PrinterMap User Guide 26Figure 13 Community Strings windowEach additional community string defined may increase the amount of time it takesto run the discover process. Community strings may be added to PrinterMap to beused in subsequent discoveries by entering the value in the Community String editfield and clicking Add. Existing community strings can be edited in-place byclicking twice on the string. Community strings may be deleted by highlighting thetarget community string and clicking Delete.It is strongly recommended that the PrinterMap Discover process be re-runfollowing any modifications made through the Community Strings window. Validcommunity strings are required by the Status and Reporting services in order tocommunicate and retrieve information from managed printers. The discoverprocess updates the community string stored for each managed printer as well asdiscover any new printers as a result of community string additions. After changeshave been made and applied to the community strings, PrinterMap displays thefollowing confirmation dialog requesting that it be allowed to automatically startthe discover process.Figure 14 Community Strings Update dialogSelecting the Yes button initiates the discover process, updating the communitystrings of all managed printers and discovering any new printers. Selecting the Nobutton closes the confirmation dialog and the discover process is not run.
