Manage Devices by using Windows SBS Console

Updated: August 21, 2008

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

In the Windows SBS Console, on the Network tab, Devices displays a list of fax devices and printers. This tab also provides a set of administrative tasks to help you manage the devices on your network.

The following table lists the device tasks that are available in Windows SBS Console and their descriptions. Some of the tasks are device specific and are only visible when a device is selected.

Available device management tasks

Task Name	Description
Add a shared printer to the network	Opens a Help topic that describes how to share a printer from a server or client computer or share a printer that is connected to a network hub.
List a shared printer in this console	Opens the Show shared printer in this console dialog box, which allows you to add the network path of the printer. As a result, the printer path is displayed in the Windows SBS Console.
How do I add a new fax device?	Opens a Help topic that describes how to add a fax device to your network.
Start the Fax service	Starts the fax service. Note If there is no fax device installed on the server, you are prompted to install a fax device.
Stop the fax service	Stops the fax service.
Configure the fax service	Starts the Configure the Fax Service Wizard. Note If there is no fax device installed on the server, you are prompted to install a fax device.
Configure the Windows SBS Fax Administrators group	Opens the Fax User Properties page, and allows you to add or remove user accounts from the Windows SBS Fax Administrators group.
Configure the Windows SBS Fax User group	Opens the Fax User Properties page, and allows you to add or remove user accounts from the Windows SBS Fax Users group.
Refresh this view	Refreshes the Devices page.
Printer Jobs	Displays a list of print jobs for the selected printer.
Printer Properties	Displays the properties page.
Remove Printer	Removes the shared printer from the network.