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Track color usage

To control costs, replenish supplies and efficiently roll out color printing, use HP's unique color access control tools.

Track color usage
In addition to the tools listed below, the embedded web server on the HP Color LaserJet 4730mfp, HP Color LaserJet 3000, HP Color LaserJet 3800 and HP Color LaserJet 4700 also allows you to review print logs to see how users are printing on a particular device.

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 Understand color usage


Run reports by user, job and device to get a clear picture of who is printing what on which printers. See which printers are being over-used, which are being under-used and if users are printing documents in color that possibly don't need it.
HP Easy Printer Care
» HP Easy Printer Care
Track usage, get alerts about low toner and access troubleshooting help. This, easy-to-use software is perfect for small to mid-size businesses and ships with most new HP printers, but can also be downloaded online.
HP Web Jetadmin
» HP Web Jetadmin
Remotely track color usage with the Report Generation plug-in, install and configure groups of printers, and control and manage security. This free downloadable tool is perfect for managing printing needs at a large company.

 Use alerts & thresholds


When you know who is printing how much in color, you can identify potential overuse and ask users or departments to reduce the amount of color printing.
HP Easy Printer Care
» HP Easy Printer Care
Review usage on each printer on your small to medium-size network to see how much color printing has been done and ask users to scale back if necessary.
HP Web Jetadmin
» HP Web Jetadmin
Get centralized proactive threshold alerts via a web page view or email so you know when someone is printing more than they should.

 Understand printing trends


Add color printing into your organization slowly to test how it is used. Then, use reports to plan your continued rollout while still managing costs effectively.
HP Easy Printer Care
» HP Easy Printer Care
Capture the use of color printing in simple-to-read reports that make basic color printing analysis quick, easy and useful.
HP Web Jetadmin
» HP Web Jetadmin
Get detailed reports on color printing activities throughout your organization and use customizable fields to track printing by application, page count, media and more as your business requires.

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