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Question
How do I upgrade the print server
firmware for my printer?
What do I do if the IP address of my
printer is being changed by my
network?
How do I reconfigure my PC printer
driver to connect to a different printer
or different IP address?
How can I verify/change the IP address
where my installed printer driver is
expecting to find my printer?
How do I configure my printer's IP
settings?
How do I choose a static IP address for
my printer?
What do the LEDs by the Ethernet
connection on the back of the printer
indicate?
How do I print a test page from
Windows to verify the Ethernet
configuration of the printer and printer
driver?
PLT-02931, A.4
Answer
Since the print server is integrated into the main print firmware on the printer, there is not a
separate firmware upgrade for the printer server.
Therefore, the upgrades are done with the main printer firmware.
Do one of the following:
Contact your network administrator. Ask that your current IP address be reserved or ask that
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they provide a specific IP address that you can use to configure the Ethernet interface.
Choose an IP address that you know is not used by any other PC, server or network device.
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Use those settings to configure your printer with static network settings.
Do not do this unless you know that these settings are always available.
Choose Local printer... unless a shared network printer is to be installed on a print server. Use
the Windows Add Printer Wizard to create a printer instance to communicate to the printer at
the new IP address. If the printer port is not listed as an existing port then a new Card Printer
TCP/IP Port must be created and configured to communicate to the printer at the proper IP
address. See the appropriate Windows documentation for additional help.
This varies by the level of Microsoft Windows you are running. In general,
1. Open the Settings > Devices > HDP6600 Card Printer > Manage > Printer Properties.
2. From the Ports tab, select Configure Port. The Host Name indicates the IP address of the
connected printer.
3. If this does not match your printer's IP address, you can change it from this window.
4. Enter the correct IP address.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click Close.
Do one of the following:
By default, the printer is configured for dynamic IP address assignment. That is, it will try to
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get its IP address and other settings from your network. If it is given valid network settings, it
use s those.
You can choose to configure the printer, using a static IP address and network settings.
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Use the Network Settings page if you know the current IP address.
The printer also allows you to save the current network settings as static settings using the
printer display menu (Network Settings > TCP/IP ), and then switch DHCP (dynamic IP address
selection) to DISABLED.
You can save static addresses. However, they are not used until you reconfigure the printer to
use those static addresses and reboot the printer.
The green LED indicates a valid Ethernet connection.
The amber LED indicates network activity.
This varies by the level of Microsoft Windows you are running. In general,
1. Open the Windows Settings page.
2. Select Settings > Devices > HDP6600 Card Printer > Manage > Printer Properties.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Ensure that the printing preferences are set correctly for the ribbon installed in your
printer. Then select Print Test Page.
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