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.
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Configuring settings to suit your environment
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Configuring your computer
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.
Configuring basic settings for WSD print
Configure the settings to use the WSD print function.
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Select [Network] - [DPWS Settings] - [DPWS Common Settings] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the DPWS settings.
For details on settings, refer to the [DPWS Common Settings] settings (described after this procedure).
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Select [Network] - [DPWS Settings] - [Printer Settings] in administrator mode of Web Connection (or in [Utility] - [Administrator] of this machine), and configure the printer settings.
For details on settings, refer to the [Printer Settings] settings (described after this procedure).
Settings of [DPWS Common Settings]
Setting | Description |
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[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 single-byte characters). |
[Publication Service] | When using this machine in either one of the following environments, set this option to ON (default: ON).
Up to 512 destinations can be detected in Publication Service (including detection counts by NetBIOS). |
Settings of [Printer 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 single-byte characters). |
[Printer Location] | Enter a printer location if necessary (using up to 63 single-byte characters). |
[Printer Information] | Enter printer information if necessary (using up to 63 single-byte 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 settings. For details, refer to [DPWS Extension Settings].
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 |
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[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.
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Tips
- In Windows 10/11, a communication using the Web service cannot be encrypted using SSL.
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