HP LaserJet M9040/M9050 MFP - Software Technical Reference (external)

NOTE: While the computer is communicating with the product, the Update Now option remains
in the Automatic Configuration drop-down menu. When this communication process has
completed, the option in the Automatic Configuration drop-down list will return to the Off option.
5. Click the OK button.
HP Driver Preconfiguration
HP Driver Preconfiguration is a software architecture and set of tools for customizing and distributing
HP printing-system software in managed corporate printing environments. Using HP Driver
Preconfiguration, information technology (IT) administrators in corporate and enterprise environments
can preconfigure the printing and product defaults for HP printer drivers before installing the drivers in
the network environment.
HP Driver Preconfiguration is most beneficial when configuring printer drivers for multiple workstations
or print servers for print queues that share the same configuration. Two types of features can be
configured:
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Product settings
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Printing-preferences settings
HP Driver Preconfiguration configures the driver to match the accessories that are installed on the
product, or to match the settings that IT administrators make in the configuration .CFG file (for example,
optional trays, total amount of memory, or job-storage settings).
The preconfiguration process consists of three basic steps:
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Driver acquisition
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Driver preconfiguration
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Driver installation and deployment
These steps can be accomplished in different ways, depending on the tool that is being used to define
the configuration.
The configuration process for driver preconfiguration is supported through four distinct tools. All four
tools are designed with the same basic user-interface (UI) controls for interacting with the .CFG file, but
are packaged differently, either to support established product installation workflows or to allow the user
to deploy and install the driver. The following tools support driver preconfiguration:
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HP Driver Configuration Editor: The HP Driver Configuration Editor is a small standalone
Windows software program that administrators can use to open the .CFG file that is associated
with a particular driver and make modifications that are applied when that driver is installed on the
target computer. Use it in environments that have an established process for deploying drivers. It
is used in the same way as any ordinary Windows software program.
The HP Driver Configuration Editor is available at the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/hpdpc_sw
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The HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin: HP Web Jetadmin provides a queue-
creation program to create printer queues on any Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server
2003. The HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin adds screens to the existing queue-
creation workflow from which the drivers that are being installed for the queues can be customized.
The plug-in is limited to Internet Explorer browsers. Netscape Navigator is not supported.
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