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Enterprise AutoConfiguration
Enterprise AutoConfiguration (EAC) uses bidirectional communication to provide autoconfiguration
functionality for installation of the print driver over a network, whether you use the installer on the printing-
system software CD or the Add Printer wizard to install the driver. Driver installation that includes EAC
is configured with the same settings as the physical configuration of the device. 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 print driver.
If bidirectional communication software has not been installed, EAC installs bidirectional-communication
software that allows it to communicate with the device and automatically match the print driver with the
actual device configuration. EAC is activated during installation of the driver or whenever the Update
Now feature is used.
If the HP LaserJet 5200 printer configuration changes after installation, the driver can be automatically
updated with the new configuration in environments that support bidirectional communication by using
the Update Now feature.
The following tables show the availability of EAC for various operating systems and network
environments that support bidirectional communication.
Table 2-3 EAC availability in MS Windows and Microsoft Share
Method Connection type MS Windows Microsoft Share
1
98 Me NT 4.0 2000 XP 2000/XP
host with
2000/XP
client
NT 4.0
host with
NT 4.0
client
Installer Direct
connect
Parallel
USB
Network Jetdirect TCP/IP x x x x x x x
2
IPX/SPX x x x x x x x
2
Standard TCP/IP
(HP)
x x x x x x x
2
TCP/IP
(MS)
x x x x x x x
2
IPX/SPX
(HP)
xxxxxxx
2
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