HP Topshot LaserJet Pro M275 - Software Technical Reference

HP Driver Configuration is most beneficial when configuring print 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
The driver is configured to match the product hardware so that access to all of the product
accessories through the driver is enabled correctly (for example, for duplexing units and additional
input trays). Most driver-feature settings can also be configured.
HP Driver Configuration 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, job-storage settings, or mopier settings).
The configuration process consists of three basic steps:
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Driver acquisition
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Driver configuration
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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 driver configuration process is supported through three distinct tools. All three 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 leave the deployment and
installation of the driver entirely up to the user. The following tools support driver preconfiguration:
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HP Driver Configuration Utility. The HP Driver Configuration Utility is a small, standalone,
Windows-software program that the administrator 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. It is intended for use in environments that have an established
process for deploying drivers. This is the preconfiguration tool of choice to support any Novell or
HP Print Server Appliance (PSA) and Point and Print environments. It is used in the way that
any ordinary Windows software program is used.
The HP Driver Configuration Utility is available at the following Web site:
www.hp.com/go/dcu
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HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration Plugin. HP Web Jetadmin provides a queue-creation
program that can be used to create printer queues on Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008. The HP Web Jetadmin Driver Configuration
Plugin adds a number of screens to the existing queue-creation workflow from which the drivers
that are being installed for the queues can be customized as part of the process. The plug-in is
limited to Internet Explorer browsers. Netscape Navigator is not supported.
HP Web Jetadmin is supported by the following:
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Windows XP (Professional only)
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Windows Server 2003 (R2 only)
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