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 [Configuring the IPP printing environment] .

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

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

  1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.

  2. Display the printer window.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 8.1/10, while pressing the [Windows] (Windows logo) key, press the [X] key, and then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [View devices and printers] in the displayed menu.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, while pressing the [Windows] (Windows logo) key, press the [X] key, and then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware] - [View devices and printers] in the displayed menu.

  3. Select Add a printer.

    The [Add 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 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. Select the folder on the CD-ROM containing the desired printer driver, then click [Open].

    supplementary explanationSelect the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver, PS driver, and XPS 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 the [Devices and Printers] window.

  14. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.

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

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

  1. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.

  2. Display the printer window.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click the Start menu, then click [Devices and Printers].
    If [Devices and Printers] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound], and click [View devices and printers]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in an icon view, double-click [Devices and Printers].

    supplementary explanationIn Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers] from the Start menu. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

  3. Select Add a printer.

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

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

    In Windows Vista:

    In Windows Server 2008:

    The [Add 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 Vista/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. Select the folder on the CD-ROM containing the desired printer driver, then click [Open].

    supplementary explanationSelect the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver, PS driver, and XPS 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 the [Printers] or [Devices and Printers] window.

  15. 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.