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Set up Print Server on DiskStation
Under the
External Devices
To set up print server on DiskStation:
1 Connect the network printer to the USB port of DiskStation, and select the printer's thumbnail appearing on the
device list.
2 Choose
USB Printer Manager
3 Do any of the following:
 Choose
Network MFP
multifunction printer.
Note:
Scanning and faxing are available for Windows computers only.
 Choose
Network Printer
network to access the printing function only.
4 Click Save, and then click Close.
To enable AirPrint support:
1 Select the printer from the device list.
2 Choose
USB Printer Manager
3 Tick
Enable
AirPrint.
4 Choose your printer's brand and driver from the drop-down menus.
5 Click
Save
and then click Close.
6 If you want to print a test page to make sure AirPrint is successfully enabled, choose
Print Test
Page.
Note:
 Enabling AirPrint will also enable DSM's Bonjour Printer Broadcast function.
 AirPrint is available for iOS 4.2 or onward only.
To enable Google Cloud Print support:
1 Select the printer from the device list.
2 Choose USB Printer Manager > Set Up Printer.
3 Tick Enable Google Cloud Print.
4 Enter your Google email address and password in the fields.
5 Choose your printer's brand and driver from the drop-down menus.
6 Click Save.
7 If you want to manage your printer(s) and print job(s), click the Google Cloud Print link.
8 Click Close.
9 If you want to print a test page to make sure Google Cloud Print is successfully enabled, choose
Manager
>
Print Test
To manage the printer:
1 Select the printer from the device list.
2 Do any of the following:
 Click
Get Info
to get the printer's information.
 Choose
USB Printer Manager
(Network MFP mode only). After a client connects to the multifunctional printer to receive faxes and scan
files, the connection might last for a while and need to be released to allow the next client in line to connect
to the printer.
 Choose
USB Printer Manager
 Click
Eject
and disconnect the printer from the USB port of DiskStation.
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tab, you can set up print server on DiskStation.
>
Set Up
Printer.
if you want clients over the local area network to use print/scan/fax functions of your
if your printer only supports printing, or you want clients over the local area
>
Set Up
Printer.
Page.
>
Release Printer
>
Clean up spool space
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to release the connection between the printer and a client
to cancel all printing jobs on all printers.
Based on DSM 4.1
USB Printer Manager
>
USB Printer

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