User's Manual

Firmware Repository and Qualifying Firmware
The Firmware Repository can be accessed from the navigation pane under Firmware (
Firmware Repository
on page 196). HP Jetdirect and printer firmware images exist on www.hp.com and can be accessed in two
ways:
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HP Web Jetadmin can contact
www.hp.com and display available images to users (using the Get Images
feature). The images can then be imported to the client using the Import feature.
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Image files can be manually obtained and imported to HP Web Jetadmin by the user.
In both cases, the goal is to get the desired image(s) onto HP Web Jetadmin so that they can be used for
updating.
Qualify Feature
Images that are imported into HP Web Jetadmin can be marked as Qualified. This allows administrative
control over firmware images as they are downloaded from the Web.
Users assigned to Roles having Upgrade Device permission enabled, but who do not have Manage
Repository enabled are able to upgrade only with firmware images that are qualified (those marked as Yes in
the Qualified column). Images that are not qualified, will not appear in the list.
Administrators assigned to Roles having Manage Repository enabled, have the ability to see non-qualified
images (those marked as No) and qualified images (those marked as Yes). These administrators can use
upgrade devices with this firmware for test and qualification purposes. Once the firmware is qualified, these
same administrators can use the Edit Properties feature in the Firmware Repository to mark the firmware
as qualified. This action allows other users to begin performing upgrades with tested/qualified firmware.
Finding Images
HP Jetdirect firmware can be obtained through
www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin_firmware. HP Printer firmware
images can be obtained by visiting the device specific Software and Drivers Downloads pages at
www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin_software. Devices that have firmware update capability will offer a self
extracting executable. The file required for HP Jetdirect printer firmware updates has an rfu extension. This
file can be extracted and then imported into HP Jetdirect by using Import.
Task Modules for Firmware
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Firmware - Current Tasks and Common Tasks Task Modules
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Firmware - Active Tasks Task Module
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Firmware - Scheduled Tasks Task Module
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Firmware - Device Summary Task Module
The following task modules can be displayed or hidden in Firmware.
Firmware - Current Tasks and Common Tasks Task Modules
The Firmware - Current Tasks task module can be displayed on the Firmware page and includes the
following tasks:
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Upgrade Firmware on page 194
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View the Firmware Repository on page 196
The Firmware - Current Tasks task module can be displayed in other areas of HP Web Jetadmin; in the other
areas it is Firmware - Common Tasks.
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