Can anybody tell me the default IP settings for a networkable HP Color Laserjet 2550n? Ours has lost its allocated IP address and may have reset itself to the default settings. Or does anyone know how to print out a status page on one of these printers? On another thread it was suggested that you should press a small button on the network card, but this seems to be buried out of reach.
Any help appreciated!
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by: hdhondtPosted on 2006-02-23 at 13:49:29ID: 16033701
To print a configuration page, press the GO and CANCEL buttons simultaneously. The default IP address is set by a DHCP server. Unless your network runs DHCP, the printer will not have an address. If the config page shows 0.0.0.0 or 169.254.x.x that implies no DHCP server was found.
If the printer has been given a fixed address, but on a different subnet from your PC, you won't be able to talk to it. In that case, start by doing a cold reset, as follows:
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Press and hold (Go).
3. Turn the printer on and continue to hold (Go) for at least 10 seconds, but for fewer than 20 seconds.
After this the printer will again try to use DHCP. If you don't use DHCP, you can use the HP JetDirect utility to assign it a suitable address.