Devices can be computer systems, networked printers, or network components such as routers.
A web browser Figure 1 illustrates the WBEM architecture. Thus, the management server provides a single reference point for data from all devices connected to a computer system, using its connection with the web browser to display device data to the user. Web agents use common web-enabling components to provide registration, discovery, HTTP communications, and a home page for the managed devices. Web agents can send information directly to the management server to be relayed to the browser, or they can create an HTML file to communicate directly with a browser. Compaq Management Agents for OpenVMS provide web agents for system, storage, and network components.