HP UPD - Using Managed Printer Lists with HP Web Jetadmin (WJA) (for use with Active Directory Administrator Template)

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NOTE Device Name is a required field in HP UPD MPLs. If it is undefined for a particular printer, the
HP UPD will not show that printer when displaying the MPL. To verify that Device Name is
defined for all printers in the group:
• Right click the toolbar at the top of the displayed group.
• Make sure that there is a checkbox next to Device Name.
• Examine the Device Name column, making sure that Device Name is defined for all
printers in the list.
EXPORTING DEVICE GROUPS AS XML MANAGED PRINTER
LISTS
Within HP Web Jetadmin, select Groups in the Device Management area.
Figure 2—Select Groups in the Device Management area
On the menu bar, select Tools > Export Devices.
Set Threshold to Missing Items (see Figure 3 on the next page). This will instruct HP WJA to query the
device directly for any information that is not currently in the database.
From the Available Columns list, make sure that the following required items are in the Selected
columns list:
• Device Name—Configured in device
• Device Model—Not user configurable, referred to as Display Name in XML
• IP Address or IP Hostname
Click Next.