HP jetdirect 250m User manual

User's Guide
for HP Jetdirect 200m print server/Internet connector
and HP Jetdirect 250m print server/Internet connector
Contents:
1. Get started quickly with installing the printer and print server
2. Learn the basics of networking and network printing
3. General information about the print server
4. Install the print server
5. Configure and manage the print server
6. Troubleshoot the print server
7. Get support for the print server
8. Specifications and regulatory information for the print server
9. Limited warranty for the print server
10. Some useful tools and techniques
❍Tools
■Installer
■Embedded web server
❍Techniques
■Printing a configuration page
■Setting a new IP address
■Performing a cold reset (reset to factory defaults)

Get Started Quickly
This is essentially the same information as the installation instructions that appear on the HP
Jetdirect 200m/250m setup poster.
1. Set up the printer hardware.
Refer to your printer's documentation for detailed instructions.
Do not connect the printer to your computer with a USB or parallel cable.
If your printer's CD is available, keep it handy for use in step 3, below. You will use the
printer's CD instead of the HP Jetdirect CD — it has all the software you need for a complete
network installation.
When the printer is set up, return to this poster and continue with step 2.
2. Connect the print server.

Switch on the printer's power.
Plug in the print server. Push it into the printer's LIO slot until it clicks into place.
Plug in the network cable. Plug one end of the cable into your network device (a hub,
switch, or router — if your network cabling is hidden in the walls, your connection may be a
wall outlet). Plug the other end into the print server.
Check the lights. After a few seconds, the status light should be ON (solid green) and one of
the two link lights should be ON (solid green). If the lights on the print server are different
from this pattern, see the troubleshooting notes on the other side of this poster.

Wait two minutes for the print server to poll the network for available protocols and
services.
Print a configuration page by pushing the test button ( icon).
If the page does not print successfully, see the troubleshooting notes on the other side of this
poster.

3. Choose the installation CD and run the installer.
Windows:
Use the CD that came with your printer (instead of the HP Jetdirect CD) if it is
available. The printer's CD has all the software you need for a complete network installation.
Insert the printer's CD into your computer's CD drive. The CD should start automatically
and offer you a choice of buttons — click on the Install button and follow the instructions on
the screen. (If the CD does not start automatically, double-click on the SETUP program on
the CD.) When the installer finishes and you can print to the network printer, you have
completed the installation.
If the printer's CD is not available, insert the HP Jetdirect (print server) CD and run its

installer.
You will also need your printer's driver; if you don't have it, you can get it from the Web at
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/software.html.
MacOS:
Install the printer driver from the CD that came with the printer. If that CD is not
available, you can get the driver from the Web at
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/software.html.
If you need to print via the IP protocol, use the LaserJet utility on the HP Jetdirect (print
server) CD.
4. Set up other computers as needed.

For peer-to-peer printing (where each computer prints directly to the network printer),
run the installer (as in step 3) on each computer.
For client/server printing (where each computer sends print jobs through a network
server computer), you need run the installer only on the server, and set up the server for
printer sharing. Then each client computer must install the printer driver and connect to the
shared printer on the network server. (An easy way to do this is to use the Microsoft Windows
Point and Print function. See your operating system documentation for details on Point and
Print.)
For basic information on peer-to-peer and client/server printing, see the Network Basics
Tutorial on the HP Jetdirect CD.

Troubleshooting during
installation
If you encounter problems during installation, check these steps:
Test page does not print. Try these steps:
●Check that the print server is firmly seated in the printer's LIO
slot and that the status light is ON (solid or blinking green).
●If the printer has an LCD panel, correct any errors that are
displayed.
●If there is still a problem, call HP technical support.
Installer does not discover printer. Try these steps:
●Check that the print server is firmly seated in the printer's LIO
slot and that the status light is ON (solid green). Wait 2 minutes
for the print server to poll the network, then run the installer
again.
●Check that the network cable is securely connected to the print
server and that one of the link lights is ON (solid green). Wait 2
minutes for the print server to poll the network, then run the
installer again.
●Perform a cold reset: unplug the print server from the printer,
then plug it in while pressing the Test button. Wait 2 minutes for
the print server to poll the network, then run the installer again.
●If there is still a problem, follow the hardware troubleshooting
procedure (see next paragraph).
Other problems: Run the interactive hardware troubleshooter. Answer
the questions by clicking on the buttons. Click here for the troubleshooter.
What the Status light means:
OFF: not receiving power.
Green, ON solid: on and ready.
Green, blinking slowly: not ready or self-test
in progress
or no network connection (check link lights).

Green, blinking quickly: processing
configuration page.
Amber, blinking slowly: fault -- follow the
troubleshooting procedure.

Networking Basics
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The Network Basics Tutorial
A brief overview of:
●Networks
●Network Printing
●Installing a Network Printer
Tips on Getting Started
Answers to common questions:
●Which CD should I use?
●Where do I find the printer driver?
●When do I stop?