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Dell Open Print Driver User Manual

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Dell Open Print Driver Version 1.9

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

About Dell Open Print Driver ..............................................................................................................3
Operation Modes ...............................................................................................................................3

Dynamic Mode (Workstations Only) ......................................................................................................... 3
Static Mode (Servers and Workstations) .................................................................................................. 4
Dynamic Mode/Static Mode - Connected to a Local Port (Servers and Workstations) .......................... 4

Selecting the Correct Mode ................................................................................................................5
Discover Both IPv4 and IPv6 Enabled Printers .....................................................................................5
Dell Open Print Driver MMC Snap-in...................................................................................................6
Custom Media Size Support ................................................................................................................9


Chapter 2

MSI install command line options ..................................................................................................... 10

Using the DellOPD Installer from the Command Line............................................................................. 10

Installing using INF File ..................................................................................................................... 13

Static Instance ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Dynamic Instance .................................................................................................................................... 24

Installing an USB printer with Plug and Play ...................................................................................... 33
Installing a Web Services for Device (WSD) printer ............................................................................ 38


Chapter 3

Lockdown Policies ............................................................................................................................ 41

Managing Printer Features Using Group Policies ................................................................................... 41
Available Policies ..................................................................................................................................... 41
Discovery Feature Control ...................................................................................................................... 42
Printer Feature Control ........................................................................................................................... 50

Paper Size Feature Control / Allowable Paper Sizes ........................................................................... 52

How to Define Policies on the Server ..................................................................................................... 53
Policies with Multiple Selection .............................................................................................................. 63
How Users See Policies ........................................................................................................................... 67

How to load and unload ‘Dell Open Print Driver’ drivers for standard user account? .......................... 69