Laserjet Pro 200 color M251NW no longer has wireless option in menu and now reports says it is M251N

I had my M251NW setup and printing wirelessly. Everything worked great. I then noticed the wifi light was flashing blue. I tried to print to it and nothing printed. I checked the network settings and it said it wasn't connected to my wireless network. I tried to restart the printer and then when it came back up the wireless section in the menu was missing. I tried leaving it unplugged for several minutes and still no wireless section in the menu when it starts up. I printed a network and configuration report and it said it was a M251N Not a M251NW! I downloaded the latest firmware to it (20140108). And still nothing. I have no way to turn the wireless back on and I believe the printer thinks it is the M251N not the M251NW. Has anyone seen this before? How do I correct the problem? Am I missing something simple? Please help.
Thank you

Hi,
Could you please send me the product number listed n the back of the printer? You may also send me the serial number via a Private Message below:
h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/notes/privatenotespage/tab/compose/note-to-user-id/265521
I would also suggest trying to reflash the firmware via a USB and check if that may cause any difference.
Turn the pritner of and back on, then temporary connect it to the PC via a USB and follow the FW upgrade by selecting the newly added USB printer queue:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=lj-108129-5&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
Please let me know if that helps, otherwise clarify accordingly.
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Hello revlib,
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