HP LaserJet 8150 Series Printers - Software Technical Reference

Printer features

For UNIX systems: Any method that delivers the .RFU file to the printer will work,

including:

$ hpnpf -x <IP address> /home/rring/mb785..RFU

and

$ cp /home/rring/mb785..RFU /dev/parallel

where /home/rring/mb785..RFU contains the .RFU file.

For Macintosh systems: The .RFU file can be sent to the printer using the HP LaserJet

Utility to download as a file.

Using HP Web JetAdmin to download the firmware to the printer

This procedure requires that Web JetAdmin v. 6.1 or later be installed. The following

steps will upgrade a single printer through HP Web JetAdmin after downloading the .RFU

file from the HP Web site.

1. Start HP Web JetAdmin.

2. Enter the IP address or IP hostname of the printer in the Quick Device Find

field, and then click Go. The printer’s Status window appears.

3. Click the right arrow on the toolbar to display the Update button.

4. Click Update.

5. When prompted for the type of update to perform, select Update Printers and

click Continue.

6. Under Upload new firmware image:, click Browse to locate the .RFU file you

downloaded from the http://www.hp.com Web site.

7. Click Upload to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web JetAdmin

server.

8. Refresh the browser.

9. Select the .RFU file from the Select new firmware version: drop-down menu.

10. Click Update Firmware. HP Web JetAdmin sends the selected .RFU file to the

printer.

Also, HP Web JetAdmin 6.1 can be used to perform multiple or unattended installations.

1. Start HP Web JetAdmin.

2. Create a device group. A simple way to do this is to:

a. Select Devices from the 1. Choose: drop-down menu.

b. Select Device Model from the 2. Filter: drop-down menu.

c. Type 8150 in the 3. Criteria (Optional): field.

d. Click Go.

3. In the Device List, select the printers you want to include in the group and click

Create Group.

4. When prompted, type a name for the new device group and click OK.

5. Click Update.

6. When prompted for the type of update to perform, select Update Printers and

click Continue.

7. From the list of HP Devices, select the printers to be upgraded, or click Select

All.

8. Click Update to install the new printer firmware.