Remote Printing using Time Capsule...? Is it possible?

Hi Guys,
I have successfully set up remote access to my Time Capsule using Finder and 'Connect To Server' option to connect to afp://<MyStaticIPAddress>
This works as a great alternative to shelling out money on a .mac subscription...
Just wondering, since i have a printer connected to the TC via USB, is there any way for me to send documents to that printer when I am away from my local network?
Any help much appreciated,
Thanks in advance.

Hey PuzzleBobble,
Thanks for the help, unfortunately I'm away from my local network and can't get access to Time capsule through airport utility remotely, but will have a play about with some settings tonight when I get home...
I tried the IPP stuff but also getting the message that printer is 'Busy' all the time...
If i manage to figure it out I will be sure to post back here to let you know what I did.
If you get any more info in the mean time that would be great!
Does the printer itself have to have any special features such as print server, or can this all be handled by TC do you think? The printer is just a basic HP PSC1400 All-in-One, but i figured that since i can print wirelessly on home network with it connected to TC, there must be a way to get it to work remotely too...
Regards,
Hugh.

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I setup the time capsule so that I have access from remote over the apple-id.
Connection and access to files on the time capsule works very well.
Now I would like to print a document remote over the time capsule.
Is it possible without direct connection of the printer to the time capsule?
The printer got an IP address by the time capsule and when I am not remote it is possible to print via air play.
Thank you!
Regards, PK

Here are some troubleshooting articles. I'd start with Pondini:
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11194
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275 (note - older article)
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Over the past couple of months I've been doing lots of research and planning into replacing my Mac Pro and old MacBook Pro with a new Mac setup. I was looking for efficiency, productivity and ultimate portability so the Macbook Pro Retina and Time Capsule grabbed my attention.
I was interested in the MacBook Pro Retina for work (travel) and home leisure use. Due to having so much music and video iTunes content, I was interested in purchasing a Time Capsule and a secondary external hard drive, placing all my iTunes content on the Time Capsule which I would then back up to the external hard drive when I was at home. I would then setup Time Capsule to be accessible over the internet so that I could view my media content through iTunes wherever in the world I was (internet speeds permitting of course). By doing this I could carry only my work files with me on the 512GB SSD Macbook Pro Retina, but could access the Time Capsule media files remotely, either via wi-fi or by tethering my iPhone 5.
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HarryWessling wrote:
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