HP Web Jetadmin Software User Manual download pdf (Page 3)

OVERVIEW

Device discovery enables HP Web Jetadmin to find both network-connected and PC-connected

printers, scanners, and multifunction products (MFPs) and add them to the HP Web Jetadmin All

Devices list. In many cases, the administrator may have information about the network that can

improve discovery. However, some discovery features enable the administrator to search for devices

without the benefit of networking details.

The powerful discovery engine in HP Web Jetadmin can locate most devices on both small and large

networks. HP Web Jetadmin also includes a new discovery for printing devices located in Microsoft

Active Directory. Scheduling and discovery templates allow administrators to tailor HP Web Jetadmin

to any topology or geographically deployed device fleet.

New in HP Web Jetadmin discovery

 Improved workflow for discovery using credentials

 Specified IP discovery groups

 Specified IP discovery files

PART 1—HOW DISCOVERY WORKS

Discovery is a two-part process. HP Web

Jetadmin discovery always begins by scanning

the network to find active nodes. Active nodes are

any networked device that responds to the

discovery method used by HP Web Jetadmin.

Once this is complete, HP Web Jetadmin begins

a resolution process to qualify whether devices

are PC-connected or network-connected. Here is a

look at what HP Web Jetadmin does during a

typical discovery sequence:

 Node discovery

 Scans using the first method according to

discovery settings

 Scans using the second method

according to discovery settings

 Continues to scan, using each method selected in discovery settings

 Node resolve

 Queries all discovered nodes to find either PC-connected or network-connected devices

 Adds resolved nodes to All Devices

Figure 1—Node discovery and Node resolve

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