Jobs via IPPS

To use Jobs via IPPS you should first adjust the following:

• Make sure that the IPP client is enabled on your machine. For example, on Windows 10, this should be enabled by default, but on Windows Servers, you need to enable it explicitly:

  • Control Panel - Programs - Turn Windows features on or off - in the dialog, click Next until you get to the features tab - Install "Internet Printing Client", and Restart the machine.

• Next, you need to install the MyQ certificate on your machine. For example, in MyQ Server 8.2+, you can create a self-signed certificate in the following way (check here for more info):

  • Go to MyQ, Settings, Communication Security. Select Built-in Certificate Authority, add your hostname as a Subject Alternative Name (SAN), click Generate new, click Save, and then Export.

  • Install the certificate and place it into Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

  • Restart all MyQ services.

Enable IPPS in MyQ X

• Enable Jobs via IPPS in MyQ, Settings, Jobs, Jobs via IPPS.

The feature is available on Windows, Linux, Chromebooks, and Mac PCs. For all of them, you need to adjust the URL https://{hostname}:{port}/queue/{queue-name} to your own needs to get IPPS working. For the port number use the one set in MyQ, Jobs, Jobs via IPPS.

The maximum job size received over IPPS is unlimited.

For the follow-up IPPS configuration on clients, it might be handy to know that you can find the current IPPS URL of a given queue in its details (on the Queues page), on the Job Receiving tab, and in Jobs via IPPS. Note that if port 443 is in use, you can skip it and use IPPS URLs without any port.

Previously, the IPPS default port for new installations was 8631, and it could be adjusted. Since MyQ X 10.2, the ports have been unified, and IPPS printing is now processed via the standard HTTPS port as configured in the Easy Config. Installations upgraded from previous MyQ X versions retain their original IPPS port settings but can switch it on this page with the “Use default” option.

If you still see the option to change the IPPS port manually, you can do so, but remember that ports 631 and 717 are already occupied for IPP or IPPS respectively by the PM Server component. These ports cannot be changed, and for this reason, do not use these ports for MyQ IPPS printing.

Configure IPPS on Clients

Now, you are ready to use IPPS for job submission. Continue to the Deployment guide on IPPS printing.

In this guide, we describe the steps to configure an IPPS printer on Windows, macOS, Chromebook, and Linux operating systems.

Supported Features

User authentication

IPP supports user authentication out of the box. During printing, the IPP server can return to the client that it requires authentication. The user might then be prompted to enter credentials for an existing MyQ X account to submit a document.

This feature is generally well-supported on macOS or mobile clients, but it is not supported well on Windows yet; instead, the job is identified from the username of the job submitter.

Standard Print Options

The IPPS Server in MyQ X offers a set of standard print options available to be changed by the printing user. Since the IPPS protocol is a driverless printing method designed primarily for compatibility, it offers commonly used printing preferences but does not support advanced finishing, tray selection, and various other preferences found in regular print drivers.

The supported print options are the following:

• Copies

• Color mode: Color, Monochrome, Grayscale

• Pages: All pages, Custom (page range selection)

• Duplex (Print on both sides): Flip on Long Edge, Flip on Shoer Edge, None (Simplex)

• Page order: Front to back, Back to front

• Paper sizes: A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, Folio, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Statement, Other (any other unrecognized format)

The available options and their names will also differ depending on the OS used and the application from which the user is printing. Some apps might always display some print options despite their lack of support in MyQ X, these will be ignored during processing and release.

Finishing Options

As mentioned previously, the support for advanced finishing parameters is limited. The IPPS currently supports Staple Yes (Auto) and No, and Hole punch Yes (Auto) and No.

When "Yes (Auto)" is selected, the final staple and punch positions will be determined by the device on which the job is eventually released. The default settings of the device will be used, based on the regional device settings and the installed finisher type.