HP Officejet Pro X551 Series Printers - IT Administrators Embedded Web Services Guide

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Note: If you want to allow users to use the printer features with different sign-in
methods, select Allow users to choose alternate sign-in methods. Otherwise, users must
sign in using the sign-in method set for each application.
3. Click Apply.
Note: Color print feature is applicable to color printers only. By default, it is enabled. To change
the configuration, go to the Restrict Color page.
Restrict Color
Use this feature to manage the use of color printing supplies within your organization. You can
specify that all color print jobs are printed in color, all color print jobs are printed in their grayscale
equivalent, or color printing is restricted based on the user's permission level or based on the
application.
Note: This feature is applicable to color printers only.
Configure restrict color
1. Open HP EWS.
2. On the Setting tab, click Print Settings, and then click Restrict Color.
3. Select one of the following options:
 Enable color printing: All color jobs are printed in full color.
 Disable color printing: All color jobs are printed in black-and-white or grayscale
using black ink only. Ink from the color cartridges might be used for servicing.
Note: The setting does not affect printer reports (such as Printer Status Report,
Quality Report, and so on).
 Custom color printing: Color jobs are printed in black-and-white or grayscale using
black ink only if the users (through the Guest or User permission settings) do not
have permission to print in color or if the job is printed from a color-restricted
software application.
4. If the Custom color printing option is selected, select from:
 Restrict color printing from some software applications: Select this checkbox to
restrict color printing based on applications.
a. Select the default color printing setting for all software applications:
Select a type of color usage from the drop-down list.
b. Identify and manage applications that require specific permission levels:
Note: These applications have the specific permission level applied to
them instead of the default permission level.
 To add an application, click . In the Application Name box, enter
either the application name or the name of the executable file that
starts the application. For example, enter Microsoft Word , or