HP Web Jetadmin

Installation File

Copyright and License 2003 - 2008 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Edition 4, 08/2008 Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. SUSE is a registered trademark of SUSE, Inc. Supports HP Web Jetadmin 8.1

Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 System requirements Recommended hardware requirements for all supported OS platforms .............................................. 4 Software requirements ......................................................................................................................... 4 Supported browsers and screen requirements .................................................................................... 5 3 Installation instructions Before you install HP Web Jetadmin .................................................................................................... 8 Selecting the HTTP port number ......................................................................................... 8 HP Web Jetadmin installer ................................................................................................................... 8 Graphical install .................................................................................................................................... 8 Uninstall ............................................................................................................................... 8 Textual install ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Uninstall ............................................................................................................................... 9 Running HP Web Jetadmin software ................................................................................................... 9 Stopping and starting HP Web Jetadmin software ............................................................................. 10

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Introduction

This install file provides specific installation instructions and other information users should know before they install and use the HP Web Jetadmin software. The file addresses: System requirements Installation, uninstall, and operating instructions Hewlett-Packard software license agreement

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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System requirements

This section outlines system and software requirements and lists supported browsers. Recommended hardware requirements for all supported OS platforms Software requirements Supported browsers and screen requirements

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Recommended hardware requirements for all supported OS platforms

Hardware requirements can vary greatly depending on usage; in general, the larger the environment, the more printers and users, the greater the hardware requirements. PC with 2.4 GHz or greater processor 512 MB RAM 100 MB available disk space - installer requirement

Software requirements
WINDOWS SERVER 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2 Suns JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 1.6.0_05 WINDOWS XP Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Suns JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 1.6.0_05 WINDOWS 2000 Windows 2000 Professional, Server, or Advanced Server Service Pack 4 Update Rollup 1 Suns JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 1.6.0_05 WINDOWS VISTA Windows Vista Business or Enterprise Suns JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 1.6.0_05 NOVELL NETWARE HP Web Jetadmin cannot be installed on a Novell NetWare server. However, print queue configuration for Queue Server Mode (both Bindery and NDS) and Remote Printer Mode is supported when HP Web Jetadmin is installed on a Windows NT 4.0 machine (Server or Workstation with at least Service Pack 3), a Windows 2000 (Professional or Server) machine, a Windows XP Professional machine, or a Windows Server 2003 machine. The Novell NetWare Client version 4.9 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP is supported. For Windows Server 2003 support, check with Novell for any limitations regarding this version of the Novell Client. Print queue configuration is supported on the following Novell NetWare operating systems: 5.1 and 6.0 (with IPX enabled). FEDORA LINUX

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Linux operating systems based on Fedora Core 5 SUSE LINUX SUSE LINUX 10.1 Professional Note: HP Web Jetadmin is no longer installable on HP-UX and Solaris platforms. However, print queues can still be created on these OS platforms from HP Web Jetadmin running on the supported Windows or Linux OS platforms. The supported versions of each of these OS platforms are: HP-UX: 11.00 Solaris: 2.6, 7, 8, 9, and 10

Supported browsers and screen requirements

Following is a list of supported browsers. While other browsers might work, these are the only browsers tested by HP and supported with HP Web Jetadmin. NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: Browsers must be Java-enabled. Browsing from Windows Me is not supported. Browsing from an Apple PC is not supported.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 / 7.0 (supported only when browsing from a Windows-based PC) Suns JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 1.6.0_05 Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 (supported only when browsing from a Linux-based PC)

NOTE: HP Web Jetadmin is fully tested with the current version of Java available at the time of testing. For HP Web Jetadmin 8.1, the current JRE version during testing was 1.6.0_05. Previous versions of JRE, such as 1.5.0_08 1.5.0_13 were minimally tested with no known defects directly related to Java. Newer versions of JRE may have been released since this time, and results may vary. For optimum viewing, you should set your monitor to the following settings: Screen resolution: 1024 by 768 pixels Color palette: at least 256 colors

NOTE: For Late-breaking information, please refer to Section 6 of the English version of the Readme file (readme_wja81_en.pdf) for additional updates. This section contains information that might impact the installation and use of HP Web Jetadmin. However, this information was discovered after this Readme file was translated into languages other than English. To reach this file, visit www.hp.com/go/ webjetadmin. Select Download Now, click on the selected Operating System link, and then click on the software link on the following page. The readme file is available as a link on this page.

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Supported browsers and screen requirements

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Installation instructions

This section provides installations for HP Web Jetadmin. Before you install HP Web Jetadmin HP Web Jetadmin installer Graphical install Textual install Running HP Web Jetadmin software Stopping and starting HP Web Jetadmin software

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Before you install HP Web Jetadmin

Selecting the HTTP port number
The HTTP port is used by the Web browser to request pages and graphics from the server. Normally, a browser uses a default port value of 80. HP Web Jetadmin software defaults to 8000. Port 80 can be used if no other Web servers are using that port.

HP Web Jetadmin installer

HP Web Jetadmin uses a cross-platform installer/uninstaller that works the same on all supported platforms. Users can use either a graphical or textual interface. Both methods extract the files to a temporary directory before continuing. NOTE: You must have administrative rights (root/administrator) to install the HP Web Jetadmin software.

Graphical install
1. Start the program from the directory it was downloaded into. For example, the Windows XP English filename is: wja81_xxxx_xp_en.exe , and the SUSE Linux English filename is wja81_xxxx_su.selfx , where xxxx is the specific build number. Follow the instructions on the installation screens. a. If you are upgrading from a previously installed version of HP Web Jetadmin software, a previous installation dialog box appears. Select New Installation if you do NOT want to keep previous settings (such as groups) from your previous installation. Otherwise, select Upgrade. Machine Name: A default value is provided. Replace the shown machine name only if you know that the provided name is incorrect. If no name appears as a default, enter the DNS host name. If no DNS host name exists, use the TCP/IP address of the computer. To find the DNS host name, open a command window and run the command: nslookup <ipaddress>. Port Number: A default value of 8000 is provided unless this port is in use. Destination Path: A default is given. Program Group (Windows only): Default given is HP Web Jetadmin.

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Uninstall
To uninstall the HP Web Jetadmin software from a Windows machine, click Start, then Programs, then HP Web Jetadmin. Choose Uninstall. To uninstall the HP Web Jetadmin software from a Linux machine, start the program from the installation directory: ./setup-r

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You have two options during an uninstall. A standard uninstall removes program files but leaves user specific data on the machine, such as group, profile, and device information. A complete uninstall removes both program files and user specific data.

Textual install
1. Start the program from the directory it was downloaded into. For example, the Windows XP English filename is: wja81_xxxx_xp_en.exe-t, and the SUSE Linux English filename is wja81_xxxx_su.selfx-t , where xxxx is the specific build number. Follow the instructions on the installation screens. Refer to the Graphical Install section for details on each prompt.

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Uninstall
To uninstall the HP Web Jetadmin software using a textual interface start the program from the installation directory: For Windows: setup -t -r For Linux: ./setup -t -r

NOTE: It is possible to avoid interacting with the install program altogether. The HP Web Jetadmin install program can be given command-line options for all installation variables. To view all of the command line options for the install program, start the install program using the -h option. For example, use the Windows XP English filename wja81_xxxx_xp_en.exe h or the SUSE Linux English filename wja81_xxxx_su.selfx h , where xxxx is the specific build number.

Running HP Web Jetadmin software

The HP Web Jetadmin software runs as a service or a daemon. It starts after installation and with each restart. To view the HP Web Jetadmin software pages, click the HP Web Jetadmin icon from the Start menu. -OrIn a supported browser from any machine on your network, enter the following URL: http://server.domain:port/, replacing server.domain with the host name of your server. Replace port with the port number entered in the installation program.

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Stopping and starting HP Web Jetadmin software

NOTE: The HP Web Jetadmin service is started by the install program. There is no need to start the service immediately following an installation. This information is given for future reference. Use the following steps to stop the HP Web Jetadmin software on a Windows machine: 1. 2. 3. In the control panel, double-click Services. Select the HP Web Jetadmin service. Select Stop.

To stop the HP Web Jetadmin software on a Linux machine, type the following command from the installation directory: /hpwebjetd -stop. Use the following steps to start the HP Web Jetadmin software on a Windows machine: 1. 2. 3. In the control panel, double-click Services. Select the HP Web Jetadmin service. Select Start.

To start the HP Web Jetadmin software on a Linux machine, type the following command from the installation directory: /hpwebjetd -start.

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