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Print Server Adding the Network Printer to the Client The Snap Server supports both Windows SMB and IPP printing protocols. Note To make printer drivers easily accessible to users, copy them to a share that everyone can access on the Snap Server. The Snap Server cannot be configured to automatically provide printer drivers to clients. 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 Snap Server. When asked to locate the printer: • To use SMB, enter the Snap Server 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 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. 4 Follow the instructions to provide the printer driver and complete the set up. 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. Chapter 2 Network Access to the Server 35