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EASY to manage and configure
The HP Universal Print Driver is a straightforward, simple solution that you can implement with minimal
disruption to your existing print environment. There’s no need to change your workflow or your processes.
Get even more functionality from the HP Universal Print Driver—use HP Managed Printing Administration (MPA)
software or Active Directory (AD) group policy templates to create User Groups or Managed Print Policies that
manage notifications and control color access. HP MPA software also allows you to create Managed Printer
Lists to help users quickly find a printer. Both provide an automated method to create a controlled and
customized print environment. Download HP MPA software or AD templates from www.hp.com/go/mpa
.
The image below illustrates the potential relationship between user groups, print policies, and printer lists.
Create and modify Managed Print Policies
Use Managed Print Policies (MPPs) to create a customized print environment and to limit user network access to
certain printers. An MPP controls the driver operation in a particular printing environment. For example, users in
one environment could print in color any time, while in another environment could print only during business
hours.
One benefit of an MPP is that it extends the control of IT administrators over the printer environment, ultimately
reducing support costs, supplies costs, and productivity costs in the company. IT administrators can assign color
access by user, time of day, or application, or shut color capability down completely until it’s needed for special
projects. This ensures that the people who truly need to leverage the power of color—such as your sales team
and marketing department—can, while others automatically default to black-and-white printing.
The MPP contains the following features:
• UseMode settings. Controls how users access the printing environment and controls printing attributes,
detection of HP printers, device-verification level, and availability of services.
• Color access. Controls users’ access to printing color on a color-capable device.
• User search capabilities. Controls user searches based on local ports, network print shares, and network
printers (in Dynamic mode).
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