Excellent. I needed to set one of these up today that someone else had on their network and this worked perfectly.
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Browse All TopicsI just found a box of old HP Jetdirect 170x print servers. I am assuming that to configure them I need to plug a crossover (or straight through?) cable in to them, type an IP (what IP?) into a borwser and will be given a config page.
Does anyone knoe the basic rundown on what the info I need is or where I can find a manual teling me what the default IP is, what the default admin user/pass is, etc?
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by: hdhondtPosted on 2006-10-12 at 17:50:08ID: 17720548
Attach a PCL compatible printer, press the test button on the 170X and this should tell you what IP address the 170X currently has. If it has never been installed, then its default address is 192.0.0.192.
However, if it has been used on a real network then that address will almost certainly have been changed. You can get it back to the default address by doing a cold reset. Unplug the power cord, then hold down the TEST button for five to 30 seconds while plugging in the power cord.
The cable to use is a crossover if you are plugging the JetDirect directly into a PC, and a normal cable if using a hub/switch/router. You will need to make sure the PC has an IP address on the same subnet (192.0.0.x).
Manuals are here:
http://tinyurl.com/ykqlvt