Configuring printer discovery

1. From the Remote Asset Manager web page, click Printer Discovery.

2. Configure the following options:

   Import Search Strings

   Before you begin, create either of these text files, and then compress them as a ZIP file:

   • include.txt—List of address strings to include during discovery

   • exclude.txt—List of address strings to exclude during discovery

   When creating the list of address strings, use one of the following formats:

   • 10.199.10.244 (single address)

   • myprinter.example.com (single host name)

   • 10.199.10.1–10.195.12.2 (IP address range)

   • 10.199.10.* (wildcards)

   • 10.199.10.1/22 (Classless Inter-Domain Routing or CIDR notation)

   Notes:

   • Type each string on a separate line. Do not use comma-separated values.
   • Make sure that the string has no spaces before and after it.
   • You can import only up to 5000 strings at a time.

   1. Click Import Search Strings.

   2. Browse to the ZIP file.

   3. Click Save.

   Export Search Strings

   1. Click Export Search Strings.

   2. Save the file.

   Discovery Configuration

   1. Click Discovery Configuration.

   2. Add the addresses, and then provide the following information:

      • Included Address

      • Excluded Address

      • SNMP Profile—The SNMP profile to use for the addresses

      When adding the addresses, use the following formats:

      • 10.199.10.244 (single IP address)

      • myprinter.example.com (single host name)

      • 10.199.10.1–10.195.12.2 (IP address range)

      • 10.199.10.* (wildcards)

      • 10.199.10.1/22 (CIDR notation)

      Note: By default, a local subnet search string is added to the address space.

   3. Click Save.

   Network Utilization

   Regulate network traffic by slowing down the query received by the network when discovering multiple devices or a range of IP addresses.

   1. Click Network Utilization.

   2. Adjust the throttle. The longer the pause, the longer the discovery phase.

   3. Click Save.