Printer service on a Mac Mini server?

Hello!
I have a new Mac Mini server (mid 2010). I have a USB printer connected to it. I have no problem printing locally. However, I can't seem to figure out how to print from a client machine. I don't see the printer in the "add printer" from the preference system on the client machine. Printing service is running and firewall is down. Sorry if this is an obvious problem, but I am in the blues on that one!
Thanks!
Sébastien

I believe if you go into the CUPS web GUI you can set the to share all devices that are attached to the system (and thus those printers via USB). open safari and go to http://localhost:631. it should open a web page for CUPS. at the top, select the "admin-" tab. then on the right side there is a checkbox to share the devices. good luck as i'm trying to get this working as well. the printer i am printing to shows up, but it isn't printing correctly from client machines that have added the device from the server.

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Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: Filter chain halted as [:verify_auth_token] rendered_or_redirected.
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1748] <Info>: Completed in 45ms (View: 1, DB: 43) | 403 Forbidden [http://osxsrv..../magic/do_magic]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: Processing MagicController#do_magic (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:07) [POST]
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: auth_token doesn't exist
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: Filter chain halted as [:verify_auth_token] rendered_or_redirected.
Jan 15 14:44:07 osxsrv ProfileManager[1750] <Info>: Completed in 55ms (View: 0, DB: 1) | 403 Forbidden [http://osxsrv..../magic/do_magic]
Jan 15 14:44:08 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Processing AuthenticationController#callback (for 91.... at 2013-01-15 14:44:08) [GET]
Jan 15 14:44:08 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Redirected to https://osxsrv..../profilemanager/
Jan 15 14:44:08 osxsrv ProfileManager[1749] <Info>: Completed in 149ms (DB: 5) | 302 Found [http://osxsrv..../authentication/callback?auth_token=[FILTERED]]
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I agree this might not be a Mac issue, so I still knock your doors hoping some of you could at least give a hint for what to search for !
If the pound configuration file is of interest, just ask, but this is pretty trivial, saying basically listen these protocols (http/https) on these ports (80/443) and according to Header content (check destination host) and reroute packet to LAN device (with given LAN IP address).
As the default port(s) of the Mac Mini Web Services may not be altered (so far I know), I guess I am stuck using 80 and 443 anyway.
Maybe should I invest time in changing my other apache server ports to some more exotic 8080 or 88 or whatever so Mac Mini Server Profile Manager default ports 80 and 443 are maintained and can be easily and directly rerouted to my Mac server without any reverse proxy along the way.
Thanks in advance for your help
Alx

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i'm also using reverse proxy technique to publish my server to the internet. The ip is used by twice domains. The problem is by using the profile manager
after login it redirects the url to the Local Area network addresse instead to the domain.
How to configure this on OS X Server and the Profile Manager Service?
Kind Regards
Oemer

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1/24/14 8:55:28 AM          com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS_Plotter_Epson_7600[70]          Registering Service Plotter Epson 7600._printer._tcp port 515 TXT txtvers=1 qtotal=1 rp=Plotter_Epson_7600 pdl=application/postscript ty=$null$
1/24/14 8:55:28 AM          com.apple.printservice_LPR_mDNS_Plotter_Epson_7600[70]           8:55:28.703 Got a reply for service Plotter Epson 7600._printer._tcp.local.: Name now registered and active
1/24/14 8:55:30 AM          org.jabber.proxy65[52]          /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Extras/lib/python /twisted/persisted/sob.py:12: DeprecationWarning: the md5 module is deprecated; use hashlib instead
1/24/14 8:55:30 AM          org.jabber.proxy65[52]            import os, md5, sys
1/24/14 8:55:30 AM          org.jabber.proxy65[52]          /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Extras/lib/python /twisted/python/filepath.py:12: DeprecationWarning: the sha module is deprecated; use the hashlib module instead
1/24/14 8:55:34 AM          com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[174]          (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/24/14 8:55:35 AM          ServerScanner[200]          Preference says we shouldn't scan
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