HP LaserJet P2055dn: Gigabit monochrome printing with automatic duplex review

Wired office printing with real automatic duplex

The HP LaserJet P2055dn is an earlier monochrome print-only laser for a compatible wired network or USB computer. Its useful combination is included Gigabit Ethernet, automatic two-sided printing and 300 ordinary input sheets. It does not include wireless networking, document capture or the larger x model's extra 500-sheet feeder.

HP's exact US product page identifies CE459A#ABA and explicitly says discontinued. The configuration assessed here uses documented 110–127-volt, 60-Hz power. HP also lists a separate 220–240-volt, 50-Hz regional version, while the original guide warns not to convert operating voltages. Inspect the actual older printer's label.

Its n suffix matters. The original comparison adds Gigabit Ethernet and 128MB included memory to the d model's USB and duplex hardware. A conflicting older selection guide describes only 10/100 and even mentions a telephone port; the actual original interface and model table control this assessment.

Make a working network queue, not just a cable connection

The original network procedure connects the printer directly to the network before power-on, waits for initialization and prints a configuration page. Confirm that it contains an IP address before running the compatible computer installer, then use that address or the installer's network search. A real printer driver remains part of the arrangement.

The original guide documents IPv4 and IPv6, with automatic or manual address configuration. Its embedded web server exposes network settings through the actual printer address. Changes should follow the network administrator's arrangement; a wrong link-speed setting can interrupt communication.

This wired interface does not create a wireless radio. HP lists wireless print servers as additional hardware, which is excluded from the normal configuration here. The documented Bonjour/mDNS entry is discovery support, not proof of AirPrint. AirPrint, Mopria and PIN-held printing remain unconfirmed.

USB 2.0 computer printing is a separate supported route. The original guide specifies a suitable A-to-B cable no longer than two metres. Verify the installed driver's actual support for the intended operating system; a historical software list is not a guarantee for every present computer.

Set the paper-width lever for the automatic duplexer

The original size table positively checks Letter, Legal and A4 in both included feeds and the duplexer. At the rear duplex-access area, push the blue width lever in for Letter or Legal, or pull it out for A4. That physical setting belongs alongside the actual driver paper size.

Then select automatic two-sided printing with the appropriate binding edge. The original Windows Finishing options distinguish the flip-up setting for top binding; the Mac Layout routine provides long-edge or short-edge binding. For supported ordinary documents, the mechanism handles the reverse side without manually moving the first-side stack.

Preprinted stock loads face up, top edge leading, in tray 1. The cassette loads face down with the top at the front. Those documented positions apply to both simplex and automatic duplex. This is an ordinary-paper routine, not a claim that envelopes or every heavy stock can use automatic duplex.

Included capacity and envelope handling are separate numbers

The multipurpose feed holds 50 sheets and the main cassette 250, rated at 75-g/m² ordinary paper. Because Letter, Legal and A4 each have positive checks in both feeds, the documented included capacity is 300 ordinary sheets for each of those sizes.

The optional CE464A 500-sheet feeder would raise the total to 800, but it is not part of this dn package. An expansion headline cannot satisfy a requirement for 800 sheets included. Adjust the real guides and straighten the paper stack when replenishing either ordinary feed.

Envelopes belong in tray 1 only, up to ten supported envelopes, face up with the short postage edge leading. Select the real size and Envelope type in the driver. The rear straight-through output is a separate special-media path that needs access space. The 300-sheet ordinary-paper figure is not an envelope capacity.

This print-only architecture has no scanner, flatbed, document feeder, standalone copy or fax. A network socket and paper tray cannot satisfy an essential document-capture requirement.

Workload, supplies and operating access

The maker's maximum is 35 one-sided Letter pages per minute, separately 33 A4. Quiet mode slows output. These figures are not measurements made here or promises of duplex throughput. HP recommends 750–3,000 pages per month, distinct from the 50,000-page maximum duty declaration in its original US guide.

Current exact HP cartridge mappings support 05A CE505A at approximately 2,300 black pages and 05X CE505X at approximately 6,500 under ISO/IEC 19752. A used machine's remaining cartridge is unknown. No current price or cost per page is calculated.

The original exact dn body row is 14.2 inches wide, 14.5 deep and 10.6 high, with 23.4lb product weight. Fully opened depth is larger; paper, output, rear-access, cable and cartridge clearance still matter. Choose the P2055dn for a prepared wired monochrome queue needing automatic duplex. Essential mobile printing or paper capture needs separate positive support.