Printing Over a Network? You should be using IPP Printing.

By Alistair Nestor, PaperCut: We get it, printer ports are a bit of a nightmare. Not only do you have to navigate the world of hardware (SCSI, USB, ethernet cables and so on) but there’s a bunch of software ports and wireless options out there, including TCP/IP printing, parallel LPT1, and now IPP.

So what is IPP printing, and do you really need it? In a nutshell: if you’re printing over a network, then yeah, you probably need an IPP printer. But there’s kind of a lot to unpack here. In this article, we’re going to run through the basics of IPP. What it is, and why it’s usually a good idea.