Printing documents securely using IPPS

To print documents securely over the internet, you can use the IPPS protocol.

Note

•	Communication using IPPS cannot prevent unauthorized access to the printer server.
•	IPPS is available for Windows^® 2000/XP, Windows Vista™ and Windows Server^® 2003.

To use the IPPS protocol, the following printer settings are required.

•	A certificate and private key must be installed in the printer. For how to install certificate and private key, see Creating and installing a certificate.
•	The HTTPS protocol must be enabled. To enable the HTTPS protocol, see Configuring the protocol settings.

The basic steps for IPPS printing is the same as IPP printing. For detailed information, see Internet printing for Windows^®.

Specifying a different URL

Please note that there are several possible entries that you can enter for the URL field.

https://Common_Name/ipp

This is the default URL and we recommend that you use this URL. Please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data.

https://Common_Name/ipp/port1

This is for HP^® Jetdirect^® compatibility. Please note the Get More Info option will not display any printer data.

https://Common_Name/

Note

If you forget the URL details, you can simply enter the above text (https://Common_Name/) and the printer will still receive and process data.

Where Common_Name is the Common Name that you assigned for the certificate, such as an IP address, host name or domain name. For how to assign a Common Name for the certificate, see Creating and installing a certificate.

•	For example: https://192.168.1.2/ (if the Common Name is the printer’s IP address) https://BRNxxxxxx/ (if the Common Name is the printer’s host name)

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