Help setting up my print server!

Hello all, just call me stupid but I have tried and tried to hook up a Linksys Wireless printserver to my system. I am running a airport extreme now using the 192 ip range and cannot get this item to work at all. I the print server hooked up to a HP 5L via a parallel cable and as long as I have the lan cable connected I can print via my Windows machine but not the Mac. I am stumped on how to make this a wireless connection without having to use the lan cable.

I'm going to assume you are able to get the print server on to your network, using the web based setup tools. All you need from that is what the IP address of the print server is.
The print driver provided by HP doesn't do network printing (or scanning, etc, either). It's for USB only. You need a CUPS driver to use standard network protocols on OS X. Install the 3 parts of hpijs from here:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/macosx
To Add the printer, first make sure it is plugged into the first port on the print server. Then select IP printer > HP Jetdirect protocol, then select Officejet 6200 Series driver. Done.
(Page 19 of the print server manual tells me the print server supports two "standard" protocols - TCP/IP raw (=HP Jetdirect) and LPD.)

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i manage a 25-person creative department. several other coworkers - outside of my department, keep using our two networked printers. i need to find some way to password protect or limit access to the printers to only those in my department.
currently, the printers are online and those of us on Macs access them via AppleTalk. they also have a static IP and some using PCs access them via the IP printing. the printers are a Xerox Phaser 7700 color laser and a GCC Elite 20/1200 b&w laser.
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## Require a username and password (Basic Authentication)
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