HP UPD - System Administrator's Guide HP UPD 5.6.5

print menu. Once selected, the HP UPD user interface is similar in appearance to a traditional, product-
specific driver.
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Dynamic mode allows the user to find printers on a network. This is ideal when traveling or printing to a
new product in the office. An easy-to-use interface helps users connect to HP printing products on their
own. There are four methods for finding printers in dynamic mode: manually enter printer address,
recently used printers, managed printer lists, or search options.
NOTE: For Windows 8, Dynamic mode is only supported in Windows 8 desktop applications.
Dynamic mode and traditional mode are not mutually-exclusive. You can deploy print queues using
traditional mode and also deploy the HP UPD using dynamic mode for mobile users.
For more information about traditional and dynamic mode, see
Installation methods and environments
on page 30.
Manage the HP UPD with HP MPA or Active Directory Group Policy
HP MPA and Active Directory provide options for managing the HP UPD in your environment. The HP UPD has
the capabilities and features that can be managed and controlled on a per-user or group level. This means
that the features like Use Mode settings, Color Access Control, Search Capabilities, SNP Pop-ups, and more
can be managed down to the user level, or at a group level.
For more information about HP Managed Printing Administration and the Active Directory Administrative
Templates, see the chapters on
Manage the HP UPD using HP MPA on page 88and Manage the HP UPD with
Active Directory Group Policy.
Estimate time requirements
Make sure that you allow sufficient time to complete all the steps. The following are some things to consider.
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Planning
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Performing System Backups
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Gathering tools and/or write scripts
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Server Installation
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Client Installation
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Testing
The amount of time it will take to install the HP UPD depends on a number of factors including the number of
drivers, the number of print queues on the server, and the number of host clients receiving the installation
either PnP vended or through HP UPD INSTALL.EXE or Add Printer Wizard. The installation of any driver can be
significantly slower if there are other printer drivers on the system.
The amount of time to create a print queue using an existing driver depends on processor speed, etc.
However, if you have 1000 print queues to create, this could easily add up to between 8 and 16 hours.
See the
support.microsoft.com/kb/832219 - Users cannot print after you install a service pack, update
rollup, or printer hot fix on a server.
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