# Printronix: Updating Firmware

# Printronix: Update Firmware via Webpage

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To use this upgrade method, your printer </span>****must be connected to your network****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. If a network connection is unavailable, </span>[****update the firmware via a USB flash drive****](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers/page/printronix-updating-firmware-via-flash-drive).</p>

#### Requirements:

- A device with a web browser, on the same network (LAN) as your printer
    - This device must be able to download and upload files.
- An RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect your printer to the network (unless you have a Wi-Fi enabled printer)

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### Step 1: Download the latest firmware file

Choose the appropriate file for your printer model:

- [T800 firmware (T820, T830)](https://dl.simplerfid.dev/T800%201.52E%20P302271.prg)
- [T4000 firmware (T4204)](https://dl.simplerfid.dev/T4000%20V1.46H.prg)
- [T6000e firmware (T6304, T6604)](https://dl.simplerfid.dev/T6000e%20V1.42E.prg)

### Step 2: Connect the printer to your network

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure </span>****all****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>****USB cables**** are disconnected from the printer before continuing.</p>

Using an Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors, or Wi-Fi on supported models, connect the printer to your network.

![RJ-45.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/I4urj-45.png)

When the printer is connected to the network, you will see its IP address at the top-left of the screen:

[![Printronix IP address.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/printronix-ip-address.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/printronix-ip-address.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(If you don't see this screen, you may need to unpause the printer using the green pause button \[ </span>****I I****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> \].</span>

### Step 3: Navigate to the printer's web page

Type the printer’s IP address into a web browser. You can omit leading zeros in each octet:

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/1B9image.png)

You should be greeted with the printer's home page:

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/7Gwimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/7Gwimage.png)

<p class="callout info"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you see a page asking you to set a password, we recommend setting it to </span>****Print123!****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> to remain consistent with other guides.</span>  
If you set the password to something else, make sure you store the password somewhere it can be retrieved later.</p>

### Step 4: Capture the printer's current configuration

When you upgrade the firmware, the printer's current settings (including calibration, print intensity, vertical/horizontal shift, and more) will be lost. We will save the printer's current configuration to a file so we can restore it after the upgrade is complete.

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Printer****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> link at the top of the Configuration list.</span>

<p class="callout info"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You may be prompted for a username and password at this point. The username is </span>****root****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and the password is </span>****Print123!****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> or whatever you set it to in the previous step.</span>  
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If </span>****Print123!****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> doesn't work, try leaving the password field blank.</span></p>

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/Zs1image.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Configuration Management****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> link near the top of the page:</span>

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/hY5image.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Upload****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> button. This will download a file containing the printer's current configuration. Save this file; we'll use it later to restore the configuration.</span>

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/ameimage.png)

<p class="callout info"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you see a message like </span>****Insecure download blocked****, make sure to Keep the download.</p>

### Step 5: Perform the upgrade

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Configuration**** link at the top of the page:

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/scaled-1680-/t96image.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/t96image.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****System****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> link at the bottom of the Configuration list:</span>

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/D2Limage.png)

<p class="callout info"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You may be prompted for a username and password at this point. The username is </span>****root****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> and the password is </span>****Print123!****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> or whatever you set it to in the previous step.</span>  
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If </span>****Print123!****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> doesn't work, try leaving the password field blank.</span></p>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Next, click the </span>****Upgrade**** button in the System menu:

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/97Wimage.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click </span>****Choose File****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, then choose the </span>****.prg**** firmware file you downloaded earlier. After selecting the file, you'll see its name listed next to the button.

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/Tc9image.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Upgrade**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">button. You'll be asked to confirm the operation: click </span>****OK****.

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/QIMimage.png)

The firmware will now be downloaded to the printer. You should see a message on the printer stating that the Download is in progress:

[![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/ZNPimage.png)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/ZNPimage.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">When the printer has downloaded the firmware, the web page will prompt you to perform a restart. Click </span>****Yes****.

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/l8Limage.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">After a few minutes, the printer will reboot itself and apply the update. During this time, the web page will be unresponsive. After </span>****~2-3 minutes****, the upgrade will be complete.

### Step 6: Restore your previous printer config

Refresh the web page so you're back at the Configuration page.

<p class="callout info"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you see a page asking you to set a password, we recommend setting it to </span>****Print123!****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> to remain consistent with other guides.</span>  
If you set the password to something else, make sure you store the password somewhere it can be retrieved later.</p>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Printer****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> link at the top of the Configuration list.</span>

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/Zs1image.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Configuration Management****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> link near the top of the page:</span>

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/hY5image.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Choose file****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> button, and select the </span>****Printer.ptx****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> configuration file we created earlier. Then, click the </span>****Download**** button.

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/5gDimage.png)

You'll see a message confirming that the configuration has been downloaded:

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/IsJimage.png)

Wait for the page to be redirected, or refresh the page manually if it doesn't redirect within 15 seconds.

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click the </span>****Load**** link at the top of the list.

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/FBvimage.png)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Make sure </span>****1**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">is selected in the </span>****Load Config:**** <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">dropdown, then click </span>****Submit****.

![image.png](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/D86image.png)

Your printer is now fully updated and configured; you can close the web page and use your printer as normal.

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have some issues configuring the printer, you can manually configure it: </span>[Configuring Your Printronix Printer after a reset](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printer-set-up/page/configuring-your-printronix-printer-after-a-reset)</p>

# Printronix: Updating Firmware via Flash Drive

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This upgrade method will replace your printer's configuration with default values from Simple RFID, so you may need to adjust some settings after the upgrade to restore ideal print performance. If you'd like to preserve your current settings, </span>[****update the firmware via the webpage****](https://kb.simplerfid.com/books/printers/page/printronix-update-firmware-via-webpage)****.****</p>

<p class="callout danger">****Make sure there is no important data stored on the flash drive before using this method. Formatting the drive will erase ALL data stored!****</p>

### <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Requirements: </span>

- ****Flash Drive formatted with FAT32 and MBR partitioning****
- ****Printer set up with Power****

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### <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 1: Download the CCM Zip File </span>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Download the ZIP file from the link below which corresponds with your printer model: </span>

- ****T800 (T820, T830):**** [****T800 CCM 1.52E.zip****](https://dl.simplerfid.dev/T800%20CCM%201.52E.zip)
- ****T6000e (T6204e, T6304e, T6604e):**** [****T6000e CCM 1.42E.zip****](https://dl.simplerfid.dev/T6000e%20CCM%201.42E.zip)

### Step 2: Extract the file onto your Flash Drive

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">After downloading, open up file explorer to the file and Extract All from the zip file onto the Flash Drive. At this point the Flash Drive is ready. </span>*****(Video instructions of this process can be found at the top of this article).*****

### Step 3: Turn off the Printer

With the power cord still plugged in, switch the power off.

[![IMG_0155.jpg](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/img-0155.jpg)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/img-0155.jpg)

### Step 4: Plug the Flash Drive into your Printer

\- Plug the Flash Drive into your Printer.

[![IMG_0156.jpg](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/img-0156.jpg)](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/img-0156.jpg)

### Step 5: Power on and hold down the Up Arrow

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- While you flip the power switch on, hold down on the up arrow on the printer. Keep holding that down until you see </span>*****"Config Module Detected"*****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the printer screen. </span>

![IMG_0157.jpg](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/img-0157.jpg)### Step 6: Wait for the Printer to Reboot

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- At this point you will have to wait for the printer to process the files and upgrade. Wait until you see the printer reboot (the printer may reboot multiple times) and a screen that says </span>*****"Printer Config Installed"*****.

![IMG_0164 (1).jpeg](https://kb.simplerfid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/img-0164-1.jpeg)### <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 7: Unplug the Flash Drive and Turn off the Printer </span>

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">- Go ahead and turn off the printer and take the flash drive out. At this point the printer is configured and updated. Go ahead and plug in the rest of your connections and power on. </span>*****(Remember to Calibrate before printing again).*****

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The printer will be in </span>****Ethernet****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> mode after the upgrade. If you're using a USB connection, change the printer's Interface setting to </span>****USB****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Pause the printer &gt; Settings &gt; Host I/O &gt; Interface).</span></p>