Installation Using an IPP/IPPS Connection

Preparation required to use this function (for the administrator)

Configure the IPP/IPPS operating environment.

For details on the setting procedure, refer to [Configuring the IPP printing environment] .

In Windows 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

  1. Insert the driver DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.

  2. Open [Devices and Printers].

    supplementary explanationFor information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open Devices and Printers] .

  3. Select Add a printer.

    The [Add a printer] wizard appears.

  4. In the window showing the detected printer, click [The printer that I want isn't listed].

  5. In [Select a shared printer by name], enter the URL for the machine in the following format, then click [Next].

    supplementary explanationhttp://<IP address of this machine>/ipp
    Example: http://192.168.1.20/ipp

    supplementary explanationWhen 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.

    supplementary explanationIf 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 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016 system as the certificate by "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" for the computer account.

    supplementary explanationWhen registering the certificate in the machine, check that the certificate shows [host name].[domain name] as the common name.

  6. Click [Have Disk...].

  7. Click [Browse...].

  8. Specify the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD, then click [Open].

    supplementary explanationSelect the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS driver

  9. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

  10. Click [Next].

  11. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

    supplementary explanationIf the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

  12. Click [Finish].

  13. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in [Devices and Printers].

  14. Eject the DVD from the disk drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.

In Windows 7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

  1. Insert the driver DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.

  2. Open [Devices and Printers].

    supplementary explanationFor information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open Devices and Printers] .

  3. Select Add a printer.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Add a printer].

    supplementary explanationIn Windows Server 2008, click [Add a printer].

    The [Add a printer] wizard appears.

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

    Connected printers are detected.

  5. In the window showing the detected printer, click [The printer that I want isn't listed].

  6. In [Select a shared printer by name], enter the URL for the machine in the following format, then click [Next].

    supplementary explanationhttp://<IP address of this machine>/ipp
    Example: http://192.168.1.20/ipp

    supplementary explanationWhen 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.

    supplementary explanationIf 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 7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 system as the certificate by "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" for the computer account.

    supplementary explanationWhen registering the certificate in the machine, check that the certificate shows [host name].[domain name] as the common name.

  7. Click [Have Disk...].

  8. Click [Browse...].

  9. Specify the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD, then click [Open].

    supplementary explanationSelect the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS driver

  10. Click [OK].

    The [Printers] list appears.

  11. Click [OK].

  12. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

    supplementary explanationIf the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

  13. Click [Finish].

  14. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in [Devices and Printers].

  15. Eject the DVD from the disk 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.