HP 2300d HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide
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. PostScript (R) is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Windows (R) and MS Windows (R) are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Windows NT (R) is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Hewlett-Packard Company 11311 Chinden Boulevard Boise, Idaho 83714 U.S.A. - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 5
16 Procedure 16 HP Web JetAdmin Driver Configuration Plugin 20 Description 20 Access/installation 21 Procedure 21 HP Product Installation Software - Customization Utility/Silent Installer 28 Description 28 Installation 29 Procedure 30 Index 39 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 3 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 6
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tab 35 Figure 24. Configuration dialog box - Device Settings tab 35 Figure 25. Invalid Selection dialog box ...36 Figure 26. Printer Name dialog box ...37 Figure 27. Destination Path dialog box ...37 Figure 28. Support Summary dialog box ...38 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 5 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 8
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List of Tables Table 1. HP driver preconfiguration support ...12 Table 2. Point and Print configuration scenarios ...14 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 7 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 10
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. Both Web JetAdmin and the HP Installer handle both the configuration and the installation of the printers. The HP Driver Configuration Editor only modifies the driver so that it reflects the specified settings when it is installed (through any method). HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 9 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 12
Driver acquisition Software acquisition takes place in one of several ways: q by getting drivers-only from the CD-ROM that came with the printer q by downloading drivers from the HP Web site q by using drivers , and must therefore be strictly maintained. 10 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 13
. Product/driver coverage Because driver preconfiguration is a new feature for HP printers, it is available for new mid-range and high-end HP LaserJet products, and for some HP Business InkJet products, beginning with the fall 2002 product introductions. HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 11 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 14
support Driver Windows 95 (TM) Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4.0 (TM) Windows 2000 Windows XP HP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A traditional PCL 5c/e driver HP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A traditional PCL 6 driver HP No No No No N/A N/A traditional PS driver HP PCL - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 15
Environmental support Hewlett-Packard has gone to great lengths to ensure that driver configuration supports the most common corporate and enterprise printing environments. This document provides detailed information about specific workflow requirements for these environments, as well as limitations - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 16
NT 4.0 Yes Yes Windows 2000 Yes Yes Windows XP Yes Yes Novell Point and Print There are three main categories for preconfiguration in Novell environments: q NetWare Directory Services (NDS) q ZenWorks q Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) 14 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 17
documentation for step-by-step instructions for adding drivers in this manner. Regardless of the queue type, all Windows client platforms are supported in terms of using the configurations that are defined on the server. HP Printer Server Appliance Point and Print The HP Print Server Appliance (PSA - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 18
to support established printer installation workflows or to leave the deployment and installation of the driver entirely up to the user. These tools are: q the HP Driver Configuration Editor, a standalone tool for Windows operating system environments q the HP Web JetAdmin Driver Configuration - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 19
of the driver), modifying this file invalidates the digital signature that Microsoft provides when the driver is WHQL-certified. Figure 2 shows the Microsoft warning dialog that appears at install time. Figure 2 Digital Signature Not Found dialog box HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 17 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 20
This dialog appears only in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 Server, and only when drivers are being installed directly on the machine (not when they are being installed settings to reflect the bundle contents. Figure 3 Device Settings tab 18 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 21
next to the setting in the UI. As a result, the user is unable to print from this driver on only one side of the page. If the driver is installed on a server, clients connecting to that printer are also unable to print on only one side of the page. HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 19 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 22
all users, regardless of how they gain access to the driver (whether through the server or the client). HP Web JetAdmin Driver Configuration Plugin Description HP Web JetAdmin provides a queue creation application that can be used to create printers on any Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 23
options If the drivers can be preconfigured, then the Driver Configuration Plugin is launched. The first page (shown in Figure 7) lists the selected drivers that are configurable. The user can then decide whether to preconfigure the drivers. HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 21 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 24
support preconfiguration (specifically, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me PostScript [PS] drivers). The user is offered either two or three configuration options. If the Driver made to that configuration, but does not require them. 22 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 25
When the existing configuration has been selected, the configuration page appears, and the remainder of the flow is the same as when a new configuration is being created. Figure 8 Driver Configuration - Select an Existing Configuration HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 23 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 26
a New Configuration, the Driver Configuration dialog box appears. The onscreen user interface consists of two separate tabs: Device Settings (see Figure 9) and Printing Preferences (see Figure 10). Figure 9 Driver Configuration - Device Settings 24 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 27
next to the setting in the UI. As a result, the user is unable to print from this driver on only one side of the page. If the driver is installed on a server, clients connecting to that printer are also unable to print on only one side of the page. HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 25 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 28
for an HP Color LaserJet 5500, for example, is available only when the queue creation is installing a driver for the HP Color LaserJet 5500. Each configuration is saved with a unique name. If an existing name is reused, the old configuration is replaced. 26 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 29
no existing saved configurations, then the Replace an Existing Configuration option does not appear, and the dialog box shown in Figure 13 appears. Figure 12 Driver configuration - Replace an Existing Configuration HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 27 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 30
provides or when you want to run the installation without being prompted. You also have the option of creating a custom disk image that contains specific drivers and utilities, which allows users to run the installer without further interaction. 28 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 31
the user. printers. For example, the following printers are available for the HP Color LaserJet 5500 series printer installation: • 0 = HP LaserJet 5500 printer • 1 = HP LaserJet 5500dn printer • 2 = HP LaserJet 5500dtn printer • 3 = HP LaserJet 5500 printer HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 32
value> /printer= /pd= For example, = LPT1, Procedure To enable HP preconfiguration, follow these steps during installation: 1 In the software CD-ROM browser screen, click Customization Utility. Figure 14 CD-ROM browser window 30 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 33
box 3 In the Option dialog box, click the Create Customized Installer option button, and then click Next. Figure 16 Option dialog box - Create Customized Installer HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 31 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 34
System(s) dialog box, select the language and operating systems of your choice, and then click Next. Figure 18 Language and Operating System(s) dialog box 32 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 35
(s) dialog box, select the printer model(s) to include, and then click Next. Figure 19 Printer Model(s) dialog box 7 In the Components dialog box, select the components that you want to install, and then click Next. Figure 20 Components dialog box HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 33 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 36
Next. Figure 21 Port selection dialog box 9 In the Driver Configuration dialog box, select the Yes, allow me to configure the drivers option button, and then click Next to proceed with the installation. Figure 22 Driver Configuration dialog box 34 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 37
. Scroll through the list and select the features that you want. When you are finished, click Next. Figure 24 Configuration dialog box - Device Settings tab HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 35 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 38
UI. As a result, the user is unable to print from this driver on only one side of the page. If the driver is installed on a server, clients connecting to that printer are also unable to print on in Figure 5. Figure 25 Invalid Selection dialog box 36 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 39
a printer name (or use the default name), and then click Next. Figure 26 Printer Name dialog box 13 In the Destination Path dialog box, select a destination path (or use the default path), and then click Next. Figure 27 Destination Path dialog box HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 37 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 40
the features that you selected. Figure 28 Support Summary dialog box The software creates a custom installation file. Note the driver, navigate to the directory where the installation file is located, click SETUP.EXE, and proceed with the installation. 38 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 41
downloading drivers 10 HP Driver Configuration Editor 16 driver preconfiguration CFG files 10, 16 defined 9 direct installation environments 13 environments supported 13 HP Print Server Appliance (PSA) 15 INF files 10 Novell environments 14 supported printers and drivers 11 tools 16 Windows Point - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 42
Driver Configuration Editor 19 HP Web JetAdmin 25, 27 PS drivers, supported 12 PSA (HP Print Server Appliance) environments supported 15 tools, recommended 16 S settings default 19 invalid 11 locking 11 user modification 11 SETUP.EXE program 28 SETUP.LST 29 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 43
JetAdmin 28 Windows Cluster Server, not supported 15 direct installation environments 13 Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) Digital Signature Warning 17 Point and Print 13 Terminal Server environment 15 versions supported 12 X XML files 10, 16 Z ZenWorks 14 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide 41 - HP 2300d | HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 44
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