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Resetting to factory-default settings, Performing a cold reset (to factory defaults) – HP Jetdirect 175x Print Server series User Manual

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1. Open your browser and enter the print server’s current IP address as the URL. (You may

need to precede it with

http://

). If you don’t know the current IP address, find it by

printing a configuration page

.

2. Click on the

Networking

tab in the page that then appears in the browser.

3. On the

Networking

page, make sure that

TCP/IP

is selected.

4. Set the

IP Configuration Method

to

Manual

.

5. Enter the new IP address the the

IP Address

box.

6. Since you will lose your connection to the embedded web server when you change the

address, you can re-establish the connection by entering the new IP address in your
browser’s URL field.

If you are moving the print server to another IP network:

1. First, do one of the following:

Change the IP address to one usable on the new network: (

How to set the IP

address

.) Verify the

Subnet Mask

and

Default Gateway

are usable with the new

network, or fix them.

Erase the current IP address and configure another address after you are
installed on the new network. (

How to set the IP address

.) Verify the

Subnet

Mask

and

Default Gateway

are usable with the new address, or fix them.

2. Then

reset the print server to factory defaults.

3. Finally, do one of the following:

If the print server was configured using BOOTP or DHCP, edit the appropriate
system files with updated settings. If the current BOOTP server is not reachable,
you may need to locate and configure a different BOOTP server.

If the IP address and other parameters were manually set, then manually
reconfigure them. (

How to set the IP address

.) Verify the

Subnet Mask

and

Default Gateway

.

Performing a cold reset (to factory defaults):

Once you configure the print server, the configuration settings are retained in memory unless you
manually reset them to factory defaults, as follows:

1. Unplug the power module from the back of the print server.

2. While holding down the test button

on the back of the print server, plug the power module

back into the print server and continue to hold down the test button

button for about five

seconds. Any user-configured settings will be erased.

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