HP UPD - System Administrator's Guide HP UPD 5.6.5

Using MPP and MPL xml files directly to manage HP UPD
As stated earlier, Managed Print Policies (MPP) or Managed Printer Lists (MPL) that are automatically
generated by HP Managed Printing Administration are XML documents that control the driver operation mode
in a particular printing environment. These XML documents can be used directly, without the use of HP MPA,
to control the HP UPD behavior.
The XML files can be created or copied locally on each users PC, or shared from a central location on the
network allowing for more centralized management of the xml content. In either option, when using xml files
directly, HP Managed Printing Administration software is not required.
NOTE: The XML used for an MPP or MPL uses specific formatting and commands supported by HP MPA.
Use install.exe to assign MPPs and MPLs
To setup HP UPD to enable policy management or printer list management via xml files, two install.exe
command line switches are used. The /policy switch is used for managing HP UPD policies, while the /aml
switch is used to provide any number of printer lists to a user.
The xml file can be local on the client PC, or on a shared network resource. Here are two examples of how to
use the /policy argument in a command line install for HP UPD:
install /h /q /policy”\\networkshare\filename.xml” /sm10.10.10.10 /
n”printqueuename”
install /h /q /policy”c:\policyfile.xml” /dm /n”printershare”
The Policy file can be used to manage both traditional mode and dynamic mode instances of the HP UPD.
NOTE: The use of spaces, quotes and commas must be exact. If an extra space, comma, or quote is added
or left out, the command string is ignored.
Using /aml switch to point the HP UPD to a printer list xml file
You can use the install.exe /aml option to install custom MPLs on a user’s machine. For example, let’s
say you have created a custom MPL that points to all of the printers available in the conference rooms of
your business. You want each user who works at this site to be able to select and print to any of these
printers, but you don’t want outsiders to see or use these printers.
After the installation is complete the printer list is listed under Printers: in the HP UPD dynamic printing
dialog. Clicking the printer list to display the list of available printers.
You can add an unlimited number of /aml”Name”,Url_Or_UNC command line switches to the install.exe.
(Run install.exe /? for a list of all install options.)
Use the following command line argument to point the HP UPD dynamic mode to display printer lists.
install /h /q /dm /aml”"NAME","\\networkpath\printerlist.xml” /
n”Printqueuename”
install /h /q /dm /aml"My Printer List",”c:\path\printerlist1.xml” /aml”c:
\path \printerlist2.xml” /n”printqueue name”
The following examples show the necessary file format for using XML files. The first example shows the
format for Managed Print Policies and the second shows the format for Managed Printer Lists. Also included
are charts showing the items that are mandatory and optional.
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