HP LaserJet M9040/M9050 HP LaserJet M9040/M9050 MFP - Software Technical Refer - Page 40
HP Driver Preconfiguration, Update Now, Automatic Configuration, HP Driver Configuration Editor
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NOTE: While the computer is communicating with the product, the Update Now option remains in the Automatic Configuration drop-down menu. When this communication process has completed, the option in the Automatic Configuration drop-down list will return to the Off option. 5. Click the OK button. HP Driver Preconfiguration HP Driver Preconfiguration is a software architecture and set of tools for customizing and distributing HP printing-system software in managed corporate printing environments. Using HP Driver Preconfiguration, information technology (IT) administrators in corporate and enterprise environments can preconfigure the printing and product defaults for HP printer drivers before installing the drivers in the network environment. HP Driver Preconfiguration is most beneficial when configuring printer drivers for multiple workstations or print servers for print queues that share the same configuration. Two types of features can be configured: ● Product settings ● Printing-preferences settings HP Driver Preconfiguration configures the driver to match the accessories that are installed on the product, or to match the settings that IT administrators make in the configuration .CFG file (for example, optional trays, total amount of memory, or job-storage settings). The preconfiguration process consists of three basic steps: ● Driver acquisition ● Driver preconfiguration ● Driver installation and deployment These steps can be accomplished in different ways, depending on the tool that is being used to define the configuration. The configuration process for driver preconfiguration is supported through four distinct tools. All four tools are designed with the same basic user-interface (UI) controls for interacting with the .CFG file, but are packaged differently, either to support established product installation workflows or to allow the user to deploy and install the driver. The following tools support driver preconfiguration: ● HP Driver Configuration Editor: The HP Driver Configuration Editor is a small standalone Windows software program that administrators can use to open the .CFG file that is associated with a particular driver and make modifications that are applied when that driver is installed on the target computer. Use it in environments that have an established process for deploying drivers. It is used in the same way as any ordinary Windows software program. The HP Driver Configuration Editor is available at the following Web site: www.hp.com/go/hpdpc_sw ● The HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin: HP Web Jetadmin provides a queuecreation program to create printer queues on any Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. The HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin adds screens to the existing queuecreation workflow from which the drivers that are being installed for the queues can be customized. The plug-in is limited to Internet Explorer browsers. Netscape Navigator is not supported. 22 Chapter 2 Software description ENWW