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Remote firmware update using the LPR command

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9. After the printer has turned on again and finished initializing, print a configuration page to verify that the new firmware has been installed. Press 2, 2, on the printer control panel to print a configuration page. See the "Determining the current level of firmware" section of this guide for more information. Remote firmware update using the LPR command Note This remote firmware update method is for use in Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Note Follow the instructions below to update the printer software remotely using the LPR command. 1. From a command window, type: lpr -P -S -o l -ORlpr -S -Pbinps where can be either the TCP/IP address or the hostname of the printer, and where is the filename of the .RFU file. The parameter (-o l) consists of a lowercase "O", not a zero, and a lowercase "L", not the numeral 1. This parameter sets the transport protocol to binary mode. 2. Press Enter on the keyboard. The printer control panel displays the messages described in the section "Printer messages during firmware update". At the end of the upgrade process, the printer control panel displays the READY message. 3. Type: exit at the command prompt to close the command window. Using HP Web JetAdmin to download the firmware to the printer This procedure requires that you install HP Web JetAdmin version 7.0 or later on your computer. Complete the following steps to update a single printer through HP Web JetAdmin after downloading the .RFU file from the HP Web site. 1. Start HP Web JetAdmin. 2. Type the TCP/IP address or IP host name of the printer in the Quick Device Find field, and then click Go. The printer Status window appears. 3. Open the Device Management folder in the drop-down list in the Navigation panel. Navigate to the Device Lists folder. 4. Expand the Device Lists folder and select All Devices. Locate the printer you wish to update in the list of printers and click to select it. 5. Locate the drop-down box for Device Tools in the upper right corner of the window. Select Update Printer Firmware from the choose action list. 6. If the name of the .RFU file is not listed in the All Available Images box, click Browse in the Upload New Firmware Image dialog box and navigate to the location of the .RFU file you downloaded from the web at the start of this procedure. If the filename is listed, select it. 7. Click Upload to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web JetAdmin server. 8. Refresh the browser. 9. Select the .RFU file from the Printer Firmware Update drop-down menu. 10. Click Update Firmware. HP Web JetAdmin sends the selected .RFU file to the printer. The printer control panel displays the messages described in the section "Printer messages during firmware update". At the end of the upgrade process, the printer control panel displays the READY message. Also, HP Web JetAdmin 6.5 can be used to perform multiple or unattended installations. Software Technical Reference ENWW Technology background information 49

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9.
After the printer has turned on again and finished initializing, print a configuration page to verify that the new
firmware has been installed. Press 2, 2, on the printer control panel to print a configuration page. See the
"Determining the current level of firmware" section of this guide for more information.
Remote firmware update using the LPR command
Note
This remote firmware update method is for use in Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003.
Follow the instructions below to update the printer software remotely using the LPR command.
1.
From a command window, type:
lpr -P <IPADDRESS> -S <IPADDRESS> -o l <FILENAME>
-OR-
lpr -S <IPADDRESS> -Pbinps <FILENAME>
where <IPADDRESS> can be either the TCP/IP address or the hostname of the printer, and where <FILENAME>
is the filename of the .RFU file.
Note
The parameter (-o l) consists of a lowercase "O", not a zero, and a lowercase "L", not the numeral 1. This
parameter sets the transport protocol to binary mode.
2.
Press
Enter
on the keyboard. The printer control panel displays the messages described in the section "Printer
messages during firmware update". At the end of the upgrade process, the printer control panel displays the
READY message.
3.
Type:
exit
at the command prompt to close the command window.
Using HP Web JetAdmin to download the firmware to the printer
This procedure requires that you install HP Web JetAdmin version 7.0 or later on your computer. Complete the
following steps to update a single printer through HP Web JetAdmin after downloading the .RFU file from the HP Web
site.
1.
Start HP Web JetAdmin.
2.
Type the TCP/IP address or IP host name of the printer in the
Quick Device Find
field, and then click
Go
. The
printer Status window appears.
3.
Open the
Device Management
folder in the drop-down list in the Navigation panel. Navigate to the
Device Lists
folder.
4.
Expand the
Device Lists
folder and select
All Devices
. Locate the printer you wish to update in the list of printers
and click to select it.
5.
Locate the drop-down box for
Device Tools
in the upper right corner of the window. Select
Update Printer
Firmware
from the
choose action
list.
6.
If the name of the .RFU file is not listed in the
All Available Images
box, click
Browse
in the
Upload New
Firmware Image
dialog box and navigate to the location of the .RFU file you downloaded from the web at the
start of this procedure. If the filename is listed, select it.
7.
Click
Upload
to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web JetAdmin server.
8.
Refresh the browser.
9.
Select the .RFU file from the
Printer Firmware Update
drop-down menu.
10. Click
Update Firmware
. HP Web JetAdmin sends the selected .RFU file to the printer. The printer control panel
displays the messages described in the section "Printer messages during firmware update". At the end of the
upgrade process, the printer control panel displays the READY message.
Also, HP Web JetAdmin 6.5 can be used to perform multiple or unattended installations.
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