Adding printers



Note: If a workflow is clicked for the first time, then the user is prompted to add devices where the items are deployed to.
  1. From DDU, click Add New.

  2. Type the deployment name and description.

  3. Click Edit Device List.

  4. Do either of the following:

    Note: To skip adding printers, click Cancel. If this task is skipped, you are prompted to add them before creating workflow. For more information on adding devices after creating a workflow, see Adding printers after creating a deployment workflow.

    Add devices manually

    1. Select Add a device.

    2. In the "Add a device" field, type the IP addresses or host names of the devices, and then click .

      Use the following formats to add IP addresses:

      • 10.195.*.* (wildcards for only the last two octets)

      • 10.195.y.yy (single IP address)

      • 10.195.1.3-10.195.1.255 (IP address range)

      • printerHostname.company.com (host name)

      • 2001:db8:0:0:0:0:2:1 (single full IPv6 address; wildcards are not supported)

      Note: To remove an IP address or host name, select the IP address or host name in the "Discovered devices" list, and then click .

    Add devices using the CSV file

    1. Select CSV File.

    2. Browse to the CSV input file.

      Note: The default file name is DduInput.csv. For information on creating a CSV file, see Creating CSV files.
  5. If necessary, select Secured Device to prompt the user to type the authentication credentials used to access secured devices when deploying the workflow.

  6. Click OK.

After a printer is added, DDU checks if the printer is online. If it is not, then a Discovery Failed error message appears.