CUPS (formerly an acronym for Common UNIX Printing System) is a modular printing system for Unix-like computer operating systems which allows a computer to act as a print server. A computer running CUPS is a host that can accept print jobs from client computers, process them, and send them to the appropriate printer.
So, the answer to this is no. But a more round-about answer is sort of (as far as driver delivery and config), depending on your infrastructure.
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Ok, base answer. There is no 'print server' in OS X Server any more. Instead, you can add printers to the server and share them using system preferences. But if they are network printers (or AirPrint printers) they are already broadcasting on the network so resharing them will only result in multiple broadcast queues. Likewise, OS X and Server alone can not 'deliver' print drivers to devices.
Now, there are products that can accomplish this. For example, you can look at something as simple as Apple Remote Desktop. Now, the process would still be manual in that you would have to push the drivers to the device and you would have to have credentials for the device. So if these are not devices owned by you that is likely not going to work. If you have a fleet of devices, JAMF is a great solution as all software can be delivered dynamically and transparently to the end user. But, that is really for environments over 50 devices.
But, all that said, if you have a device that is not configured to the printer and you select the printer, is the device able to find the driver in Apple's software repository? For small deployments where you may not control the individual systems, that is likely the easiest way.
Or, you can place the drivers and a configuration script on a file share.
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If you’ve got a printer hooked up to your Mac that doesn’t have Wi-Fi capability, you should know that you can still share that printer with the other computers on your network. And it’s really pretty simple too! First you’ll go to System Preferences> Sharing and toggle on “Printer Sharing”:
As you can see from my screenshot above, you can then choose which printers to share and with whom to share them. I recommend just leaving that third pane set to “Everyone,” as only folks who have access to your home network will be able to print to your device, anyhow, so it’s not much of a security risk. Afterward, all you’ve gotta do on your other Macs is visit System Preferences> Printers & Scanners and click the plus button to add a new device:
Then you’ll choose your shared printer from the list. Note that since it’s being shared from my computer, this HP has “@ Melissa’s MBA” after its name, and its kind is “Bonjour Shared.”
So select the printer in question, click “Add,” and then that computer can use your other Mac as a conduit for that device! Neato. The only caveat is that you may need to tell your sharing Mac to allow other machines to use its resources even while it’s sleeping; to do so, go to System Preferences> Energy Saver and turn on the “Wake for network access” option.
For more info on this waking feature, how it works, and troubleshooting problems with it, check out Apple’s support article on the topic. And hey, Apple, can we also figure out some way that our Macs can automatically dispense free ink into printers? I’m just saying.