HP Color LaserJet Pro 4201-4203cdn User Guide 1 - Page 71

Method three: Update the firmware using the HP Printer Update utility, Printer Management

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b. Rotate and press the dial to select Info, then rotate to select Connected under either WiFi or Ethernet (whichever method you are using to connect), then use the dial to view the printer's IP address. c. Open a web browser, and in the address line, type the IP address or host name exactly as it displays on the printer control panel. Press the Enter key on the computer keyboard. The EWS opens. NOTE: If a message displays in the web browser indicating that the website might not be safe, select the option to continue to the website. Accessing this website will not harm the computer. IMPORTANT: Access to the Embedded Web Server (EWS) menus requires a personal identification number (PIN). The default PIN for this printer is located on a sticker inside the front door. Use this PIN to log in when prompted. The default PIN can be changed by a user or administrator. 2. On the EWS Home page, click Printer Management in the left navigation pane to expand the options, and then click Firmware Update. The program checks to see whether the printer has the most recent firmware. 3. If the firmware needs to be upgraded, click Check for Update, and follow the onscreen instructions. Method three: Update the firmware using the HP Printer Update utility Follow these steps to manually download and install the HP Printer Update utility. NOTE: This method is the only firmware update option available for printers connected to the computer via a USB cable. This method also works for printers that are connected to a network. NOTE: You must have a print driver installed in order to use this method. 1. Go to support.hp.com, click Software and Drivers, and then click Printer. 2. In the text field, type the printer name, click Submit, and then click your printer model from the list of search results. 3. In the Firmware section, locate the Firmware Update file. 4. Click Download, and then click Run. 5. When the HP Printer Update utility launches, select the printer that you wish to update, and then click Update. 62 Chapter 5 Manage the printer

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b.
Rotate and press the dial to select
Info
, then rotate to select
Connected
under either
WiFi
or
Ethernet
(whichever method you are using to connect), then use the dial to view the printer's IP
address.
c.
Open a web browser, and in the address line, type the IP address or host name exactly as it
displays on the printer control panel. Press the
Enter
key on the computer keyboard. The EWS
opens.
NOTE:
If a message displays in the web browser indicating that the website might not be
safe, select the option to continue to the website. Accessing this website will not harm the
computer.
IMPORTANT:
Access to the Embedded Web Server (EWS) menus requires a personal
identification number (PIN). The default PIN for this printer is located on a sticker inside the
front door. Use this PIN to log in when prompted.
The default PIN can be changed by a user or administrator.
2.
On the EWS Home page, click
Printer Management
in the left navigation pane to expand the
options, and then click
Firmware Update
. The program checks to see whether the printer has the
most recent firmware.
3.
If the firmware needs to be upgraded, click
Check for Update
, and follow the onscreen instructions.
Method three: Update the firmware using the HP Printer Update utility
Follow these steps to manually download and install the HP Printer Update utility.
NOTE:
This method is the only firmware update option available for printers connected to the
computer via a USB cable. This method also works for printers that are connected to a network.
NOTE:
You must have a print driver installed in order to use this method.
1.
Go to
support.hp.com
, click
Software and Drivers
, and then click
Printer
.
2.
In the text field, type the printer name, click
Submit
, and then click your printer model from the list of
search results.
3.
In the
Firmware
section, locate the
Firmware Update
file.
4.
Click
Download
, and then click
Run
.
5.
When the HP Printer Update utility launches, select the printer that you wish to update, and then
click
Update
.
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Chapter 5
Manage the printer