Configure the IPP server

  1. Use the following URL to access the iSeries Tasks page: 
     http://system:2001
    where system is the name of the iSeries server.
  2. On the iSeries Tasks page, click the icon for the IBM® IPP Server.

    You should now be presented with the IBM IPP Server Administrator interface. To use the administrator interface, you must have *IOSYSCFG authority, and you must have read and write access to the following property files:

    In order to change preferences, you must have read and write access to the preference property file, QIBM/UserData/OS400/Ipp/conf/preferences.properties, if it exists.

  3. If SSL connections are desired for any IPP printer, you must first enable the IPP server to use SSL by specifying an SSL port. To enable SSL connections:
    1. Click the Configuration tab to load the configuration navigational menu.
    2. Click Basic Configuration to load the basic configuration form.
    3. Select the Enabled radio button.
    4. Fill in a valid port number in the SSL Port text field.
    5. Click the Apply button.

    The IPP server is automatically configured to port 631 for non-SSL data. To support upgrade to TLS on port 631, or to support SSL on a specified port, a digital certificate must be associated with the IPP server. To do this, use Digital Certificate Manager for iSeries™ (DCM) and associate a certificate with the IPP server, listed as server application QIBM_IPP_QIPPSVR.

    To disable SSL connections, select the Disabled radio button on the form and click the Apply button.

    Note:
    Whenever a change is made to the configuration of the IPP server, whether it is for SSL connections or logging information, the IPP server must be stopped and then started again for the change to become effective.
  4. To configure how you want access logs created, written, and archived, follow these steps:
    1. Click the Configuration tab to load the configuration navigational menu.
    2. Expand the Logs and Errors menu item.
    3. click Access Logs to load the access logs form.
    4. Fill in the form with the appropriate information.
    5. Click the Apply button.
  5. To configure how you want error logs created, written, and archived, perform the following steps:
    1. Click the Configuration tab to load the configuration navigational menu.
    2. Expand the Logs and Errors menu item.
    3. click Error Logs to load the error logs form.
    4. Fill in the form with the appropriate information.
    5. Click the Apply button.
    Note:
    The IBM IPP Server Administrator and the IBM IPP Server are two different applications. However, error logging must be enabled for the IPP server to allow administrator interface error logging to be enabled. If an error occurs using the IPP server, check the IPP server error log, specified using the error log form of the administrator interface, to help locate the problem.