Multiple HP DJ 5740 USB printers

[bakerboy1977]

I have a contract to set up local printers for roaming laptop users. Several customers with laptops move around different offices and plug in the usb printer on that site. Therefore, each laptop will be connecting to a different printer each day.
The printers are all the same model: HP DJ 5740.

The problem is, if a user visits 15 sites he will have 15 HP DJ 5740's listed in his list of printers. This means he has to maually select his default printer every time he moves site.

This didn't happen with parallel printers - you only had 1 printer listed no matter how many printer you connected to.

It appears each usb printer has an address of some sort.

Is there any way round this?

 

[mattjurado]

I don't think so, another reason I avoid usb like the plague. Perhaps they can delete the printer when they are done, and when the plug into the next one, Windows will autosense the device and install it, so they'll only have one printer? Sucks, but these weren't the best devices to purchase.

Cheap doesn't equal the right solution.

Do they have parallel ports? Or a place to add the port (some laserjets have a slot)?

Matt J.

Please always take the time to backup any and all data before performing any actions suggested for ANY problem, regardless of how minor a change it might seem. Also test the backup to make sure it is intact.

 

[netmanrick]

Have you looked at a usb printer for each of the roaming users ?

Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations