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Installation Using an IPP/IPPS Connection

Operations required to use this function (For administrators)

Configure the IPP/IPPS operating environment.

How to configure the setting is explained using Web Connection. For details, refer to Here.

In Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2

  • Administrator privileges are required to perform this task.
  1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
  2. From the Start menu, click [Control Panel].
  3. Select the printer functions from [Hardware and Sound].
    • In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [View devices and printers] under [Hardware and Sound]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in an icon view, double-click [Devices and Printers].
    • In Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Hardware and Sound] under [Printer]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

    The [Printers] window appears.

  4. Select Add a printer.
    • In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Add a printer].
    • In Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Add a printer].

    In Windows Vista:

    In Windows Server 2008:

    The [Add printer] Wizard appears.

  5. Click [Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer].

    Connected printers are detected.

  6. In the window showing the search result, click [The printer that I want isn't listed].
  7. In [Select a shared printer by name], enter the URL for the machine in the following format, then click [Next].
    • http://<IP address of this machine>/ipp
      Example: http://192.168.1.20/ipp
    • When specifying to use IPPS printing, enter "https://[host name].[domain name]/ipp".
      For [host name]. [domain name], specify the host name and domain name registered for the DNS server being used.
    • If the certificate for the machine is not the one issued by the certifying authority, you must register the certificate for the machine on the Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 system as the certificate by "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" for the computer account.
    • When registering the certificate in the machine, check that the certificate shows [host name]. [domain name] as the common name.
  8. Click [Have Disk...].
  9. Click [Browse...].
  10. Select the folder on the CD-ROM containing the desired printer driver, then click [Open].
    • Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
      Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver, PS driver, and XPS driver
  11. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

  12. Click [OK].
  13. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.
    • If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].
  14. Click [Finish].
  15. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers] or [Devices and Printers] window.
  16. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver. Once the settings for the printer have been configured, you can use the printer in the same way as a general local printer.

In Windows XP/Server 2003

  • Administrator privileges are required to perform this task.
  1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
  2. From the Start menu, click [Printers and Faxes].
    • If [Printers and Faxes] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Printers and Other Hardware] - [Printers and Faxes] from the Start menu.
  3. Select Printer Install.
    • In Windows XP, select [Add a printer] from [Printer Tasks].
    • In Windows Server 2003, double-click [Add Printer].

    [Add Printer Wizard] appears.

  4. Click [Next >].
  5. In the [Local or Network Printer] page, select [A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer], then click [Next >].
  6. In the [Specify a Printer] page, select [Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network:].
  7. In [URL:], enter the URL for the machine in the following format, then click [Next >].
    • http://<IP address of this machine>/ipp
      Example: http://192.168.1.20/ipp
    • When specifying to use IPPS printing, enter "https://[IP address for the machine]/ipp".
    • If a confirmation dialog box appears after clicking [Next >], click [OK].
  8. Click [Have Disk...].
  9. Click [Browse...].
  10. Select the folder on the CD-ROM containing the desired printer driver, then click [Open].
    • Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
      Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS driver
  11. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

  12. Click [OK].
  13. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.
  14. Click [Finish].
  15. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers and Faxes] window.
  16. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver. Once the settings for the printer have been configured, you can use the printer in the same way as a general local printer.