Using HP Web Jetadmin to upgrade the firmware
This procedure requires that you install HP Web Jetadmin Version 7.0 or later on the computer. See
Using HP Web Jetadmin software. Complete the following steps to update a single device through
HP Web Jetadmin after downloading the .RFU file from the HP Web site.
1 Start HP Web Jetadmin.
2 Open the Device Management folder in the drop-down list in the Navigation panel. Navigate to
the Device Lists folder.
3 Expand the Device Lists folder and select All Devices. Locate the MFP in the list of devices,
and then click to select it.
If you need to upgrade the firmware for multiple HP LaserJet 4345mfps, select all of them by
pressing the Ctrl key as you click the name of each MFP.
4 Locate the drop-down box for Device Tools in the upper-right corner of the window. Select
Update Printer Firmware from the action list.
5 If the name of the .RFU file is not listed in the All Available Images box, click Browse in the
Upload New Firmware Image dialog box and navigate to the location of the .RFU file that you
downloaded from the Web at the start of this procedure. If the filename is listed, select it.
6 Click Upload to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web Jetadmin server. After
the upload is complete, the browser window refreshes.
7 Select the .RFU file from the Printer Firmware Update drop-down menu.
8 Click Update Firmware. HP Web Jetadmin sends the selected .RFU file to the MFP. The control
panel shows messages that indicate the progress of the upgrade. At the end of the upgrade
process, the control panel shows the Ready message.
Using MS-DOS commands to upgrade the firmware
To update the firmware by using a network connection, follow these instructions.
1
From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type the following: copy /B <FILENAME>
\\<COMPUTERNAME>\<SHARENAME>, where <FILENAME> is the name of the .RFU file
(including the path), <COMPUTERNAME> is the name of the computer from which the MFP is
being shared, and <SHARENAME> is the MFP share name. For example: C:\>copy /b C:
\9200fW.RFU \\YOUR_SERVER\YOUR_COMPUTER.
NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path
in quotation marks. For example, type: C:\>copy /b "C:\MY DOCUMENTS
\3500FW.RFU" \\YOUR_SERVER\YOUR_COMPUTER.
2 Press Enter on the keyboard. The control panel shows a message that indicates the progress of
the firmware upgrade. At the end of the upgrade process, the control panel shows the Ready
message . The message 1 file(s) copied appears on the computer screen.
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