HP UPD - System Administrator's Guide HP UPD 5.6.5

G Frequently asked questions
Introduction
This appendix chapter contains the following sections:
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HP UPD installation and configuration
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HP UPD policy
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Operating system
HP UPD installation and configuration
Use this section to find answers to common installation and configuration questions.
1. Can I pre-configure the HP UPD using HP Web Jetadmin and the HP Driver Configuration Utility?
Yes. The HP UPD supports pre-configuration through HP Web Jetadmin and the HP Driver Configuration
Utility.
2. Is the printer queried every time it is printed to?
For traditional mode queues, no. The printer is queried once and the settings are cached. In dynamic
mode where a user has chosen to create a permanent instance of the printer, or is printing to one of the
printers in the recently used list, settings are also cached. The only time the printer would be queried
every time it is printed to is in dynamic mode if for some reason the settings could not be cached due to
folder write restrictions in the user’s %TEMP% and %TMP% folders.
When the Status Notification Pop-ups (SNP) are enabled, the HP UPD sends a few packets to the printer
to gather printer status information.
3. Are traditional mode queues updated with new driver too?
Yes. The Microsoft operating system will update all instances because the driver name is the same (with
different registry entries) for permanent instances. All queues sharing the same driver name will
update.
4. How can I have permanent instances re-query a product?
As with other HP drivers, there is the ability to select an Update Now button or use the command line
option. See
Printer Automatic Configuration on page 66.
5. Which port monitor is used with the HP UPD?
By default, the HP UPD uses the standard TCP/IP port monitor. For cases where the HP UPD is pointed to
an existing print queue shared out from a print server instead of a printer itself, the “HP UNC Port”
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