HP UPD - System Administrator's Guide HP UPD 5.6.5

NOTE: Maintenance releases—HP UPD v5.4 and earlier only display Major.Minor version numbers display
in the MODEL field, which becomes the printer model name. For example, “HP Universal Printing PCL 6 (v5.1)”
displays in the MODEL field for v5.1.x of the HP UPD. If v5.1.0 is installed followed by an installation of v5.1.1,
all printers on the print server using driver v5.1.0 would upgrade to v5.1.1. HP UPD v5.4.5 and later display
Major.Minor.Subminor version numbers in the MODEL field, which becomes the print model name. For
example, HP Universal Printing PCL 5 (v5.4.5). With this change, you can install a UPD 5.6.0 driver and UPD
5.6.5 driver on the same server.
After the installation of different driver versions, all installed drivers will use the same version of unidrv.dll
and pscript5.dll (the latest version).
Printer name matches driver name—By default, the printer name will match the driver name defined in the
hpcuxxxx.inf file. For example, both the driver name and the printer name of the HP UPD are "HP Universal
Printing PCL6 (v5.1)". HP recommends that administrator's change the printer's name to be different than the
installed driver name.
Identify the driver name for the HP UPD printer—Follow these steps to view the driver name for an
installed printer:
1. From a command prompt (Start→Run, type cmd, and press enter) type the following command:
control printers, and then press Enter.
2. Within the Printers folder, select the installed driver, right mouse click, and then select either
Properties or Printer Properties.
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For an HP UPD dynamic mode installation, Print Preferences, select OK, and then go to the
Advanced tab.
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For an HP UPD traditional mode installation, select the Advanced tab, see the "Driver" for installed
driver's name.
Download and unzip the HP UPD installation files
Before you begin the installation procedure, use the following steps to download and unzip the HP UPD
installation files:
1. Go to the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/upd
2. Click Download software, click a print driver, verify your language, and then click your operating
system. From the table find the driver PDL you need, and then click Download.
3. Navigate to the HP UPD download file.
4. Unzip the HP UPD download file.
a. Double-click the downloaded file.
b. Deselect the When done unzipping open INSTALL.EXE option.
c. Click the Unzip button. When the unzip process completes, click OK, and then click Close.
Installation methods and environments
Install the HP UPD driver and create a printer instance by using one of the following methods.
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