Device Configuration Templates
Use the device preferences templates to configure the device settings such as time zone and function settings on multiple devices at one time. There are three types of device settings templates as follows:
- Standard Device Preferences Template: You can edit the setting items as required. This template is useful for updating general setting items that do not depend on the model. Secure information such as passwords and SNMP community names cannot be obtained when the settings are retrieved from the device.
- Extended Device Preferences Template:You can edit the setting items as required. The configuration items of this template are dynamically built by the resource retrieved from the device.
- Device-specific Preferences Template: While you cannot edit the setting items, you can copy device settings to devices with the same model, configuration, and region (North America/Europe/Asia). This template is useful for configuring a large number of the same model devices using the standard settings. You can obtain secure information such as passwords and SNMP community names, but such information is not displayed in the Management Console to prevent the information from being leaked or tampered with.
To use the device settings template, the access accounts of SNMP, Device Administrator, and SDK/J are required. The template may not be executed properly when the access accounts are not configured.
Use the device icons to identify the supported template types.
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Description |
Standard Device Preferences template |
Extended Device Preferences template |
Device-Specific Preferences template |
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Device icon |
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Retrieval of device secure information |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Viewing of secure information |
No |
No |
No |
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Applying of secure information of the device |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Editing of obtained setting values |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Retrieval of an image for use on the home screen |
No |
No |
Yes |
You can configure the items marked with a dagger mark (†) in the device preferences template when you have the Base license. For details about the configuration items, refer to Device-specific Preference Setting Items.
