Ipp Printing - Axis 5470e User Manual

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IPP Printing

With IPP (the Internet Printing Protocol), a user with an Internet connection can send a
document to any printer connected to the Internet. IPP is platform-independent and can be
used to print over any LAN or WAN that supports TCP/IP. See the AXIS 5470e User's
Manual for detailed information on IPP printing.
In order to print to a remote printer using IPP, you need the following:
IPP client
• An
The IPP client is a tool that adds destination printers to your printer list. Windows
2000 comes with an integrated IPP client. See the AXIS 5470e User's Manual for
information on obtaining IPP clients for other operating systems.
• The printer to which you want to send your print job needs to be connected to a
server with IPP functionality; the AXIS 5470e fulfills this function as it can receive
remote print jobs. The IPP-functionality of the AXIS 5470e print server is
automatically activated upon installation.
Printing with IPP in Windows 2000
1. Select the IPP printer to which you want to send your document. Choose the destination
printer from the Select Printer field (In File | Print).
If your destination printer does not exist in your Select Printer list, you need to add it.
Adding an IPP-printer to your printer list is described in Adding an IPP printer in
Windows 2000 on page 44.
2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the AXIS 5470e print
server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
3. The recipient of the print job can collect the print job at the destination printer.
Adding an IPP printer in Windows 2000
Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know:
• the http:// address of the print server. The http:// address contains the IP address or
host name of the print server, the port number (631) and the printer port name.
• the brand name and model of the destination printer in order to install the appropriate
printer driver.
• the printer port of the print server to which the printer is connected.
installed on your computer together with appropriate printer drivers.
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