Plug and Play for Printers

The items in this section are requirements for Plug and Play capabilities. For Plug and Play requirements related to the printer port on the PC, see the “I/O Ports and Devices” chapter in Part 4 of this guide or the related bus port requirements in Part 3 of this guide.

7. Implement Plug and Play support for all supported buses
Required

Complete Plug and Play support must be implemented for all buses that the device supports. For information about the Plug and Play requirements, see the related bus-class definitions in Part 3 of this guide.

8. Peripheral device meets IEEE 1284 requirements
Required

Recommended: Support CompatibleID key in the device identification string.

These requirements include a Plug and Play device ID as described in the IEEE 1284 specification. For more information, see the “I/O Ports and Devices” chapter in Part 4 of this guide.