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HP Web Jetadmin Software - Web Jetadmin 10 and HP Web Jetadmin 8 Feature Differences Frequently Asked Questions
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This FAQ document pertains to HP Web Jetadmin 10.X software. More detailed information can be found in the various user guides and white papers downloadable from
http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin
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Question: What are the key additions to HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 over HP Web Jetadmin 8.1?
Answer:
HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 has many significant improvements compared to HP Web Jetadmin 8.x. New and\or improved capabilities in HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 include:
- Drag and drop capabilities in most areas
- Improved performance
- Smart Client for easy access
- New built-in device view layouts include Active Directory, Asset, Detailed, Jetdirect, Security, Status, and Warranty
- New application views include Device Management, Print Management, and Application Management
- New device pruning and filtering capabilities
- Additional profiles management capabilities, including the ability to configure and save default view to be associated with a user or group
- Policy-based auto group functionality
- Additional feedback on background tasks
- Additional batch configuration capabilities for authentication methods
- Export data cache by subgroup inheritance
- PC Discovery integration into more HP Web Jetadmin tasks
- IP Range shared between PC Discovery and Networked Devices
- Additional discovery analysis tools
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Native RGP and supplies integration
Increased consumables alert reliability
- Ad-hoc consumables shopping list creation based upon needed supplies
- Device communication failure proactive alerting
- Improved print path management and queue creation including support for UPD
- Consolidation into one SQL Express database
Question: What are the key items still missing in HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 that HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 provided?
Answer:
While HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 is drastically improved in many areas over HP Web Jetadmin 8.1, the following HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 functionality is missing in HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 but will be available in upcoming releases:
- Mapping capabilities
- Device Storage Manager’s downloadable fonts and macros capability
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Cancel print job
- Exportable log files
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MegaTrack In Printer Agent and MegaTrack In Printer Agent PIN plug-in
- HP Proactive Support plug-in
- HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 could save to a file (server) on a scheduled data export. HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 can only send scheduled export data to email. With a future release of HP Web Jetadmin 10.1, you will be able to send export data to both file (client) and email during a live user session. Also, there will be a Save to File (server) or send to email during a scheduled export.
- HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 removes commas and replaces them with a space in CSV formatted files. A more appropriate behavior is to leave the comma and wrap the value with quotes (an example is "10,000"). This will be fixed in a future application release.
- The Reports Generation Plug-in (RGP) included the database percentage used notified. Newer versions of RGP have the ability to notify, through email, when the database has reached a percentage of its maximum size. This functionality will be added to a future release of HP Web Jetadmin 10.1.
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HP Web Jetadmin 8.x had a directory where multiple firmware images could be manually written. This was very helpful when no contact with hp.com was possible and images had to be acquired manually via client desktop. HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 registers all downloaded objects into its database so manually writing the files to directories is not possible. HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 will have multiple file upload capability in the Firmware Repository in a future release.
- Hosts.txt file functionality is not available for HP Web Jetadmin 10.1 discoveries. This was a file in HP Web Jetadmin 8.x that was parsed at the time the application started a Specified Address discovery. Customers used automation to keep the hosts file up to date and thus keep HP Web Jetadmin discoveries current. This functionality will be added to a future release of HP Web Jetadmin 10.1.
- Alternate log-in feature. HP Web Jetadmin 10 is now utilizing single sign-on functionality which means it uses the log-in credentials in use on the client workstation at log-in time. Windows Run-as is an optional log-in path but does not meet the need in some environments. Watch for an alternate log-in feature in a future release of HP Web Jetadmin software.
- Send file to printer from stored configuration template.
Question: Which items in Web Jetadmin 8.1 have been discontinued and will never be available in HP Web Jetadmin 10.x?
Answer:
The following HP Web Jetadmin 8.1 items have been discontinued and will not be made available in HP Web Jetadmin 10.x:
- PSA (Print Server Appliance) Device Support and Discovery
- HP Jetdirect Password
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Novell Print Path Creation
- Bootp Server Support
- Win2000 Server Support
- Remote Discovery Agent
- Proactive Cache Level
- Support settings like Admin, email, and URL
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