HP Web Jetadmin - Managing Supplies

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With supply columns enabled within device lists, administrators have an abundance of available
information. Figure 3 shows a device list with several supply columns. Note the tool tip that displays
when a mouse cursor hovers over any of the supply column cells. Every cell in the supply columns can
disclose a number of important data elements attributable to the supply. These data elements are:
• Supply Level
• Pages Remaining
• Supply Part Number
• Last Used Date
• Manufacturer Date
• Install Date
• Serial Number
Of course, all of this information is only available when the device and/or supply support the correct
data objects. Many older HP devices and all non-HP products do not support management objects
that allow HP Web Jetadmin to access this data. However, most devices that are manageable from
HP Web Jetadmin support data objects for basic supply levels.
The supply level value can be discovered
either with the tool tip or the HP Web
Jetadmin device list. Some of the device list
cells might display <Not supported>, which
indicates that a device is not capable of
conveying information specific for this
particular supply. A very common case is
when a monochrome device is in a list
where a color supply column is enabled.
NOTE Supply columns typically contain
an integer value if the device is
capable of conveying this type of
supply level detail. Otherwise, the
column might contain text such as
Low or Very Low. If HP Web
Jetadmin detects that the supply
could be nearly full, the text OK is
displayed in the supply column.
Figure 3—Device list with supply columns enabled
Figure 4—Copy device list details