For years, "finding the driver" was a standard IT ritual. For this specific machine, however, the "driver" is actually a battleground between old-school reliability and modern, bloated "solutions."
This printer is what industry insiders call a (or GDI printer), though HP markets it as a standard laser. hp mfp 178nw driver
: The default login for the Embedded Web Server (EWS) is often "admin" with a blank password, or a PIN located on a sticker inside the printer. HP Color Laser 178, 179 Printers - Loading Paper, Envelopes For years, "finding the driver" was a standard IT ritual
: This model supports manual duplexing only. You must set the driver to manual duplex mode and flip the pages yourself to print on both sides. HP Color Laser 178, 179 Printers - Loading
If you are dealing with this machine and want to avoid the bloat: