Configuring an eSF application associated with a solution.....................................................................93
Managing solution‑related files..............................................................................................................93
Removing solutions.................................................................................................................................93
Managing device groups and devices.........................................................95
Creating and populating device groups...................................................................................................95
Understanding device groups ...........................................................................................................................95
Creating a device group ....................................................................................................................................95
Creating a device group from an existing device group....................................................................................96
Configuring timeout for policy updates............................................................................................................96
Creating a new discovery profile ......................................................................................................................96
Importing a list of printers to a device group ...................................................................................................97
Discovering printers..........................................................................................................................................98
Discovering missing printers.............................................................................................................................98
Viewing all printers with outdated policies ......................................................................................................99
Scheduling a discovery task ..............................................................................................................................99
Deploying solutions to a device group....................................................................................................99
Customizing the home screen for a device group.................................................................................100
Updating policies for device groups......................................................................................................104
Scheduling policy updates.....................................................................................................................104
Enabling secure communication between servers and printers in a device group...............................105
Disabling validation of eSF application deployment.............................................................................105
Using the Devices tab............................................................................................................................106
Searching for devices ......................................................................................................................................106
Editing the home screen layout on specific devices .......................................................................................106
Viewing device profiles ...................................................................................................................................107
Updating device policies .................................................................................................................................107
Removing devices from the system................................................................................................................ 107
Managing software clients.......................................................................109
Understanding software clients and software client groups................................................................109
Understanding dynamic prompting support.........................................................................................110
Understanding software client setup....................................................................................................110
Creating and populating software client groups...................................................................................111
Creating a software client group ....................................................................................................................111
Adding software clients to a software client group........................................................................................111
Importing software clients to a software client group ...................................................................................112
Assigning solutions to a software client group......................................................................................112
Installing client software.......................................................................................................................112
Installing client software on a Microsoft Cluster Server.......................................................................113
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