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AddPrinterSharedWindowsComputer

Adding a printer to OS 10.x.x shared by a Windows computer via SMB/CIFS

You can print to a printer connected to a Windows computer if it supports SMB/CIFS. The printer’s owner must set it up to be shared and use only the following characters in the name of the printer and computer: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, !, $, *, (, ), _, +, -, ‘, and . (period).

To add an SMB/CIFS printer to your list of available printers, you need to know the printer’s workgroup name and (if necessary) the user name and password.

How to Add a Printer Shared by a Windows PC?

1. go to http://localhost:631/
2. click Add Printer, log in with your name/password, and then start filling in the blanks.
3. on Device page, select Windows Printer via SAMBA.
4. for Device URI, enter smb://windowsipaddress/printersharedname

Mac OS X v10.5 or later

1. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
2. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
3. Click the + button to add a printer.
4. Press the Control key while clicking the "Default" icon (or any other icon on the toolbar), then choose Customize Toolbar from the contextual menu that appears.
5. Drag the Advanced (gear) icon to the toolbar.
6. Click Done.
7. Click the Advanced icon that was added to the toolbar.
8. Choose Windows from the Type pop-up menu.
9. In the URL field, type the printer's address in one of the following formats:

smb://workgroup/server/sharename
smb://server/sharename

Note: workgroup is the name of the Windows workgroup that the computer sharing the printer belongs to. server is the name of the computer sharing the printer (or its IP address). sharename is the shared Windows printer's share name. If the share name contains spaces, replace each space with "%20" (without quotation marks).

Tip: You don't need a "workgroup" when specifying the IP address of the computer (such as when the printer is on a different subnet), or if your Mac belongs to the same Windows (SMB) workgroup. In the Name field, type the name you would like to use for this printer in Mac OS X. Choose the appropriate PPD or printer driver from the "Print Using" pop-up menu. Click Add.

Mac OS X v10.3 through v10.4.11

1. Open Printer Setup Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities).
2. Mac OS X 10.4.x: Choose Add Printer from the Printers menu, then hold the Option key while clicking the "More Printers" button.

3. Mac OS X 10.3.x: Hold the Option key while choosing Add Printer from the Printers menu.
4. Choose Advanced from the first pop-up menu.
5. Choose "Windows Printer via SAMBA" from the Device pop-up menu.
6. In the Device Name field, type the name you would like to use for this printer in Mac OS X.
7. In the Device URL field, use one of the following formats to link to the printer:

smb://user:password@workgroup/server/sharename
smb://user:password@server/sharename
smb://workgroup/server/sharename
smb://server/sharename

Another way to Add a Printer Shared by a Windows PC?

To add a printer shared by a Windows computer via SMB/CIFS:

1. Select the printer from the browser.
2. If prompted, enter the user name and password for the printer.
3. Choose the item appropriate for your printer from the Print Using pop-up menu.
4. Click Add.

More Reading

Low End Mac - Retrieved 3 Sept 2010 for OS 10.2-4

Referencing

Apple Discussions - Retrieved 3rd Sept 2010

Mac 10.6 Help - Retrieved 3rd Sept 2010

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