I can get to the printer with the name \"\\\\xxxx\\[name of printer]\" but have no idea how to access this with only the IP of the printer. Any ideas?
EDIT: The answ
If it has a host name it has an IP and they can be interchanged as needed.
\\MyMachine\MyPrinter
...equates to...
\\10.0.0.1\MyPrinter
If your printer is not on a machine and is a networked printer it will have its own IP address which you can use.
\\MyPrinter
\\10.0.0.2