HP CIFS Server 2.2i Administrator's Guide version A.01.11.01

Installing and Configuring the HP CIFS Server
Step 3: Modify the Configuration
Chapter 2 35
Configure A Printer Share
This is a special share to automatically create printing services. Refer to
chapter 7 in Using Samba for more detailed information on how to set up
printing in Samba servers.
If you create a share named [printers] in the smb.conf file, the server will
automatically read in your printer capabilities file and create a printing
share for each printer that appears in that file.
Add the following information to the global and printers sections of the
smb.conf file:
[printers]
printable=yes
Manually Set Up Printer Drivers
Each client needs to install the appropriate driver for each printer it
wants to use. Refer to chapter 7 in Using Samba for more detailed
information on how to set up printing in Samba servers.
Invoke the Windows Add Printer Wizard dialog by double-clicking on the
printer icon in the Network Neighborhood.
Enter the name of the printer. If you selected an uninstalled printer,
Windows will ask you to select the printer manufacturer and model.
Windows should load the appropriate driver.
Automatically Set Up Printer Drivers
Printer drivers can be automatically set up for a specific printer. There
are four steps:
• Install the drivers for the printer on a Windows client.
• Create a printer definition file from the information on a Windows
machine.
• Create a PRINTER$ share where the resulting driver files can be
placed.
• Modify the smb.conf file
Refer to chapter 7 in Using Samba for more detailed information on how
to set up printing in Samba servers.