Security features
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Printing documents securely using IPPS
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To print documents securely over the internet, you can use the IPPS protocol.
Note
• Communication using IPPS cannot prevent unauthorized access to the print server.
• IPPS is available for Windows
®
2000/XP, Windows Vista
®
and Windows Server
®
2003/2008.
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 IPPS protocol must be enabled. To enable the IPPS protocol, enable
SSL communication is used
(port 443)
from the
Advanced Setting
page of
IPP
on the
Configure Protocol
page. For information on
how to access the
Configure Protocol
page, see
Configuring the protocol settings
The basic steps for IPPS printing are the same as IPP printing. For detailed information, see
Specifying a different URL
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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.
https://Common Name/ipp/port1
This is for HP Jetdirect compatibility.
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.
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.)