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HP UPD Driver Configuration 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, job-storage settings, or mopier settings).
The configuration process consists of three basic steps:
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Driver acquisition
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Driver configuration
● 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 driver configuration process is supported through three distinct tools. All three 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 leave the deployment and
installation of the driver entirely up to the user. The following tools support driver preconfiguration:
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HP UPD Driver Configuration Utility. The HP Driver Configuration Utility 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) and Point and Print environments. It is used in the way that
any ordinary Windows software program is used.
The HP Driver Configuration Utility is available at the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/dcu
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HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin. HP Web Jetadmin provides a queue-creation
program that can be used to create printer queues on Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2. 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.
HP Web Jetadmin is supported by the following:
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Windows XP (Professional only)
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Windows Server 2003 (R2 only)
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Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
◦ Windows Vista (Business and Enterprise Editions)
The HP Web Jetadmin print management features are supported by the following:
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Windows XP Professional (with Service Pack 2 or higher)
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Windows Server 2003
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