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Setting Up a Print Queue for Windows Access

The information below replaces the information for this topic on page 32 of the Windows services administration guide.

You can allow Windows clients to access an existing print queue via the standard Windows protocol for printer sharing, SMB/CIFS. You use Server Admin to configure queues for shared printers on the server.

For information on creating new print queues, see Print Service Overview.

1. In Server Admin, select Print in the Computers & Services list.
2. Click Settings, then click Queues.

   If you don't see the Queues button at the top of the Settings pane, you might already be looking at queue settings. Click the Back button at the top of the pane (the left-pointing arrow in the upper right).

3. Select the print queue in the list, then click the Edit button (below the list).
4. Make sure Sharing Name is compatible with SMB/CIFS sharing.

   Changing the Sharing Name does not change the Printer Setup Utility queue name on the server.

   Names of queues shared via SMB/CIFS should be 15 characters maximum and should not contain characters other than A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and _ (underscore).

   Sharing Name is the queue name, which users see as the name of a printer. Changing Sharing Name does not affect the printer's name on the server, which is shown above Sharing Name. You can edit the printer's name, kind (model), and location by using the Printer Setup Utility (in the /Applications/Utilities folder of Mac OS X Server).

   To avoid conflicts, make sure Sharing Name is not the same as any SMB/CIFS share point name.

5. Select "SMB."
6. Click Save, then click the Back button (in the upper right).

Windows services must be running to provide SMB/CIFS access to print queues. For instructions, see Starting Windows Services.