HP UPD - System Administrator's Guide HP UPD 5.6.5

Pre-configure the HP UPD default settings using HP Driver
Deployment Utility
The HP Driver Deployment Utility (HP DDU) simplifies the deployment of printer drivers onto a client
computer. HP DDU enables print administrators to create driver packages that include the print driver files
and the code needed for deployment. The custom package is then run on a client computer to copy the print
driver files to the Windows driver store, and for network packages to install the product.
The HP DDU works with HP printer drivers that can be installed by an .INF file.
The HP DDU is used to pre-configure a print driver for deployment. When the package is run on the client
computer, the new configuration file configures the print driver after it is installed, and does not interfere
with WHQL certification. The HP DDU contains the standalone HP DCU utility inside the package and is
launched when Pre-configure driver is selected from the HP DDU tool.
NOTE: The HP DDU is included with the HP Printer Administrators Resource Kit (HP PARK). To download the
HP PARK, which includes the HP DDU software and the HP Driver Configuration Support Guide, go to
www.hp.com/go/upd and click Download software. Click a print driver, verify your language, and then click
your operating system. From the table that lists the HP Printer Administrators Resource Kit, click Download.
For more information on the HP PARK in this document, see
HP Print Administrator's Resource Kit (PARK)
on page 203.
Configure the HP UPD default settings after driver installation
in driver preferences
The table Table 4-1 Configurable functions and pre-configuration utilities on page 22 lists which utility or
utilities to use to configure commonly used driver features.
Manage printer default settings
When a printer gets installed, certain default settings are automatically set based on what capabilities are
available from the product. These default settings include items such as default paper size and type, simplex,
or single side printing, and portrait or landscape printing. In many printing environments it is common for
printing administrators to change the default settings. Some of the more common changes are to enable
printing on both sides of the paper (duplex) and to print in grayscale. There are many ways to change or pre-
configure these default settings and some are discussed in other chapters of this System Administrator's
Guide. This section primarily discusses how these new default settings are deployed and how to manage or
provide firmer controls on changes allowed to these default settings. Default settings and changes are not
managed. Other sections in this chapter describe the use and procedures for changing the default settings in
both Point and Print and Direct IP Printing environments. Please refer to the sections on HP DCU, HP DDU, and
INSTALL.EXE for specific instructions on how to use these tools. It is important to understand that changes to
the printing default settings are at most temporary and basically not managed. Users have the ability in both
Direct IP Printing and Point and Print environments to change the default settings on their printers through
the Printing preferences. In some cases, depending on company policies, a centralized management
approach is necessary to ensure that the default settings are not changed.
Manage default settings and print policy with HP MPA for HP UPD
HP MPA can ensure that the default settings and print policies are maintained and managed. Most policy
settings apply to HP UPD in dynamic mode and traditional mode (such as restricting color access, or enabling/
disabling services tab). Some policy settings only apply to HP UPD in dynamic mode (like restricting search
options for dynamic mode). When using HP MPA, default print settings and print policy settings are vended
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