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
Please click on a title to view a document.
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?

The
Network Basics
Tutorial
This tutorial tells you about:
●Networks
●Network Printing
●Installing a Network Printer
Click the button to continue.

Section 1:
Networks
Click the button to continue.

NETWORKS
What you want . . .
. . . is for all your computers to be able to:
●Communicate -- send and receive e-
mail, and participate in conferences
●Share information -- transfer files
among systems, and get information
from central databases
●Share resources -- use shared
printers, scanners, and servers

NETWORKS
The problem is . . .
. . . standalone computers have no way to talk to
each other, so attempts at communication fail.

NETWORKS
The solution: a local area
network
A local area network (or LAN) provides wiring
that ties the computers together and allows
them to communicate. (The most common type
of local area network may also be referred to as
an Ethernet LAN or an Ethernet.)
A typical LAN uses twisted-pair wiring (similar
to telephone wiring) to connect each computer
to a central hub. The hub transmits network
communications between computers.
For details on LAN wiring, click here:

NETWORKS
DETAIL
Wiring: twisted-pair
The most common wiring used for LANs is
twisted-pair wiring, similar to the wiring used
for telephones. This wiring connects the
computers or other network devices to a central
hub. The use of telephone-type wiring makes it
easy for the persons who administer your
telephone wiring to administer the network
wiring as well.
RJ-45 connectors are used to connect the
twisted-pair wiring to the computer and to the
hub. The wire for a network can be graded in a
number of categories; Category 5 wiring is the
most popular grade. Category 5 wiring has
superior electrical characteristics, and we
strongly recommend it for all twisted-pair
networking applications. The wire grade is
usually marked on the cable jacket.
The equipment for a twisted-pair LAN
commonly operates at a data rate of either 10
Mbps (megabits per second) or 100 Mbps.
Category 5 wiring is required for 100-Mbps
operation. A 10-Mbps LAN can run on either
Category 3 or Category 5 wiring (though we
strongly recommend Category 5). At either data
rate, cables may extend up to 100 meters (328
feet) from the hub to the computer.
A twisted-pair network running at 10 Mbps is
called a type 10Base-T network. A twisted-pair
network running at 100 Mbps is called a type
100Base-T network.

NETWORKS
DETAIL
Wiring: thin coax
An alternative to twisted-pair wiring is thin
coaxial cabling, often called thin coax. This
cabling is known as RG-58A or RG-58U cable,
and has an impedance of 50 ohms. (It looks
similar to the 75-ohm thin coaxial cable used in
television installations, but the television cable
will not work in a network.)
The connectors used with thin coax are BNC
connectors. The cable is a continuous cable, up
to 185 meters (606 feet) long, made up of
shorter segments with BNC connectors at each
end. It connects to computers and other devices
along its length using BNC "T" connectors, and
there is a 50-ohm terminator at each end of the
cable. This cabling scheme does not use a hub.
A thin coaxial LAN operates at a data rate of 10
mbps (megabits per second), and is known as a
type 10Base2 network.

NETWORKS
DETAIL
Computer connections
For twisted-pair LANs: A desktop computer
connects to a twisted-pair LAN through a
network interface card (NIC) that resides in a
slot in the computer, or through a similar
interface built in to the computer itself. The RJ-
45 plug of the network cable plugs into an RJ-45
jack on the card or in the computer. A portable
computer may have a built-in connection using
an RJ-45 jack, or it may use a PC card that
inserts into a PC card slot in the computer.
(Some PC cards take up two slots and have room
for an RJ-45 jack that is integral with the card;
others take up only a single slot but require a
short cable that provides the RJ-45 jack.)
For thin coaxial LANs: A desktop computer
typically connects to a thin coaxial LAN through
a network interface card (NIC) ; built-in BNC
connections are uncommon. Portable computers
connecting to thin coaxial LANs use a PC card
with a short cable that provides a BNC
connection. In all cases, the LAN cable connects
to the computer through a BNC "T" connector.
Hidden network cables and equipment:
In many network installations, the hubs are kept
in equipment closets and the cables are hidden
in the walls. In these installations, wall outlets
with RJ-45 jacks are the only visible components
of the network wiring. For such a network, you
use a short length of network cable to connect
from the computer to the wall jack.

NETWORKS
L is for Local
The "local" in "local area network" means that
the network is in a single location. A LAN can be
small enough to serve a home office or a small
business, or it can be large enough to serve a
school, a hospital, or a substantial business or
public office. It can cover several buildings, as
long as they can all be connected into a single
network. Several types of LAN equipment are
available to expand a LAN beyond the
workgroup-sized unit typically served by a single
hub.
Note that the definition of a local area network
does not include broader networks such as the
Internet or a corporate network with locations in
many cities or countries. These broader
networks are often called WANs, or wide area
networks. It is possible for a LAN to connect to
such a network through a gateway -- a device
that connects different types of networks. The
gateway can be a separate piece of equipment, or
it can include the LAN hub. (This latter type of
gateway is becoming increasingly common for
Internet connections, particularly for high-speed
DSL connections.)
Though wireless networking is becoming
increasingly popular, most wireless equipment
still connects to a wired LAN. In a typical case, a
portable computer may have a wireless LAN
card. When the computer comes within range of
a wireless gateway, it connects through the
gateway to the wired LAN, and to all the
computers and other resources on that LAN.

NETWORKS
Addresses
Each device on the network has a unique
address. This allows you to communicate with a
specific computer (or other device, such as a
printer). That way, your e-mail doesn't go to
everybody, and your print job doesn't get
printed simultaneously on all printers on the
network.
There are several addressing schemes for
networks. Of these, the most popular is that of
the Internet Protocol (IP). In addition to being
used on the Internet, IP addressing can also be
used for standalone networks that don't connect
to the Internet. The network addresses shown in
the illustration are sample IP addresses.
Other network addressing schemes you may
encounter include IPX (used with Novell
NetWare networks), DLC, and AppleTalk. In this
tutorial, we limit our discussion of network
addressing to IP addressing, as it is the most
popular.
The number of possible IP addresses is huge. So
is the number of Internet users, and the
possibility of conflicts is a real one. If you use IP
addresses on your LAN and that LAN connects
to the Internet, you must be careful to use
addresses that have come from a reliable source,
such as your Internet service provider (ISP).