Chapter 3
Internet Printing Protocol
•• To create additional IPP ports, repeat the entire procedure.
•• The Proxy Server and other options are set individually for each IPP Port.
Changing the IPP Port Settings
After the IPP port is created, you can reach the Configure IPP Port screen by performing these steps:
1.Open the Printers folder (click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers).
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3.Click Port Settings or Configure Port (Details or Port tab, depending on your version of Windows). The Configure IPP Port screen will appear.
Configure IPP Port
There are two
•• Retry Interval sets the time interval (in seconds) between connection attempts. Increase this number if you have a poor connection, or the remote server is very busy.
•• Retry Count sets how many connection attempts will be made. Increase this number if you have a poor connection, or the remote server is very busy.
IPP Client Setup for Windows 2000 and XP
Windows 2000 and XP have their own IPP Client, and there is no need to install the supplied IPP Client Software. To use this IPP Client with the PrintServer, follow this procedure:
1.Start the Add Printer Wizard.
2.Select Network Printer and click Next to display the Locate your Printer screen.
Locate Your Printer
3.Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet, and enter the URL of the IPP Server as follows, where ip_address represents the IP Address of the IPP Server, and 631 represents the port number.
Port 1 | ip_address:631/ipp/P1 |
NOTE: These entries are case sensitive. They must be entered as shown, with “ipp” in lowercase, and P1 in UPPERcase.
4.If the connection can be established, and the printer on that port is online, the dialog box shown below will be displayed. This screen notifies you that the printer driver is not installed. Click OK.
Printer Driver Not Installed
5.Select the printer manufacturer and model to match the printer connected to the port on the IPP Server.
6.Click Next to complete the Wizard.
The IPP printer is now ready for use.
Using IPP Printers
The IPP Printer can be selected and used like any other Windows printer. If the IPP Server is not on your network, your Internet connection needs to be active.
If you wish to check the availability of the remote IPP Server, you can use the Query IPP Printer program installed with Add IPP Port.
An IPP Server may be unavailable for any of the following reasons:
•• It is powered off.
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