
However, most of these techniques only allow for upgrading one device at a time, which makes
HP Web Jetadmin very valuable in this respect. These techniques can be used as troubleshooting
techniques if there are problems upgrading the firmware through HP Web Jetadmin.
HP Download Manager
HP Download Manager is an
application that allows network
or system administrators to
remotely update the firmware for
upgradeable HP Jetdirect print
servers on the network
(Figure 16). It can upgrade
individual devices or many
devices simultaneously. HP
Download Manager uses the
same firmware image files (.dld)
that HP Web Jetadmin uses to
upgrade firmware. The images
can be manually loaded into HP
Download Manager or
downloaded directly from the
Web while in the utility.
Since HP Download Manager is very similar in functionality to the HP Web Jetadmin firmware
upgrade feature, usage of either utility is strictly by preference. However, HP Download Manager can
be used to attempt to recover HP Jetdirect cards that might have been placed in the short stack during
an upgrade via HP Web Jetadmin, or vice-versa.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
FTP can be used to upgrade
device and HP Jetdirect the
firmware. However, FTP can only
upgrade firmware one device at
a time.
Perform the following steps to
upgrade the firmware via FTP
(Figure 17):
1. FTP to the device from a
command prompt:
ftp <HP Jetdirect IP address>
user: <user ID>
The HP Jetdirect print server
accepts all passwords or
blanks for the username, so
just press Enter.
2. password: <administrator
p/w>
The HP Jetdirect print server
accepts all passwords or blanks for the password, so just press Enter.
Figure 16—HP Download Manager
Figure 17—FTP from DOS Session
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