Hp driver preconfiguration – HP 2420 User Manual
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HP Driver Preconfiguration
HP Driver Preconfiguration is a software architecture and set of tools that permits HP printing-system
software to be customized and distributed in managed corporate printing environments. Using HP
Driver Preconfiguration, information technology (IT) administrators in corporate and enterprise
environments can preconfigure the printing and device defaults for HP print drivers before installing
the drivers in the network environment.
HP Driver Preconfiguration is most beneficial when configuring print drivers for multiple workstations
or print servers for print queues that share the same configuration. Two types of features can be
configured: device settings and printing-preferences settings. The driver is configured to match the
product hardware so that gaining access to all of the product accessories through the driver is
enabled correctly (for example, for duplexing units and additional input trays). Most driver feature
settings can also be configured.
HP Preconfiguration configures the driver to match the accessories 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, job-storage settings, or mopier settings).
The preconfiguration process consists of three basic steps: driver acquisition, driver preconfiguration,
and 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 three distinct tools. All
three are designed with the same basic user interface controls for interacting with the configuration
(.CFG) file, but are packaged differently, either to support established product installation workflows
or to leave the deployment and installation of the driver entirely up to the user. The following tools
support driver preconfiguration:
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HP Driver Configuration Editor. The HP Driver Configuration Editor is a small, standalone
Windows software program that the administrator 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. It is intended for use in environments that have an established
process for deploying drivers. This is the preconfiguration tool of choice to support any Novell or
HP Print Server Appliance (PSA) Point and Print environments. It is used in the way that any
ordinary Windows software program is used.
The HP Driver Configuration Editor
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The HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin. HP Web Jetadmin provides a queue-
creation program that can be used to create printer queues on any Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003 server or workstation. The HP Web Jetadmin Driver
Configuration Plugin adds a number of screens to the existing queue-creation workflow from
which the drivers that are being installed for the queues can be customized as part of the
process. The plug-in is limited to Internet Explorer browsers. Netscape Navigator™ is not
supported.
The HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin is available
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HP Customization Utility/Silent Installer. The Customization Utility features an install-time
mode of HP Driver Preconfiguration. IT administrators can use the utility to preconfigure the
drivers for a printing-system software driver installation that uses the silent installer.
Detailed information about gaining access to and installing these tools can be found in the HP Driver
Preconfiguration User Guide, which is available on the printing-system software CD.
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