User's Manual

Discovery Types and Methods
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How HP Web Jetadmin Discovers Network Devices
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How HP Web Jetadmin Discovers PC-Connected Devices
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Quick Device Discovery
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SLP Multicast Discovery
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IP Broadcast Discovery
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IP Range Discovery
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Specified Device Address Discovery
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Active Directory Discovery
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Passive SLP Discovery
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Domain Discovery
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WS-Discovery
Following are the various types of discoveries performed by HP Web Jetadmin. There are two distinct types of
discoveries:
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Network Connected Device Discoveries: Find devices on your network. HP Web Jetadmin always
follows the node-discovery with SNMP queries in order to resolve devices. Once the SNMP query
resolves a device, it is placed in the All Devices list. Resolved devices include any HP Jetdirect connected
hardcopy device, any third party hardcopy device, some HP network scanners, some HP network
projectors, and more. See
How HP Web Jetadmin Discovers Network Devices on page 126.
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PC-Connected Device Discoveries: Discovers PCs and then printers connected directly to them. This
discovery facilitates both learning about devices that are connected directly to PC hosts and also
gathers detailed information about those devices when the SNMP Proxy agent is being used. SNMP
Proxy Agent is a small software package that can be installed onto a PC and facilitates HP Web Jetadmin
communications with locally connected devices. PC-Connected device discoveries can be performed
without the SNMP Proxy Agent being installed onto remote hosts but this type of discovery will only
gather a minimal amount of device information. See
How HP Web Jetadmin Discovers PC-Connected
Devices on page 126.
Discovery methods are for the most part shared between PC-Connected and network device types. The
following table shows which discovery option can be selected for each of the two discovery methods:
Table 3-3 Discovery Options for Network Device Discoveries and PC-Connected Device Discoveries
Type of Discovery Network Device Discoveries PC-Connected Device Discoveries
Quick Device Discovery on page 128 Yes No
SLP Multicast Discovery on page 129 Yes No
IP Broadcast Discovery on page 130 Yes Yes
IP Range Discovery on page 131 Yes Yes
Specified Device Address Discovery
on page 136
Yes Yes
Active Directory Discovery on page 138 Yes Yes
Domain Discovery on page 140 No Yes
WS-Discovery on page 141 Yes Yes
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