HP LaserJet Enterprise, HP LaserJet Managed, HP PageWide Enterprise, HP PageWide Managed - Configuration Guide using the Embedded Web Server (EWS)
NOTE: If an Administrator password must be set warning message displays, select the Security tab, select
the General Security option in the left pane, and then under the Set the Local Administrator password
section, reset the password.
8. Browse to the location where the rmware les were extracted and select the .bdl le.
If there is more than one .bdl le on the storage device, make sure to scroll and select the correct le for
the printer and rmware version.
9. Select Install, and then wait for the update process to complete.
NOTE: Do not close the browser window or interrupt communication until the EWS displays the
conrmation page. An update could take up to 30 minutes or more to complete.
10. On the EWS conrmation page, select Restart Now, or wait for the printer to reboot automatically (varies
depending on the rmware version). If the printer does not reboot automatically, turn the printer O and
then On again.
The printer will automatically reboot unless the rmware is being downgraded. If downgrading rmware,
select the Rollback option.
11. After the printer is back online, check the Conguration Page in the EWS or print a Conguration Page and
make sure that the new rmware has been installed.
If when updating the rmware using the EWS, the update process hangs or you receive an incorrect/corrupt le
error, the printer should still function but the rmware update is not complete. Use the USB ash drive -
Maintenance menu method to try again to update the rmware.
Method two: USB ash drive - Maintenance menu (ready state, locally)
Learn how to perform a rmware update from the control panel Maintenance menu.
Watch the video or follow these steps to update the rmware directly at the control panel on a single printer
using a portable USB ash drive.
NOTE: These steps should only be used if the printer is able to boot to a 'Ready' state.
View a video of how to update from FutureSmart 3 to 4 using the control panel
View a video of how to update from FutureSmart 4 to 4.x using the control panel
1. Go to the Latest Firmware Versions document, determine the latest version of rmware available for the
printer, and compare it with the version installed on the printer. To view the installed version, see Print a
conguration page on page 301.
2. Use the links in the Latest Firmware Versions document to go directly to the printer download page,
download the rmware, and then extract all les.
NOTE: The rmware le for HP FutureSmart is in the format "xxxxxxx.bdl" where "xxxxxxxx" indicates the
rmware le name and ".bdl" is the le extension.
3. After extracting all les, nd the .bdl le.
4. Copy the .bdl le to a portable USB ash drive.
ENWW Update the rmware 293