HP regularly releases firmware updates for your LaserJet printer. This video shows you
how to update your LaserJet printer so it will have the most up-to-date functionality.
Your printer must be installed on the computer you are going to use to update the printer's
firmware. You must also be able to print to your LaserJet printer from the same computer.
First, you must check the firmware currently installed on the printer to determine if it
needs to be updated. To do this, print out a configuration page.
From the printer's control panel, press the right arrow button to select Reports.
Press OK.
Press the right arrow again to select Config report.
Press OK.
The configuration page prints.
Next, go to HP's website to see if there is updated firmware for your printer.
On your computer, open the web browser of your choice.
Type www.hp.com/support into the browser's address bar and then press Enter on your keyboard.
From the HP support page, click where you live on the map.
Select the country where you live and your language from the list shown.
Click on Drivers & Downloads.
Click on the "Enter product name or number" text box.
Type LaserJet Pro M1212nf and press Enter on your keyboard or click Go on the page.
From the selection list, click on your printer.
Click the dropdown list and click to select your operating system. Then click Next.
Click the plus sign next to Firmware to view the latest firmware version available for
your printer.
Using the Configuration page you printed, find the Firmware Datecode.
Compare this datecode to the version number listed on the HP support page. If the firmware
datecode on the configuration page is the same as the firmware version number on the
HP support page, your printer is up-to-date and you do not need to continue. If the firmware
datecode is different on the configuration page than the version on the HP support page,
continue to the next step.
If your printer's firmware version is different from what is listed on HP's website, you
need to download the updated firmware and install it on your printer.
From the HP support page, click Download next to HP LaserJet Firmware Update Utility.
Depending on your web browser, a prompt might open asking what you want to do with the file.
If you click Run, the file will download to a temporary folder and then run once the file
is downloaded.
If you click Save, the file will be downloaded to a folder you specify on your computer.
After it is saved, you can run the program any time you choose. In this video, we will
click Save.
Browse to the location where you want to save the file. Make sure you save the file somewhere
easy to remember so you can install it later. We saved the file to the Desktop.
The computer downloads the file to the folder you selected.
To find the file you just downloaded, click the Open Folder button if you used Internet
Explorer. If you used a different web browser, you will need to browse to the folder or location
where you saved the file.
Double-click the file to launch the HP Firmware Update Utility.
After the utility has extracted, click on the dropdown next to Select Printer to Update.
Select the HP LaserJet Professional M1212nf MFP.
Click the Send Firmware button to transfer the updated firmware to the printer. Do not
turn off your printer during the update, this can damage the printer.
If prompted, click OK.
When the update is complete, you will see a smiley face on the page. Click Exit.
Check the display on the printer to ensure that it is in a ready state and it is not
still being programmed.
Your firmware is now up-to-date and you can resume printing as normal.
You can find additional helpful videos at hp.com/supportvideos and on our YouTube channel,
youtube.com/hpprintersupport.