HP LaserJet Pro 100 HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175 - Software Technical Re - Page 181
Mac printing-system software, HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175 PPD, HP USB EWS Gateway
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Mac printing-system software The printing-system software for Mac is composed of an HP-created postscript (PS) printer definition file (PPD) and a Printer Dialog Extension (PDE) file that work together with the Mac OS printing system. These files are used by the Mac OS printing system to determine default printer-driver settings and to allow the user to select between the various print options and settings. An HP-supplied Mac printer configuration utility is provided, which allows the user to access the HP Embedded Web Server (HP EWS) for additional configuration and product status monitoring. The following are provided on the printing-system CD: ● The HP LaserJet Installer for Mac The following components are installed by the HP LaserJet Installer for Mac: ● HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175 PPD ● HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175 PDE ● HP USB EWS Gateway ● HP Utility HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175 PPD A postscript printer description (PPD) file is a text file that contains keywords and other information to specify printer features, options, and settings. PPD files are created by printer vendors for a specific postscript printer or printer family. PPD files are created by printer vendors to describe the set of printer features available for their postscript printers. On the Mac, PPD files provide all the information necessary to describe a postscript printer's features, including options and default settings. They also contain the postscript code used to invoke those features. HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175 PDE A Print Dialog extension file can specify one or more PDEs to load in the Print dialog box to provide HP printer specific features. A printing dialog extension (PDE) is a way to extend the Print dialog box in Mac OS X with custom printer features. A PPD file and printing dialog extension (PDE) for a printer are bound to a printer queue when the queue is created. HP USB EWS Gateway For network-connected printers, the EWS can be accessed directly by typing the network IP address or DNS name of the product into the Web browser. HP USB EWS Gateway software, which is automatically installed, allows a Web browser to access the product's EWS if the product is connected using a USB cable. Click the Utility button when using a USB connection to access the EWS though the Web browser. ENWW Mac printing-system software 163