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More on Share USB Printer on Mac OS X Server
Authored by: Mauve Pachyderm on May 24, '11 05:02:14PM

I used this post on using CUPS to allow sharing of my USB printers hooked up to my mac mini server. However, perhaps because I have Snow Leopard (10.6) Server, I had to do an additional step to make this work.

1. Invoke CUPS through the Safari browser, which is usually at http://localhost:631, as stated in the earlier email.
2. Select Administration tab.
3. Check off under advanced settings "Share printers connected to this system" and "allow printing from the internet"
4. Under "Printers" heading, select "Manage Printers" radio button. (This is assuming that you already have your printers set up to print off your server. If you haven't, add them through "print & fax" under the system settings application.
5. Click on the hyperlink to whichever printer connected to your server that you want to share, say e.g. "HP_LaserJet_1320"
6. Select "Modify Printer" under "Administration" drop down. You will then be asked to enter your name and password. You'll have to wait a bit as it looks for printers.
7. Click radio button next to the printer you want to share (make sure it's the same one whose name is in Step 5). Select "continue" at bottom of page.
8. Check off "Share this printer" next to "Sharing", Hit continue.
9. Select the appropriate driver for the printer. Then select "Modify Printer" at bottom of page.

You're done.






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More on Share USB Printer on Mac OS X Server
Authored by: rsfinn on Jun 01, '11 08:05:11PM

These instructions worked perfectly for me on my Mac mini server. Thanks very much.



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