Canon IP4300 utility unavailable in Snow Leopard (via airport express)

Hello,
I´ve tried to install my Canon IP4300 trough Airport Express in Snow Leopard. It ´s recognized by Airport Utility and it is listed in the Print & Fax panel of System Preferences. It prints the test page without problems.
However i´m unable to access the Printer Utility (from the options & supplies tab in the printer preferences panel) when connected through Airport Express. The printer isn´t listed neither in the USB nor in the Network options in the drop down list.
I´ve tried to connect the printer directly to my mac via USB and everything works as expected. I have access to the Printer Utility as it appears listed under the USB dropdown selection in the Utility tab.
But how do i access it trough Airpot Express? Should n´t it be listed under the Network in the Utility tab? (This is used to clean the printer´s head/noozles and to perform other maintenance operations).
I´m using the latest drivers available from Canon (USA):10.26.0.0
Thank you.
Message was edited by: PixelStorm

Hello and welcome to Apple Discussions.
The inability to open the Printer Utility for a printer when connected to the USB port of an Airport device, such as Express, is a known limitation and documented by Apple in these articles.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1253
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21187?viewlocale=en_US
Pahu

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