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Table 5: Enterprise Autoconfiguration availability in Novell Netware environments

Method		Connection type				Novell
				Netware 4.x		Netware 5.x
				Bindery	NDS queue Bindery		NT 4.0
Installer	Direct	USB		queue		queue
	connect
	Network	Jetdirect	TCP/IP	x	x	x	x
			IPX/SPX
		Standard	TCP/IP (HP)
			TCP/IP
			(MS2)

IPX/SPX

(HP)

Driver Autoconfiguration

The HP LaserJet 6 drivers for Windows and the PS drivers for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and

Windows Server 2003 feature bidirectional communication technology which, in supported environments, provides automatic discovery and driver configuration for printer accessories at the time of installation. Some accessories the Driver Autoconfiguration supports are the duplexing unit, optional paper trays, and dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).

If the environment supports bidirectional communication, the installer presents Driver Autoconfiguration as an installable component by default for a Typical Installation and for a Custom Installation. The Driver Autoconfiguration component installs the bidirectional communication software. If the installation environment does not support bidirectional communication, the Driver Autoconfiguration option does not appear during installation. However, installed drivers are configured automatically in accordance with the HP printer bundle that is selected during installation of the printing-system software, except in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, Driver Autoconfiguration works in the following ways:

•In environments that support bidirectional communication, the computer communicates with the printer during installation, determines the physical configuration, and then configures the driver accordingly.

Note	The bidirectional communication software that is necessary for the preceding method of Driver Autoconfiguration
	is included in a Typical Installation and a Custom Installation when installing a network printer in supported
	environments.

•Enterprise AutoConfiguration (EAC) uses bidirectional communication to provide autoconfiguration functionality for an Add Printer wizard installation over a network. An Add Printer wizard installation that includes EAC is configured with the same settings as the physical configuration of the device. Configuration occurs without user interaction. If bidirectional communication software has been installed previously, EAC is not activated, and the Add Printer Wizard uses the pre-existing bidirectional communication software to configure the printer driver. If bidirectional communication software has not been installed, EAC installs the bidirectional communication software. EAC communicates with the printer and automatically matches the printer driver with the actual printer configuration. EAC is activated only once to use the autoconfiguration utility, and is then shut off. The files required to install EAC remain on your system.

Note	When you use the Add Printer wizard to install drivers, you must select the HP LaserJet model that corresponds
	to your printer. The Add Printer wizard installs the driver using the correct settings for the model without
	communicating with the printer. If you do not select the model that corresponds to your printer, the driver settings
	do not match the actual printer.

•HP Driver Preconfiguration is a software architecture and set of tools that permits HP software to be customized and distributed in managed corporate printing environments. Using HP Driver Preconfiguration, information

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