HP Web Jetadmin - Upgrading Firmware Using HP Web Jetadmin

Click the Other Settings link, and then click the Firmware Upgrade tab. The model number of the HP

Jetdirect card is displayed along with the firmware version that is currently installed on the HP Jetdirect

card. Click HP Jetdirect Firmware Updates to see the currently available firmware images for HP

Jetdirect products.

Download the appropriate firmware file to the computer. Right-click the .dld file name on the Web site

and select Save Target as or Save as. Be sure to save it as a .dld file by selecting All files for Save as

type. The browser might default to save it as a text file.)

Open the EWS by typing the IP address of the HP Jetdirect print server in a Web browser. Use the

form https://<IP address>.

Click the Networking tab. Click the Other Settings link, and then click the Firmware Upgrade tab

(Figure 18).

Click the Browse button to find and select the firmware upgrade file. Click the Upgrade Firmware

button.

When the upgrade has completed, a success screen appears.

Windows shared devices

If the device is shared on the network, the following command can be issued from a command

prompt:

copy /b FILENAME \\SHARENAME\PRINTERNAME

where FILENAME is the name of the .rfu file, SHARENAME is the name of the machine from which the

printer is being shared, and PRINTERNAME is the printer's share.

If the device is attached locally, the .rfu file can be sent directly to the printer with a COPY command

from a command prompt or DOS window.

Use USB to upgrade device firmware

Before you can send a firmware upgrade through the USB port, you must know the name of the

computer the printer is connected to and you must enable printer sharing. These steps are for

Windows® XP. Other versions of Windows operating systems are similar, but have slightly different

operations.

Find the name of the computer:

1. Click the Start button, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then select System Information.

2. The computer’s name is in the right window-pane next to System Name.

3. Write down this name as it will be needed later.

Share the connected printer:

1. Click the Start button, Settings, and Printers and Faxes.

2. Right-click the printer you need to send the upgrade to, and then select Sharing.

3. Select the Share this printer option.