Dell Open Print Driver - Manual (Page 12)

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(e.g. if it is turned off or has been disconnected
from the network) at the time the install is done,
a static printer object will nevertheless be created
for that printer. It will be created as a generic
laser printer with default printer settings. The
correct model and specific printer configuration
can be determined after the install is done, when
the device can be successfully connected.
In the context of a Windows domain (where
Active Directory is present), it is recommended
that server names be specified on the command
line as fully-qualified domain names. That is, if
the Windows domain is “company.com”, to install
a server-attached printer, use
\\server.company.com\printer rather than
\\server\printer