HP DesignJet and HP PageWide XL Printers - Security Features

HP DesignJet Printers Security Settings
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• Printer Front Panel access: Once you have entered the Service Menu with the help of an HP Support
representative, you can perform the Secure Disk Erase using the same 3 options that you have in Web
Jetadmin. Note that the name of the feature in the front panel is Disk Wipe DoD 5220.220M, and that the
three options are called Insecure Mode, 1-pass mode and 5-pass mode.
Before you start the erase operation, you must first select the security level (sometimes referred to as sanity level).
The printer will then warn you that the erase operation is a process which deletes all data and takes a long time.
Once you accept, the printer will begin the process, and will display a progress bar until complete. All data will be
wiped using the selected method, and the printer’s firmware will be restored to the latest version installed before
this operation.
The time that this action will take depends on the amount of information stored on the HDD, the printer model and
the option selected to perform it. The average time is:
Insecure Mode: 1 minute
1-pass mode: 2 days
5-pass mode: 2 weeks
The following screens show how to perform a secure hard disk erase on the HP DesignJet T2300 printer.