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Software description Enterprise AutoConfiguration Enterprise AutoConfiguration (EAC) uses bidirectional communication to provide autoconfiguration functionality for installation of the printer driver over a network, whether you use the installer on the Admin CD or the Add Printer Wizard to install the printer driver. Printer-driver installation that includes EAC is configured with the same settings as the physical configuration of the product. Configuration occurs without user interaction. If bidirectional-communication software has been installed previously, EAC is not activated, and the preexisting bidirectional-communication software is used to configure the printer driver. If bidirectional communication software has not been installed, EAC installs bidirectional-communication software that allows it to communicate with the product and automatically match the printer driver with the product configuration. EAC is activated during installation of the printer driver or whenever the Update Now feature is used. If the product configuration changes after installation, the printer driver can be automatically updated by using the Update Now feature in environments that support bidirectional communication. Update Now If the product configuration changes after installation, the printer driver can be automatically updated by using the Update Now feature in environments that support bidirectional communication. For example, if the product is installed and an optional paper-handling accessory is added later, use Update Now to query the product and update the printer-driver settings to match the new product configuration. The Update Now feature automatically updates the registry and changes the configuration information that appears on the Device Settings tab of the HP PCL 6 printer driver. To activate Update Now, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then do one of the following: Windows 2000: Select Settings, and then click Printers. -or- Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional: Select Settings, and then select Printers and Faxes. -or- Windows XP Home: Click Control Panel, and then double-click the Printers and Other Hardware icon. -or- Windows Vista: Click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers. 2. Right-click the product name. 3. Click Properties. 4. Click Device Settings. 5. If necessary, click Installable Options to expand it and show the options. ENWW Windows printer-driver configuration 43

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Enterprise AutoConfiguration
Enterprise AutoConfiguration (EAC) uses bidirectional communication to provide autoconfiguration
functionality for installation of the printer driver over a network, whether you use the installer on the
Admin CD or the Add Printer Wizard to install the printer driver. Printer-driver installation that includes
EAC is configured with the same settings as the physical configuration of the product. Configuration
occurs without user interaction.
If bidirectional-communication software has been installed previously, EAC is not activated, and the pre-
existing bidirectional-communication software is used to configure the printer driver.
If bidirectional communication software has not been installed, EAC installs bidirectional-communication
software that allows it to communicate with the product and automatically match the printer driver with
the product configuration. EAC is activated during installation of the printer driver or whenever the
Update Now
feature is used.
If the product configuration changes after installation, the printer driver can be automatically updated by
using the
Update Now
feature in environments that support bidirectional communication.
Update Now
If the product configuration changes after installation, the printer driver can be automatically updated by
using the
Update Now
feature in environments that support bidirectional communication. For example,
if the product is installed and an optional paper-handling accessory is added later, use
Update Now
to
query the product and update the printer-driver settings to match the new product configuration.
The
Update Now
feature automatically updates the registry and changes the configuration information
that appears on the
Device Settings
tab of the HP PCL 6 printer driver.
To activate
Update Now
, follow these steps:
1.
Click
Start
, and then do one of the following:
Windows 2000
: Select
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
-or-
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional
: Select
Settings
, and then select
Printers
and Faxes
.
-or-
Windows XP Home
: Click
Control Panel
, and then double-click the
Printers and Other
Hardware
icon.
-or-
Windows Vista
: Click
Control Panel
, click
Hardware and Sound
, and then click
Printers
.
2.
Right-click the product name.
3.
Click
Properties
.
4.
Click
Device Settings
.
5.
If necessary, click
Installable Options
to expand it and show the options.
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Windows printer-driver configuration
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Software description