
Manual versus Automatic Groups
You can use groups to categorize devices based on common criteria. For example, you might use an IP
addressing scheme to group devices based on the area where they are located. The ability to create manual
device groups and the ability to use the Filter feature to create automatic device groups provide powerful tools
for managing group membership.
In HP Web Jetadmin, groups can be set up with one of two dierent membership types:
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Manual group: Each device is assigned manually to the group and remains in the group until you remove it.
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Automatic group: Devices are automatically assigned based on specied lter criteria. You can create a
variety of lters. For example, to understand how many color devices exist on a specic network, build the
following lters. The rst lter species the network. The second lter species the color capability.
Property Function Value
IP Address Contains 15.5
Color Equals Yes
You can also edit this lter in advanced mode using the HP Web Jetadmin ltering syntax. These strings can
have functions and values added and modied to aect the outcome of the ltering action. Automatic
group membership is updated when one or more of the following occur:
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The Automatic Group has had a lter (or lter change) applied.
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New devices enter the system running a device discovery.
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Device changes are realized by the system that either match or don’t match the lter criteria.
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Devices are removed from the system by hiding or deleting them from the All Devices list.
Group Policies
Policies are applied to groups for the purpose of applying a settings action (or actions) onto a device when it
becomes a member of the group or when it is removed from a group.
Many combinations of policy settings can be applied to a group. Multiples of the same policy types can be
applied to groups as well. A short denition for each policy type follows:
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Enable data collection policy: If you have already dened a reports data collection template, this policy will
automatically apply that template to devices when they are added to the group, when they are removed
from the group, or both.
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Subscribe to alerts or unsubscribe to alerts policy: If you have already dened an alert subscription
template, this policy will automatically apply that template to devices when they are added to the group,
when they are removed from the group, or both.
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Congure devices policy: If you have already dened a device conguration template, this policy will
automatically apply that template to devices when they are added to the group, when they are removed
from the group, or both.
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Add or remove devices to supply group policy: If you have already dened a supply group, this policy will
automatically add devices to that supply group when they are added to the group, when they are removed
from the group, or both.
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