BRAdmin Professional 4 User’s Guide ENG Version E
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 System Requirements .............................................................................................................. 3 2 Manage Devices.....................................
7.8 Create a Device Notification Profile........................................................................................ 7.9 Create a Device List Profile .................................................................................................... 7.10 Information ........................................................................................................................... 7.11 Tool: Setting File Editor .............................................................................
1 Introduction 1.1 Overview BRAdmin Professional 4 is an application for managing Brother devices and monitoring their status.
● Devices Left pane Right pane The Devices screen displays device names, status, and more specific device information. - To create device groups, click New group in the left pane. - To create smart filters, click New smart filter in the left pane. For more information, see 2.2 Group and Filter Devices. - To connect Microsoft Azure, click New Azure Profile in the left pane. For more information, see BRAdmin Professional 4 for Microsoft Azure User's Guide.
To expand the list of available actions or tasks in the right pane, click Show all. ● Tasks View a list of tasks, in-progress or pending, as well as a log of completed tasks. Select a specific task from the list to view more information and available actions in the right pane. ● Application Settings Click in the upper right corner of the screen to change the application settings and to create or edit task profiles. 1.
2 Manage Devices Click Devices in the top menu bar to display the device list, where you can manage your devices. 2.1 Discover New Devices BRAdmin Professional 4 updates the device list upon startup. If you cannot find your target device in the list, do one of the following: • Click the discovery button to run a search for active devices.
2.2 Group and Filter Devices Create a device group or filter in the left pane, and then select it to list specific devices: - Smart filters Select devices that meet the criteria of the smart filter. Click New smart filter and list the criteria you want in the Conditions: field, such as model name, serial number, or location. You can also import a specific text file listing the filtering criteria you want. - Groups Select the devices you grouped together.
3 Actions To execute an action, do one of the following: - Select the device and click the action you want in the right pane. - Right-click the device and select the action you want from the menu that appears. 3.1 Update Device Status To update the selected device’s status: 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Get device status. 3.2 Open Web Interface To customize device settings, including security and network settings, use Web Based Management: 1. Select one device. 2. Click Open web interface. 3.
4 Instant Tasks To execute an instant task, do one of the following: - Select the device and click the task you want under Instant tasks in the right pane. - Right-click the device and select the task you want from the menu that appears. • Unlike scheduled tasks, instant tasks take immediate effect. For more information, see 5 Scheduled Tasks. • For network connected devices, you must enter the selected device's password to perform an instant task.
4.3 Reboot Devices 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Reboot device. 3. Type the Device password for password-protected devices. 4. Click Reboot device. 4.4 Edit Device Settings 1. Select one or more devices. 2. Click Edit device settings. 3. Type the Device password. 4. Edit the settings you want: - Boot method (network-connected devices only) - Node name (network-connected devices only) - Location - Contact 5. Click Apply to save your changes. 4.
• If you have license codes: Select the License code (20 digit number): radio button, and then type the license codes in the field. Multiple codes can be entered, one license code per line. 5. Next to the Save the result file to: field, click the Browse… button, and navigate to the folder where you want to save the result file. You can also copy and paste folder paths into this field. 6. Click Apply. 4.
4. In the Backup setting items: field, select either All, or Selected: to specify the necessary items. 5. Select the Exclude checkbox if you do not want to include device-specific settings, such as the IP address or node name, in the backed-up file. 6. Click Back up. • Do not change the file name if you want to deploy the backup file via a USB flash drive. USB deployments require a specific file name format. • Some models create an SSF file. 4.
5 Scheduled Tasks The following tasks provide you with necessary device information according to the predetermined schedule. 5.1 Device Log This task generates a device log, which includes information such as page count, device status, and supply information (log entry items). It sends the device log via email or saves the log file in a specific destination folder according to the schedule you set. 5.2 Device Notification This task monitors a target device by periodically retrieving its status.
5.5 Assign Device Log/Device Notification Profiles To perform device log/device notification tasks, assign a task profile to one or more devices. 1. Select one or more devices from the device list. 2. Click Settings from either the Device log or Device notification menu. 3. In the Profiles: field, select the profile you want to assign. Before clicking Apply, you may need to do the following: • If there is no profile available, or if you want to edit the profile you selected, click Edit.
6 Task Monitoring To monitor the status of active tasks and check the results of completed tasks, click Tasks in the top menu bar. The following task categories are listed in the left pane: - Instant tasks - Device log - Device notification - Device list - Device master settings - Autoconfiguration The number displayed next to each task category indicates the number of active tasks. 6.1 Check Task Status To display the tasks and their status, select a task category in the left pane.
6.2 Monitor Tasks To monitor, stop, or retry instant tasks, click Instant tasks and then do one of the following: 1. Select an active task in the Current task field and click one of the following in the right pane: • Details: Check the task’s status and details. • Stop: Stop the task. 2. Select a completed or interrupted task in the Task log field and click one of the following in the right pane: • Details: Check the status of completed tasks or try to perform a task again if it was interrupted by an error.
6.3 Autoconfiguration Use this task to find devices that meet the set criteria and automatically configure them (for example, Password settings and Update firmware). You can also schedule discovery by selecting a specific day and time. The Mapply function cannot be executed in Autoconfiguration. Unlike the other profiles created in Application settings, the Autoconfiguration profiles are created by opening the Tasks screen, and then clicking New autoconfiguration task….
4. Specify the target devices or their discovery criteria. Click following: of the Target: field, and then do one of the • To use the filtering criteria of the smart filter, click Smart filter… (For more information, see 2.2 Group and Filter Devices.) • To specify the discovery criteria, select Model name…, Node name…, IP address…, Serial number…, or MAC address…. You can then import a list of the criteria exported from BRAdmin Professional 3/4 by clicking Import…. 5.
7 Application Settings Application settings allow you to create and edit task profiles. You can also configure settings within the BRAdmin Professional application. Click to open the Application settings window. 7.1 General To modify the general application settings, select General: - Change Language From the Language: drop-down list, select the language you want to use. - Update Device Status Configure the settings in the Device status refresh: field to automatically update the device status.
7.2 Configure the Device Discovery Settings To discover one or more devices, configure the Device discovery settings: Discovery Method Tab The Discover devices and Discover specific devices… functions work based on these settings. (For more information, see 2.1 Discover New Devices.) - To search for devices on your network Select the IP broadcast: checkbox or the IP unicast: checkbox in the Network: menu. Click selected to specify the addresses you want.
Discovery Schedule Tab To perform Device discovery regularly, configure both Discovery method and Discovery schedule. Discover device upon application startup is enabled by default. If the device list shows no devices upon the application startup, the application automatically discovers the devices. 1. Click of the Schedule: field to set the schedule. 2. Click OK. 3. Click OK to close the Application settings screen.
7.3 Configure the Network Settings To configure the Network settings, do the following: 1. Click the SNMP tab. 2. Select one of the options from the SNMP version: menu. 3. Configure the settings of the selected option. 4. Click the Proxy tab (the default setting is Auto). 5. (Optional) Select Manual:, specify the items in the Server name:, Port:, User name:, and Password: fields. 6. Click OK to close the Application settings screen. 7.
7.6 Device Master Settings 1. Click of the Profiles: field to open the Profile settings screen. • To edit the settings of an existing profile, select the profile from the Profiles: field, click change the setting items you want. • To delete an existing profile, select the profile from the Profiles: field and click . , and then 2. Type the profile name in the Profile name: field if you want to change the default profile name. 3. Type the password in Device password: field. 4.
6. Click the Log file tab. • Type the log file name in the Log file name: field if you want to change the default log file name. • Select log entry items you need from the Information contained in the log file: options. • Select the file format from the File format: drop-down list and type the data format in the Date format: field. 7. Click OK to close the Profile settings screen. • To include the computer’s name in the log file name, include the “%PCNAME%” string in the Log file name: field.
7.9 Create a Device List Profile 1. Type the file name in the File name: field if you want to change the default file name. 2. Click of the Schedule: field to set the schedule for acquiring the list. 3. To receive the list via email, select the Send Email: checkbox. • Click of the Destination address (To): field to type the email address to which the list is sent. • Type the sender address in the Sender address (From): field.
b) Use dynamic (Mapply) keywords. Change or add a value in the settings file to a dynamic (mapply) keyword by selecting Create dynamic referencing in the Advanced menu. Type the keyword in the Dynamic (Mapply) keyword field. c) Set a dynamic (Mapply) keyword for keys in an array. 1. Click the Get Mapply CSV file button to download the Mapply CSV template. 2. Edit the downloaded Mapply CSV template and add the dynamic keyword. 3. Import the Mapply CSV file that you have created. Click Import Mapply CSV file.
8 Troubleshooting and Support If you cannot discover one or more devices, see 8.1 If You Cannot Discover the Device. For further details, check the application log from the Information menu (see 7.10 Information.) If the problem persists, contact your local Brother technical support team. 8.1 If You Cannot Discover the Device For all network connection types Make sure that: • Your computer is connected to the network. • The target device is connected to the network. • The target device is powered on.
8.3 Troubleshooting Error Solution Admin account locked The admin password for the target device was entered incorrectly too many times. Wait until the password lock of the target device is released. Already activated The function you want to activate on the device has already been activated. Already set The device password has already been changed from the default login password. Make sure that the password is the default login password.
Error Solution Session timeout This activation session has expired after more than 24 hours of inactivity. Try to activate the solution or function you want again. Solution not supported Make sure the target devices support the solutions you want to deploy. Solution not supported/already activated Some of the deployed solutions are either not supported or are already activated.
