All drivers uploaded in the Admin Console (regardless of whether they were created in the Drivers/Profiles Tab or the Driver/Profile Repository) will show the annotation string in parentheses in the repository. You would be required to change the name and then upload the driver.

In short, if the repository has a stored driver named Dell Open Print Driver (PCL 5), and you attempt to upload another driver with the exact same name, PrinterLogic will not allow the second driver to be uploaded. Dell Open Print Driver (PCL 5) is used for every driver, but one driver does not use an annotation string, while the other two are appended with the annotation string, specifically -x32 and -圆4. Using the example above, you can save one driver as Dell Open Print Driver (PCL 5) for one driver, and then you can use Dell Open Print Driver (PCL 5)-x32 for another driver, and Dell Open Print Driver (PCL 5)j-圆4 as another.

Operating systems with different bit types (32-bit vs 64-bit) require different universal drivers. Any printers that do not support universal drivers should have printer-specific drivers that can be installed. For example, a universal printer driver can be installed to support all printers of the LaserJet series, so if you have five different LaserJet models, then you can install one universal driver that supports all the LaserJet printers, which simplifies the driver installation process for your end-users. In other words, one universal driver can be used for two or more printer models across operating systems. As such, printer manufacturers provide 'universal' or 'global' drivers that replace the inconvenient process of installing drivers for each printer model and operating system. Organizations frequently use several different printer models from a myriad of manufacturers. The Admin Console lets you upload printer drivers for your printers. Drivers Overviewīecause every printer manufacturer has unique drivers for a specific printer model, bit type, and operating system, updating printer drivers on every workstation is time consuming and increasingly unsustainable as the number of printers and workstations grows. When you click Print, the driver uses control commands to feed data to the printer, which outputs the data in a readable format. A driver is a software program a computer uses to communicate with a printer so that data in an application such as Word, Edge, or Photoshop can be converted into a form the specific printer can print.

Printer driver