Samsung ML-3471ND-XAR - Manual (Page 11)

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Improved features
The following SyncThru™ Web Admin Service 4.x Plug-ins are now main features of SyncThru™ Admin 5:
• Device discovery : Various discovery methods are now supported (See "Discovery methods" on page 37).
• Device cloning Plug-in : The device configuration menu replaces this feature (See "Configuration overview" on
page 41).
• File storage Plug-in : File storage is now one of the main menus (See "File Storage overview" on page 57).
• Local device discovery Plug-in : SyncThru™ Admin 5 manages network-connected devices and locally-connected
devices as a single list. You can see local device discovery from the device discovery part (See "Discovery overview"
on page 36).
• Report generator Plug-in : The Analysis & Reports menu and the Dashboard menu replace this feature.
SyncThru™ Admin 5 strengthens reporting functionality by applying instant reporting concepts and adding useful
reports (See "Analysis & Reports" on page 61, "Dashboard" on page 23).
LDAP/Domain users
management SyncThru™ Admin 5 can manage LDAP/Domain users as well as local users (See "User
Management" on page 70).
External database
management system
support SyncThru™ Admin 5 supports an external database management system. For now, only
Microsoft SQL sever is supported (See "Installing SyncThru™ Admin 5" on page 18).
History management SyncThru™ Admin 5 keeps a record of tasks done or to be done in the history tab. For most
of the menus, there is a history tab (See "Discovery History" on page 39).
Analysis & Reports SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides analysis and reporting functions (See "Analysis & Reports"
on page 61).
Alert notification SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides an alert notification feature. If you set this feature, you can
received notifications via email (See "Alert Notifications" on page 77).
Troubleshooting
operations SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides remote troubleshooting. You can remotely restart or print test
pages (See "System" on page 43, "Device information" on page 34).
Single Sign-On (SSO) SyncThru™ Admin 5 supports Single Sign-On (SSO) (See "Authentication" on page 73).
User roles and
permissions SyncThru™ Admin 5 allows you to assign roles and permissions to each user/group for
using a device (See "User Roles" on page 71).
SyncThru admin server
discovery SyncThru™ Admin 5 allows you to monitor who’s managing the devices (See "SyncThru
Discovery" on page 75).
Automatic grouping SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides two automatic groups to help you manage devices (See
"Automatic groups" on page 30).
Customized grouping
with options SyncThruTM Admin 5 supports customized grouping with options like criteria (See
"Customized groups" on page 29).
Customized filtering SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides customized filtering in the Device List panel. You can filter
the information you want to see (See "Main Device List" on page 30).
Searching SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides a searching feature in the Device List panel. You can find
the device you want quickly (See "Main Device List" on page 30).
Drag-and-drop function SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides drag-and-drop functionality. You can move groups/devices
easily (See "Drag-and-drop" on page 15).
Migration SyncThru™ Admin 5 provides a migration feature. If you have installed SyncThru™ Web
Admin Service 4, you can import data to SyncThru™ Admin 5 (See "Installing SyncThru™
Admin 5 Plug-ins" on page 22).
Log messages SyncThru™ Admin 5 keeps all log messages (See "Log Messages" on page 75).
FEATURE DESCRIPTION