HP Officejet Pro 251dw Printer (CV136A)
Efficiently manage your printing environment—and your budget—with an HP ePrinter that delivers up to 50% lower cost per page than lasers and powerful manageability tools. Simplify office tasks with time-saving features and easy networking.
Printing in professional color at a lower cost per page than lasers; intelligently managing printer capabilities; improving office efficiency
Print for less and easily manage your office
Print professional-quality color with Original HP inks—for up to 50% lower cost per page than lasers. Easily integrate into your office. Centrally deploy updates and manage tasks with HP Web Jetadmin.Safeguard your print environment with the HP Imaging and Printing Security Center—no expertise necessary.Help protect your investment and extend capabilities as your needs grow with a portfolio of solutions.Count on time-saving features to ease office tasks
Connect and print—at the office or on the go.
Add this printer to your Ethernet or wireless network to easily share with your teammates. Print wirelessly, and share access with PCs, tablets, and mobile devices —even with no network or router. Print from your smartphone or tablet from virtually anywhere with HP ePrint. Print PDF files and images directly from memory devices, using the easy-access USB port—no computer required.Conserve resources without sacrificing performance
Use up to 50% less energy than lasers —set your printer for savings with Schedule On and Schedule Off. Save up to 50% on paper, using automatic two-sided printing.Use up to 50% less supplies and packaging by weight compared with color laser Reduce your impact—easily recycle your Original HP ink cartridges for free through HP Planet Partners.Functions
Power consumption
- 38.58 watts maximum,
- 0.13 watts (Manual-Off),
- 4.71 watts (Standby),
- 1.27 watts (Sleep)
Cable included
- No, please purchase (USB) cable separately
Software included
- HP Printer Software;
- HP Update;
- HP Officejet Pro 251dw Printer Help,
- Bing Bar for HP (includes HP Smart Print);
- Product Improvement Study for HP Officejet Pro 251dw Printer
Printer page yield
Average based on ISO/IEC 24711 or HP testing methodology and continuous printing. Actual yield varies considerably based on content of printed pages and other factors. Some ink from included cartridge is used to start up the printer. For details, see hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.
Resolution (black)
- Up to 1200 x 1200 optimized dpi on plain paper from 600 x 600 input dpi
Resolution (color)
- Up to 1200 x 1200 optimized dpi from 600x600 input dpi
Monthly duty cycle
- Up to 30,000 pages
Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output.
Print speed, black (draft)
- Up to 25 ppm
Print speed, color (draft)
- Up to 25 ppm
Either after first page or after first set of ISO test pages. For details see hp.com/go/printerclaims
Print speed, black (normal)
- Up to 20 ppm
Print speed, color (normal)
- Up to 15 ppm
Print speed, black (ISO, laser comparable)
- Up to 20 ppm
Print speed, color (ISO, laser comparable)
- Up to 15 ppm
Recommended monthly page volume
- 250 to 1500 pages
HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended warranty period.
Print Technology
- HP Thermal Inkjet
Display
- 4.3" CGD (color graphics), touchscreen
Processor speed
- 480 Mhz
Number of print cartridges
- 4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
Replacement cartridges
- HP 950 Black Officejet Ink Cartridge (~1000 pages);
- HP 951 Cyan Officejet Ink Cartridge (~700 pages);
- HP 951 Magenta Officejet Ink Cartridge (~700 pages);
- HP 951 Yellow Officejet Ink Cartridge (~700 pages);
- HP 950XL Black Officejet Ink Cartridge (~2300 pages);
- HP 951XL Cyan Officejet Ink Cartridge (~1500 pages);
- HP 951XL Magenta Officejet Ink Cartridge (~1500 pages);
- HP 951XL Yellow Officejet Ink Cartridge (~1500 pages)
Compatible ink types
- Pigment-based (black and color)
Print languages
- HP PCL5c,
- HP PCLXL (PCL6),
- native PDF,
- HP Postscript Level 3
Automatic paper sensor
- No
Paper trays, standard
- 1
Paper trays, maximum
- Up to 2
Mobile Printing Capability
- HP ePrint;
- Apple AirPrint™;
- Google Cloud Print 2.0;
- Mobile Apps
Connectivity, standard
- 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device;
- 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host;
- 1 Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX network;
- 802.11 b/g/n Station;
- 802.11 b/g Access Point
Connectivity, optional
- Support the following external Jetdirect servers; Print only: HP Jetdirect en1700 External Print Server (J7988G), HP Jetdirect en3700 Fast-Ethernet External Print Server for Network Capable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Peripherals (J7942G), HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11b/g wireless and Fast Ethernet external print server (USB 2.0, 10/100Base-TX, 802.11b/g) (J7951G), HP Jetdirect ew2500 802.11b/g Wireless Print Server (J8021A);
- Other supported accessories: Apple AirPort Express, Apple AirPort Extreme, Apple Airport TimeCapsule
Network ready
- Standard (built-in Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b/g/n)
Ports
- 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0;
- 1 Host USB;
- 1 Ethernet;
- 1 WiFi 802.11b/g/n
Security management
- SSL/TLS (HTTPS), IPP over TLS;
- WPA2-Enterprise;
- 802.1x wireless authentication (EAP-TLS, LEAP, and PEAP);
- Pre-Shared Key Authentication for Wireless (PSK);
- Device firewall configuration;
- Control panel lock;
- Password protect EWS;
- Unused protocol and service disablement;
- Syslog;
- Certificate support;
- Signed firmware;
- Administrator settings;
- Compatible with HP Access Control Express
Memory, standard
- 256 MB
Memory, maximum
- 256 MB
Printer management
- HP Web Jetadmin;
- Embedded Web server, HP Imaging and Printing Security Centre, HP Driver Configuration Utility;
- HP Driver Deployment Utility;
- HP Utility (Mac)
Supported network protocols
- Supported Network Protocols configurations IPP, (IPv4, IPv6);
- ARP (Legacy Default IP);
- BOOTP;
- SMTP client;
- LLMNR;
- Bonjour;
- LP/ APIPA (Auto IP);
- NetBIOS/WINS;
- LPR(SLP)/LPD;
- Custom Raw Port/Port9100;
- DNS Resolver;
- mDNS;
- SNMPv1;
- SNMP v3 @VR3;
- Web Services Discovery;
- Web Services Print;
- DHCP options: 81/RFC4702/RFC4704, 12-Hostname;
- 44;
- Syslog;
- Firewall;
- SSL/TLS (HTTPs);
- Password-protected network Embedded Web server;
- Enable/disable network ports & device features;
- 802.1x wireless authentication (EAP-TLS, LEAP, and PEAP)
Hard disk
- No
Paper handling input, standard
- 250-sheet input tray
Paper handling output, standard
- 150-sheet output tray
Duplex printing
- Automatic (standard)
Envelope input capacity
- Up to 30 envelopes
Borderless printing
- Yes, Edge to Edge for 8.5 x 11 in (US letter), 210 x 297 mm (A4). Brochure media type only
Finished output handling
- Sheet Feed
Media sizes supported
Tray 1:
- US Legal (216 x 356 mm);
- 8.5 x 13 inches (216 x 330 mm);
- US Letter (216 x 279 mm);
- A4 (210 x 297 mm);
- US Executive (184 x 267 mm);
- B5 (182 x 257 mm);
- A5 (148 x 210 mm);
- US Statement (140 x 216 mm);
- C5 Envelope (162 x 229 mm);
- Japanese Envelope Chou #3 (120 x 235 mm);
- C6 Envelope (114 x 62 mm);
- 5.5 Bar Envelope (A2 Envelope);
- DL Envelope (110 x 220 mm);
- US #10 Envelope (105 x 241 mm);
- Monarch Envelope (98 x 191 mm);
- Japanese Envelope Chou #4 (90 x 205 mm);
- Ofuku Hagaki (148 x 200 mm);
- Index card ( 127 x 203 mm);
- A6 card (105 x 148.5 mm);
- Index card ( 102 x 152 mm);
- Hagaki (100 x 148 mm);
- Index card (76.2 x 127 mm);
- Photo Media (A) (216 x 279 mm);
- Photo Media (A4) (210 x 297 mm);
- Photo media with tear-off tab (102 x 203 mm);
- Photo media with tear-off tab (102 x 152 mm);
- Photo media (102 x 152 mm);
- Hagaki Photo Cards (100 x 148 mm);
- Photo media (L-size); Photo media (76.2 x 127 mm); Brochure (A & A4);
- Labels (A & A4);
- Custom-sized media between 3 to 8.5 inches wide and 5 to 14 inches long (76.2 to 216 mm wide and 127 to 356 mm long)
Media sizes, custom
- Tray 1: 3 to 8.5 in wide and 5 to 14 inches long
Media types
- Plain paper;
- Thick plain paper;
- HP Bright White Paper;
- HP Premium Presentation Paper, Matte;
- HP Premium Plus Photo Papers;
- Other inkjet papers (up to 28 lb bond);
- HP Advanced Photo Papers;
- HP Everyday Photo Paper, Matte;
- HP Everyday Photo Paper, Glossy;
- Other photo papers (up to 75 lb bond);
- Other Greeting Cards (up to 110 lb index);
- HP Brochure Paper 180g, Glossy;
- HP Brochure and Flyer Paper, Matte;
- HP Tri-fold Brochure Paper, Matte;
- HP Tri-fold Brochure Paper, Glossy;
- Other brochure papers;
- Plain hagaki;
- Inkjet hagaki;
- Photo Hagaki;
- Card Stock
Recommended media weight
- 16 to 28 lb (plain paper);
- 60 to 75 lb (photo);
- 20 to 24 lb (envelope);
- 90 to 110 lb (card)
Supported media weight
- Tray1: 16 to 28 lb (plain paper);
- 60 to 75 lb (photo);
- 20 to 24 lb (envelope);
- 90 to 110 lb (card)
Media weights by paper path
- Tray 1: 60 to 105 g/m² (plain);
- 220 to 280 g/m² (photo);
- 75 to 90 g/m² (envelope);
- 163 to 200 g/m² (card)