Automatic configuration of a network printer

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps for enabling a peripheral device on a network having a server node connected thereto, including:

• (a) the server node receiving identification data for identifying the peripheral device on the network;
• and,
• (b) upon detecting the received identification data, the server node self-installing a driver on itself for the peripheral device if the driver is not already installed on the server node.

An system for enabling a peripheral device on a network without user intervention, the network having a server node connected thereto, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) means for enabling the server node to receive identification data for identifying the peripheral device on the network;
• and,
• (b) means for enabling the server node to self-install a driver on itself for the peripheral device upon detecting the received identification data.

A server node configured to enable a peripheral device on a network without user intervention, the server node comprising:

• (a) executable instructions stored in a memory of the server node and configured to receive identification data for identifying the peripheral device on the network;
• and,
• (b) further executable instructions stored in the memory and configured to access and install a driver for the peripheral device onto the server node in response to the identification data and without user intervention, wherein the driver is accessed from a storage device that is identified as a source from which the server node was network enabled.