Configuring the print queue
Note: To encrypt your print jobs securely, install UPD version 3.0.
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From your computer, run the UPD administrator installer.
Note: Download UPD from http://lexmark.com.
- When prompted for the installation type, select Extract, and then clear Start the installation software.
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Browse to the location of the extracted UPD files.
Note: We recommend extracting files to the root of C:\ drive or a directory off C:\ drive.
- Click Add a printer using TCP/IP address or host name, and click Next.
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Enter the following information:
- Device type—Select the device type.
- Hostname or IP address—Type the client IP address or host name.
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Port name—Type the name of the port.
Notes: Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use is selected by default.
- From the Device type menu, click Standard and then select Generic Network Card.
- Click Next.
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When prompted to select a printer, select Have Disk, and then browse to the
<extract_path>
\InstallationPackage\Drivers\Print\GDI\ folder, where
<extract_path>
is the location of the extracted UPD files.
Note: We recommend extracting files to the root of C:\ drive or to a directory of C:\ drive.
- Run any of the .inf files.
- Type a descriptive printer name, and click Next.
- Right‑click the new print queue, and then select Printer properties.
- Accept the certificate.
- From the Printer properties window, click Encryption tab.
- Select Always encrypt, to encrypt print jobs.
- Click Apply.
- Click Sharing tab, and then click Additional Drivers.
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Select the necessary alternative print drivers, and then click OK.
Note: When using a 64‑bit server, the most common alternative print driver is x86 Type 3 User Mode.
- When prompted for the x86 processor, browse to the <extract_path> \InstallationPackage\Drivers\Print\GDI\ folder, where <extract_path> is the location of the extracted UPD files.
- Run any of the .inf files.
- When prompted for the print processor file, browse to the <extract_path> \InstallationPackage\Drivers\Print\GDI\i386 folder, where <extract_path> is the location of the extracted UPD files.
- Run the ntprint.inf file.
- Click OK.