HP Comprehensive Guide to Web Jetadmin Software for Network Management

●Limited checking is performed to determine if the broadcast address is valid.

●Fast and thorough, especially on a local segment.

●Most modern networks block broadcast traffic.

IP Broadcast Discoveries for PC-Connected Devices

IP broadcast discoveries for PC-Connected devices send an SNMP query to the IP broadcast address specified. An all 1s broadcast is the default. Systems with the SNMP Proxy Agent first answer with the operating system. HP Web Jetadmin follows up with queries to both host and to printer specific objects. IP Broadcast discovery does not attempt WMI queries when no SNMP proxy agent exists.

Characteristics of IP broadcast discoveries for PC-Connected devices include:

●Settings are the same as network device.

●SNMP queries are attempted on discovered nodes.

●If no SNMP Proxy Agent response, WMI queries are performed when credentials exist in settings.

Details About Running an IP Broadcast Discovery

1.Click Edit Addresses. The Select IP broadcast addresses page is displayed.

2.You can:

●Select a broadcast address.

●Add: Add a broadcast. Type the address in Address and type a description (if desired) in Description. Then click Add.

●Show favorites only: View only the broadcast addresses you have added by clicking Show favorites only (at the bottom of the page).

●Remove: Remove addresses from the list by highlighting the address and clicking Delete.

●Customize: Show or hide addresses by clicking Customize. Then select an address and click Add Favorite or Remove Favorite. When done, click OK (Customizing IP Ranges for HP Web Jetadmin Searches on page 286).

3.Click Next.

IP Range Discovery

●Setting Realistic Ranges

●Import and Export Features of IP Range Files

●IP Range Discoveries for Network Devices

●Customizing IP Ranges for HP Web Jetadmin Searches

●IP Range Discoveries for PC-Connected Devices

●Steps for Running an IP Range Discovery

In contrast to running a broadcast discovery (where all devices or HP Web Jetadmin installations in the subnet are queried), you can choose to discover a specified IP range or a number of IP ranges. This reduces network traffic and eliminates the possibility of having unwanted devices. HP Web Jetadmin installations show up in the database. IP Range discovery searches for devices or HP Web Jetadmin installations within a range of IP addresses. This type of discovery is accurate and thorough but can be slow for large ranges.

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