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WPS870G
User Guide
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Section 6: Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)
This section covers the Internet Printing Protocol for the WPS870G.
Overview
Your WPS870G uses a special protocol, IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), to allow remote
printing to any printer on your network, or if your network allows, from anywhere on the
Internet. To gain access to the IPP feature, you must install the IPP software on computers
not running Windows 2000 or XP (they already include the necessary software).
All computers require configuration to work with this protocol.
Basically, you configure a printer with your router’s IP address, the router in turn forwards
the print job to the Print Server.
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) Requirements
The Print Server contains the necessary firmware to act as an IPP Server. No additional
configuration is necessary. However, the following requirements must be met:
The Print Server must have a valid IP address. If not, refer to IP Assignment . For
printing from the Internet, the Print Server's IP address must be external (allocated by
your ISP); or if your router is capable, you can configure your router to forward the
IP printing job to your IPP printer. This means you would use your router’s IP address
for configuring IPP printing.
Any Router, Gateway or Firewall linking your LAN to the Internet must not block the
IPP protocol. Specifically, consider the port (631) your WPS870G will use for IPP
printing and decide if a firewall might block it.
You must advise clients of the correct URL or IP address of the IPP Server. To use a
URL rather than an IP address, you need to register the domain name for the URL.
Unless your computers are using Windows 2000 or XP, you must provide and install
IPP Client software. The IPP_CLIENT.EXE file is located in the IPP folder on the
CD-ROM.
Installing IPP Client – Windows 98SE/ME
To install the IPP client in Windows 98SE/ME:
1 Insert the CD-ROM supplied with your WPS870G.
2 Navigate to the IPP folder.
3 Double-click the IPP_Client.exe file to install the program.