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2. In the navigation pane, click Home Discovery.
NOTE: If the estimated time taken for discovery exceeds 30 minutes, then a
warning message is displayed indicating a potential delay and prompting
the user to continue.
The Discovery widget is displayed on the right side of the dashboard. The
Discovery widget consists of two tabs:
• New Discovery - To start a new discovery
• Edit Discovery - To modify an existing discovery profile
Selecting discovery criteria
To discover printers, you have to select various options for printer discovery in
the Discovery widget.
NOTE: While a discovery is in progress, the user can initiate another
discovery which begins after the current discovery is complete.
1. To use a previously saved discovery profile, from the Select Discovery list
select the profile name.
2. Select the SNMP Options as SNMPv1/v2 or SNMP v3 .
NOTE: By default, SNMP v1/v2 option is selected. The selected SNMP
option is saved on starting discovery and reused in subsequent discoveries.
3. For SNMP v1/v2 option provide a valid SNMP Community Name .
NOTE: The SNMP Community Name field is mandatory and must not be
left blank.
NOTE: Printers whose community name does not match are not
discovered.
4. For SNMP v3 option provide the following details:
User Name - Enter a valid user name. This field is mandatory.
Authentication and Privacy Options - To enable Authentication and Privacy
profiles, select the corresponding check boxes.
NOTE: By default, both Authentication and Privacy options are selected.
You can select both Authentication and Privacy, only Authentication or
none.
Authentication Password - Enter a valid password used by the authentication
protocol for message authentication.
Confirm Password - Reenter the authentication password for confirmation.