The following is a partial list of products manufactured under the Hewlett-Packard brand. Update your HP computer to have the latest software and drivers available. HP provides many software and driver downloads free of charge. This article includes a, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient. Please help to this article by more precise citations. (May 2014) () HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) is an intelligent print driver that supports a broad range of HP LaserJet printers and. Developed by, it combines a general purpose driver (UNIDRV or ) and HP proprietary extensions. HP UPD simplifies driver deployment and management. This has the ability to discover HP printing devices and automatically configure itself to the device capabilities (e.g., duplex, color, finishing, etc.). ![]() HP Universal Print Driver is a solution that provides two modes of operation, traditional and dynamic. In traditional mode, the HP UPD behaves similarly to traditional print drivers. In dynamic mode, it provides discovery, auto configuration, and management features that are particularly well suited for mobile computer users. Contents • • • • • • • • Operating modes [ ] HP’s Universal Print Driver is based on Microsoft’s universal core drivers and. These core drivers are not usable until device specific information is used to inform the core driver of the actual device settings and capabilities. To accomplish this task, a universal printing dialog box is inserted before the standard print setup dialog box. The universal printing dialog box allows users to choose a recently used device, enter a device IP address, search for local print devices, or choose a device from a predefined list. Regardless of the device discovery method used, the Microsoft core driver is updated accordingly and the new device information is then reflected in the normal user interface. HP provides three different Universal Print Drivers:, and emulation. Custom default values can be assigned with the HP Driver Configuration Utility. HP UPD is available as a Microsoft Windows 32-bit or 64-bit driver and automatically configures itself to one of 35 currently supported languages based upon the language of the host system. Default device information for different drivers Dynamic mode [ ] In dynamic mode, searching for devices is accomplished using the discovery protocol (aka ). The mDNS protocol performs satisfactorily for devices residing on the same subnet only. Users will need to enter IP addresses for remote devices unless they have been previously discovered or are available on a managed printers list. Whether discovered, entered, or chosen, the HP universal printing dialog box submits requests to the target device’s IP address. Using enterprise auto configuration (EAC) and a bidirectional communications port, SNMP requests ascertain a device’s configurations and capabilities. The results are used by HP UPD to update the print driver table in the to accurately reflect the target device’s capabilities. The results are also cached (CREG) and the recently discovered device list is updated to provide an easy method for future selection. In dynamic mode, HP UPD is considered to be a virtual device. Therefore, the new device instances do not appear in the Printers folder. HP UPD Dynamic Mode Traditional mode [ ] In traditional mode HP UPD is bound to a print queue and behaves like a normal printer driver with the addition of bi-directional communications for device queries and real time print job status. This mode can be chosen during driver installation, or on the dynamic mode universal printing dialog box. The traditional mode bypasses the universal printing dialog box and goes directly into the typical print setup dialog box. Automatic configuration does not occur in traditional mode; but, users can select manual updates to ensure the device’s capabilities are properly represented. The HP UPD can be installed either in dynamic mode, traditional mode, or both, depending on user requirements. HP UPD Management Features INSTALL.EXE HP UPD installer allows some driver default settings to be modified via command line options.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2018
Categories |