IPP settings tab (Source Configuration)

Use this tab to configure an IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) source. You can access this tab when you create or configure an IPP source.

The settings on this tab configure the URL that is used to communicate with an IPP printer. The URL is formed as follows:

http://ipaddress:port/instancename

Make sure that the network and firewall are configured to allow incoming traffic to the specified IP address and port number.

Option Description

IP address

Specifies the IP address for the IPP printer.

Click browse (...) button to select one of the available connections. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.

Enable SSL/TLS

Select this check box to use SSL or TLS to communicate with the printer.

Port

Specifies the port that the server uses to communicate with the printer. The default port setting is 631.

Disable base listener

Select this box to disable listening for IPP traffic on the base IP address and port, instead of the full URL.

Instance name

Specifies the instance name for the printer.

Capabilities profile

Select the capabilities profile to be used when this source is used by a printer based on our UPSD.

Complete URL

This read-only field displays the complete URL constructed from the information entered in this tab. The URL is built according to the selected IP address, the instance name, and the port.

If the Enable SSL/TLS box is checked, the address will start with https.

This field can be selected and copied to the clipboard, to help the user setting up a related destination.