Printing documents securely using ipps, Specifying a different url – Brother MFC-9440CN User Manual

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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 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 on page 54.

„

The HTTPS protocol must be enabled. To enable the HTTPS protocol, see Using Web Based
Management (web browser) to change the print/scan settings
on page 14
.

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

®

in Chapter 6.

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

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 that you assigned for the certificate, such as an IP address, node name or

domain name. For how to assign a Common Name for the certificate, see Creating and installing a
certificate
on page 54
.

• 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 node name)

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