Can't print Canon Pixma via Airport Express

I am at my wits end. I can't print to my Canon Pixma 830 when the usb is connected to the aiport express (I can print when plugged directly into my ibook). I upgraded my base station to v6.3 from 6.2, and did all basic troubleshooting (restart, unplug/replug, etc.) and still no luck.
Any suggestions?

The Canon UFR2 and CAPT printer drivers for OS X do not work when the printer is connected to the USB port of an Airport device, or even a 3rd party print server. This has always been a limitation of the Canon UFR2 and CAPT for OS X.
FWIF - The Canon inkjets work fine with the printer connected to the Airport USB port.

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at the step, "...if the IP address of the AEBS or
Airport Express is 10.0.1.1, put "10.0.1.1" and let
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