<s>
Web	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Devices	I-Protocol
or	O
Web	O
Services	O
on	O
Devices	O
(	O
WSD	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
API	B-Application
to	O
enable	O
programming	O
connections	O
to	O
web	O
service	O
enabled	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
printers	O
,	O
scanners	O
and	O
file	O
shares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
devices	O
conform	O
to	O
the	O
Devices	B-Protocol
Profile	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Web	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
(	O
DPWS	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
extensible	O
framework	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
older	O
Windows	O
networking	O
functions	O
and	O
a	O
common	O
framework	O
for	O
allowing	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
device	O
APIs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
Web	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Devices	I-Protocol
API	B-Application
(	O
WSDAPI	O
)	O
uses	O
WS-Discovery	O
for	O
device	O
discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
that	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
WSDAPI	O
must	O
implement	O
the	O
DPWS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
