User Guide

Product upgrades
To download the most recent firmware upgrade for the product, go to www.hp.com/go/
lj500MFPM525_firmware.
Determine the installed revision of firmware
Print a configuration page to determine the installed revision of firmware.
On the configuration page, look in the section marked Device Information for the firmware datecode
and firmware revision.
Firmware datecode and firmware revision examples
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20100831 (firmware datecode)
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103067_104746 (firmware revision)
Perform a firmware upgrade
The firmware bundle is a xxxxxxx.bdl file. This file requires an interactive upgrade method. You can
upgrade the product using the walk-up USB port (located on the left side of the control panel), HP
Embedded Web Server, or the pre-boot menu.
Embedded Web Server
1. Open an browser window.
2. Enter the product IP address in the URL line.
3. Select the Firmware Upgrade link from within the Troubleshooting tab.
NOTE: If you get a warning screen, follow the instructions for setting an administrator password
from the Security tab.
4. Browse to the location that the firmware upgrade file was downloaded to, and then select the
firmware file. Select the Install button to perform the upgrade.
NOTE: Do not close the browser window until the Embedded Web Server (EWS) displays the
confirmation page.
5. Select Restart Now from the EWS confirmation page, or turn the product off, and then on again
using the power switch.
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