Printer Drivers for Windows Workstations

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Install printer drivers as described below in order to allow your Windows Workstations to find and install the drivers for shared network printers automatically.

Printer Driver Installation

  1. Login to the SME server command-line and run the following commands:
  2. db configuration setprop smb UseClientDriver no expand-template /etc/samba/smb.conf service smb restart
  3. Add the printer on the server-manager page
  4. From a Windows client, (logged in as admin) click start run and type \\servername
  5. Double click Printers and Faxes
  6. Right Click on the printer you added in step 2
  7. Click Properties
  8. Click the Advanced tab
  9. Click New Driver
  10. Follow the wizard to add the driver for the printer added in step 2
  11. Click Apply

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