HP Web Jetadmin - Credentials Required for Device Configuration

When HP Web Jetadmin encounters a device configuration that requires credentials, it looks in the device-specific credentials store first.

If there are credentials for that device in the store, HP Web Jetadmin uses those credentials for the configuration. If the credentials are valid, HP Web Jetadmin configures the device and does not change the credentials in the store. If there are no credentials for the device in the store or the credentials are not valid, HP Web Jetadmin uses the global credentials. If the global credentials are valid and the configuration is successful, HP Web Jetadmin adds the credentials for that device to the store. If a device credential failure occurs, HP Web Jetadmin displays the Needed Credentials wizard and you can add the device credentials to HP Web Jetadmin. After you add the required credentials, the device configuration should succeed.

This state can also be detected in post-configuration in either Configuration History or in the Credentials Required column. After the required credential values exist in the Credentials Store, prompting from HP Web Jetadmin should not occur unless the values on the device change.