HP JetDirect Print Servers and

HP JetAdmin/Web JetAdmin printer management software

Web Site For HP Jetdirect Print Servers:

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/networking/support_doc/bpj05431.html

ATTENTION: HP JetDirect products perform some date-related processing. In a previous statement, HP indicated that HP JetDirect products do not perform date-related processing.

For the entire HP JetDirect solution to be Year 2000 compliant, the HP JetDirect product must work in a fully Year 2000 compliant environment. It is especially important for the network operating system (NOS) for the HP JetDirect product to be Year 2000 compliant. Please contact the NOS manufacturer directly to verify Year 2000 readiness.

The HP JetDirect product is Year 2000 compliant if the hardware, firmware and software are Year 2000 compliant.

Hardware - All HP JetDirect hardware is Year 2000 Compliant.

Firmware - All HP JetDirect firmware is Year 2000 Compliant.

Software - Most HP JetDirect software is Year 2000 Compliant. Some versions of HP JetDirect software may need to be upgraded by the customer to be Year 2000 compliant (see Table 1 for the list of Year 2000 compliant software).

Year 2000 Compliant Versions of HP JetDirect Software

Year 2000 compliant versions of HP JetDirect software (listed in Table 1) are available for download, at no charge, from http://www.hp.com/support/net_printing. Any version of software not listed in Table 1 is not compliant.

 

Table 1.

Year 2000 Compliant JetDirect Software

  • HP Internet Printer Connection software version 1.00 and greater
  • HP IPX Printer Gateway for Novell NetWare 4.11 version 1.0 (shipped with NDPS product)
  • HP IP/IPX Printer Gateway for Novell NetWare 4.11, 5 version 2.0 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin and HP JetPrint for Novell NetWare (DOS client) version A.01.09 and A.01.15
  • HP JetAdmin for HP-UX 9.04* (for HP 9000 S700 and S800) version D.04.10 and D.04.12
  • HP JetAdmin for HP-UX 9.10 (for HP 9000 S300 and S400) version D.01.08
  • HP JetAdmin for HP-UX 10.01, 10.10, 10.20, 11.0 (for HP 9000 S700 and S800)
    version D.04.10 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for OS/2 Warp version A.02.04, A.03.00 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for Solaris 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6 version D.04.10 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for Sun OS 4.1.3, 4.1.4 version D.04.10 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for Windows 3.1/Windows for Workgroups 3.11 version 2.2, 2.33, 2.4 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for Windows 95 version 2.0, 2.2, 2.33, 2.4 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for Windows 98 version 2.54, 3.3 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 version 2.33, 2.4 and greater
  • HP JetAdmin for Windows NT 4.0 version 2.35 (shipped with Windows NT 4.0)
  • HP JetDirect Download Manager version A.02.17 and greater
  • HP Network Port version A.00.16 (shipped with Windows NT 4.0)
  • HP Network Printer Installer version 1.0 and greater
  • HP Print Server NLM for Novell NetWare version 1.02c
  • HP Utilities for Mac OS version 3.0 and greater
  • HP Web JetAdmin version 4.0 and greater
  • Install and Setup Utilities for IBM LAN Server and Microsoft LAN Manager version A.00.05
  • Setup and Monitor Utility for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 version A.00.03

* HP-UX 9.04 will not be made Year 2000 compliant. HP recommends its customers upgrade to HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0 with appropriate Year 2000 patches.

HP recommends its customers verify the versions of HP JetDirect software on their systems. Instructions on how to determine the version of HP JetDirect software can be found at http://hpcc923.external.hp.com/cposupport/networking/support_doc/bpj05564.html.

Note: The HP JetDirect Colour Share Kit (Z4170A) was distributed free of charge in promotions in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. This kit contained a plastic clip and cables to connect a HP JetDirect 150X print server to the HP DeskJet 890C printer, and included a CD (Colour good Enough to Share - The HP BIG CD Collection). This CD includes software from other vendors. Because some of the software on this CD is not Year 2000 compliant, HP recommends its customers remove all software loaded from the HP BIG CD before the year 2000. The software in the HP BIG CD is listed below:

Corel Printhouseä 1.1 Calendar Creatorä 4.0

CorelÒ WordperfectÒ 6.1 Key Label Designerä

CorelDRAWä 4 PhotoFinishÒ 4.0

HanesÒ T-ShirtMakerä Compuserve 3.0.2 with Microsoft Internet Explorerä

HP JetDirect auto switch products: Year 2000 Status.

The Year 2000 status of HP JetDirect auto switch products is listed below.

Product

Description

Compliant

Compliant: Does No Date-Related Processing

J4153A

HP JetDirect auto switch For sharing 2 devices

.

x

J4154A

HP JetDirect auto switch For sharing 4 devices

.

x

HP customers should visit the company’s Year 2000 Web site at http://www.hp.com/year2000/ for detailed information on Year 2000 compliance. Furthermore, HP advises customers to visit the site periodically for updates about a product’s Year 2000 status.

Disclaimer Statement

HP has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of our product testing. However, because each customer's environment is different from HP's laboratory test environment, it is the customer's responsibility to validate the Year 2000 readiness of these products in their own environment. Therefore, information about the Year 2000 status of HP products is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. HP makes no representation or warranty respecting the accuracy or reliability of information about non-HP products. Such information was provided by the manufacturers of those products and customers are urged to contact the manufacturer directly to verify Year 2000 readiness.

 

 

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