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When you are using CUPS as a printer server you probably would like to enter your printer(s) on your MAC connecting to the printer server. To do this do the following

Open Printers & Scanners on your MAC

you probably have to unlock with an administrator account first

Enter your account and password

Click the + on the left corner to add a printer and select Add Printer or Scanner…

In the Add Screen select the icon IP

• In the Add window enter the hostname of your printer server (here remote)
• the Queue name of your printer (here printers/brother_color) where brother_color is your sharename and printers the standard location of CUPS to share printers
• Give you printer a Name (here Brother Color)
• The Location is for your own information and doesn't need to be filled
• Under USE: scroll to Select Software