User's Manual

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Device Filters
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Device Identification
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Application Logging
The top menu bar is always present and changes depending on the application view, presence of plug-ins,
and the version of HP Web Jetadmin. This allows you to use functionality without having to change to a
different view.
Across the top menu bar are four choices:
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File: Add new groups, alerts, and configuration templates; print, and exit HP Web Jetadmin.
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New: Create groups (
Create a New Device Group on page 114), alerts templates (Create Alert
Subscription Templates on page 185), and configuration templates (Create a Configuration
Template on page 171).
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Print: Print the device list (
Printing Device Lists on page 105).
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Exit: Exit HP Web Jetadmin.
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View: Customize interface settings based on the user’s credentials:
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Column Layouts: Create custom views by identifying columns displayed for any device list
(
Columns for Device Lists on page 93).
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Filters: Create and manage filters using the Filter Manager and Filter Editor. (
Filters and Device
Lists on page 97).
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Refresh device selection: Retrieve data directly from the selected device. It is useful if you
suspect the data displayed for the device may be out of date. This feature is available on a device
list page for single device views.
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Task Module Docking Area and the Map Docking Area: Manage the task modules and maps you
want to always be displayed (
Docking Task Modules and Maps on page 28).
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Preferences: Set preferences for data to be displayed in device lists (
Device Lists on page 91).
See
Preferences on page 26.
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Tools: Manage global settings including:
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Export devices: Starts the Export Devices wizard to export device attributes to a file and then
store them on a disk or send them via email through SMTP (
Exporting Device Data on page 102).
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Device Discovery: Starts the Device Discovery wizard to locate network and PC connected devices
(
Discover Devices (the Device Discovery Wizard) on page 149).
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Application Log: View a log of all transactions that contain information that includes the user,
what the activity was and its details, and when the transaction occurred (
Application Logging
on page 26).
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Data Synchronization: Synchronize data between multiple installations of HP Web Jetadmin. For
more information, see
Data Synchronization on page 290).
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Options: Manage configuration settings for each view (
Device Management Options on page 72
and
Application Management Configuration Options on page 50).
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Help: See online help for this product (
Online Help on page 23).
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