For successful work with new acquisition equipment, installing appropriate drivers. This procedure can be executed in several ways.
Install Drivers for HP LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425DN
In order not to get confused in all existing options for installing the drivers, they should be streamlined by the degree of efficiency.Method 1: Official website
The most suitable option for installing the necessary software. The procedure is performed as follows:
- Visit the manufacturer's website.
- In the top menu, Mouse over the "Support" section. In the list that opens, select "Programs and Drivers".
- On the new page, enter the name of the MFP device HP LaserJet Pro 400 M425DN and click the search button.
- According to the search results, a page with the necessary device and software for it will be displayed. If necessary, you can change the selected automatically OS.
- Scroll down the down page and among the available options to download, select the "Driver" section, which contains the necessary program. To download it, click the "Download" button.
- Wait for the file download and then run it.
- First of all, the program will show a window with the text of the license agreement. To continue the installation, you will need to put a tick next to the item "After reading the license agreement, I accept it."
- Then the list of all installed software will be displayed. To continue, click "Next".
- After enter the connection type for the device. If the printer is connected to a PC using a USB connector, check the appropriate option. Then click "Next".
- The program will be installed on the user device. After that, you can start working with new equipment.
Method 2: third-party
The second option for installing drivers is specialized software. The advantage of this method is its versatility. Such programs are focused on installing drivers for all component PCs. There is a large amount of software focused on performing this task. The main representatives of this program segment are shown in a separate article.
Read more: Universal software for installing drivers
Separately, it is worth considering one of the variants of such programs - DriverPack Solution. It is convenient enough for ordinary users. In addition to downloading and installing the required software, in addition to downloading and installing the ability to restore the system when problems occur.
Read more: How to use DriverPack Solution
Method 3: Device ID
A less well-known option for installing drivers, because instead of a standard download of the program that owns and downloads the desired software itself, the user will have to do it independently. To do this, you need to find out the identifier of the device using the system "device manager" and visit one of the existing sites that are based on the ID with a list of suitable drivers. In the case of HP LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425DN, you need to use the following values:
USBPRINT \ Hewlett-Packardhp
Read more: How to find drivers for device using ID
Method 4: Systems
The latest method of searching and installing the necessary drivers will be the use of system agents. This option is not as effective as previous, however, it deserves attention.
- First, open the "Control Panel". It is possible to find it using the "Start".
- Among the existing list of settings, find the "Equipment and Sound" section, in which you want to open the section "View devices and printers".
- The window that opens contains the "Adding Printer" in the top menu. Open it.
- After the PC scanning will be performed for the presence of connected devices. If the printer is defined by the system, it is enough to click on it and then click the "Next" button. As a result, the required installation will be carried out. However, not everything can go so simple, since the system may not detect the device. In this case, you need to select and open the section "The required printer is missing in the list".
- The system will propose to add a local printer yourself. To do this, select the appropriate item and click "Next".
- The user will be given the opportunity to select the port to which the printer is connected. To continue, you should also click "Next".
- Now you should select the device being added. To do this, first select the manufacturer - HP, and then find the desired HP LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425DN model and go to the next item.
- It remains to record the name of the new printer. Already entered automatically data can not be changed.
- The final step to the beginning of the installation will be the provision of general access to the printer. In this section, the choice remains for the user itself.
- At the end, a window with the text on the successful installation of a new device will be displayed. To check the user can print a test page. To exit, click Finish.
The procedure for downloading and installing the required drivers can be performed in various ways. Which one will be most appropriate, will depend on the user itself.