Using your Snap Server as a Print Server
Give the printer a name, and complete Desciption and Location information as
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desired. Click
Adding the Network Printer to the Client
The Snap Server supports both Windows SMB (SAMBA) and IPP printing
protocols.
To make printer drivers easily accessible to users, copy them to a share which
Note
everyone can access on the Snap Server.
Adding the NetWork Printer to a Windows Client
Windows offers several methods for adding a printer. Follow your usual method.
When asked to locate the printer, if you are using SMB, enter the Snap Server name
or IP address; 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 Snap Server and sharename is the
name of the printer.
631 is the IPP port number.
Note
If you experience difficulty adding the printer, try the following:
Navigate to
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\\servername
After a delay, you may be prompted for a user name and password. Log in as a
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user with access to the Snap Server.
A Windows Explorer window will open displaying all shares and printers on the
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server. Right-click the server and choose
Adding the 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 Snap Server name. If you are using IPP, you will need to enter the IP
address in the
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. The printer will appear in the list on the main printing page.
OK
and enter the server name as follows:
Start > Run
field and the printer and sharename in the
Type
.
Connect
Queue
field.
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