Configuring the WSD printing environment

Setting flow

WSD (Web Service for Device) is a function to search for a WSD-compatible device on the network.

This function allows you to automatically detect the machine connected to the network and easily install it as a Web service printer.

HTTP is used for communication between this machine and the computer. In addition, using SSL to encrypt a communication between the this machine and the computer enables more secure printing.

When using the WSD printing function, follow the below procedure to configure the settings.

  1. Configuring network settings of this machine ( [Network Settings] )

  2. Configuring basic settings for WSD Print ( [Configuring basic settings for WSD Print] )

  3. Configuring settings to suit your environment

    supplementary explanationUsing the proxy server ( [Using a proxy server] )

    supplementary explanationEstablishing SSL communication ( [Using SSL communication] )

  4. Configuring your computer ( [Using WSD Connection for Installation] )

Tips

  • If this machine joins the Active Directory domain, you can use the "WSD Secure Print function" that can securely perform Web service printing in Windows 8.1/10.

Configuring basic settings for WSD Print

Configure the settings to use the WSD print function.

  1. Select [Network] - [DPWS Settings] - [DPWS Common Settings] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the following settings.

    Setting

    Description

    [Friendly Name]

    Enter the name of this machine to be displayed when being searched using the Web service from the computer (using up to 62 characters).

    [Publication Service]

    When using this machine in either one of the following environments, set this option to ON (default: ON).

    • Environment where NetBIOS is disabled on Windows computer

    • Environment constructed so that only communications using IPv6 are allowed

    Up to 512 destinations can be detected in Publication Service (including detection counts by NetBIOS).

  2. Select [Network] - [DPWS Settings] - [Printer Settings] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the following settings.

    Setting

    Description

    [Print Function]

    When using the WSD print function, set this option to ON (default: OFF).

    [WSD Print V2.0 Setting]

    When using the functions of WSD print version 2.0, set this option to ON (default: ON).

    When you connect this machine from the computer compatible with version 2.0, you can issue a printing prenotification to this machine, send account information, specify parameters for the advanced device functions, or obtain the device capability and localization information.

    [Printer Name]

    Enter the name of this machine when using it as the WSD printer (using up to 63 characters).

    [Printer Location]

    Enter a printer location if necessary (using up to 63 characters).

    [Printer Information]

    Enter printer information if necessary (using up to 63 characters).

Using a proxy server

Configure settings to establish communications in the environment where the multicast communication is restricted using the discovery proxy defined by WS-Discovery. Configure the setting if your environment requires the discovery proxy server.

In normal circumstances, the computer must be connected at a location where multicast communication is available for this machine. However, installing the discovery proxy server at a location where unicast communication is available for this machine enables communications even in environment with multicast communication restricted.

Select [Network] - [DPWS Settings] - [DPWS Extension Settings] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the following settings.

Setting

Description

[Enable Proxy]

When using discovery proxy, set this option to ON (default: OFF).

[Proxy1] to [Proxy3]

Register the discovery proxy server.

  • [Proxy Server Address]: Enter the discovery proxy server address. Use one of the following formats.
    Example to enter the host name: "host.example.com"
    Example to enter the IP address (IPv4): "192.168.1.1"
    Example to enter the IP address (IPv6): "fe80::220:6bff:fe10:2f16"

  • [File Path]: Enter the service name at the path of the URL where the WS-Discovery service is published in the discovery proxy server (using up to 255 characters).

  • [Enable SSL]: When using SSL communications, set this option to ON (default: OFF).

  • [Proxy Server Port Number]: If necessary, change the port number of the discovery proxy server (default: [80]/[443] (in use of SSL)).

Using SSL communication

Configure settings to encrypt communications between this machine and the computer using SSL.

To encrypt SSL communication between this machine and the computer, you must set the bidirectional SSL communication between them. Before starting this procedure, confirm the following.

  • Name resolution must have been performed in the DNS server.

  • If the certificate of this machine is not the one issued by the Certificate Authority (CA), you must register the certificate of this machine in [Trusted Root Certification Authorities] of the computer.

  • Create a certificate in the computer side in advance, and associate it with the TCP/IP communication port (default port number: 5358).

Select [Network] - [DPWS Settings] - [DPWS Common Settings] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the following settings.

Setting

Description

[SSL Setting]

When using SSL communications, set this option to ON (default: OFF).

[Certificate Verification Level Settings]

To validate the certificate during SSL communication, select items to be verified.

  • [Expiration Date]: Confirm whether the certificate is within the validity period (default: ON).

  • [Key Usage]: Confirm whether the certificate is used according to the intended purpose approved by the certificate issuer (default: OFF).

  • [Chain]: Confirm whether there is a problem in the certificate chain (certificate path) (default: OFF). The chain is validated by referencing the external certificates managed on this machine.

  • [Expiration Date Confirmation]: Confirm whether the certificate has expired (default: OFF). The expiration date confirmation is performed in the order of OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) service, and CRL (Certificate Revocation List).

Tips

  • In Windows 8.1/10, a communication using the Web service cannot be encrypted using SSL.

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