Using WSD Connection for Installation

About WSD

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

This function enables you to automatically detect the machine connected to the network and easily install it as a WSD printer.

Tips

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

Preparation required to use this function (for the administrator)

Configure the operating environment for WSD printing.

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

Installation methods

You can install the printer driver by automatically detecting the printer on the network or by specifying the IP address.

The procedure for installing the printer driver by automatically detecting the printer on the network is as follows:

preconditionIn Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019, install the printer driver first, and then associate it with this machine through plug and play.

preconditionIn Windows Server 2008, you can install the printer driver by creating a new port, even if the printer driver is not installed in advance.

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

preconditionTo install a different printer driver in the computer where one has already been installed, you must uninstall the whole package of the currently installed printer driver.

  1. Install the printer driver for this machine.

    supplementary explanationFor details, refer to [Installing the printer driver] . The printer driver can be installed in any port.

  2. Turn on the power of the machine while it is connected to the network.

  3. In [Network and Sharing Center] on the computer, check that [Network Discovery] is enabled.

  4. Open the [Network] window.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019, open [Control Panel], select the [Network and Internet] category, then click [View network computers and devices].

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, open [Computer] and click [Network].
    If [Network] is not displayed, click the [Network and Internet] category on [Control Panel], then click [View network computers and devices].

    supplementary explanationIn Windows Server 2008, open the Start menu, and click [Network].

    Connected computers and devices are detected.

  5. Select the device name of the machine, then click [Install] on the toolbar.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019, click [Network] - [Add devices and printers] on the toolbar. On the displayed window, select the device name of this machine, then click [Next].

    supplementary explanationYou can confirm the device name in [DPWS Common Settings] ( [DPWS Common Settings] ) on this machine.

    The printer driver for this machine is detected and the machine is ready to print.

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

Reference

  • If the printer driver is not correctly installed, the driver must be updated using [Update Driver...]. For details, refer to [Updating the printer driver] .

The procedure for installing the printer driver by specifying the IP address is as follows:

In Windows Server 2008, you can connect this machine and add a Web service device using the printer addition function.

preconditionIn Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019, the following installation procedure cannot be used. Use the installation procedure described in the previous section.

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

preconditionTo install a different printer driver in the computer where one has already been installed, you must uninstall the whole package of the currently installed printer driver.

  1. Turn on the power of the machine while it is connected to the network.

  2. In [Network and Sharing Center] on the computer, check that [Network Discovery] is enabled.

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

  4. From the Start menu, click [Control Panel].

  5. Click [Printers] under [Hardware and Sound].

    supplementary explanationWhen [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

    The [Printers] window appears.

  6. Click [Add a printer].

    The [Add Printer] appears.

  7. Click [Add a local printer].

    The [Choose a printer port] dialog box appears.

  8. Click [Create a new port:], then select [Standard TCP/IP Port].

  9. Click [Next].

  10. Select [Web Services Device], enter the IP address, and click [Next].

    A printer of the entered IP address is located, then the [Found New Hardware] dialog box appears.

  11. Click [Locate and install driver software (recommended)].

  12. If a dialog box to confirm whether to search online appears, click [Don't search online].

  13. Click [Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)].

  14. Click [Browse...].

  15. 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

  16. Click [Next].

  17. Click [Close].

  18. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

  19. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers] window.

  20. Eject the DVD from the disk drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.