User guide

Using your Snap Server as a Print Server

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Give the printer a name, and complete Desciption and Location information as

desired. Click

OK. The printer will appear in the list on the main printing page.

Adding the Network Printer to the Client

The Snap Server supports both Windows SMB (SAMBA) and IPP printing

protocols.

Note To make printer drivers easily accessible to users, copy them to a share which

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.

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 Snap Server.

3 A Windows Explorer window will open displaying all shares and printers on the

server. Right-click the server and choose

Connect.

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

Type field and the printer and sharename in the Queue field.