Creating LK-114_InstallTool (for the administrator)

Creating LK-114_InstallTool

If the user's computer provides no administrator privileges, create LK-114_InstallTool required to install LK-114_ManagerPort and the printer driver.

The procedure for creating LK-114_InstallTool is as follows.

  • Creating a printer driver setup file using Driver Packaging Utility

  • Creating LK-114_InstallTool using LK-114_InstallerCreateTool

Reference

Creating a printer driver setup file

Create a printer driver setup file using Driver Packaging Utility.

Copy Driver Packaging Utility to any folder on the computer in advance.

preconditionThis task requires the user ID, domain, and password of the user with the computer's administrator privileges.

preconditionThe following describes how to create a printer driver setup file in the Windows 7 environment.

  1. From the Start menu, click [Devices and Printers].

    supplementary explanationIf [Devices and Printers] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound], and click [View devices and printers]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in an icon view, double-click [Devices and Printers].

  2. Right-click the icon of the target printer, then click [Printer properties].

  3. Click the [Configure] tab, then click [Obtain Settings].

  4. Clear the [Auto] check box, then click [OK].

  5. Double-click [DPU.exe].

    supplementary explanationIf the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

    Driver Packaging Utility starts.

  6. Read the license agreement, then click [Agree].

    The Driver Packaging Utility window appears.

  7. On the [Edit] menu, click [Add Printer].

    This displays a list of Standard TCP/IP Port printers that are installed on the computer.

  8. Select the printer driver to be used for LK-114_ManagerPort, then click [OK].

  9. Click the [Preferences] tab, then select [Copy from this printer].

  10. Click the [Driver] tab.

  11. Click [Browse], specify the path to the printer driver, then click [OK].

    supplementary explanationIn this step, specify the printer driver file in the printer driver folder that is not yet installed, instead of the printer driver file installed in the [Program Files] folder.

  12. Click the [Port] tab.

  13. Type "LK-114_ManagerPort" in [IP Address/Host Name], then click [OK].

    The added printer name is displayed.

  14. From the [File] menu, click [Save As].

  15. Enter the required items.

    supplementary explanationEnter any name in [Package Name].

    supplementary explanationSelect the [Switch to the following user when executing the package] check box, then enter the user name, password, and domain of the user who has administrator privileges of the distribution destination.

  16. Click [Save].

    A package (printer driver setup file) is created. When creation is completed, the completion screen appears.

  17. Click [OK].

Tips

  • After creating a printer driver setup file, select the [Auto] check box on the [Obtain Settings] window, which is cleared in step 4.

Creating LK-114_InstallTool

Create LK-114_InstallTool to be distributed to the user's computer using LK-114_InstallerCreateTool.

Copy LK-114_InstallerCreateTool to any folder on the computer in advance.

preconditionThis task requires the user ID, domain, and password of the user with the computer's administrator privileges.

  1. Open the [LK-114_InstallerCreateTool] folder, then double-click [InstCreater.exe].

    LK-114_InstallerCreateTool starts.

  2. In [Specify access rights for installation on a client PC], specify privileges to install LK-114_ManagerPort.

    supplementary explanationIf the user who executes LK-114_InstallTool has no administrator privileges for the user's computer, enter the [User ID], [Domain], and [Password] of the user who has administrator privileges.

    supplementary explanationIf the user who executes LK-114_InstallTool has administrator privileges for the user's computer, clear the [Specify access rights for installation on a client PC] check box. In this case, installation is performed using privileges of the user who executes [invoke.exe] of LK-114_InstallTool.

  3. In [Installation operation of the user], select whether the user configures printer driver or LK-114_ManagerPort settings.

    supplementary explanationIf [Automatically perform all] is selected, the user does not need to configure any settings.

    supplementary explanationTo enable the printer driver installed on the user computer with LK-114_ManagerPort, select [Automatically perform all], then select the [The installed printer port which name is partially matched the following string, port is changed to the LK-114_Manager Port] check box, then enter the printer driver name in the text box.

    supplementary explanationWhen the user configures settings, select the [User selects a printer driver to be installed and sets ManagerPort Settings.] check box.

  4. In [Enter the setting when sending a print job to the server device.], configure settings to send print jobs.

    supplementary explanationIn [Priority server] and [Secondary server], enter the IP address and desired port number of the MFP to send print jobs from the user computer to.

    supplementary explanationIn [Notification Setting], select whether to display a message when print jobs are sent.

    supplementary explanationWhen not configuring any settings to send print jobs, clear the [Enter the setting when sending a print job to the server device.] check box.

  5. In [Include the printer driver in the installer], specify whether to include the printer driver in LK-114_InstallTool.

    supplementary explanationWhen including the printer driver in LK-114_InstallTool, select the [Include the printer driver in the installer] check box, then click [Add a driver]. Go to Step 6.

    supplementary explanationWhen not including the printer driver in LK-114_InstallTool, clear the [Include the printer driver in the installer] check box, then click [Create an installer]. Go to Step 8.

  6. Specify the folder created using Driver Packaging Utility, select the printer driver setup file (exe), then click [Open].

    supplementary explanationSpecify the printer driver compatible with the user's computer.

  7. Select the desired printer driver, then click [Create an installer].

    supplementary explanationIn [Driver name], change the name of the printer driver setup file (exe) as necessary.

    LK-114_InstallTool is created. When creation is completed, the creation completion window is displayed.

  8. Click [OK].

    The [LK-114_InstallTool_yyyymmddhhmmss] folder is created in the [LK-114_InstallerCreateTool] folder. "yyyymmddhhmmss" indicates the date and time when LK-114_InstallTool has been created.

Reference

  • When distributing a device definition file with LK-114_InstallTool, place the device definition file at the same level as for the [LK-114_InstallTool_yyyymmddhhmmss] folder. For details on the device information file, refer to [Device Definition File (for the administrator)] .