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Q1. Can more than one computer use the same settings for the printer driver ?

A1. Yes. Use the Driver Packaging Utility located on the Management Utilities for Administrator CD-ROM to set them identically.

The Driver Packaging Utility can be used to create an install package with various settings registered for a printer driver.

First, the administrator uses the Driver Packaging Utility to create an install package for the printer driver. Next, simply execute that install package on a computer to apply identical settings to, and the printer driver configured with the same settings is installed.

 

Operation procedure : Preparing for an install package

  1. Insert the Management Utilities for Administrator CD-ROM in the CD drive.
  2. Select [Administration Tools-2] - [Driver Packaging Utility] - [Save Application].
  3. Confirm that a DPU folder has been copied onto the desktop and that a [DPU.exe] shortcut has been created on the desktop.

Operation procedure: Creating an install package

  1. Double-click [DPU.exe] on the desktop or the [DPU.exe] file in the DPU folder.
  2. Select a language and click [Agree].
  3. Click [Edit] and click [Add Printer] on the menu.
  4. Select a reference printer for the install package, then click [OK]. Select a printer that satisfies the following requirements:
    • The printer is supported by the Driver Packaging Utility.
    • The printer has already been installed on the computer you are currently using.
    • The printer is to be connected to a TCP/IP or Internet port.
  5. On the [Printer] tab, check that the name of the printer selected in Step 4 is displayed in [Printer Name].
  6. On the [Preferences], select [Copy from this printer], then check the [Set as default printing preferences] box.
  7. On the [Driver] tab, click [Browser] for the [Path to Printer Driver] to specify the folder containing the printer driver selected in Step 4.
  8. Click [OK].
  9. Click [Configuration] and click [DPU Folder] on the menu.
  10. In [Common Folder Path] or [Individual Folder Path], specify the path to the location to save the install package to, then click [OK].
    • Click [Browser] to specify the location in a folder tree.
  11. Click [File] - [Save As].
  12. Configure settings for respective items and click [Save].
    SettingsDescription
    [DPU Folder]
    Select a desired location for saving the install package.
    [Package Name]
    Enter a name for the install package. A folder is created for the install package under the name entered here.
    [Comment]
    Enter description of the install package.
    [Switch to the following user when executing the package]
    Check the box and fill [User Name], [Password] and [Domain Name], and the user is switched to the specified user when the install package is executed.
    [Destination for saving package log]
    Specify the path to the location for saving install package creation logs. Click [Browser] to specify the location in a folder tree.
    [Open the folder containing the package file.]
    Check the box if you wish to display the folder for saving the install package when saving it.
  13. After the creation of the install package is completed, click [OK].
  14. Distribute the install package created to users sharing the printer driver settings.
    • In Driver Packaging Utility, click [Configuration] - [Package File] to display the folder storing the install package.

Operation procedure: Executing the install package

  1. Copy the folder for the install package to a desired location.
  2. Double-click the execution file of the install package you have created.
  3. Click [Start].
  4. Select a language and click [Agree].
  5. Select a package to install and click [Start].
  6. After the installation of the printer driver is completed, click [Finish].
  7. Open the properties for the installed printer driver and check the settings.
    • For the display of the properties, refer to Here.