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HP
Jetdirect Print Servers - Configuring TCP/IP through the Front
Control Panel of an HP LaserJet, Color LaserJet, or Business Inkjet
Printer

In this document:

Basic
Configurable TCP/IP parameters

HP
LaserJet 4100 MFP series printers

HP
LaserJet 9000 MFP series printers

HP
LaserJet 9000 series printers

HP
Color LaserJet 2300, 4200, 4300, 4600, 5500 and 9500
printers, and HP Business Inkjet 3000 series printers

HP
LaserJet 4000, 4050, 4100, 4500, 4550, 5Si, 5SiMX, 5000,
5100, 8500, 8550, 8000, 8150 printers, HP 2500c Professional
series, HP Business Inkjet 2200, 2250, and 2600 printers

HP
Officejet D series and Officejet 7100 series

HP
LaserJet 4, 4 Plus, 4V, 4Si, and 5 series and HP Color
LaserJet printers

HP
LaserJet IIISi printer

HP
LaserJet II and III series printers

HP
Jetdirect software and firmware solutions

Introduction

The HP Jetdirect print server can be
configured with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) addresses from most printers that have a control panel. The
address can be changed from the default TCP/IP (usually 192.0.0.192
or 169.254.x.x) or from any previous configuration by following the
steps below. Take note of the following:

There are at least two styles of printer control panels -
"Classic" and "Flex". Classic control panels typically have Menu
and Item buttons; Flex control panels have a check mark button and
arrow buttons and/or a numeric keypad.

While this complicates things in an
environment with many different types of HP printers, the basic
navigation concepts apply: the HP Jetdirect configuration is
usually found on a "configuration' menu and since it is an I/O
port on the printer, usually on an I/O or EIO menu. The submenus
are also typically the same - items for the various protocols will
be available as well as items for features such as DHCP
release/renew, security features, etc. Some printers can print a
Menu Map to show what is available.

If the printer, such as the HP LaserJet 2200
or the HP Color LaserJet 2500, does not have a front-control
panel, the HP Jetdirect can be configured using it's embedded web
server. Print a Configuration page to find the IP address, then
type the IP address in a web browser as you would a URL.

The HP Jetdirect can usually be reset to
factory defaults (cold reset) by turning off the printer, holding
the GO or ONLINE button on the front-control panel of
the printer, then turning on the printer while continuing to hold
the button on the control panel for at least five seconds. Click
here for instructions to cold reset the HP Jetdirect print
server. Those instructions will also describe how to print a
Configuration page on the TCP/IP address of the HP Jetdirect which
will be printed.

To enter the TCP/IP configuration menu on
some printers, change the CFG NETWORK=
menu item to YES, and press the SELECT to put an asterisk next to YES.

The CFG NETWORK= item is a toggle, not a
permanent setting. Changing it to YES allows the settings to be
changed at that time. It will appear as CFG NETWORK = NO
each time this menu is accessed.

Below is a list of configurable TCP/IP
parameters and steps to configure them using the front panel. Each
family of printers groups the steps.

Basic Configurable TCP/IP parameters

The following TCP/IP parameters can be
configured using the front panel of the printer. The different
models and firmware revisions of HP Jetdirect print servers have
different capabilities and therefore different menus. Also, some
menu items will only appear if the HP Jetdirect is connected to the
network and configured (e.g., by DHCP) therefore the list of items
below are not what you supposed to have available; rather, it
is a description of those menu items that you might see on your
particular printer:

Config Method: Allows you to choose between the available
configuration methods for IP addresses (DHCP, BOOTP, etc.)

BootP= (Yes/No). Uses BOOTP or DHCP, which
automatically downloads configuration data over the network. The
default setting is YES to use BOOTP or DHCP for configuration.
Change this to NO to use the front-panel configuration.

DHCP=(Yes/No). Uses DHCP, which
automatically downloads configuration data over the network. The
default setting is YES to use DHCP for configuration. Change this
to NO to use the front-panel configuration.

Auto IP= (Yes/No). For firmware versions x.25.xx or
newer. If you choose BOOTP=NO* and DHCP=NO*, you can choose
AUTO IP=YES* to have a link-local default IP address of
169.254.x.x assigned automatically.

Manual: (Yes/No). Allows the IP address to be configured using
the front panel of the printer.

DHCP Release. Only if the HP Jetdirect is configured by DHCP,
this menu item will appear to release the IP address.

DHCP Renew. Only if the HP Jetdirect is configured by DHCP,
this menu item will appear to renew or the IP address.

Host Name. Allows the host name to be entered in using the
front panel of the printer. This only appears on certain printers
with certain firmware and HP Jetdirect print servers with x.24.06
or newer firmware. Basically if the option isn't on the menu, the
printer/print server combination does not have it available.

Secure Web or Web= (HTTP/HTTPS). Sets the type of protocol
used to access the embedded web server of the HP Jetdirect.

IP address (four bytes). This is usually
seen on the front panel as IP BYTE. For example: If the IP
address is 192.0.0.192, then IP byte 1 = 192, IP byte 2= 0, IP
byte 3 = 0, and IP byte 4 = 192.

Subnet mask (four bytes). This is usually
seen on the front panel as SM BYTE. Example: If the subnet
mask address is 255.255.255.0, then IP byte 1 = 255, IP byte 2=
255, IP byte 3 = 255, and IP byte 4 = 0.

Syslog server IP address (four bytes).
This is usually seen on the front panel as LG BYTE.
Example: If the syslog IP address is 192.30.40.192, then IP byte 1
= 192, IP byte 2= 30, IP byte 3 = 40, and IP byte 4 = 192. If no
syslog server is on the network, each byte should be left at zero.
A syslog server is a server on the network that runs a syslog
daemon and is used to receive syslog messages. This may be useful
in identifying error conditions.

Default gateway (four bytes). This is
usually seen on the front panel as GW BYTE. Example: If the
Gateway IP address is 192.0.0.192, then IP byte 1 = 192, IP byte
2= 0, IP byte 3 = 0, and IP byte 4 = 192.

Timeout=. Sets the TCP connection timeout
(in seconds).

NOTE: To be sure the TCP/IP settings
are saved on the HP Jetdirect print server in HP LaserJet
printers, press GO or ONLINE when finished with the configuration.
Then print a Configuration page to verify the changes.

HP LaserJet 4100 MFP series printers

Press the Menu
button.

Press the Down
Arrow to find Configure
Device.

Choose Configure
Device.

Press the check
mark button.

Choose I/O.

Press the check
mark button.

Press the EIO (1 or 2)
Jetdirect Menu.

Press the check
mark button.

Choose TCP/IP.

Press the check
mark button.

Choose Configuration
Method.

Press the check
mark button.

Choose Manual.

Press the check
mark button.

Select Manual
Settings.

Choose IP
address.

Press the check
mark button.

Enter IP address with keypad.

Press the check
mark button.

Choose Subnet
Mask.

Press the check
mark button.

Enter Subnet Mask with keypad.

Press the check
mark button.

Choose Default
Gateway.

Press the check
mark button.

Enter Default Gateway with keypad.

Press the check
mark button.

If needed, select the Idle Timeout and Syslog
Server the same way.

When finished configuring, use the Left Arrow button to return to the main
menu.

HP LaserJet 9000 MFP series printers

Use the touch screen of the 9000 MFP where
instructions read "press."

Press the Menu tab
on the touch screen.

Press the Down
Arrow repeatedly to find Configure
Device.

Press the Configure
Device.

Press the Down
Arrow to find I/O.

Press I/O.

Press EIO (1 or 2)
Jetdirect Menu.

Press TCP/IP.

Press Configuration
Method.

Press Manual.

Press IP
address.

Enter IP address
with keypad.

Press OK.

Press Subnet
Mask.

Enter Subnet Mask
with keypad.

Press OK.

Press Default
Gateway.

Enter Default
Gateway with keypad.

Press OK.

If needed, select the Idle Timeout and Syslog
Server using the same pattern.

When finished configuring, press the Exit button to return to the main menu.

HP LaserJet 9000 series printers

To configure TCP/IP parameters from the
control panel, use the following instructions:

Press the (check
mark).

Press the (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to CONFIGURE DEVICE menu and
press the (check
mark).

Press the (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to I/O.

Press the (check
mark).

Press the (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to EIO 1,2 OR 3 (if
installed).

Press the (check
mark).

Press EIO 1,2 OR
3.

Choose TCP/IP.

Press the (check
mark).

Choose Configuration
Method.

Press the (check
mark).

Choose Manual
Settings.

Press the (check
mark).

Choose IP
address.

Press the (check
mark).

Enter the IP address with the keypad.

Press the (check
mark).

Choose Subnet Mask.

Press the (check
mark).

Enter Subnet Mask with the
keypad.

Press the (check
mark).

Choose Default
Gateway.

Press the (check
mark).

Enter Default
Gateway with the keypad.

Press the (check
mark).

If needed, select the Idle Timeout
and Syslog Server using the same pattern.

When finished configuring, use the Left Arrow to return to the main menu.

Use the table below to find the variables to
be configured manually.

Configure Device Menu
Item

Options

Values

Explanation

TCP/IP

ENABLE

ON

OFF

Selects whether the TCP/IP is enabled
(ON) or disabled (OFF).

CONFIG METHOD

BOOTP

DHCP

AUTO IP

MANUAL

Selects whether the TCP/IP configuration
parameters are set automatically or configured using the EIO
menu.

MANUAL SETTINGS

IP ADDRESS n, n, n, n

The unique IP address of the printer,
where n is a value from 0 to 255.

SUBNET MASK m, m, m, m

The subnet mask for the printer, where
m is a value from 0 to 255.

SYSLOG SERVER n, n, n, n

The IP address of the syslog server used
to receive and log syslog messages.

DEFAULT GATEWAY n, n, n, n

The IP address of the gateway or router
used for communications with other networks.

IDLE TIMEOUT or TIMEOUT

The timeout value (in seconds) after an
idle TCP print data connection is automatically closed. The
default value is 270 seconds. 0 disables the timeout.

HP Color LaserJet 2300, 4200, 4300, 4600, 5500
and 9500 printers, and HP Business Inkjet 3000 series
printers

To configure TCP/IP parameters from the
control panel, use the following instructions:

Press (check
mark).

Press (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to CONFIGURE DEVICE menu and
press (check
mark).

Press (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to I/O, Press (check
mark).

Press (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to EIO 1, 2, OR 3 (if installed),
Press (check
mark).

Press (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to TCP/IP, press (check
mark).

Choose Config
Method, Press (check
mark).

Choose Manual, Press (check
mark).

Choose Manual Settings, Press
(check
mark).

Press (Up arrow) or
(Down arrow) to
scroll to IP address, press (check
mark).

Enter first octet of IP address using Up and Down
buttons.

Press (check mark).
Repeat Steps 10 and 11 for second, third, and fourth
octets.

Choose Subnet
Mask. Press (check
mark).

Enter first octet of Subnet Mask using Up and Down
buttons.

Press (check mark).
Repeat Steps 13 and 14 for second, third, and fourth
octets.

Choose Default
Gateway. Press (check
mark).

Enter first octet of Default Gateway using
Up and Down
buttons.

Press (check mark).
Repeat Steps 16 and 17 for second, third, and fourth
octets.

If needed, select the Idle Timeout and Syslog
Server using the same pattern.

When finished configuring, use the Left Arrow to return to the main menu.

HP LaserJet 4000, 4050, 4100, 4500, 4550, 5Si,
5SiMX, 5000, 5100, 8500, 8550, 8000, 8150 printers, HP 2500c
Professional series, HP Business Inkjet 2200, 2250, and 2600
printers

To configure TCP/IP parameters from the
control panel, use the following instructions:

Press the MENU
button until HP MIO 1 (or 2), or HP EIO 1 (or 2) appears.

Press the ITEM
button until CFG NETWORK = NO
appears.

Press the PLUS or
VALUE button until CFG NETWORK = YES appears.

NOTE: The CFG NETWORK = XXX (XXX
being YES or NO) is a toggle, not a permanent setting. Changing
it to YES allows the settings to be changed at that time.
It will appear as CFG NETWORK = NO each time this menu is
accessed.

Press SELECT or
RESUME.

Press ITEM
repeatedly until CFG TCP/IP = NO
appears.

Press the PLUS or
VALUE button until CFG TCP/IP = YES appears.

NOTE: The CFG TCP/IP = XXX (XXX
being YES or NO) is a toggle, not a permanent setting. Changing
it to YES allows the settings to be changed at that time.
It will appear as CFG TCP/IP = NO each time this menu is
accessed.

Press SELECT or
RESUME.

Press the ITEM
repeatedly until BOOTP = YES*
appears.

Press the PLUS or
VALUE button until BOOTP = NO appears.

NOTE: When using BootP or DHCP, keep
the setting BOOTP = YES *. The BootP or DHCP server will
configure the TCP/IP parameters on the HP Jetdirect. No other
TCP/IP configuring is necessary.

Press SELECT or
RESUME.

The following two steps apply to the HP
Jetdirect 610n cards only:

DHCP=YES appears.

Press the PLUS or VALUE
button until DHCP = NO appears.

NOTE: When using DHCP, keep the
setting DHCP = YES *. The DHCP server will configure the
TCP/IP parameters on the HP Jetdirect. No other TCP/IP
configuring is necessary.

Press SELECT or
RESUME.

Press ITEM until
IP BYTE 1 = (value*) appears.

Press the PLUS or
VALUE button, until the desired value of
the first byte of the IP address appears. By pressing and holding
the PLUS or VALUE button, the value will scroll rapidly
(HP LaserJet 4000, 5000, and 8000 printers have a MINUS button to
decrease the value).

Press SELECT or
RESUME to save the value.

Press ITEM to
continue. Repeat Steps 11-13 to configure the remaining bytes of
the IP address.

Repeat Steps 11-13 to configure the subnet
mask bytes (SM BYTE 1=), syslog server IP address (LG BYTE 1=),
default gateway (GW BYTE 1=), and timeout (TIMEOUT=).

Press ONLINE, GO or MENU. Print a self-test page to verify the IP
settings.

If the test page does not show the correct
settings, power cycle the printer and reprint the test
page.

HP Officejet D series and Officejet 7100
series

Press MENU, then
8. The display will read: Network Setup, followed by the Jetdirect menu.

When the Jetdirect
menuappears, press ENTER.

The display will read: Cfg network: 1=yes
2=no. Press 1.

The display will read: IPX on/off. Press
ENTER.

The display will read: DLC/LLC on/off. Press ENTER.

The display will read: TCP/IP on/off. This is on by default.

The display will read: Atalk on/off. Press ENTER.

The display will read: Config TCP/IP: 1=yes, 2=no Select one of the
following:

To configure TCP/IP, Press
1.

If you do not wish to
configure TCP/IP, Press 2. Then go to Step 15.

The display will read: BOOTP on/off. Press the RIGHT ARROW to select OFF Press ENTER.

The display will read: DHCP on/off. Press the RIGHT ARROW to select OFFPress ENTER.

The display will read: IP:0.0.0.0 or the current IP address. If this
is not a valid IP address for the network or the IP address needs
to be changed go to Step 12.

Enter the IP address using the keypad, then
press ENTER. The LEFT
ARROW keys allow you to go back and delete the previous
entry. The RIGHT ARROW allows you to go
forward to make the next entry.

The display will read: Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0 or the current Subnet
Mask. If this is not a valid Subnet Mask, go to Step 14.

Enter the Subnet Mask using the keypad, then
press ENTER. The LEFT
ARROW keys allow you to go back and delete the previous
entry. The RIGHT ARROW allows you to go
forward to make the next entry.

The display will read: Default Gateway 0.0.0.0 or the current default
gateway. If this is not a valid Default Gateway, then go to Step
16.

Enter your Default Gateway value using the
keypad, then press ENTER. The LEFT ARROW key allows you to go back and
delete the previous entry. The RIGHT
ARROW allows you to go forward to make the next
entry.

The display will read: Syslog: 0.0.0.0 or the current Syslog server.
If there is no Syslog server on the network, then press ENTER. If there is a Syslog server on the
network, then go to Step 18.

Enter the Syslog server using the keypad,
then press ENTER. The LEFT ARROW keys allow you to go back and
delete the previous entry. The RIGHT
ARROW key you to go forward to make the next entry.

The display will read: Timeout 270 or the current idle timeout. If
the Timeout does not need to be changed, then press ENTER. If the Timeout does need to be changed,
then go to Step 20.

Enter the Timeout value using the keypad,
then press ENTER. The LEFT ARROW keys allow you to go back and
delete the previous entry. The RIGHT
ARROW allows you to go forward to make the next
entry.

The display will read: Cfg link 1=yes, 2=no

If the link speed does not
need to be changed, then select 2 and press ENTER.

If the link speed does need
to be changed, then continue to Step 22.

To configure the 10/100 Link speed, Press
1. The following options will appear:

AUTO

10T HALF

10T FULL

100TX HALF

100TX FULL

Press the RIGHT
ARROW to select the correct setting for your network, then
press ENTER.

The display will read: Settings saved 1=yes, 2=no.

To save settings select 1, then press ENTER.

If you do not wish to save settings select
2, then press ENTER.

The configuration is complete.

Print another configuration page from the
print server and confirm the settings by pressing the test button located on the Jetdirect 200x
module.

HP LaserJet 4, 4 Plus, 4V, 4Si, and 5 series
and HP Color LaserJet printers

To configure TCP/IP parameters from the
control panel, use the following instructions:

Press MENU, repeatedly, until one of the
following messages appears on the control panel:

HP LaserJet printer
type

Control panel
message

HP LaserJet 4 and 4m printers:

AUX IO MENU

HP LaserJet 4 Plus, 4m Plus, 4v, 4mv:

MIO MENU

HP LaserJet 5/5n/5m and the original
Color LaserJet:

HP MIO MENU

HP LaserJet 4Si/4Si MX:

MIO MENU 1 or MIO MENU 2

Press ITEM. CFG NETWORK=NO* will appear.

Press the PLUS
button once. CFG NETWORK=YES* will
appear.

Press ENTER or
SELECT.

Press ITEM
repeatedly until CFG TCP/IP=NO*
appears.

Press the PLUS
button. CFG TCP/IP=YES* will
appear.

Press ENTER or
SELECT.

Press ITEM until
BOOTP=YES* appears.

Press the PLUS
button. BOOTP=NO will appear.

When using BootP or DHCP,
keep the setting BOOTP=YES*.

The BootP or DHCP server
will configure the TCP/IP parameters on the HP Jetdirect.

No other TCP/IP configuring
is necessary.

Press ENTER or
SELECT.

Press ITEM. IP
BYTE 1 = (value) will appear.

Press the PLUS
button until the value of the first byte of the IP address appears
on the control-panel display. By pressing SHIFT and the PLUS
button, the value will decrease.

Press ENTER or
SELECT.

Press ITEM to
continue. Repeat Steps 11-13 to configure the remaining bytes of
the IP address.

Repeat Steps 11-13 to configure the subnet
mask bytes (SM BYTE 1=), syslog server IP address (LG BYTE 1=),
default gateway (GW BYTE 1=), and timeout (TIMEOUT=).

Press ONLINE.
Print a self-test page to verify the IP settings.

If the test page does not show the correct
settings, power cycle the printer and reprint the test
page.

HP LaserJet IIISi printer

To configure TCP/IP parameters from the
control panel, use the following instructions:

Hold down the MENU
button, until PCL Config MENU or PS Config MENU briefly appears on the control
panel followed by SYS=HP-PCL* or SYS=POSTSCRIPT*.

Press MENU until
CFG NETWORK = NO* appears.

Press the PLUS
button. CFG NETWORK = YES
appears.

Press ENTER.

Press MENU until
CFG TCP/IP=NO* appears.

Press the PLUS
button. CFG TCP/IP = YES will
appear.

Press ENTER.

Press MENU.
BOOTP=YES will appear.

Press the PLUS
button. BOOTP = NO appears (When using
BootP or DHCP, keep the setting BOOTP = YES
*. The BootP or DHCP server will configure the TCP/IP
parameters on the HP Jetdirect. No other TCP/IP configuring is
necessary).

Press ENTER.

Press MENU. IP
BYTE 1 = (value) appears.

Press the PLUS or
MINUS button until the desired value of
the first byte of the IP address appears on the control panel
display.

Press ENTER.

Press MENU to
continue. Repeat Steps 11 - 13 to configure the remaining bytes of
the IP address.

Repeat Steps 11 - 13 to configure the subnet
mask bytes (SM BYTE 1=), syslog server IP address (LG BYTE 1=),
default gateway (GW BYTE 1=), and timeout (TIMEOUT=).

Press the ONLINE
button. Print a self-test page to verify the IP settings.

If the test page does not show the correct
settings, power cycle the printer and reprint the test
page.

HP LaserJet II and III series printers

HP LaserJet II and III series printers do not
have a control panel menu for configuring a HP Jetdirect print
server. BootP must be used to assign TCP/IP addresses to these print
servers.

HP Jetdirect software and firmware
solutions

Click
here for links to download HP software solutions.
(http://h20015.www2.hp.com/nav/sitedirector?pageType=doc&td=networking&docName=bpj07126&lc=en)

Click
here to download HP Download Manager software to upgrade the
Jetdirect firmware. (http://www.hp.com/go/dlm_sw)

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