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W2k24 print server with IPP enabled not allowing network devices to print to it

John Adamski 0 Reputation points
2024-12-06T21:28:13.7866667+00:00

A service we will be starting to use shortly requires a printer server with IPP/IPPS enabled on it to print securely. I have setup a Windows Server 2025 server with the printer server and Internet Printing enabled. After adding a network printer to the print server I can do a test print, but when I try to attached my PC on the network to use the w2k25 print server's printer the test print goes to the queue and just says ERROR. Can't find anything to tell me why it is failing. No logs, no useful info in the event viewer.

Only thing I noticed is the setup for IPP printed says you have to download the printers certificate and place in Third Party Root Certificates. However it get auto-deleted by the OS. I tried placing the certificate in the Root and Personal folders, no help. Don't even know the certificate the problem.

If anyone has setup a Windows Print Server with IPP printing, can you give me some help in identifying why nothing from any device other than the print server errors out.

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  1. Alan Morris 1,326 Reputation points
    2024-12-28T00:34:02+00:00

    Hi @John Adamski Windows Internet Print server feature was added in Windows 2000. Just FYI. Can you reference the instructions you reference? Is Windows Protected Print mode supported on this version of Windows? The certificate referenced should be installed on the client system if you need to to set up the connection to the share over IPPS. IPP connections are supported starting in Windows 2000 to this day. If the requirement is to send the job from the server to the printer, that will be a different set of steps. Thanks

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  2. Alan Morris 1,326 Reputation points
    2024-12-28T00:38:19.6366667+00:00

    Did you review PrintService logs on the client system? The Admin logs are there. Operational are not enabled by default so turn those on. Thanks

  3. Alan Morris 1,326 Reputation points
    2024-12-28T16:25:24.69+00:00

    Let's get you started with the connection to the server over IPP first.

    On a Windows 11 client, open Settings / Printers & scanners. Click Add Device and after a couple seconds you will see a new link called "Add a new device manually"

    You can skip all this crap by opening an elevated command prompt and executing printui /il

    You will see the Add Printer UI

    Click "Select a shared printer by name"

    Enter the http connection string. My server is called ALAN-2022, the printer share is named IPPPRINTER.

    The connection string is http://alan-2022/printers/IPPPRINTER/.printer

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    You will be prompted for drivers so use the same one you have on the server. When both machines are domain joined, you might just get the driver from the server.

    I grabbed the "HP LaserJet Flow MFP M527 PCL 6" from Windows Update.

    You can also get the connection string by opening a browser and going to http://printservername/printers

    In 2000 this UI was first rate. No one has touched this in 25 years.

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    On Windows 11, the printer should look like this.

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    I paused the printer on the server and sent the Test Page.

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    All set.

    Thanks

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