetadmin to configure printers to forward traps into HP OpenView Network Node Manager in order to view events in the event log or alarm browsers.

»  HP Web Jetadmin Integration for HP Systems Insight Manager (.pdf, 620K)
Contains instructions for registering and using HP Web Jetadmin as a tool to troubleshoot printer issues within HP Systems Insight Manager, providing enhanced management features for printers within HP Systems Insight Manager.

»  HP Web Jetadmin Integration into CA Unicenter NSM (.pdf, 317K)
Describes the use of a bridge to integrate HP Web Jetadmin into CA Unicenter Network and Systems Manager (NSM) to help diagnose printer issues.

»  HP Web Jetadmin Integration into Tivoli NetView (.pdf, 569K)
Describes the use of a bridge to integrate HP Web Jetadmin into Tivoli NetView to help diagnose printer issues. Explains how to use HP Web Jetadmin to configure printers to forward traps into Tivoli NetView in order to view events in the Event Browser.

Additional Plug-ins

»  Plug-ins for HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 210K)
Examines the various plug-ins available for HP Web Jetadmin including application plug-ins, device plug-ins, language packs, etc. Discusses installation and functionality of the various plug-ins.

»  Device Storage Manager Plug-in for HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 313K)
Discusses the Device Storage Manager plug-in, a replacement for the HP Resource Manager application, that manages forms, fonts, macros, and stored print jobs on HP printers with storage.

»  SNMP Trap Generator Alert Forwarding Plug-in for HP Web Jetadmin (.pdf, 213K)
The SNMP Trap Generator application plug-in is a universal Web Jetadmin alert forwarding module that provides printer event conveyance through a comprehensively customizable SNMP trap. This solution provides integration with Enterprise System Management (ESM) applications like HP Openview Operations, HP Openview Network Node Manager, HP System Insight Manager, CA Unicenter, IBM Tivoli, Cisco Information Center, or any SNMP management station capable of receiving SNMP traps for purposes of notification and processing.

»  HP Proactive Support Plug-in (.pdf, 147K)
Discusses the ability to receive proactive descriptions of problems that exist on a fleet of printers and instructions on how to fix those problems through a series of scheduled health check scans.  Proactive solutions can reduce endless searches for resolutions via Web sites and call centers.

Print Server Appliance

»  Using HP Web Jetadmin to Back Up and Restore the HP Print Server Appliance (.pdf, 250K)
Discusses how to back up and restore the Print Server Appliance using HP Web Jetadmin.

»  Using HP Web Jetadmin to Update the HP Print Server Appliance (.pdf, 191K)
Discusses how to update the firmware for the HP Print Server Appliance using HP Web Jetadmin.

»  Using HP Web Jetadmin to Manage Configuration Settings for the HP Print Server Appliance (.pdf, 271K)
Discusses how to manage configuration settings for the HP Print Server Appliance using HP Web Jetadmin.



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