HP M4345x HP LaserJet M4345 MFP - Software Technical Reference (external) - Page 299
Remote firmware update by using FTP on a direct network connection, Enter, PORT1, Tools - laserjet m4345 mfp firmware update
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Engineering Details 4. Press Enter. 5. Locate the downloaded .RFU file for the device. 6. Drag and drop the .RFU file onto the PORT icon or onto any open space in the browser window. If the PORT1 icon does not appear as a folder name, use a Web browser to enable folder viewing for FTP sites. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, use the following procedure to enable the folder view. a. Select Tools, then select Internet Options, and then select the Advanced tab. b. Select the Enable folder view for FTP sites. c. Click OK to save the setting. 7. The download process begins and the firmware is updated on the device. This can take several minutes. Let the process finish without further interaction with the device or the computer. The messages described in the section Printer messages during the firmware update appear on the control panel. NOTE The device automatically turns off and then on again to activate the update; this can happen more than once. At the end of the update process, the READY message appears on the control panel. Do not turn off the device or interfere with the update until you see this message. 8. Print a configuration page and verify that the firmware version number matches the revision of the current update. NOTE Print a menu map to see user settings are configured in the current firmware. This menu map can be compared with a menu map printed before the firmware update to determine what user settings have been added or changed in the new firmware. To print a menu map from the device control panel, see Print a menu map. Remote firmware update by using FTP on a direct network connection If the HP LaserJet M4345 MFP uses a direct network connection, use file transfer protocol (FTP) to update the firmware. Complete the following steps: 1. Make note of the TCP/IP address on the HP Embedded Jetdirect page. The HP Embedded Jetdirect page is the second page of the configuration page printout. To print a configuration page, see Print the configuration page . NOTE Before connecting to the device, make sure that the device is not in Powersave mode. Also make sure that any error messages are cleared from the control-panel display. 2. Open a command window on the computer. 3. Type ftp://. For example, if the TCP/IP address is 192.168.0.90, type ftp://192.168.0.90. 4. Press Enter on the keyboard. 5. When prompted for the user name, press Enter. 6. When prompted for the password, press Enter. ENWW Remote firmware updates 279