Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual page 42

SnapServer 7.0 Administrator's Guide
NOTE: To make printer drivers easily accessible to users, copy them to a share that everyone
Adding the Network Printer to a Windows Client
Windows offers several methods for adding a printer. Follow your usual printer
configuration method to add a printer shared on a SnapServer. When asked to locate the
printer:
• To use SMB, enter the SnapServer name or IP address, or browse to the server to
choose the printer share.
• To use IPP, enter the exact path as follows in the URL field:
http://servername:631/printers/sharename
where servername is the name or IP address of your SnapServer and sharename is the
name of the printer.
NOTE: 631 is the IPP port number.
If you experience difficulty adding the printer, try the following:
1. Navigate to Start > Run and enter the server name as follows:
\\servername
2. After a delay, you may be prompted for a user name and password. Log in as a user
with access to the SnapServer.
3. A Windows Explorer window opens displaying all shares and printers on the server.
Right-click the server and choose Connect.
4. Follow the instructions to provide the printer driver and complete the setup.
To Add a Network Printer to a Mac OS X Client
Add a printer using your usual method. If you are using SMB, you will need to know the
SnapServer name. If you are using IPP, you will need to enter the IP address in the Type
field and the printer and sharename in the Queue field.
To Add a Network Printer to a Linux Client
Add a printer using your usual method. If you are using SMB, you will need to know the
SnapServer name. If you are using IPP, enter the exact path as follows in the URL field:
http://servername:631/printers/sharename
where servername is the name or IP address of your SnapServer and sharename is the
name of the printer.
NOTE: 631 is the IPP port number.
To Monitor Print Jobs Remotely
Pause or resume the printer, and check the status of or cancel print jobs from the
SnapServer's Web Management Interface.
To Pause the Printer
Use this procedure to pause the printer:
1. Navigate to Server > Printing ,
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can access on the SnapServer. The SnapServer cannot be configured to automatically
provide printer drivers to clients.
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