Installation guide

Chapter 2 – Getting Ready to Manage Zebra
Printers
Device Classes and Proxies
MSP has a concept called a Device Class, which is important to understand when dealing with
devices that are managed via an MSP Windows PC Client. A Device Class is a type or category
that is used to differentiate devices managed by MSP. This is useful when devices have different
capabilities and/or need to be managed independently of other devices. In MSP, devices that
support a local MSP Agent and hence are directly managed by MSP generally have a Device
Class of “Mobile Device.”
Each Windows PC on which the MSP Windows PC Client is running is actually a managed device
from the point of view of MSP, as is each device discovered by and indirectly managed via an
MSP Windows PC Client. The Device Class for all PCs running the MSP Windows PC Client is
“Windows PC.” The Device Class for all Zebra Printers managed via the MSP Windows PC Client
and the Zebra Printer MSP Proxy Plug-In is “Zebra Printer.”
Whenever a device is managed indirectly via an MSP Windows PC Client, a pair of Device
Attributes will be added for the device to identify the PC that is acting as the proxy for that device.
The Device Attribute “identity.proxyserver” will be added for a device and will contain the same
value as the Device Attribute “identity.uuid” of the Windows PC serving as the proxy for that
device. The Device Attribute “identity.proxyserverdnsname” will be added for a device and will
contain the same value as the Device Attribute “identity.dnsname” of the Windows PC serving as
the proxy for that device.
Note:
These device attributes apply ONLY to Windows PC Client Proxy Plug-ins and not
necessarily to Proxy Plug-ins used with other MSP Clients.