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AXIS 540/640 User`s manual

1. USER PROT LPR S BYTES ETIMEOTIME Thomas FTP pr2 C 1885 2 0 Joe LPT prl C 23074 4 0 RICHARD PSERVER pr2 C 43044 5 0 MacUser APPLE prl C 6747 2 0 LSLM_userNetBIOS pr2 C 36995 3 0 patrick PROS Pro P 83208 9 0 Typical Telnet session to view the Account File AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Viewing Thestatus command shows which printer port the logical printers are the Status file assigned to and their current status Follow the instructions below to view the gatus file using telnet 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 by typing telnet lt host name gt Of telnet lt IP address gt inaDOS windows Windows and O S 2 or in a UNIX shell window 2 Enter the user id and the password T he default entries are root and pass 3 View the satus file by typing status perform hard resets and to reset the print server s parameters to its factory default settings Follow the instructions below to perform a soft reset using telnet 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 by typing telnet lt host name gt Of telnet lt IP address gt inaDOS windows Windows and O S 2 or in a UNIX shell window 2 Enter the user id and the password T he default entries are root and pass 3 Restart the print server s protocols by typing softreset Performing resets Three types of reset commands allow you to perform soft resets to G Re
2. Printing a parameter list showing the AXIS 540 640 current se tings e Resetting the AXIS 540 640 parameters to the factory default Settings the parallel interface is functioning correctly T he printed T est Page contains basic information about the AXIS 540 640 It is recommended that you print a test page every time you have connected the AXIS 540 640 to a printer The Parameter List Press the test button twice to print a parameter list showing the current AXIS 540 640 settings T his list provides comprehensive details of all the parameters and their current status Refer to B TheParamee Lig on page 150 If you want to change any of the parameters use one of the methods that are described in Section 9 Managenent amp Configuration on page 108 3 The Test Page Press the test button once to print a test page If the test page prints AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Appendix A Test Button Factory D efault Settings Note Follow theinstructions below to reset the AXIS 540 640 to the factory default settings 1 Remove the external power supply to switch off the AXIS 540 640 Press and hold down the test button while you plug the external power supply back in Continue to hold down the test button until the network indicator begins to flash at one second intervals T his should take at least 5 seconds Release the test button and wait until the network indicator flashes at least five times
3. Click the right mouse button on the printer object Select Share and then Start sharing n the dialog box enter a Description Select the check box Start sharing at LAN workstation start up Click OK To share a printer resource when using LAN server 4 0 follow the steps below 1 Open LAN Server Administration 2 Open your domain and then Resource D efinition 3 Drag and drop a printer from the template 4 Enter the Alias name select a Server name and the previously created Spooler Q ueue N ame 5 Click OK T he setup is completed and you can now print through your AXIS 540 640 AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh H aving connected the AXIS 540 542 to your network this section now describes how to set up your AXIS 540 542 for printing in M acintosh environments using Apple alk If you intend to operate your AXIS 540 542 in a multiprotocol environment you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual namely Section 4 Setting Up N amp W are on page 44 Section 5 Setting U p Windows on page 55 Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 on page 81 Section 8 SettingU p UNIX on page 93 Note TheAX S 640 and the AXIS 642 models do not support printing in the M acintosh environment Installation Using the Chooser Window Macintosh Basic Configuration Basic configuration in Apple alk is performed simply by opening the C
4. Press and hold the test button again until the network indicator remains constantly lit Restart the AXIS 540 640 by disconnecting and reconnecting the external power supply The AXIS 540 640 is now reset to factory default settings 1 All parameters except N ode Address NODE_ADDR Internet Address IP_AD DR and DH CP enabled or disabled DHCP_ENABLE are reset If you want to change the these parameters use either AXIS N etPilot or any standard W eb browser Please refer to Section 9 M anagement amp Configuration on page 108 150 Appendix B The Parameter List AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Appendix B The Parameter List 0 gt 3 T his appendix provides an overview of the AXIS 540 640 parameters Please refer to the AXIS N etwork Print Server Technical Reference for a complete description of the parameters Alternatively you can access S the Axis WWW H ome Page at http www axis com where you can 2 download the latest technical information 3 The Config File T he left hand column shows the parameters and their default values as they appear in the config file and the right hand column shows the name of the parameters as they appear in the internal W eb pages oy2 After you have changed them most parameters take effect for the next print job If Requires Restart appears in a parameter description you must restart the AXIS 540 640 before the new setting for that parameter takes effect K Please r
5. The AXIS MIB In order to make full use of the AXIS 540 640 SN M P support you are required to use N M S software that allows you to install private enterprise M IBs likethe AXIS MIB The AXIS MIB contains a large number of objects which may be categorized as follows e Menu objects used for viewing and changing the AXIS 540 640 configuration from the N M S program Refer to B T he Parameter List on page 150 e Printer status and unit administration objects used for monitoring AXIS 540 640 print jobs and storing parameter changes permanently e Trap objects used for alarms at various error conditions For technical details you can view the M IB file axismib with any text editor TheAXIS MIB is resident on the AXIS 540 640 and can be downloaded directly from the print server to your N M S software using FTP Follow these steps to add the AXIS M IB to your N M S software 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 using FTP 2 Download the M IB file snmp axismib to the N M S host 3 Install the AXIS M IB according to instructionsin your N MS software documentation 134 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using HP Administration Tools TheAXIS 540 640 is fully compatible with the H P JetAdmin and the HP Web J etAdmin printer management software You can use either tool to install and configure your printer devices and to monitor the current status of your AXIS 540 640 and the
6. 152 Appendix B The Parameter List NETWARE MENU AXIS 540 640 User s Manual NETW_ENB YES N etW are Enabled NETW_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL DUAL_STACK IPX_ONLY IP_ONLY DUAL_STACK N etW are Transport protocols Enabled JOB_CHECK_DELAY Job Check D day Print Server queue polling interval CONF_CHECK_DELAY 300 Configuration Check D elay Interval between automatic configuration checks FR_802_3 YES IEEE 802 3 FrameT ype Enabled FR_ETH_2 YES Ethernet II FrameT ype Enabled FR_802_2 YES IEEE 802 2 FrameT ype Enabled FR_SNAP YES SNAP Frame T ype Enabled NCP_BURST_MODE YES NCP Burst Mode Enabled Requires Restart PSERVER_NDS PSERVER NDS NDS tree amp Name of print server including context You can also replace the N DS tree with a specific file server name file server IP address or file server host name Example tree TREE NW5_TREE DevDept acme Example file server Specific_file_ server D evD ept acme PSERVER_BINDERY1 PSERVER Bindery 1 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY2 PSERVER Bindery 2 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY3 PSERVER Bindery 3 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY4 PSERVER Bindery 4 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERYS5 PSERVER Bindery5 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY6 PSERVER Bindery 6 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY7
7. 3 Choose the with Installation Wizard option and click OK The following screen appears Axis Installation Wizard AXIS 100086 The AXIS Installation W izard Main window Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Note Print Server N ame Environments Note NetW areNDS The IP address TheAXIS N etPilot Installation W izard guides you through the installation process T he following options are available 1 Thenumber of options varies according to the number of environments you enable T he default print server name consists of the characters AXIS followed by the last six digits of the serial number If you want to change the print server name just type the new name in the available text field Choose which networking environments you want to configure the AXIS 540 640 for i e NetWare TCP IP Windows amp O S 2 or M acintosh If your network comprises various different platforms you can enable any combination of environments 11 Macintosh is not available for the AXIS 640 and the AXIS 642 models Place N etW are Print Queues on a specific bindery server or alternatively into an NDS Tree Choose the method the AXIS 540 640 should employ for obtaining an IP address DH CP ARP RARP and BOOTP are supported You can also select to set the IP address manually Refer to Assgning an IP address on page 31 for further information about setting the IP address
8. AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation Print Q ueues Test Page TheAX1S 540 640 uses the print server name followed by the printer port as the default Print Q ueue name and print server port name If you want to change the default printer queue names just type the new names in the available text fields Environment Default Names NetWare AXIS1A0003_LPT1_Q Windows amp OS 2 AX1A0003 LP1 AppleTalk AXIS1A0003_LPT1 Default Print Queue N ames and Print Server Port N ames for each of the operating environments The final user prompt in the Installation W izard allows you to print a test page through N etW are T he test page displays the name of all the N etW are servers the AXIS 540 640 is connected to and shows the status of each connection Unless you want to connect or create additional printing queues the installation for the N etW are environment is now completed 30 Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Notes Theparameters entered during installation are not permanent they can be altered at any time according to your network printing requirements 1 No serious or permanent damage will be caused if you make a mistake during installation If you find at any time that printing isnot satisfactory the parameters can easily be changed to tune the system to your requirements D For information on advanced functions please refer to the AXIS N etwork Print Server T e
9. LY Refer to Section 9 M anageneant amp Configuration on page 108 for more information about the available management tools AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 8 SettingUp UNIX que Character Set Conversion Example A common problem in a multiple host environment is that different hosts use different ASCII character sets As a result of this language specific characters such as a Ui 6 fi are sometimes printed incorrectly TheAXIS 540 640 solution to this problem is to assign a character set conversion filter to alogical printer and then link that logical printer to the host causing the problem You select your desired conversion filter by setting the C haracter Set Conversion PRx_CSET parameter T he output from the conversion filter is alwaysIBM PC Set 2 Code Page 437 and this isthe character set the printer must be set up for Your network contains a host using the character set ISO 8859 2 In order to direct its print jobs to the printer connected to the AXIS 540 640 you should assign the host to a separate logical printer and install a character set conversion filter Follow the instructions below to change the conversion filter 1 Select the Printerl W eb page 2 Set the parameter C haracter Set Conversion to ISO gt 1BM 3 Click the Submit Printer1 settings button ThelSO 8859 2 printer data that is sent to logical printer PR1 converts to IBM PC Set 2 UNIX 102 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX
10. AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 84 Installing the print server 84 P Parameter List 150 Physical D escription AXIS 640 642 18 Physical description 15 Power Indicator LED 19 Power indicator LED 17 Printer information 124 Printer port 15 Printing parameter list 148 Test page 148 Pure IP 52 R Ring Speed Switch 19 S Setting the Interne address ARP 36 38 BOOTP 42 DHCP 35 RARP 40 Setting up M acintosh 87 N amp W are 44 OS 2 81 UNIX 93 Windows 55 SNMP 132 Status file 128 131 String Functions 102 String Substitutions 103 Support services 4 T Test Button 19 Test button 17 148 TFTP 35 43 U UNIX print methods 96 UNIX Printing methods FTP 97 LPD 96 PROSA 97 PROS B 98 Reverse T dne 98 U pgrade W izard 147 W W indows 2000 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Installing Printer Ports 63 W indows 3 1 AXIS Print Utility for Windows 75 Peer to peer printing 77 Windows 95 Installing printer ports 58 Windows 98 Installing printer ports 58 W indows for W orkgroups AXIS Print Utility for Windows 75 Client server printing Client setup 79 Server setup 78 Peer to peer printing 77 WindowsNT 4 0 Installing Printer Ports 63 WINS 33 35
11. Note You can download a C compiler from http www gnu org Reverse Telnet Often used for printing via a terminal server printer port Only recommended if you already have a Reverse T enet driver installed Advantages Easy to set up with previously installed Reverse T elnet drivers Limitations N o status logging D rivers are not supplied with the AXIS 540 640 Existing drivers may be slow Other UNIX Systems Most UNIX systems resemble either BSD or System V and so with some ingenuity a solution can also be devised for other variants UNIX If the system has BSD socket type networking support then prosbsa in the bsa directory of the AXIS 540 640 can be used as a starting point It receives print data from stdin and writes alog file to stderr Nothing is written to stdout Alternatively FT P may be used It isa good idea to use bsd ftp_bsd Or sysv ftp_sysv asa starting point IBM MVS Systems A sampleJCL script jclex is available in the mvs directory of the AXIS 540 640 It gives an example of how to print afilefrom an MVS mainframe to an AXIS 540 640 using FTP AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 8 Setting Up UNIX 99 Using Logical Printers to Customize your Printing The AXIS 540 640 has a powerful facility for altering the print data T his means that your desired print format can be realized on any type of printer T he following actions can be invoked from the AXIS 540 640 T he character set
12. You are now ready to install your server onto your network using one of the methods detailed in the Installation Guide on page 25 Section 3 Basic Installation Notes AXIS 540 640 User s Manual To minimize signal noise it is recommended that you use screened or foiled M edia T ype 3 cabling for 16 M bps networks and not standard UTP cabling T he test page includes a list of the most important parameters including the network speed and the firmware version number Each AXIS 640 642 Print Server is pre configured with a unique node address that is identical to the serial number T he node address can be changed using AXIS N etPilot or any standard W eb browser Please refer to Section 9 M anaganent amp Configuration on page 108 for more information The AXIS 640 642 uses high speed Centronics Communication For use with older printers not supporting high speed this function can be disabled by using AXIS N etPilot or any standard W eb browser Please refer to Section 9 Management amp Configuration on page 108 for more information AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation 25 Installation Guide Installation Methods Environment NetWare Windows os 2 Macintosh UNIX The method of installation that you choose should be dictated by your printing requirements and your supported network environments Select the appropriate installation method from the table below N
13. 192 36 253 4 13 223 mode ascii 226 Transfer complete local axinstall remote axinstall 61187 bytes received in 14 seconds 4 2 kbytes s ftp gt bye 221 Goodbye gt Typical FTP session for collecting the axinstall script AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 8 Setting Up UNIX T he axinstall script has now been downloaded to your host Execute the script with this command sh axinstall You will be guided through the installation by a step by step procedure D uring the installation you will be asked to select a print method we suggest you choose LPD or for more functionality use the PROS filter or named pipe methods Please refer to the following pages if you need guidance on the choice of print methods The axinstall script will suggest one of the systems listed below when started If you do not find the suggestion appropriate then manually select any of the systems listed 1 SunOS 4 SUN BSD Solaris 1 x 2 SunOS 5 SUN SYS V Solaris 2 x 3 AIX IBM RS 6000 BULL DPX 20 4 HP UX HP 9000 5 BOS BULL DPX 2 6 DEC OSF 1 Digital Equipment Alpha 7 ULTRIX Digital Equipment DEC 8 IRIX Silicon Graphics SGI 9 SCO UNIX Santa Cruz Operation 10 SCO UnixWare 2 x 11 SCO UnixWare 7 12 SCO OpenServer 13 FreeBSD Berkeley UNIX 14 Linux 15 Generic BSD Berkeley UNIX 16 Generic SYS V R3 UNIX System V Release 3 17 Generic
14. 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Using Telnet Viewing the Account File H aving assigned an IP address to your AXIS 540 640 as described in Assgning an IP address on page 31 you can manage your AXIS 540 640 using the telnet protocol T he account file contains data concerning the last 20 print jobs It specifies an internal job number the user that initiated the job the protocol and logical printer that was used current status C ompleted Off line or Printing number of bytes printed elapsed time and off line time Follow the instructions below to view the account file using telnet 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 by typing telnet lt host name gt Of telnet lt IP address gt inaDOS window Windows and O S 2 or in aUNIX shell window 2 Enter the user id and the password T he default entries are root and pass 3 View the account file by typing account T he example on the next page shows how to view the account fileusing Tane from aU NIX window anagement amp C onfiguration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Example gt telnet npserver Trying 192 36 253 96 Connected to npserver Escape character is AXIS 540 640 TELNET Print Server v6 00 Jun 17 1999 AXIS 540 640 network login root Password pass not vid ble AXIS 540 640 TELNET Print Server v6 00 Jun 17 1999 Root gt account Current account file JOB awe WN EH Root gt XO 6
15. AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Adding Strings Before T hese string functions provide a way to send printer control and After Print Jobs commands before and after each print job T hey may be specified individually for each logical printer All strings are entered as hexadecimal byte values Example Assumethat the logical printer PR5 is configured as a PostScript printer and that you want to append the PostScript End of File character hex 04 after each print job Follow the instructions below to add astring after the print job 1 Select the Printer5 W eb page 2 Enter the string 04 in the String After Print Job text field 3 Click the Submit Printer5 settings button Example You haveaprinter with dual input bins and want to print on pre printed forms when using the logical printer PR 4 T he standard forms are taken from bin 1 and the preprinted forms are taken from bin 2 The string before print job should contain the command to select bin 2 14H hex 1B 26 6c 34 48 and the sring after print job should contain the command to select bin 1 114 hex iB 26 6c 31 48 Follow the instructions below to add strings before and after the print job 1 Select the Printer4 W eb page 2 Enter thestring 1B 26 6C 34 48 in the String Before Print J ob text field 3 Enter thestring 1B 26 6C 31 48 in the String After Print Job text field 4 Click the Submit Printer4 settings button UNIX AX IS 540 640 User s Manual SAE E
16. EN 50082 1 1992 FCC Class A EN 60950 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Appendix D Glossary 161 Appendix D Glossary AIX Advanced Interactive eX ecutive A version of the UN IX operating system from IBM that runs on various IBM computers including M ainframe systems NetWare ARP Address Resolution Protocol A protocol within the TCP IP suite of network protocols that allows a host to find the physical address of a node on the same network It is available in UN IX Windows 95 W indows 98 and Windows NT ARP cannot be used across routers Windows BOOTP BOOT Protocol A TCP IP protocol used for downloading start up information such asthe IP address to hosts on the network It is only available in UNIX BOOTP requiresaBOOTP daemon on your system A request made to an active BO OT P daemon initiates a search of the Boot T able for an entry matching the print server s Ethernet address If a matching entry is found the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server oy2 BSD Berkeley Software Distribution T he U niversity of California Berkeley additions to the UN IX operating system Macintosh config file Thisisa file that resides in the print server s memory and contains all the parameters that determine the AXIS 540 640 functionality By editing the config file changing the parameter settings you can configure the AXIS 540 640 to meet the printing needs of your network UNIX 162 ENN EDRR AXIS 540 640 User s Manua
17. LaserPrinter AXIS NetPilot Printer Information window AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration You can also view the detailed printer information in the Summary window General LPTI it Status 3 Ready Manufacturer Lexmark International Model Lexmark Optra LaserPrinter Printer Chars tic Key al COMMAND SET PCL 5 Emulation PostScript Level 2 Emulatio DESCRIPTION Lexmark Optra LaserPrint AXIS NetPilot Summary window Upgrading the Print You can use the AXIS N etPilot U pgrade W izard to upgrade the AXIS Server 540 640 software Please refer to Section 11 Upgrading the Software on page 144 for details Additional Refer to the AXIS N etPilot on line help for further information about information this tool 126 Section 9 Management amp C onfiguration Using FTP Editing the config file Notes AXIS 540 640 User s Manual H aving assigned an IP address to your AXIS 540 640 as described in Assgning an IP address on page 31 you can change the AXIS 540 640 parameter settings using the File T ransport Protocol FTP Follow the instructions below to edit the config file using FTP 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 by typing ftp lt host name gt Ol ftp lt IP address gt in aDOS window Windows and 0 S 2 orina UNIX shell window Enter the user id and the password T he default entries are root and pass D ownload the config f
18. PSERVER_NDS_ Asshown in the instructions in Installing the AXIS 540 640 on page parameter 52 the PPERVER_NDS parameter specifies which N DS tree or file server the AXIS 540 640 will login to It also specifies the path to the print server object in the tree T he syntax of the PSERVER_NDS parameter is displayed in the following examples Example 1 TREE NW5_ TREE D eD ept acme In this example a print server named D evD ept with context acme will login to the tree NW5_ TREE Example 2 171 16 2 249 D evD ept acme In this example a print server named D evD ept with context acme will login to a file server with the P address 171 16 2 249 If you have a D D N S server on your network you can replace the IP address with the host name NetWare 54 NetWare Section 4 Setting Up NetW are AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Queue based Printing Methods Print Server Mode Advantages Limitations Remote Printer Mode Advantages Limitations T he following overview explains the advantages and limitations of the two supported queue based printing methods The AXIS 540 640 logs in to a file server s and repeatedly polls the print queues for print jobs In this fashion the AXIS 540 640 emulates a N etW are print server which is a workstation running PSERVER It provides high printing speed with low network load and isthe recommended mode for medium to large sized networks Each print server in PSERVER mod
19. PostScript Font text field 7 Click the Submit Printer2 settings button AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 8 SettingUp UNIX 107 Read back of information Example Debugging using the Hex Dump Mode Example Note TheAXIS 540 640 supports bi directional printing T he information from the printer is read back on the parallel port when the parameter Read Back Port PRx_IN has the default setting of AUTO H owever it is required that the printer also supports bi directional printing Please refer to your printer documentation for further details regarding bi directional printing support Follow the instructions below to disable the bi directional communication for logical printer PR1 1 Select the Printerl W eb page 2 Set the Read Back Port parameter to NONE 3 Click the Submit Printer1 settings button W hen hex dump mode is activated the print data is printed as hexadecimal byte values rather than characters printer control commands are also printed as hex values T his allows you to inspect what control and print characters are being sent to the printer which is a useful debugging facility for the more difficult printing problems Follow the instructions below to activate the hex dump mode for PR3 1 Select the Printer3 W eb page 2 Set theH ex Dump M ode Enabled radio button to YES 3 Click the Submit Printer3 settings button UNIX 1 The page length for hex dump printouts is determined by the
20. Product Overview Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the print server package by using the check list below Please contact your dealer if anything should be missing or damaged All packing materials are recyclable O AXIS 540 part no 0058 3 AXIS 542 part no 0058 4 AXIS 640 part no 0059 1 AXIS 642 part no 0059 2 O AXIS OnlineCD revision 5 3 or higher O AXIS 540 640 User Guide part no 17148 Rev 3 2 OPower Supply A AXIS 540 AXIS Part no PS A 542 640 642 O PS B Australia 12867 13269 Europe 13599 13267 Japan 13249 13936 UK 12866 13268 USA 12919 13270 O ptional accessories Self adhesive velcro ribbons part nos 13282 and 13283 O BNC T adaptor AXIS 542 only part no 12839 O Printer cable extension part no 13522 14 Section 2 Product O verview AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Start up procedures for W indows Start up procedures for UNIX OS 2 and MacO S Note The AXIS Online CD TheAXIS OnlineCD provides an easy to use electronic catalog that includes all of the latest AXIS Utilities Software Product Software W hite Papers U ser D ocumentation T echnical References etc It is compatible for use within all of the supported Axis computing environments The AXIS OnlineCD starts automatically from a local CD drive on Windows 95 98 NT and 2000 platforms Windows 3 1 user s are simply required to navigate to the CD root directory and cli
21. SYS V R4 UNIX System V Release 4 Systems supported by axinstall 96 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX AXIS 540 640 User s Manual UNIX Print Methods on TCP IP Networks TheAXIS 540 640 supports several different print methods in the TCP IP environment axingall will suggest a print method suitable for your particular UN IX system but you might want to use another method depending on your printing requirements banner pages status logging etc T he diagram below shows the alternative data paths taken by some of the UNIX print methods T his illustrates some of the advantages and limitations of the different methods U se the following information to determine which method to adopt Print File to Spooler Devices Beek pi Biller Parallel Port printer ae gee ie ee aan sg Pipe DIRECT LPD FTP E peT RTELNET PROS B PROS print daemon Printer _ Pion Axis Network Print Server Illustration of different UNIX print methods LPD TheLine Printer Daemon isa protocol for transferring print jobs between hosts T his is the recommended method for UN IX systems but some System V versions do not support LPD Advantages Easy to set up install the AXIS 540 640 as a remote queue in System V or add aremote printer to etc printcap using the rm and rp fields BSD AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 8 Setting Up UNIX Limitations Spooler features and pri
22. Section 10 IPP 137 Section 10 IPP Overview IPP Internet Printing Protocol isa TCP IP based client server protocol IPP enables printing over any LAN or WAN supporting TCP IP The most prevalent example of this is IPP printing over the Internet which is illustrated below User PC with IPP client software AXIS print server with integrated IPP Figure The path of a print job from LAN to LAN over the Internet In practical terms this means that you can send documents to a remote printer as an addition to or replacement of fax and e mail with the same quality and color options of traditional network printing 138 Section 10 IPP AXIS 540 640 User s Manual User Requirements ThelPP protocol does not require any special configuration of the print server the IPP function is automatically activated when you install your AXIS 540 640 Print Server IPP is platform independant and functional in Windows NT 95 98 and 2000 M acintosh O S 2 NeW areand UNIX environments NetWae Currently available IPP clients include Windows thelnternet Printer C onnection software from H ewlett Packard for WindowsNT theMicrosoft IPP Client delivered with Windows 2000 IPP clients for Windows 95 and 98 that can be downloaded from the M icrosoft web site oy2 e theCommon Unix Printing System for U nix Linux environments Firewall If there are one or more firewalls between the IPP Client and the Considerat
23. Supported Systems N ovell N etW are Microsoft LAN Manager IBM LAN Server Microsoft W indows LAN tastic BSD Systems System V Systems O ther Systems Print Methods Apple EtherT alk WWW Supported Protocols N etW are W indows and O S 2 LAN tastic TCP IP Apple EtherT alk Versions 3 11 3 12 4 10 and above supporting both N DS and Bindery Emulation A maximum of 16 bindery file servers and 96 print queues can be served N DPS supported by versions 4 11 and above N etW are5 and Pure IP supported U ser messages are also supported Print M ethods RPRINTER N PRINTER PSERVER LAN M anager 2 0c and above running under O S 2 ver 1 3 and above LAN Server 1 3 and above running under O S 2 ver 1 3 and above including OS 2 Warp O S 2 Warp Connect WindowsNT ver 3 5 and above Windows 2000 Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 Windows 98 LAN tastic 7 0 from any of the supported Windows clients defined above All O perating Systems supporting the T CP IP suite of protocols including BSD 4 2 4 3 4 4 SunO S4 Solaris 1 x DEC U Itrix etc R3 R4 AT amp T Interactive SCO SunO S5 Solaris 2 x HP UX IBM AIX Silicon Graphics IRIX DEC Alpha O SF 1 BULL BOS AIX IBM MVS VM VSE 0S 400 DEC VMS guidelines for other systems LPD FTP PROS named pipe amp filtered Reverse T elnet IPP AXIS 540 AXIS 542 only Print M ethod Applet alk Phase 2 N etscape N avigator 3 0 and
24. a network group from the list If the list is empty you must first create a group 116 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Creatinga Thenetwork group concept is the corner stone of AXIS T hinW izard Network Group By dividing your network into network groups you can monitor your print servers more efficiently T he scope of each network group is determined by the Axis server types and IP address ranges that are included You can create as many network groups as you want Follow the instructions below to create a network group 1 Click the N etwork Groups button in the AXIS T hinW izard main menu 2 Click the C reate button 3 TheCreate N etwork Group page opens T ype the name of the network group enter the IP address ranges and Axis server types that should be included If you are only interested in managing print servers deselect all options but the Print Servers option 4 Click OK to create the network group You can edit the properties of each network group from the N etwork Groups page Simply select the network group from thelist and use one of the Edit Copy or Remove commands AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Managing the print servers Upgrading Axis Servers Additional Information Follow the instructions below to access the AXIS 540 640 using AXIS T hinW izard 1 Click the M anage N etwork button in the mai
25. and is now a leader in its field ThinServer Technology enables Axis products to act as intelligent file server independent T hinServer devices A T hinServer device is a network server which includes thin embedded server software capable of simultaneous multiprotocol communication scalable RISC hardware and a built in W eb server which allows easy access and management via any standard W eb browser T he T hinServer technology makes it possible to connect any electronic device to the network thus providing Access to everything T oday Axis Communications is offering six major T hinServer product lines consisting of N etwork Print Servers offer a powerful and cost efficient method for sharing printer resources in your network T hey connect to any standard printer featuring high performance simple management and easy upgrading across the network T he print servers are available in Ethernet Fast Ethernet and T oken Ring versions NetWare Macintosh og2 Windows UNIX NetWare Macintosh osg2 Windows UNIX AXIS 540 640 User s Manual IBM Mainframe and S 3x AS 400 Print Servers and Protocol C onverters include a wide range of LAN coax and twinax attached print servers for the IBM host environment By emulating IBM devices these servers provide conversion of the IPD S SCS and 3270D S data streams to the major ASCII printer languages Network Attached CD DVD Servers provide a flexible and cost effic
26. can be changed to suit the printer Strings can be added before and after the print data Strings within the print data can be substituted ASCII to PostScript conversion H ex Dump mode to assist with printing problems If any of these actions are required a Logical Printer is used to change the print data before being sent to the printer port T here are eight logical printers PR1 PR8 that can be set up to filter the print data T he default logical printers settings are such that PR1 PR4 cause no change to the flow of print data while PR5 PR8 add CR to LF control characters Logical Printer Changes to data PR1 no change a PR2 no change x PR3 no change zZ PR4 no change PR5 add CR to LF OO PR6 add CR to LF PR7 add CR to LF PR8 add CR to LF Each logical printer can be set up using any J ava enabled W eb browser or by directly editing the config file 100 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Notes J Theexamplesin this section describes how you can configure the available logical printers using a standard W eb browser If you want to set them directly by editing the config file just enter the values for the corresponding parameters 1 The examples should only be viewed as suggestions how to configure the logical printers You should off course configure them according to the needs of your network OY InB TheParameter List on page 150 you can find a complete list of the AXIS 540 640 parameters
27. connected printers Please refer to the appropriate H ewlett Packard documentation for further details about these tools Notes To enable support for the H P JetAdmin and the H P W eb JetAdmin management software you must set the HP_JETADMIN parameter to YES LY It isnot possible to upgrade the AXIS 540 640 Flash M emory from the H P JetAdmin LY If the AXIS 540 640 has been configured with H P J etAdmin or HP Web J etAdmin you cannot configure it with AXIS N etPilot unless you first reset it to the factory default settings AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Using Novell Utilities After installing the AXIS 540 640 into the N etW are environment you can manage your AXIS 540 640 using either N ovell s N etW are Administrator or PCONSOLE PCONAG6 in N etWare 5x NetWare Someuseful features provided by the N eW are Administrator are Administration described in more detail below Printer Status ThePrinter Status menu detailed below shows the status of an active print job serviced by an AXIS 540 640 network print server It displays detailed information concerning the active job including Print Queue print job description size of print file percentage of job completed etc You can also abort or pause the print job from this menu imi Printer FUNKYFACE_LPT1 Printer Status is Status Printing x Service Mode Change forms as needed N i Confi
28. ensure that the TCP IP protocol is enabled on your client Windows T he set of instructions you should use to install TCP IP printer ports is dictated by the IP address of your AXIS 540 640 e Ifyou have an active DH CP server on the network or if you have already set the IP address of the AXIS 540 640 using another method you should follow the installation instructions presented in Ingalling TCP IP Printer Ports on page 60 e If your AXIS 540 640 is not assigned with a valid IP address you should follow the installation instructions presented in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports and Setting the P Address on page 58 Installing TCP IP Follow the instructions below to install an AXIS Raw TCP IP printer Printer Ports and port and set the IP address of the AXIS 540 640 using AXIS Print Setting the IP Address System 1 Start AXIS Print System by selecting AXIS Print System from the Start menu 2 AXIS Print System starts Select Search for newly connected print servers and click Next gt 3 Read the instructions and click Next gt AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows 4 AXISIP Installer opens Click the serial number of the AXIS 540 640 that appears in the server list Restart the AXIS 540 640 if it does not appear in the list Notes Theserial number is located on the underside label of the AXIS 540 640 If you have an active D H CP server in your network you should not use AXIS IP Install
29. installed Windows 60 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Installing TCP IP Follow the instructions below to install an AXIS Raw TCP IP printer Printer Ports port using AXIS Print System 1 Start AXIS Print System by selecting AXIS Print System from the Start menu 2 AXIS Print System starts Select your desired printer from the Available N etworks Printers window and click the Add to My Printers button T he Add Axis Printers W izard starts AXIS Print System searches your computer and the network for a Suitable printer driver for the printer connected to the AXIS 540 640 Click N ext gt if a printer driver is found If not you have to manually find a printer driver using the Select button before clicking the N ext gt button 4 Enter a name for the printer select if you want to make it your default printer and select if you want to produce a test page C lick Finish The printer is now installed on your computer T he printer will feature in the M y Printers window of AXIS Print System as well asin the Printers folder of the W indows operating system Windows WwW If you want to change the default name or the password of the AXIS 540 640 use the C onfiguration W izard that is available from the U ser mode of the W eb interface Refer to U Sng a Web browse on page 109 Note Ifyou want to install LPR printer ports instead of Raw TCP IP printer ports start the M icrosoft Add Printer Wiz
30. lines per page value of the PostScript page format parameter 108 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration o s v T he management and configuration tools that are supported by the Z AXIS 540 640 allows you to e Change the print server parameters i e editing the config file Y e Receive extended information about the print jobs E e Receive printer port status z Monitor your printers e Reset the AXIS 540 640 Upgrade the AXIS 540 640 firmware Refer to Section 11 U pgrading the Software on page 144 oy2 Configuration The method you should use to manage and configure your AXIS Overview 540 640 is depending on the operating system protocols of your network T he table below displays which method to use for each 5 g supported environment 8 Operating System Protocols Configuration Management methods IPX SPX AXIS NetPilot See page 118 NetWare e HP JetAdmin See page 134 Novell Utilities See page 135 x TCP IP Web Browser See page 109 Z UNIX lt AXIS ThinWizard See page 114 Windows 95 98 NT 2000 7 FTP See page 126 Windows 3 1 WfW NetWare Pure IP OS 2 telnet See page 129 SNMP See page 132 HP Web JetAdmin See page 134 NetBIOS NetBEUI AXIS NetPilot See page 118 Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Windows 3 1 WfW OS 2 AppleTalk Web browser See page 109 Mac FTP See page 126 AXIS NetPilot via a PC platform i
31. on a server Client server operation requires only one user to install the AXIS Print Utility for W indows software onto their workstation T his user then adds the printer to his or her workstation the server and shares the printer with other users on the network T he other users the clients can connect to the printer through the server via the W indows Print M anager T he client server mode provides a way of maintaining queue ordering and job priority but at a price T his is because e You cannot receive printer status or print job notification e Theworkstation setup asthe server must be available at all times It must also have the capacity to handle the print jobs that pass through it Notes Whe using the client server mode other users can still install the AXIS Print U tility for Windows software for printing directly to the network printer in peer to peer mode A When using the client server mode it is recommended that the server is setup only on a Windows for W orkgroups workstation AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 SettingUp Windows i Windows 3 1 and Windows for Workgroups W indows 3 1 W indows for W orkgroups Peer to Peer Printing In order to print to a network printer Windows 3 1 requires the installation of network support such asthe LAN Server or LAN M anager W orkstation software W hen installed proceed as described under W indows for W orkgroups below Follow the instructi
32. on page 57 2 Installing TCP IP Printers in Windows 95 98 on page 58 1 AXIS Print System Overview on page 57 2 Installing NetBIOS NetBEUI printers in Windows 95 98 on page 61 1 AXIS Print System Overview on page 57 2 Installing TCP IP Printers in Windows NT 4 0 2000 on page 63 1 Installing NetBIOS NetBEUI printers in Windows NT 4 0 2000 on page 66 1 AXIS Print Monitor Overview on page 69 2 Installing TCP IP Printers in Windows NT 3 5x on page 70 1 AXIS Print Monitor Overview on page 69 2 Installing NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers in Windows NT 3 5x on page 71 1 AXIS Print Utility for Windows Overview on page 75 2 Windows 3 1 and Windows for Workgroups on page 77 56 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual If you intend to use the AXIS 540 640 in a multiprotocol environment you should also refer to the following sections Section 4 Setting U p N amp W are on page 44 Section 6 Setting U p O S 2 on page 81 Section 7 Setting U p M acintosh on page 87 Section 8 SettingU p UNIX on page 93 AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS Print System Overview Peer to Peer Printing Client Server Printing AXIS Print System is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT 4 0 environments AXIS Print System allows Axis N etwork Print Servers to be connected in the same simple fashion as a local printer port
33. power indicator lights If the network indicator starts to flash the AXIS 540 542 is successfully connected to the network Press and release the test button on the AXIS 540 542 to print atest page If the printer and the AXIS 540 542 are correctly connected the AXIS 540 542 internal test page will be printed You are now ready to install your server onto your network using one of the methods detailed in the nstallation Guide on page 25 21 Macintosh oy2 W indows NetWare UNIX 22 Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Notes Thetest page includes a list of the most important parameters including the network speed and the firmware version number LY Each AXIS 540 542 Print Server is pre configured with a unique node address that is identical to the serial number The node address can be changed using AXIS N etPilot or any standard W eb browser Please refer to Section 9 M anagement amp Configuration on page 108 for more information D TheAXIS 540 542 uses high speed Centronics Communication For use with older printers not supporting high speed this function can be disabled by using AXIS N etPilot or any standard W eb browser Please refer to Section 9 M anagenent amp Configuration on page 108 for more information AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation 23 Connecting a printer to the Token Ring Network Follow the instructions below to connect a pri
34. sateen eae an Laer e Meee 9 BLOW to USE marannan aE a axe atime a N 10 Features and Benefits u a 11 Section 2 PROCUCHOVERVICW 1 skies wash oto soe Poh at ee tae eS cag had el eg 13 Package Contents aee a a ace ad eters iets ance 13 The AXIS Online CD oooi 14 AXIS 540 542 Physical Description aau 15 AXIS 640 642 Physical Description naaa 18 Section 3 Basi Installaatio zane e a a ate G a peer tetera es 20 Getting Started cf sentria eE aE EEE E a ea 20 Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Network nusus 21 Connecting a printer to the Token Ring Network sasssa 23 Installation Guide hei e E hala E A EEE E A 25 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot 1 0 cece cece eee eee eee 27 Assigning an IP address sec Sa sasreeee deste eu ek eee esedene 31 Section 4 Setting Up N etW ae bce ey cua ceca wae vai oey ae aed deen 44 Setup using N D PS coca canta asetnais s acta geulnes N raa DE betes 45 Installing the AXIS 540 640 in N DPS environments 46 Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot cc cece e ees 48 Basic Q ueue based Printing Pure IP cece eee eee 52 Q ueue based Printing Methods svicetvicssatveteses sete vee 54 Section 5 Setting Up W INdOWS se cession oh ala bare eal tare Gale tee ate orien earcee ad 55 AXIS Print System OVervieW vo cece eee eee erence eee eens 57 Windows 95 and W indows 98 ccecce 58 W indows NT4 0 and W indows 2000 oac 63 AXIS Print Monitor O verview iv icicccsscetedncc
35. the following commands in the shell window arp s 802 5 lt host name gt lt node address gt temp ping lt host name gt T he node address is either the serial number found on the underside label of the AXIS 640 642 or a Locally Administrated Address Example arp s 802 5 npsname 00 02 31 48 00 61 temp ping npsname Thehost will return npsname is alive orasimilar message T his indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established Notes J m m If the host name has not been mapped to an IP address simply replace the host name entry with the IP address in the example above The ARP command varies between different U N IX systems Some BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in reverse order W hen you execute the ping command for the first time you may experience a significantly longer response time than is usual Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using RARP in UNIX Notes Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP AXIS 540 542 Ethernet Print Servers 1 Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table T his is typically located in the etc ethers file lt Ethernet address gt lt host name gt Example 00 40 8c 10 00 86 npsname 2 Update if necessary your host table and alias name databases as required by your system 3 If it isnot al
36. the status and the supported capabilities of the connected printer T he extent of this information is depending on the printer modal From the printer page you can also print a test page to the printer AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Caution Section 9 Management amp Configuration From the Print J obs page you can view the status of the current print jobs including the number of printed bytes and the origin of the print job You can also view a log of the 20 latest print jobs that includes the user the printing protocol and the file size A log that displays the accumulated usage of the connected printer allows you to control the usage of the connected printers If you want to delete an ongoing print job a delete button is available on this page From the N etwork Settings page you can set all parameters that control the network traffic to and from the AXIS 540 640 You can enable or disable any of the supported network protocols and fine tune the parameter settings Any network configuration should involve the N etwork Administrator From the Support page you can receive help to resolve any installation or print problems that might occur If your problems persist the Support page allows you to produce a Server Report T he Server Report includes the settings of the AXIS 540 640 information about your connected printers as well as the current network settings T he Server Report is of great value for support assistance so p
37. using a client server configuration 84 oy2 Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 About AX IS Print Utility for O S 2 Notes Installing the AXIS 540 640 Note AXIS 540 640 User s Manual AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 is an application for N etBIO S N etBEU printing in the O S 2 environment Its allows you to Install and maintain the AXIS 540 640 printer ports as O S 2 printer ports e Capture and monitor print jobs directed to the AXIS 540 640 ports Print jobs are directed through a spool directory located on your local hard disk peer to peer mode or on the file server client server mode The printer port status of your AXIS 540 640 can be monitored and pop up notification messages can be generated keeping you informed of completed print jobs or any problem condition LY TheNeBEUI protocol must be active If not use M PT S LAPS LAN Server or SETUP LAN M anager to activate it LY If you are using O S 2 version 2 x and wish to print through TCP IP we recommend that you us thelBM TCP IP for O S 2 product It supports the LPD and interactive FT P print methods 1 When AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 is running click Install to install your AXIS 540 640 T he port appears in the list as lt name gt LP1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of your print server serial number e g AX100086 LP1 2 Select the port that you want to install then click Install Repeat this pr
38. 0 542 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 2 Product O verview Test Button Thetest button is used for e Printing atest page to check the connection to the printer e Printing the parameter list showing all the AXIS 540 542 settings e Resetting the AXIS 540 542 parameters to the factory default settings Refer to Appendix A Tet Button on page 148 for more information about the test Button Network Indicator T he network indicator flashes to indicate network activity Power Indicator Thepower indicator is lit while power is applied If it isnot lit or it flashes there is a problem with the AXIS 540 542 or its power supply 18 Section 2 Product O verview AXIS 540 640 User s Manual AXIS 640 642 Physical Description LPT1 Printer Connector Ring Speed Switch Token Ring Token Ring recessed STP or UTP Connector Connector Test Button AXIS 640 OL newer Network Print Serv r O M Network Indicator q External Power Power Indicator Supply Connector Plan view of the AXIS 640 642 Network Connectors TheAXIS 640 is designed for 4 and 16 M bps T oken Ring networks and connect to the network via an unshielded twisted pair U TP cable TheAXIS 642 is designed for 4 and 16 M bps T oken Ring networks and connect to the network via a shielded twisted pair ST P cable Printer Port TheAXIS 640 642 print servers are provide
39. 0 2 631 LPT1 Printer attached to the LPT1 parallel port http axisps 63 1 LPT2 http 12 100 110 2 631 LPT2 Printer attached to the LPT2 parallel port http axisps 631 COM1 http 12 100 110 2 631 COM1 Printer attached to the COM1 serial port N ote that the IPP port number 631 should be specified in the http address scheme Example ipp address schemes IPP address using host name IPP address using IP address Corresponding printer ipp axisps LPT1 ipp 12 100 110 2 LPT1 Printer attached to the LPT1 parallel port ipp axisps LPT2 ipp 12 100 110 2 LPT2 Printer attached to the LPT2 parallel port ipp axisps COM1 ipp 12 100 110 2 COM1 Printer attached to the COM1 serial port 140 Section 10 IPP AXIS 540 640 User s Manual How It Works In order to print using IPP you need to be able to access a printer which is connected to the AXIS 540 640 which has integrated IPP Once you have access to the destination printer you are ready to print to the printer of your choice via for example the Internet TheURL for the destination printer is defined in the print server host name the port number and the local printer name in that order W hen using IPP printing over the Internet with the AXIS 540 640 the host name used for the Axis print server could be axisps for example The port number used is 631 followed by the local printer name Ex LPT 1 A walk throug
40. 2 168 3 191 Thehost will return Reply from 192 168 3 191 ora similar message T his indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established Notes 2 Wheiusing the Windows 95 implementation of ARP changethe first line to arp s lt IP address gt lt Ethernet address gt lt w95host IP address gt where lt w95host IP address gt isthelP address of your Windows 95 host LY When you execute the ping command for the first time you will experience a significantly longer response time than is usual LY Byusingthe arp a command the static entry in the arp table is removed from the host s cache memory AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 640 642 T oken Ring Print Servers 1 Start a D OS window 2 Typethe following commands arp s 802 5 lt IP address gt lt Ethernet address gt ping lt IP address gt arp d lt IP address gt Example arp s 802 5 192 168 3 191 00 02 31 48 00 61 ping 192 168 3 191 arp d 192 168 3 191 Thehost will return Reply from 192 168 3 191 ora similar message T his indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established Notes 2 Wheiusing the Windows 95 implementation of ARP changethe first line to arp s lt IP address gt lt Ethernet address gt lt w95host IP address gt where lt w95host IP address gt isthe P address of your W indows 95 host LY When you e
41. 5 0 for classC 0 0 0 0 for auto smse PROS_PWD netprinter PROS Password PROS_PRT 35 PROS TCP Port Number LPD_BANN OFF OFF AUTO LAST LPD Banner Page M ode DHCP_ENB YES DHCP Enabled BOOTP_ENB YES BOOTP Enabled RARP_ENB YES RARP Enabled WINS_ENB YES WINS Enabled WINS_ADDRI 0000 Primary WIN S Server Address WINS_ADDR2 0000 Secondary WIN S Server Address NBT_SCOPE_ID NBT ScopeID Defines the N amp B10 S scopeto be used with WINS name registration DNS_ENB YES DNS Enabled DNS_ADDR1 gt 0000 Primary D N S Server Address DNS_ADDR2 0000 Secondary DN S Server Address DOMAIN_NAME Domain N ame D efines the domain to which the AXIS 540 640 belongs SLP_SCOPE_LIST DEFAULT Defines the SLP scope to which the AXIS 540 640 belongs RTN_OPT NO Reverse T dne O ptions Enabled RTEL_PR1 0 PR1 ReveseT dne Port N umber RTEL_PR2 0 PR2 ReveseT dne Port N umber RTEL_PR3 0 PR3 ReveseT dne Port N umber RTEL_PR4 0 PR4 ReveseT dne Port N umber RTEL_PRS 0 PR5 ReveseT dne Port N umber RTEL_PR6 0 PR6 ReveseT dne Port N umber RTEL_PR7 0 PR7 ReveseT dne Port N umber RTEL_PR8 0 PR8 ReveseT dne Port N umber SNMP MENU READ_COM public Read Community WRT_COM pass Read W rite Community TRAPADDR 0000 Trap Address TRAP_COM public Trap Community SYS_NAME System N ame SNMP_AUT DISABLE DISABLE ENABLE Authentication Failure T rap TRAP_PRT DISABLE DISABLE ENABLE Printer Failure T rap
42. AN a 103 String Substitutions T he string substitution function performs search and replace operations on the print data The primary application is to replace printer control commands U p to twenty string substitutions may be specified individually for each logical printer All strings must be entered as hexadecimal byte values and each match and substitute string must be preceded by a count byte You substitute command strings by editing the String Substitutions PRx_ST R parameter Example Assumethat you want to replace the U N IX N ew Line hex oa with an ASCII N ewLine hex op oa for logical printer PR1 Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings 1 Select the Printerl W eb page 2 Enter thestring 01 0A 02 OD OA in the String Substitutions text field Hex Code Explanation 01 length of the string you want to replace 0A the string you want to replace 02 length of the substitute string OD 0A the substitute string UNIX 3 Click the Submit Printer1 settings button This is the default setting for logical printers PR5 through PR8 104 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Example Assumethat you want to replace the UN IX N ew Line hex oa with an ASCII N ewLine hex op oa and the printer command c1i hex 1B 47 31 with Ecx hex 18 59 for logical printer PR2 Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings 1 Select the Printer2 W eb page 2 Enter the stri
43. AXIS Print System has been developed for peer to peer printing allowing your print jobs to be sent directly to the AXIS 540 640 T heAXIS Print System is availablein an administration version and in a user version T he only difference between them is that the administration version includes an IP settings application called AXIS IP Installer TheAXIS Print System needs to be installed on each workstation to perform peer to peer printing O nce installed the AXIS Print System allows you to access all network printers just as if they were connected directly to your workstation Peer to peer printing offers the following benefits e You can easily monitor the status of your printers You do not have to rely on a server AXIS Print System needs only to be installed on one server to perform client server printing T he installed printers must be configured to be shared to allow clients to use them Pop up messages should not be enabled on the server as they will not be displayed on the client platforms 57 Windows 58 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Windows 95 and Windows 98 Installing TCP IP Install the AXIS Print System software on your Windows 95 or Printers in Windows 98 client if you have not already done so AXIS Print W indows 95 98 System can be downloaded from the AXIS OnlineCD or from the Axis WWW home page at http www axis com To enable printingin the T CP IP environment you must
44. Add Printer W izard select Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon 2 Windows2000 only Start the installation by clicking N ext gt 3 The Wizard asks you to select M y Computer or N etwork printer server Select M y Computer as the AXIS 540 640 emulates a local printer port 4 Click Add Port in the Available ports dialog select AXIS Port and click New Port 5 Select NetBIO S N etBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK 6 Select the AXIS Port you want to add The port appears as lt name gt LP1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 540 640 serial number e g AX 100086 Click OK 7 Closethe Printer Ports window Windows 8 Click the C onfigure Port button Choose whether error condition pop up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure Axis Ports dialog D efine the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry Click OK Continue the installation by clicking N ext gt 9 Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer Click N ext gt and proceed directly to step 11 It is only necessary to perform steps 9 10 if your printer does not appear in the list Note Even ifthe desired printer is available in the M anufacturers and Printer M odas list you are advised to use the printer driver provided with your printer T his assures you of the latest driver software 10 C
45. Axis Print Servers High Performance Multi Protocol Print Servers for Virtually All Networks AXIS 540 640 User s Manual v3 2 COMMUNICATIONS AXIS 540 640 User s Manual 1 AXIS 540 640 Network Print Server User s Manual NetWare Macintosh osg2 Windows UNIX AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Safety N otices Please take some time to read through the safety notices before installing the AXIS 540 640 Caution must be observed to avoid loss of data or damage to your equipment Important must be observed to avoid operational impairment Do not proceed beyond any of the above notices unless you have taken appropriate measures Electromagnetic C ompatibility EM C notices USA T his equipment generates and radiates radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment O peration of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Shielded cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A limits Electromag
46. D estinations dialog choose LPR Port and then click OK TheAdd LPR Compatible Printer dialog will now appear In the Name or Address field type the IP address or the host name of your AXIS 540 640 If you usea host name this must be defined in the hosts file on your server prior to the installation T his file is normally located in winnt35 syten32 driveryeac hoss In the N ame of Printer on the M achine field type the logical printer number you want to use e g pr1 Click OK Click OK to complete the installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS Print Utility for Windows Overview al About AXIS Print Utility for W indows Notes AXIS Print Utility for Windows is the tool to use for network printing in Windows for W orkgroups and W indows 3 1 environments AXIS Print Utility for Windows can be downloaded from the softwar prt_gv utility axpuw latest folder on the AXIS OnlineCD or from the Axis W WW home page at http www axis com Install this utility now if you have not already done so AXIS Print U tility for Windows is an application for network printing in the Windows environment It allows you to e Install and maintain AXIS 540 640 printer ports as Windows printer ports e Capture and monitor print jobs directed to the AXIS 540 640 ports Print jobs are directed through a spool directory located on your local hard disk peer to peer mode or on the file server client s
47. FAULT DEFAULT 35N ALL Font PostScript Font Set APRINT_1 AXIS100086_LPT1 Name Printer 1 100086 are the last sx digits of the serial number ATYPE_1 LaserWriter T ype Printer 1 ALOGIC_1 PR1 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 Logical Printer for Printer PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 BINARY_TYPE_1 TBCP TBCP BCP NONE Binary Protocol for APRINT_1 APRINT_2 AXIS100086_2 Name Printer 2 ATYPE_2 T ype Printer 2 ALOGIC_2 PR2 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 Logical Printer for Printer 2 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 BINARY_TYPE_2 TBCP TBCP BCP NONE Binary Protocol for APRINT_2 Appendix B The Parameter List PRINTERI MENU AXIS 540 640 User s Manual PRI_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR1_BEF String Before Print Job PR1_STR String Substitutions PR1_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 7GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PRI_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR1_AFT String After Print Job PR1_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR1_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR1_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR1_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR1_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTER2
48. From theAdd LPR port dialog enter the IP address or host name of your print server and define a Logical printer name Click OK to return to the Create Printer dialog 10 Select the AXIS LPR port you wish to use from the Print to drop down list T he ports appear as lt port name gt lt P address gt or lt port name gt lt host name gt e g PR1 192 36 254 101 11 Click the Settings button Choose whether error condition pop up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS LPR Ports dialog D efine the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry Click OK to return to the Create Printer dialog 12 Having selected and configured the chosen port click Next gt 13 Select whether you want to share the printer with other network users Click OK The printer properties are displayed in an appropriate dialog that allows you to refine your printer setup T he Axis printer is now installed and will appear as an icon in the Print M anager Install the AXIS Print M onitor software on your W indows N T 3 5x client if you have not already done so AXIS Print M onitor can be downloaded from the AXIS Online CD or from the Axis W W W home page at http www axis com Follow the procedure below to install Axis printer ports from a Windows NT 3 5x workstation 1 Open the Print M anager and select C reate Printer from the Printer menu 2 Enter an appropriate name in the Printe
49. I LM TM PR5_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTER6 MENU PR6_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR6_BEF String Before Print Job PR6_STR O10A020D0A String Substitutions PR6_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 7GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PR6_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR6_AFT String After Print Job PR6_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR6_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR6_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR6_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR6_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified Appendix B The Parameter List PRINTER7 MENU AXIS 540 640 User s Manual PR7_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR7_BEF String Before Print Job PR7_STR O10A020D0A String Substitutions PR7_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 1GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PR7_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR7_AFT String After Print Job PR7_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR7_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR7_ORNT PORTR PORTR
50. LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR7_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page F ormat MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR7_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTERS MENU PR8_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR8_BEF String Before Print Job PR8_STR O10A020D0A String Substitutions PR8_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 1GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PR8_FILT POSTSCR NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR8_AFT String After Print Job PR8_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR8_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR8_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR8_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR8_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified AX S 540 640 User s Manual Appendix B The Parameter List LPT1 Menu L1_CENTR HISPEED IBM_PC STNDRD FAST HISPEED Centronics Interface T iming LPT 1 L1_BSYTM 60 Busy Status Time Out LPT 1 All status reporting disabled if set to 0 L1_MGM_INFO AUTO DISABLE AUTO Printer M anagement Information LPT 1 L1_COMMENT O ptional user comment describing the printer at LPT 1 158 ENNO AO E ELO AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Macintosh oy2 W indows NetWare UNIX Appendix C Technical Specifications
51. M bps T oken Ring networks Root password U ser access list and printer access Encrypted passwords The logical printer ports can be programmed to perform auto ASCII to PostScript conversion string before and after job string substitution and character set conversion OnelEEE 1284 compliant high speed parallel port 36 pin Centronics connector Sustained throughput of up to 400 kbytes s using N etW are Bi directional support for Apple Reverse T elnet PROS ECP support 2 LED indicators Power and N etwork T et button for information printouts Slide switch for Token Ring speed AXIS 640 642 only 159 Macintosh og2 Windows NetWare UNIX 160 Appendix C Technical Specifications Power Consumption AXIS 540 AXIS 542 AXIS 640 642 Dimensions AXIS 540 AXIS 542 AXIS 640 642 W eight Environmental Approvals EMC Safety AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Power provided by external supply Maximum 170 mA at 12 VDC TypePS A 9V 300 mA Power can optionally be provided by the printer Centronics pin 18 5 VDC 300 mA Maximum 170 mA at 15 VDC TypePS B 12V 500 mA Maximum 170 mA at 15 VDC TypePS B 12V 500 mA H eight x Width x D epth 1 1 x 2 2 x 4 7 inches 2 7 x 5 6 x 11 8 cm 1 1 x 2 9 x 4 7 inches 2 7 x 7 2 x 11 8 cm 1 1 x 2 2 x 4 7 inches 2 7 x 5 6 x 11 8 cm 0 26 Ib 0 12 kg Temperature 40 105 F 5 40 C H umidity 10 95 non condensing CE EN 55022 1994
52. MENU PR2_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read back Port Read Back of information PR2_BEF String Before Print Job PR2_STR String Substitutions PR2_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 7GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PR2_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR2_AFT String After Print Job PR2_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR2_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR2_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR2_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR2_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTER3 MENU PR3_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR3_BEF String Before Print Job PR3_STR String Substitutions PR3_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 7GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PR3_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR3_AFT String After Print Job PR3_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR3_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR3_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR3_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR3_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified AX 1S 540 640 User s Manual PRINTER4 MENU Appendi
53. PS Netscape N ovell N etW are O S 2 O S 400 PostScript SCO UNIX VM VMS VSE W indows are registered trademarks of the respective holders Users M anual Revision 3 Part No 17158 Date January 2000 Copyright Axis Communications AB 1995 2000 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Preface Thank you for purchasing the AXIS 540 640 N etwork Print Server T his product has been developed to connect your printers anywhere in your network allowing all network users access to the shared printer resources About this manual T his manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the AXIS 540 640 in various network environments It isintended for everyone involved in installing and managing the AXIS 540 640 To fully benefit from the manual you should be familiar with basic networking principles This manual is applicable for the AXIS 540 640 with software release 6 00 or later Unless stated otherwise the AXIS 540 AXIS 542 AXIS 640 and AXIS 642 are collectively described as the AXIS 540 640 throughout this manual Similarly the AXIS 540 and AXIS 542 are simply referred to asthe AXIS 540 542 and the AXIS 640 and AXIS 642 are referred to as the AXIS 640 642 About Axis Axis Communications is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for network connected computer peripherals Since the start in 1984 it has been one of the fastest growing companies in the market
54. PSERVER Bindery 7 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY8 PSERVER Bindery 8 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY9 PSERVER Bindery9 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY10 PSERVER Bindery 10 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY11 PSERVER Bindery 11 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY12 PSERVER Bindery 12 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY13 PSERVER Bindery 13 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY14 PSERVER Bindery 14 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY15 PSERVER Bindery 15 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY16 PSERVER Bindery 16 Bindery file server name NPRINTER1 NPRINTER RPRINTER 1 Print Server name and slot number NPRINTER2 NPRINTER RPRINTER 2 Print Server name and slot number NPRINTER3 NPRINTER RPRINTER 3 Print Server name and slot number NPRINTER4 NPRINTER RPRINTER 4 Print Server name and slot number NPRINTERS NPRINTER RPRINTER 5 Print Server name and slot number NPRINTER6 NPRINTER RPRINTER 6 Print Server name and slot number NPRINTER7 NPRINTER RPRINTER 7 Print Server name and slot number NPRINTER8 NPRINTER RPRINTER 8 Print Server name and slot number 40 User s Manual NetBIOS NetBEUI MENU Appendix B The Parameter List 153 LSLM_ENB
55. R To enable printing in these environments please ensure that the desired printing protocols are running on your client The AXIS Print M onitor needs to be installed on each workstation to perform peer to peer printing O nce installed the AXIS Print M onitor allows you to access all network printers just as if they were connected directly to your workstation Peer to peer printing offers the following benefits e You can easily monitor the status of your printers by enabling error condition pop up messages You do not have to rely on a server AXIS Print M onitor needs only to be installed on one server to perform client server printing T he installed printers must be configured to be shared to allow clients to use them Pop up messages should not be enabled on the server as they will not be displayed on the client platforms D AXIS Print M onitor can be used for D O S printing Please refer to the AXIS Print M onitor s Readme file for instructions The readme file is located in the same folder where AXIS Print M onitor is installed on your PC 69 Windows 70 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Windows NT 3 5x Installing TCP IP Install the AXIS Print M onitor software on your W indows N T 3 5x Printers in client if you have not already done so AXIS Print M onitor can be Windows NT 3 5x downloaded from the AXIS OnlineCD or from the Axis WWW home page at http www axis com To be able t
56. Windows 95 2 Choose Add Printer The Add Printer W izard will start 5 Select the appropriate printer driver corresponding to the 6 Specify aname for the printer you wish to add to your printer list Click Finish T he destination printer will be For information on how to use IPP in other environments 142 Section 10 IPP AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Example Adding an IPP printer in Windows 98 for printing with the M icrosoft IPP Client In this example we will assume the printers http address is http axisps 631 LPT1 To add a destination printer for IPP printing in Windows 98 1 Open Start Settings Printers 2 Choose Add Printer The Add Printer W izard will start Follow the instructions on the screen 3 When prompted choose N etwork Printer 4 In the Network Path or Q ueue name field write the http address of the destination printer for example http axisps 631 LPT1 5 Select the appropriate printer driver corresponding to the destination printer 6 Specify aname for the printer you wish to add to your printer list Click Finish T he destination printer will be added to your printer list You are now ready to print using IPP For information on how to use IPP in other environments please refer to the documentation supplied with your IPP client AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 10 IPP 143 Example Adding an IPP printer in Windows 2000 for pri
57. YES N etBIO S N amp BEU I Enabled NB_FR_TYPE FR_LAUTO FR_AUTO FR_802_2 FR_DIX NetBIOS Frame Type Requires Restart LPRINT_1 AX100086 LP1 N ame Printer 1 100086 are the last sx characters of the serial number LLOGIC_1 PR1 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 1 PR8 LPT1 LPRINT_2 Name Printer 2 100086 are the last sx characters of the serial number LLOGIC_2 PR2 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 2 PR8 LPT1 LPRINT_3 Name Printer 3 100086 are the lag sx characters of the serial number LLOGIC_3 PR3 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 3 PR8 LPT1 LPRINT_4 Name Printer 4 N ame LLOGIC_4 PR4 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 4 PR8 LPT1 LPRINT_5 N ame Printer 5 LLOGIC_5 PRS PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 5 PR8 LPT1 LPRINT_6 Name Printer 6 LLOGIC_6 PR6 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 6 PR8 LPT1 LPRINT_7 Name Printer 7 LLOGIC_7 PR7 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 7 PR8 LPT1 LPRINT_8 Name Printer 8 LLOGIC_8 PR8 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 Logical Printer for Printer 8 PR8 LPT1 APPLETALK MENU AXIS 540 and AXIS 542 only ATLK_ENB YES Applet alk Enabled ATK_ZONE Applet alk Zone ZONER_EN YES H P Zoner Enabled ATK_FONT DE
58. alue or if the parameter value is empty enter the desired values T he parameter value must include the tree or the preferred file server you want to login to and the print server name including the context T he syntax of the PSERVER_NDS parameter is described in PSERVER_NDS parameter on page 53 3 UseNetWare Administrator to create and link the printer print server and queue objects in the N DS tree 4 UsetheAdd Printer Wizard to install the printer on your client N ote that only N D S queue based PSERVER printing is supported Any configuration and management of the AXIS 540 640 can be performed from any standard W eb browser Please refer to U inga Web brows on page 109 In Pure IP environments the AXIS 540 640 supports N D S queue based PSERVER printing or ND PS printing Refer to Q ueue based Printing M ethods on page 54 alternatively Setup using N DPS on page 45 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 4 SettingUp NetWare 53 Notes IfthePSERVER_NDS parameter includes the name of a tree and not a specific file server RCONAG6 NLM must berunning on at least one file server in the specified tree m IfthelPX and 1P transport protocols are enabled in your network you can use AXIS N etPilot to install the AXIS 540 640 and to connect print queues Please refer to Basc Setup with AXIS N etPilot on page 27 and Advanced Installation using AXIS N Pilot on page 48 1 PurelP requires that you run N etW are 5 or higher
59. and printer as described in the following table Print Server Model Go to AXIS 540 Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Network AXIS 542 on page 21 AXIS 640 Connecting a printer to the Token Ring Net AXIS 642 work on page 23 2 When theAXIS 540 640 is successfully connected proceed to the Ingallation Guide on page 25 where you will find further information about how to install and integrate the AXIS 540 640 in your network environments AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Network Caution Follow the instructions below to connect a printer to the network via the AXIS 540 542 print server m The AXIS 540 542 external power supply you are using must be marked with the correct voltage Refer to Package Contents on page 13 M ake sure that the printer is switched off and that the AXIS 540 542 external power supply is disconnected Locate the serial number found on the underside label of the AXIS 540415424 and write it down You will need this number later during the network configuration Connect the AXIS 540 542 to the printer either directly to the parallel printer port or using the optional printer cable extension with the optional velcro ribbons Connect your AXIS 540 542 to the network using a twisted pair 10baseT or thin wire 10base2 cable Switch on the printer and connect the external power supply to the AXIS 540 542 The
60. ard and refer to the AXIS Print M onitor on line help for instructions The help file is available in the folder where AXIS Print System is installed AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 SettingUp Windows ial Installing N etBlO S N etBEUI printers in W indows 95 98 Note Follow the procedures below to install Axis N etBIO S N eBEUI printer ports on a W indows 95 or W indows 98 workstation using the AXIS Print System 1 To start the Add Printer W izard select Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon After clicking N ext gt in the first dialog the W izard asks you to select Local printer or N etwork printer Select Local printer as the AXIS 540 640 emulates a local printer port Click Next gt Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer If the desired printer driver appears in the displayed M anufacturers and Printer M odes lists highlight your selection click Next gt and proceed directly to step 6 It is only necessary to perform steps 4 5 if your printer does not appear in the model list Even if the desired printer is available in the M anufacturers and Printer M odas list you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer T his assures you of the latest driver software Click the H ave D isk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette C D drive and click OK Sele
61. before assigning an IP address to your AXIS 540 640 32 Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Methods for setting You can set the IP address using one of the following methods ___ the IP Address IP Address depending on your network operating environment Method Network environments See AXIS IP Installer Windows 95 98 NT 2000 page 34 Windows NT 2000 UNIX eink NetWare 5 OS 2 pege s Windows 95 98 NT 2000 OS 2 page 36 ARP UNIX page 38 RARP UNIX page 40 BOOTP UNIX NetWare 5 OS 2 page 42 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot LUCIO SERA ILIAD AXIS NetPilot on NetWare 5 page 27 Notes TheARP and RARP methods operate on single network segments only that is they cannot be used over routers LY Refer to Setting Parameters on page 91 for information about setting the IP address in the M acintosh environment AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation 33 Registering and Resolving Host N ames W IN S host name rules DDNS host name rules Notes In order to register the host name of the AXIS 540 640 in networks with dynamic IP address settings WIN S Windows Internet N ame Service and DD NS D ynamic Domain N aming System are supported It is recommended that at least one of these methods should be used if you are setting the IP address of the AXIS 540 640 usingDHCP The host name of the AXIS 540 640 is specified by the PS NAME parameter Refer to B TheParamet
62. chnical Reference You can download this or other technical information over the Internet by accessing the Axis WWW Home Page at http www axis com or the AXIS OnlineCD AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation Assigning an IP address To establish communication with the TCP IP network enabling TCP IP printing and W eb browser management an IP address must be assigned to your AXIS 540 640 Before you start System privileges You need root privileges on your U N IX system or administrator privileges on a WindowsNT server to set the IP address using RARP BOOTP orDHCP Ethernet address You need to know the Ethernet address of your AXIS 540 542 to perform the installation The Ethernet address is based upon the serial number of your AXIS 540 542 This means for example that an AXIS 540 542 with the serial number of 00408C 100086 will have the corresponding Ethernet address of 00 40 8C 10 00 86 T he serial number is located on the bottom label of the unit Node address In Token Ring networks the node address is either the serial number found on the underside label of the AXIS 640 642 or a Locally Administrated Address IP address Unless you are downloading the IP address using DHCP you must obtain an unused IP address from your network administrator Important DO NOT usethe P addresses used in the following examples when installing your AXIS 540 640 Always consult your network administrator
63. ck Next gt 7 AXIS Print System searches your computer and the network for a location for a suitable printer driver for the printer Click N ext gt if a printer driver is found If not you have to manually find a printer driver using the Select button before clicking the Next gt button 8 Enter aname for the printer select if you want to make it your default printer and select if you want to produce a test page Click Finish The printer is now installed on your computer T he printer will feature in the M y Printers window of AXIS Print System as well asin the Printers folder of the W indows operating system If you want to change the default name or the password of the AXIS 540 640 use the C onfiguration W izard that is available from the U ser mode of the W eb interface Refer to U Sng a Web browse on page 109 Note Ifyou want to install LPR printer ports instead of Raw TCP IP printer ports start the M icrosoft Add Printer Wizard and refer to the AXIS Print M onitor on line help for instructions The help file is available in the folder where AXIS Print System is installed AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows Installing TCP IP Follow the instructions below to install an AXIS Raw TCP IP printer Printer Ports port using AXIS Print System 1 Start AXIS Print System by selecting AXIS Print System from the Start menu 2 AXIS Print System starts Select your desired printer from the Availabl
64. ck on the stup31 exe file from within the Windows File M anager U sing your preferred file manager application navigate to the CD root directory and click sart pdf O If the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 0 is not installed on to your system you can download it by clicking the Acrobat Reader button located on the starting page on the AXIS OnlineCD AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 2 Product O verview AXIS 540 542 Physical Description Network Connectors Printer Port LPT1 Printer Connector i 1 Ethernet Ethernet 10base2 or 10baseT Test Button Connector Connector AXIS 540 Nor e M Network Indicator Power Indicator External Power Supply Connector Plan view of the AXIS 540 542 TheAXIS 540 is designed for 10 M bps Ethernet networks and connect to the network via a twisted pair 10baseT cable TheAXIS 542 is designed for 10 M bps Ethernet networks and connect to the network via a thin wire 10base2 cable TheAXIS 540 542 print server is provided with a single high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel port that connects directly without the need of cabling to any standard printer 16 Section 2 Product O verview AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Centronics to C entronics and C entronics to mini Centronics extension cables may be obtained from your local distributor for use with printers physically unable to accommodate the AXIS 54
65. ct the printer driver you want to install and click Next gt Select the AXIS Printer Port from the Available Ports list T he port name appears as lt name gt LP1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 540 640 serial number eg AX100086 Click the C onfigure Port button Choose whether error condition pop up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS Printer Ports dialog D efine the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry Click Next gt Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next gt Choose whether you wish to produce a test page and click Finish Windows 62 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Installing Shared Follow the instructions below to install shared printers on your Printers on your Windows 95 or Windows 98 client HNO WS ODO lent 1 Start the Add Printer W izard by selecting Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon 2 Click Next gt in the first dialog 3 Select Network Print Server and click Next gt Enter the path for the network printer or browse the network to find and select it 5 Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer If the desired printer driver appears in the displayed M anufacturers and Printer M odas lists highlight your selection click Next gt and proceed directly to step 8 It is only necessary to perform steps 6 7
66. ction 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using BOO TP in UNIX Notes Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using BO OTP 1 Append the following entry to your boot table T his is typically L performed by editing the file etc bootptab lt host name gt ht lt hardware type gt vm lt vendor magic gt ha lt hardware address gt ip lt IP address gt sm lt subnet mask gt gw lt gateway field gt Example AXIS 540 542 Ethernet Print Servers npsname ht ether vm rfcl1048 ha 00408c100086 ip 192 168 3 191 2sm 255 255 255 0 gw 192 168 1 1 Example AXIS 640 642 Token Ring Print Servers npsname ht tr vm rfcl1048 ha 000231480061 ip 192 168 3 191 2sm 255 255 255 0 gw 192 168 1 1 Enter the nt and vm fields exactly as shown in the example The ha field is the Ethernet address node address and the ip field isthe IP address of your AXIS 540 640 T he gw and sm fields correspond to the default router address and subnet mask If the host name has not been mapped to an IP address simply replace the host name entry with the IP address in the example above If necessary update your host table and alias name databases as required by your system If it isnot already running start the BOOTP daemon T hisis typically performed using the bootpa command Restart the AXIS 540 640 to download the IP address default route
67. d with a single high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel port that connects directly without the need of cabling to any standard printer A Centronics to C entronics extension cable may be obtained from your local distributor for use with printers physically unable to accommodate the AXIS 640 642 AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 2 Product O verview Test Button Ring Speed Switch N etwork Indicator Power Indicator The test button is used for e Printing atest page to check the connection to the printer e Printing the parameter list showing all the AXIS 640 642 settings e Resetting the AXIS 640 642 parameters to the factory default settings Refer to Appendix A Tet Button on page 148 for more information about the test button T his switch is set to match your network speed The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity The power indicator is lit while power is applied If it isnot lit or it flashes there is a problem with the AXIS 640 642 or its power supply 20 Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation Getting Started After you have verified that no items presented in Package Contents on page 13 are missing you are now ready to install your AXIS 540 640 Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 540 640 in your environment 1 Start the procedure by connecting the AXIS 540 640 to your 3 network
68. e AXIS 540 640 User s Manual 6 Writeatext file containing the parameters you want to set BINARY_TYPE_1 BCP INT_ADDR 192 168 3 191 ATYPE_1 EPSONLQ2 Parameters that you do not want to set should be excluded from the text file Refer to B TheParameter Lig on page 150 for information about which values that are valid for each parameter Print the text file T he settings will be stored in the print server O pen the Chooser and select the printer port you wish to use for printing documents Close the C hooser The_CFG port disappears 60 minutes after the AXIS 5404 542 has been powered on If you want it to reappear you must restart your AXIS 540 542 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 8 Setting Up UNIX 93 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX Installation in the UNIX Environment H aving performed the basic TCP IP setup procedures as defined in Assgning an IP addres on page 31 and onwards you are now able to print in interactive mode using LPR FTP or Reverse T ene protocols H owever should you require to integrate the AXIS 540 640 into your host spooler you can use the Axis automatic installation script axinstall T his utility software is resident on the AXIS 540 640 and can be downloaded to your host using FTP so no disks are required The axinstall script can also be downloaded from the Axis WW W home page at http www axis com and it is available on the AXIS OnlineCD H aving compl
69. e Control Pand select Printers Select a printer driver from the list of Installed Printers or click Add gt gt to ingall a new driver C lick C onnect Select Network in the D evice N ame lis select a local port LPT 1 LPT 3 to redirect to your network printer In the Show Shared Printers on list select the server from Server Setup above In the Shared Printers list select the printer you want to us Click OK OK and Close Exit the Control Panal T he client setup is completed and you can now print through your AXIS 540 640 80 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Windows Clients using LANtastic From any Windows client the AXIS 540 640 can also be used for network printing in LAN tastic environments LAN tastic users can use the AXIS Utilities in exactly the same manner as described in the preceding W indows sections using a choice of Axis utility software that is guided by the type of Windows client employed e Refer to AXIS Print Utility for Windows Overview on page 75 if you are using a Windows for W orkgroups client e Refer to AXIS Print M onitor Overview on page 69 if you are using a Windows 95 Windows 98 or WindowsNT client Note Makesurethat your LAN tastic client is running the desired printing protocols AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 Section 6 Setting Up OS 2 H aving connected the AXIS 540 640 to your network as de
70. e Lig on page 150 WINS only supports 15 character long host names If your host name is longer than 15 characters the AXIS 540 640 truncates the host name to 15 characters when registering with a WIN S server You can view the AXIS 540 640 host name that is registered at a W IN S server in the print server s W eb interface or in AXIS N etPilot Refer to Section 9 M anagenent amp Configuration on page 108 DDNS supports 53 character long host names but they can only consist of the characters A Z az and If your host name consists of any other characters they are converted to when registering with a D DNS server You can view the AXIS 540 640 host name that is registered at aD DNS server in the print server s W eb interface or in AXIS N etPilot Refer to Section 9 M anagenent amp Configuration on page 108 If the host name matches another entry in the D DN S data base the AXIS 540 640 deletes the entry before registering O Thehost name limitations conclude that if you want to register the same host name at a W IN S server and a D DN S server the host name should be no longer than 15 characters and it should only contain the characters A Z az and Q Refer to your system manuals or to your network administrator for instructions on how host name resolutions are performed on your system Macintosh og2 Windows NetWare UNIX 34 Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User
71. e N etworks Printers window and click the Add to My Printers button T he Add Axis Printers W izard starts 3 AXIS Print System searches your computer and the network for a Suitable printer driver for the printer connected to the AXIS 540 640 Click N ext gt if a printer driver is found If not you have to manually find a printer driver using the Select button before clicking the N ext gt button 4 Enter a name for the printer select if you want to make it your default printer and select if you want to produce a test page C lick Finish The printer is now installed on your computer T he printer will feature in the M y Printers window of AXIS Print System as well asin the Printers folder of the W indows operating system If you want to change the default name or the password of the AXIS 540 640 use the C onfiguration W izard that is available from the U ser mode of the W eb interface Refer to U Sng a Web browse on page 109 Note Ifyou want to install LPR printer ports instead of Raw TCP IP printer ports start the M icrosoft Add Printer Wizard and refer to the AXIS Print M onitor on line help for instructions The help file is available in the folder where AXIS Print System is installed Windows 66 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Installing Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a N etBIO S N etBEUI WindowsNT 4 0 or Windows 2000 workstation ee aoa 1 To start the
72. e takes one N etW are user license High performance 150 400 kbytes s In bindery mode this printing method requires a N eW are user licence for each AXIS 540 640 to file server link The AXIS 540 640 connects to aPSERVER N etW are program running on the file server or to a dedicated workstation running PSERVER EXE It then automatically receives print jobs from the file server In this fashion the AXIS 540 640 emulates a workstation running the N etW are remote printer software RPRIN TER or N PRINTER This mode is only recommended for small networks where the number of N etW are user licences is a major issue NetWare user licences are not required Lower performance typically 20 70 kbytes sfor NLM Higher network load Windows Platform Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows NT 3 5x Windows 3 1 amp Windows for Workgroups AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 SettingUp Windows Re Section 5 Setting Up Windows H aving connected the AXIS 540 640 to your network as described in Connecting a printer to the Etherna N work on page 21 this section describes how to install the AXIS 540 640 in the Windows environment Identify your Windows platform and follow the installing instructions from the list below Printing protocol TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI NetBIOS NetBEUI Windows 1 AXIS Print System Overview
73. e the Axis G ateway with earlier versions of N etW are you can download the Axis G ateway Configuration utility from WWW axiS com Q Toprint using TCP IP Axis print server firmware 6 1 or later is required In order to print using IPX SPX Axis print server firmware 5 51 or later is needed 1 Makesure that the N D PS Gateway is not configured to automatically create a public access printer before you connect the AXIS 540 640 to the network 2 Connect the AXIS 540 640 to the N etW are network 3 Usethe N etW are Administrator to create an N D PS printer as an object in theNDS Tree 4 Create anew Printer Agent PA or convert a Public Access Printer to a Controlled one 5 Choose the Axis Gateway configuration Select TCP IP or IPX as transport protocol and complete required tasks 6 You are now ready to print in your ND PS environment Y our printer will appear as an N DS object in the Directory T ree and will offer a full range of network security options Use the N ovell Print M anager to install the controlled access printer on aclient workstation NetWare 48 Section 4 Setting Up NetW are AXIS 540 640 User s Manual N etW are N etwork Environment W indow Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot H aving installed your AXIS 540 640 print server in accordance with the basic installation procedures described in Basc Setup with AXIS N Pilot on page 27 your AXIS 540 640 print server should now feature i
74. efer to Section 9 M anaganent amp Configuration on page 108 5 for more information about how to change the parameters Note Thepassword parameters ROOT PWD and PROS PWD only appear when you are logged in to the AXIS 540 640 using root T he password parameters will not be printed when you are x printing the parameter list using the test button Zz GENERAL MENU NODE_ADDR 00 40 8C 10 00 86 N ode Address PS_NAME AXIS100086 Print Server N ame 100086 are the lag dx digits of the serial number ROOT_PWD pass Root Password USERS U ser and Printer Access List BASE_URL www axis com Base URL AXIS_PRINT_SYSTE M YES YES NO Enable compatibility with AXIS Print System S_ROUTE AUTO OFF SINGLE ALL AUTO Token Ring Source Routing M ode AXIS 640 642 only HP_JETADMIN NO YES NO HP JetAdmin Support DEF_OUT PRL PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 Internal Printout Destination SYS_LOC System Location SYS_CONT System C ontact AX IS 540 640 User s Manual TCP IP MENU Appendix B The Parameter List TCP_ENB YES TCP IP Enabled INT_ADDR 0000 Internet Address DEF_ROUT 0000 D efault Router Address 0 0 0 0 for no router NET_MASK 0000 Net M ask eg 255 255 25
75. er software 6 Log out using the command quit bye Of exit depending on your FTP version AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 11 Upgrading the Software 147 Note Should you encounter any problem that prevents a successful upgrade over your network it may become necessary to perform the flash loading operation via the parallel port LPT 1 In this case you are advised to contact your dealer Upgrading using T his method is recommended for upgrading the flash memory in AXIS NetPilot NetWarenetworks An U pgrade W izard is available to guide you through the necessary procedures Follow the instructions below to upgrade your print servers 1 Obtain the firmware file using one of the methods presented on page 144 2 Putthefilein the AXIS N etPilot U pgrade folder T his folder resides in the same folder as the AXIS N etPilot program and was created when AXIS N etPilot was installed on your client 3 Start the U pgrade W izard by clicking on the U pgrade icon on the AXIS N etPilot toolbar 4 Proceed the installation by following the instructions that are presented to you in the U pgrade W izard If you need more information please refer to AXIS N etPilot on line help 148 Necro a ETON AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Appendix A Test Button T he test button is located on the front right hand side of the AXIS 540 640 and is used for e Printing atest page checking the connection to the printer
76. er to set the IP address You should instead follow the installation instructions available in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports on page 60 5 Enter the desired IP address in the appropriate fields and click the Set IP address button 6 TheAXIS IP Installer closes and the Installation W izard starts Select the port you want to install from the list and click Next gt 7 AXIS Print System searches your computer and the network for a location for a suitable printer driver for the printer Click N ext gt if a printer driver is found If not you have to manually find a printer driver using the Select button before clicking the Next gt button 8 Enter aname for the printer select if you want to make it your default printer and select if you want to produce a test page Click Finish The printer is now installed on your computer T he printer will feature in the M y Printers window of AXIS Print System as well asin the Printers folder of the W indows operating system If you want to change the default name or the password of the AXIS 540 640 use the C onfiguration W izard that is available from the U ser mode of the W eb interface Refer to U Sng a Web browse on page 109 Note Ifyou want to install LPR printer ports instead of Raw TCP IP printer ports start the M icrosoft Add Printer Wizard and refer to the AXIS Print M onitor on line help for instructions The help file is available in the folder where AXIS Print System is
77. erver mode The printer port status of your AXIS 540 640 can be monitored and pop up notification messages can be generated keeping you informed of completed print jobs or any problem condition For more information about AXIS Print Utility for Windows see the on line help LY Microsoft N etwork N etBIO S N eBEUI must be running when using AXIS Print Utility for Windows LY AXIS Print Utility for Windows must be running when printing in peer to peer mode OY TheAXIS Print Utility for Windows is not needed on the client platforms for client server printing 75 W indows 76 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual 1 If you want to change the default name of your AXIS 540 640 or amend any of the default parameters you can do so using the AXIS NetPilot or any standard W eb browser Refer to Section 9 M anagenent amp Configuration on page 108 Peer to Peer vs Windows for Workgroups and W indows 3 1 users requiring access to Client Server Printing anetwork printer in peer to peer mode will need to install the AXIS Print U tility for Windows software onto their workstation U sers may then add the required network printer to their systems and use the printer as if it was connected directly to their workstation Peer to peer printing offers the following benefits Windows e You can monitor the printer status at all times and be notified when print job are completed e You do not have to rely
78. es detdaneies aeeds 69 Windows NT 39K stews rau ak fender ean cient ox aerate Sexe 70 AXIS Print Utility for Windows Overview cce eee e eee a ees 75 W indows 3 1 and W indows for W orkgroupS sssusa 77 W indows Clients using LAN tastic 1 cc cece eect eee eee eas 80 6 AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 6 SAALI MONORA 0 bo 2 wee ae ee ee Me ere ee Oe em ee re Ree eee eae 81 TIGPHP PRIMING Giri ito eenaa latin i ere aathe AA wa gacnd eg 82 NetBIO S N etBEU I Printing o 83 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh sic cadre eee ananena 87 Installation Using the Chooser Window sssusa uesia 87 CHOOSING a Printer dis arr br mrani aiaiai aaant bane dees bon ens ced 88 Section 8 Setting Up UN IX sachet epai tana aaa Peruse EE EVEEN W 93 Installation in the UNIX Environment o c 93 Print Methods on TCP IP Networks oicc 96 Using Logical Printers to Customize your Printing s a 99 Section 9 Management amp Configuration 0 0 c cece eee eee eee 108 Using a W eb browser 42200 anems teste seascsnesonrescane sees 109 Using AXIS ThinW izard ye os sucked ates tewerd ebay esas dasa aay 114 Using AX IS NUP OE cet ccteliorcniheaun chat ae A ie eas aly reian hae 118 USING EPs S0 5 a2 cae vce hoteitah a baat cleat eta e earn ee als 126 Using Telnet is lt sseitacheus trairadi ra anal AVEC VEC IRETE Kii 129 Using SIN AYO cesnererterne n e a a E T ES 132 Using HP Administration Tools ccc eee a 134 Using N ovel
79. eted this operation the printer connected to the AXIS 540 640 will appear as though they are directly connected to the host printer spooler If you intend to operate your AXIS 540 640 in a multiprotocol environment you should also proceed according to oneor more of the following sections as appropriate to your network Section 4 Setting U p N amp W are on page 44 Section 5 Setting Up Windows on page 55 Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 on page 81 Section 7 Setting Up M acintosh on page 87 UNIX 94 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX Integration into the Host Printer Spooler AXIS 540 640 User s Manual To integrate the AXIS 540 640 into the host printer spooler you can use the auto installation script axingall resident in the AXIS 540 640 Follow the instructions below to install axinstall onto your host using FTP 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 using the command ftp lt host name gt Ol ftp lt IP address gt 2 Enter root asthe user id and pass as the password 3 Download the script using the command get axinstall Log out using the command quit bye Of exit depending on your FTP version gt ftp npserver connected to npserver 220 AXIS 540 640 FTP Print Server v6 00 Jun 17 1999 ready Name npsserver thomas root 331 User name ok need password Password pass not vid ble 230 User logged in ftp gt get axinstall 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening data connection for axinstall
80. etwork Configuration NDPS Pure IP Standard NetWare Pure IP NDPS IPX Standard NetWare IPX Advanced configuration IPX TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI AppleTalk TCP IP Action See Assigning an IP address on page 31 See Setup using NDPS on page 45 See Assigning an IP address on page 31 See Basic Queue based Printing Pure IP on page 52 See Setup using NDPS on page 45 See Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot on page 27 See Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot on page 27 Proceed with Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot on page 48 See Section 5 Setting Up Windows on page 55 See Section 5 Setting Up Windows on page 55 See Assigning an IP address on page 31 Proceed with Section 6 Setting Up OS 2 on page 81 See Section 6 Setting Up OS 2 on page 81 See Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh on page 87 See Assigning an IP address on page 31 Proceed with Section 8 Setting Up UNIX on page 93 Macintosh is not supported by the AXIS 640 and AXIS 642 models Macintosh og2 Windows NetWare UNIX Installation Tools Section 3 Basic Installation Environment NetWare Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Windows 3 1 WfW os 2 Macintosh UNIX Operating System Protocols TCP IP IPX SPX TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI AppleTalk TCP IP AXIS 540 640 User s Manual T he appropriate instal
81. from the N etwork Print Servers folder 2 Click on the N etwork button on the toolbar or select N etwork from the Setup menu 3 Select the tab corresponding to the environment that you want to modify AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Monitoring Printers To simplify printer monitoring you can create logical groups of printers T he printer status of each printer is displayed in the AXIS N etPilot window AXIS NetPilot OY x File Setup View Help E s 4 r i Bl o amp t Network f Properties i Summan Install New Group Add Printer Monitor Upgrade Network Print Servers Contents of Development BO ki Units g axIS18019C_LPT1 Offline AXIS18019C LPT1 Network Print Servers G E New AXIS Units AxIS1A0010_LPT1 Disconnected AXIS1A0010 LPT1 Ca Dev Dept oS AXIS21A410C_LPT1 Ready AxIS21A10C LPT1 Ea Sales Dept EE Monitoring Printers Ea Accounts Pr Development Eg Logistics Ea Sales For Help press F1 AXIS NetPilot s Monitoring W indow Creatinga Follow the instructions below to create a printer group Pier group 1 Select the M onitoring Printers folder 2 Click on the N ew Group button on the toolbar or select N ew Printer Group from the File menu 3 Typea printer group namein the text field and click OK You can create as many printer groups as you want 122 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Man
82. guration r Current Job Information D Print Queue funkyface_LPT1_0 Lund Axis Description NEYE1 PS A Features Job Number 0165A001 A Form 0 See Also Copies Requested 1 Copies Complete 5 Size of 1 Copy 4006329 EMTS Bytes Printed 1601536 Percent Complete 39 Abort Job Pause Start Mount Forni Bect Page E Eee N etW are Administrator Printer Status M enu 136 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Notification Print Layout You can use the N etW are Administrator to enable or disable status notification messages for printers connected to the AXIS 540 640 eg Busy Off line O ut of paper Paper jam etc You can also add or remove print job owners and administrators from the list of persons to be notified You can view installed AXIS 540 640 N etwork Print Servers and their relative print queues for any N etW are O rganizational U nit You can also display summary information by right clicking on the printer object you want to examine E Organizational Unit Lund AXIS1A39C4_LPT2_Q amp AXIS1A39C4_COM1 N AXIS1A39C4_COM1_Q Qi RAVEN amp RAVEN_LPT2 SALES_PUBLIC_REL AIA Jet Direct3 AB Fenix FUNKYFACE FUNKYFACE_LPT1 Waiting for job Manual Load Remote in polled mode on LPT1 3 2 0 Text Minimize form changes across print queues N etW are Print Layout with corresponding information summary AXIS 540 640 User s Manual
83. h example of the IPP printing process is perhaps the best way to describe the IPP functionality 1 AsaLAN user in a Windows environment you wish to print a document on a color printer which is integrated in another LAN and located in another city 2 Proceed with selecting the IPP printer to which you want to send your document from your Printer N amelist In File Print The name structure of the printer begins with http axisps 631 3 If your destination printer URL does not exist in your Printer Namelist you need to add it See the examples below for W indows environments 4 When you press Print the print job is sent over the Internet to the AXIS 540 640 print server which sends the job to the destination printer AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 10 IPP 141 Example Adding an IPP printer in Windows 95 for printing with the M icrosoft IPP Client http axisps 631 LPT1 1 Open Start Settings Printers Follow the instructions on the screen 3 When prompted choose N etwork Printer 4 In the Network Path or Q ueue name field write the http address of the destination printer for example http axisps 631 LPT1 destination printer added to your printer list You are now ready to print using IPP please refer to the documentation supplied with your IPP client In this example we will assume the printers http address is To add a destination printer for IPP printing in
84. he TC P IP Protocol Stack This section describes how to set up a Windows NT Server v3 5 and v3 51 for LPD printing over the TCP IP protocol using the built in Microsoft LPD monitor If you have not already done so you should perform theT CP IP basic setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPD printing T hese procedures are defined in Assgning an IP address on page 31 and onwards In the Control Panel click the N etwork icon If the TCP IP Printing entry appears then TCP IP is already installed Close the N etwork folder and continue with I ngalling a printer on the next page Follow these steps to install the TCP IP protocol stack 1 Inthe Control Pand select N etwork 2 Click Add Software 3 Select TCP IP Protocol and related components and then click C ontinue 4 Check TCP IP Network Printing Support and then click Continue 5 Select path and then click Continue 6 Click OK in the N etwork Settings dialog box 73 Windows 74 Section 5 Setting Up W indows Installing a Printer AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Follow the following step by step instructions to install a printer for LPD printing 1 2 3 4 5 6 In the Control Panel click the Print M anager In the Printer menu select C reate Printer In the Printer N ame field type a name for your printer Choose a suitable printer driver for your printer In the Print to field select O ther In the Print
85. he use of some control characters for communication and print job control T BCP is required for printing with a binary data stream on some printers Macintosh Note Someprinters eg Epson Inkjet printers can not be used when TBCP is enabled AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Setting Parameters Example Important Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh In AppleT alk you can change a limited number of the parameters of the AXIS 540 542 You can e enable and disable binary data transfers for your printing e select the type of binary transfer protocol to use e specify the AppleT alk printer type e set the IP address H owever by assigning an IP address to your AXIS 540 542 you have access to all of print server s parameters via any standard W eb browser or via FTP Refer to Section 9 Management amp Configuration on page 108 for more information T he following example describes the how you set the AXIS 540 542 parameters in Applet alk DO NOT usethe parameter values from this example when configuring your AXIS 540 542 You should select values that are appropriate for your printers and network settings Follow the instructions below 1 Open the Chooser Select a network printer driver any LaserW riter will do Select the printer port which name ends with _CFG Close the Chooser Open a text editor eg Simpler ext ONE eee S Macintosh 92 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh Not
86. higher and M S Internet Explorer 3 0 and higher IPX SAP RIP SPX SNMP NCP extended with NDS NLSP DIAG TCP IP N amp B10 S N amp BEU I or TCP IP WINS N amp B10 S N amp BEUI LPD FTP Telnet Reverse T adnet PROS BOOTP ARP RARP DHCP ICMP IP TCP UDP HTTP SNMP TFTP SLPv2 Dynamic DNS IPP AXIS 540 AXIS 542 only AARP ATP DDP NBP PAP RTMP ZIP AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Appendix C Technical Specifications Network Management Hardware Logical Connection AXIS 540 542 AXIS 640 642 Attachments AXIS 540 AXIS 542 AXIS 640 AXIS 642 Security UNIX N etW are Logical Printers Parallel Printer Front Panel SN M P M IB II compliant over UD P IP and IPX host resource M IB compliant over U D P IP and IPX private enterprise M IB included LAN N etwork M anager for O S 2 Print server status in NW Admin PCON SOLE 32 bit RISC Controller 1 M byte Flash memory 256 kbytes RAM Running simultaneously any combination of the supported protocols U se of JEEE802 2 EEE802 3 SNAP and Ethernet I frame types simultaneously Running simultaneously any combination of the supported protocols U se of IEEE802 2 and EEE802 5 with Early T oken release support for 16 M bps frame types simultaneously 10baseT T wisted Pair Ethernet 10base2 Thin Ethernet M edia T ype 3 RJ45 UT P Support for 4 and 16 M bps T oken Ring networks M edia T ype 1 D B9 ST P Support for 4 and 16
87. hing the print server s Ethernet address If a matching entry is found the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server Reduced Instruction Set Computing A processor that recognizes only a limited number of assembly language instructions Service Advertising Protocol A N etW are network name advertising service that e g file servers can use for advertising their existence to network clients Simple N etwork M anagement Protocol A TCP IP protocol for managing and monitoring nodes on a network Transmission Control Protocol T he connection oriented transport level protocol used in the TCP IP suite of protocols 163 Macintosh og2 Windows NetWare UNIX 164 Appendix D Glossary TFTP UNIX URL WINS W izard AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Trivial File Transport Protocol A simpler version of the FT P protocol that is used by the print server for automatic downloading of config files A 32 bit multi tasking multi user operating system originally developed by AT amp T Uniform Resource Locator A way of specifying the location of publicly available information on the Internet W indows Internet N ame Service A N etBIO S N ame Server that maps N amp B10 S names to dynamically assigned IP addresses A special form of user assistance that automates a task through a dialog with the user W izards help the user to accomplish tasks that are complex and require experience and even for the experienced
88. hods AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Notes L 10 ll Section 4 Setting Up N etW are Select an appropriate N etW are Print Server name that will be associated with the AXIS 540 640 print server by using the Browse button You cannot type or edit the name manually M akesurethat you havePSERVER NLM running if you selected Remote Printer M ode in step 8 If you want to define a remote printer number slot manually check the M anual box and type the desired number in the box Click the O K button to return to the N etwork Environments window 52 NetWare Section 4 Setting Up NetW are AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Basic Queue based Printing Pure IP Installing the AXIS 540 640 Axis print servers with software version 6 0 or later allow users to print in a Pure IP environment using traditional queue based printing If you prefer using ND PS as your printing method please refer to Setup using N DPS on page 45 In the N etW are Pure P environment you must use the N etW are Administrator to create the printer print server and queue objects Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 540 640 in the NetWare Pure IP environment 1 Start the Configuration W izard from the U ser mode in the AXIS 540 640 W eb interface 2 Click your way through the W izard until reaching the N etW are page M akesurethat the PSERVER_NDS parameter is set If you want to change the parameter v
89. hooser window and selecting a printer You can change the default name of your AXIS 540 542 or any of default parameters by editing the config file T o access the config file from aM acintosh you can use any Java enabled W eb browser FTP using MacI CP Fetch or Anarchie In order to use any of the methods you must assign an IP address to the AXIS 540 542 as described in Setting Parameters on page 91 88 Macintosh Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh Choosing a Printer Selecting a Printer LaserW riter 7 0 Printer Driver AXIS 540 640 User s Manual The method for choosing a printer varies depending on which version of LaserW riter printer driver you are using T he LaserW riter 7 0 driver assumes that you use a standard Post Script driver and cannot take advantage of any printer specific features T he LaserW riter 8 0 driver uses PPD files that contain printer descriptions T his gives you full control over any features your printer might have Follow the instructions below to choose a printer l 2 3 Select C hooser from the Apple menu Click the LaserW riter icon If your network has more than one zone click on the zone you want If your network has no zones this box does not appear Click the name of the printer you want T he default AXIS 540 542 printer name is shown as AXIS lt nnnnnn gt _ lt port gt where lt nnnnnn gt is the last six digits of the AXIS 540 542 ser
90. ial number and lt port gt is LPT 1 For example AX1S100086_LPT 1 Click the Close box T his completes the configuration and closes the Chooser Repeat this procedure for each M acintosh computer on the network using the AXIS 540 542 AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh LaserW riter 8 0 Follow the instructions below to choose a printer Printer ver 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu 2 Click the LaserW riter 8 0 icon 3 If your network has more than one zone click on the zone you want If your network has no zones this box does not appear 4 Click the name of the printer you want T he default AXIS 540 542 printer name is shown as AXIS lt nnnnnn gt _ lt port gt where lt nnnnnn gt is the last six digits of the AXIS 540 542 serial number and lt port gt is LPT 1 For example AX1S100086_LPT 1 5 Click Setup and then Auto Setup If the selected printer supports bi directional printing and the appropriate PPD fileis available the installation is performed automatically and you can therefore proceed directly to step 7 If this isnot the case the PPD file must be selected manually as described in step 6 6 Choose the PPD file matching your printer and click OK If your printer does not appear in the PPD file list please contact your printer vendor UsetheG eneric PPD if you do not need any printer specific features 7 Click OK and then click the Close bo
91. ient solution for sharing CD ROMs DVD ROM sand other optical media across the network T hey are available in Ethernet Fast Ethernet and T oken Ring versions N etwork C amera Servers provideliveimages using standard I nternet technology thus enabling access to live cameras via any standard W eb browser T hey offer a perfect solution for renote surveillance over the Internet their sharp images can bring life into any web site T hese servers support Ethernet as well as PSTN and GSM phonelines Network Scan Servers enable easy distribution of paper based information across workgroups and the enterprise By sending scanned documents to your destination via the nternet intranet you will reduce your faxing mailing costs as well as save time thus improving your organization s efficiency Support services Should you require any technical assistance please contact your Axis dealer If your questions cannot be answered immediately your Axis dealer will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure you a rapid response If you are connected to Internet you can find on line manuals technical support firmware updates application software company information on the addresses listed below WWW http Awww axis com FTP server ftp ftp axis com pub axis AX IS 540 640 User s Manual 5 Table of Contents Section 1 Introd ction seteia duce sae aan E ae ee ene hawt ns 8 W here to use it uuu cake era nea ae
92. if your printer does not appear in the model list Windows D Note Even ifthe desired printer is available in the M anufacturers and Printer M odels list you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer T his assures you of the latest driver software 6 Click the H ave Disk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette C D drive and click OK 7 Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next gt 8 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next gt 9 Choose whether you wish to produce a test page and click Finish AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 SettingUp Windows 03 Windows NT4 0 and Windows 2000 Installing TCP IP Printers in W indows NT 4 0 2000 Installing TC P IP Printer Ports and Setting the IP Address Install the AXIS Print System software on your Windows NT 4 0 workstation if you have not already done so AXIS Print System can be downloaded from the AXIS OnlineCD or from the Axis WW W home page at http www axis com To enable printingin the TCP IP environment you must ensure that the TCP IP protocol is enabled on your client g T he set of instructions you should use to install TCP IP printer ports is dictated by the IP address of your AXIS 540 640 e Ifyou have an active DH CP server on the network or if you have already set the IP address of the AXIS 540 640 using anothe
93. ile to your host by typing get config Edit the file using your preferred text editor Save the config file to the AXIS 540 640 by typing put config CONFIG It isimportant that the destination file is specified in capital letters O therwise the edits are temporary and will belost oncethe AXIS 540 640 has been powered down T o edit the config file from a M acintosh you will need FTP support such as M acT CP Fetch or Anarchie T he procedure for editing the file is the same as described above T he example on the next page shows how to edit the config file using FTP from aDOS window AX S 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Example gt ftp npserver connected to npserver 220 AXIS 540 640 FTP Print Server v6 00 Jun 17 1999 ready Name npserver thomas root 331 User name ok need password Password pass not viable 230 User logged in ftp gt get config 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening data connection for config 192 36 253 4 13 223 mode ascii 226 Transfer complete 8588 bytes received in 0 24 seconds 35 63 kbytes s ftp gt put config CONFIG 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening data connection for CONFIG 192 36 253 4 13 223 mode ascii 226 Transfer complete 8588 bytes received in 0 45 seconds 19 04 kbytes s ftp gt bye 221 Goodbye gt 128 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Vie
94. indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Installing a printer Follow the instructions below to install a printer for LPD printing I 2 3 6 7 8 9 O pen the Control Panel and open the Printers folder Click Add Printer select M y C omputer and then go to N ext Select Add Port In Printer Ports choose LPR Port and then click N ew Port In Add LPR compatible printer enter the host name or IP address of the AXIS 540 640 as the print server to provide LPD Enter pr1 pr2 pr8 asthe name of printer or print queue on that server Choose a suitable printer driver for your printer and go to Next Enter a printer name and go to Next Select Shared if you want to share the printer over the network Enter a share name 10 Click Next and then Finish AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS Print Monitor Overview Printing Environments Peer to Peer Printing Client Server Printing Note AXIS Print M onitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in WindowsNT 3 5x environments It allows AXIS N etwork Print Servers to be connected in the same simple fashion as a local printer port and once installed is automatically initialized upon system startup AXIS Print M onitor has been developed for peer to peer printing allowing your print jobs to be sent directly to the print server AXIS Print M onitor supports printing over N etBIO S N amp BEU I and TCP IP LP
95. indows NetWare UNIX 112 Macintosh oy2 W indows NetWare UNIX Section 9 Management amp Configuration Available Services from the Admin Mode AXIS 540 640 User s Manual From the Print J obs page you can view the status of the current print jobs including the number of printed bytes and the origin of the print job You can also view a log of the 20 latest print jobs that includes the user the printing protocol and the file size A log that displays the accumulated usage of the connected printer allows you to control the usage of the connected printers TheG eneral H elp page presents you with basic information about the AXIS 540 640 and the W eb user interface A short description of the Axis installation tools you should use when installing a printer on your PC is also included T he following services are available from the Admin mode An additional link to the Axis home page is available from this mode The T his Print Server page contains a section that allows you to view and modify the general parameter setting of the AXIS 540 640 including the print server name the node address the password and the base U RL You can also configure any of the eight available logical printers of the AXIS 540 640 M anagement operations like restarting the AXIS 540 640 and resetting its parameters to the factory default settings are also available By clicking on the printer icon a printer page opens allowing you to view
96. ing the AXIS home page at http www axis com Anonymous ftp by logging in to ftp axis com and accessing the folder pub axig your local dealer If you are upgrading your print servers using AXIS T hinW izard you do not need to obtain the firmware file prior to the upgrading process provided that you are connected to the Internet AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 11 Upgrading the Software Upgrading the Firmware Software Note Upgrading using AXIS ThinW izard You can upgrade the AXIS 540 640 Flash memory using one of the following methods e AXIS ThinWizard TCP IP e FTP TCP IP AXIS N amp Pilot U pgrade W izard IPX SPX 4 Updating instructions are also supplied with the software update AXIS T hinW izard is a tool that enables batch upgrading of several print servers and should be used for upgrading the flash memory in TCP IP networks You must assign the AXIS 540 640 with an IP address as described in Assgning an IP address on page 31 before you can use this upgrading method Follow the instructions below to upgrade your print servers using AXIS T hinW izard 1 Click the M anage N etwork button in the AXIS T hinW izard main menu 2 Select anetwork group from the drop down list You can only update the servers that are included in the selected network group 3 All AXIS servers included in the network group appear Click the Firmware button to start the U pgrade W izard 4 Follow
97. int server port 1 Open the N etW are N etwork Environment window 2 Select the print server port you want to connect 3 Click the Connect button The Connect N etW are Print Queues window appears 50 Section 4 Setting Up NetW are AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Resources AXLUND x Current context Lund Axis NetWare Print Queues amp Docs_dept_LPT1_Q amp Docs_dept_LPT2_0 Connect Using Print Server Mode Remote Printer Mode NetWare Print Server Printer slot number FE Automatic IF Manual The AXIS N etPilot Connect N etW are Print Q ueues window Select the tree or server location of the print queue from the Resources box Select an existing print queue to connect to the server port or create a new print queue by clicking on C reate Q ueue If you have selected an existing queue advance to step 8 Continue with step 6 only if you want to create a new queue T ype the queue name in the C reate Q ueue dialog window If you want to create a queue in the N DS tree you must also enter the name of the volume where the queue will be located Click OK Select the newly created queue from the queue list Select Print Server M ode or Remote Printer M ode If you selected Print Server M ode advance directly to step 11 otherwise continue with step 9 Please refer to Queue based Printing M ethods on page 54 for further information about the two printing met
98. ions server you may have to make some changes to the firewall configuration IPP uses TCP port 631 for printing so any firewalls between client and server must be configured to allow bi directional traffic on that port Please consult your network administrator if you think any configuration changes are neccesary Macintosh UNIX IPP Compliance TheAxis print server with integrated IPP is compatible with any 1 0 and 1 1 compliant IPP client The AXIS 540 640 Print Server presents IPP Printer objects to the client one for each printer port Note O Axis firmwareincluding IPP can be down loaded free of charge from the Axis website http www axis com O The details on how to print will vary between different IPP clients Please refer to your client documentation for more specific information AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 10 IPP 139 Address Schemes W hen using IPP printing you need to know the IP address or host name of your PP enabled Axis print server The AXIS 540 640 Print Server supports the http address scheme which is used in the IPP 1 0 standard and the ipp adress scheme used in the IPP 1 1 standard T he examples given below assume that the host name of the Axis print server iS axisps and that the corresponding IP adress is 12 100 110 2 Example http address schemes p IPP address using host name IPP address using IP address Corresponding printer http axisps 631 LPT1 http 12 100 11
99. l DHCP Dynamic H ost Configuration Protocol DH CP is available in WindowsNT N amp W are 5 and UN IX systems and allows for the automatic but temporary assignment of IP addresses from a central pool D H CP causes the selected host to automatically allocate and download an unused IP address to the requesting print server It also provides validation data that defines how long the IP addresses will remain valid To fully benefit from this method the AXIS 540 640 also supports the WINS host name resolution protocol which is available in Windows NT networks NetWare Windows DNS Domain Name Service Reflects the server names and addresses within a network oy2 Flash Memory The print server software is stored in Flash M emory T his memory is provided by a silicon chip that like any other ROM device retains data content even after power is removed H owever Flash M emory is unique because it allows its data to be erased and rewritten T his 4 means that you can install software updates for your server as soon as E they become available without having to replace any parts T he new 8 software is simply loaded into the server over the network FTP FileT ransfer Protocol A TCP IP protocol used for logging in to network servers and for transferring files x Z HTML Hypertext M arkup Language A standard hypertext language used for gt creating W orld W ide W eb pages and other hypertext documents HTTP Hypertext Transfer Pro
100. l Utilities annaa 135 Section 10 E E EE E EE E L EEE 137 OVErEW A a EE E EKE I AE EE E REAN 137 User Requirements s2cuteeGaet duet sak faa pave iataw tae 138 Address Schemes ios ssah teers Nps Lae a ies Ce ee a ah 139 How IE WOKS sieni erisa dekra auraa ones cere KAEN EEE 140 Section 11 Upgrading the Software sssusa naen 144 O btaining the Updated Software ccc eee eee eee 144 Upgrading the Firmware Software ccc cece eee eee e eens 145 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual 7 Appendix A Test Button sau uuaueea uea 148 Appendix B The Parameter List 0 ccc ccc cece eee eee eee ee eeteeneenes 150 Appendix C Technical Specifications ccc cece eee eens 158 Appendix D Gilossar ye 2 sed eae te iia oleae EAEE bee eee ls 161 8 Section 1 Introduction AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 1 Introduction Based on theT hinServer technology the AXIS 540 640 allows you to share your available printer resources with everyone on your network You can connect your AXIS 540 640 directly to any standard printer The AXIS 540 N etwork Print Server TheAXIS 540 640 family currently consists of four models T heir main differences are summarized in the table below AXIS AXIS AXIS AXIS 540 542 640 642 Ethernet X X Token Ring X X Network 10 10 4or 16 4or 16 Speed Mbps Network 10baseT 10base2 UTP STP Cabling Macintosh sup X X port Embedded Web X X X X management No
101. lation tools for the AXIS 540 640 are summarized in the following table Installation Tool NetWare Administrator AXIS NetPilot AXIS Print System AXIS Print System LPR Spooler AXIS Print Utility for Windows Standard using the lprportd service method AXIS Print Utility for OS 2 Standard using the Chooser axinstall Recommended installation tools for the AX IS 540 640 A shareware LPR spooler is available for W indows for W orkgroups You can download this software from ftp ftp axis com pub axis software prt_srv utility wlprs Macintosh is not supported by the AXIS 640 and AXIS 642 models AX S 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation 27 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot Starting the Installation Follow theinstructions available on the AXIS OnlineCD to install the AXIS N etPilot software on to your computer AXIS N etPilot runs on any of the W indows platforms W indows 3 x Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows for W orkgroups Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 540 640 with AXIS N etPilot 1 Start AXIS N etPilot by double clicking the N etPilot icon which is located in the folder where you installed AXIS N etPilot 2 Locatethe AXIS 540 640 in the N ew Axis Units folder Select it and click the Install button on the AXIS N etPilot toolbar If your network islarge it could take a few seconds beforethe print server appears in the folder
102. lease mail email or fax it to your support channel together with a detailed problem description T he Statistics page displays information about the network traffic to and from the AXIS 540 640 as well as information about servers and services that are connected or associated with the AXIS 540 640 TheH elp Contents displays a comprehensive description of the configuration and management activities that can be performed from the internal W eb pages of the AXIS 540 640 T heses activities include instructions on how to install the AXIS 540 640 in various environments and how to upgrade it with new firmware A detailed index is also available 113 Macintosh og2 Windows NetWare UNIX 114 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using AXIS ThinWizard AXIS T hinW izard is a management tool that allows you to manage and upgrade T hinServer products You can find monitor and upgrade your Axis print servers remotely in any TCP IP network using a standard W eb browser T heinternal W eb pages of Axis T hinServer products integrate directly into AXIS ThinW izard giving you access to the services described in Using a Web browse on page 109 Once you have established the AXIS 540 640 in the TCP IP environment as described in Assigning an IP addres on page 31 you are free to access the AXIS 540 640 from AXIS T hinW izard Installing AXIS You should only install AXIS T hinW izard on a designated server o
103. lect Iprportd click the Autostart check box and select D etached Exit and Save Restart your O S 2 client Continue with the instructions below to create a print queue 1 O pen the T emplate group Create an new printer from T emplates by dragging the Printer icon to the desktop with the right mouse button Select a printer driver and double click a free O utput port for instance PIPE LPD 0 Enter the host name or the IP address of the AXIS 540 640 in the LPD server field Enter oneof the AXIS 540 640 logical printer names for example pri in the LPD printer field AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 NetBIOS NetBEUI Printing TheAXIS Print Utility for O S 2 is the tool to use for N etB10 S N amp BEU I printing in O S 2 environments AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 is available from the software prt_srv utility axpu latet folder located on the AXIS Online CD It can also be downloaded from the Axis WWW home page at http www axis com nstall this utility now if you have not already done so If you want to change the default name or any of the AXIS 540 640 default parameters you can do so using any standard W eb browser or AXIS NetPilot from any Windows platform that is connected to your network or WinO S 2 window under O S 2 Refer to Section 9 M anagenent amp Configuration on page 108 for more information TheAXIS Print Utility for O S 2 isnot needed on the client platforms when
104. lect the AXIS Units folder 2 Click on the N ew Group button on the toolbar or select New Print Server Group from the File menu 3 Typeaprint server group name in the text field and click OK You can create as many print server groups as you want but you cannot include a print server in more than one group Follow the instructions below to add a print server to a print server group 1 Select the print server group folder located in the AXIS Units folder 2 Click on the Add PS button on the toolbar or select Add Print Server from the File menu 3 TheAdd Network Print Server window appears Select the print server and click OK Follow the instructions below to monitor the print servers 1 Select the print server group folder located in the AXIS Units folder 2 Select the print server 123 Macintosh og2 Windows NetWare UNIX 124 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Printer Information Follow the instructions below to obtain detailed printer information from printers appearing in the monitoring window Note Theextent of the detailed printer information is depending on your printer model 1 Select the desired printer folder located in the M onitoring Printers folder 2 Click the desired printer icon and choose Printer Information from the File menu Key COMMAND SET PCL 5 Emulation PostScript Level 2 Emulatio IDESCRIPTION Lexmark Optra
105. lect the tab that includes the parameter you want to change 4 Change the value 5 Click Apply to save the change to the print server If you select OK instead the Property pages closes automatically after the change has been saved The Parameter List Editor is a simple editor that enables you to Edit the AXIS 540 640 config file Save customized config files to your hard disk configure several network print servers simultaneously 119 Macintosh oy2 W indows NetWare UNIX 120 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Follow the instructions below to use the Parameter List Editor 1 Choose Edit Parameter List from the Setup menu 2 Download a config file from a print server or from your hard disk by selecting from File or from Print Server Click the Load button and the config file opens in the editor Edit the config file Select the appropriate radio button To File or To Print Server Oy ON pa Click Save after you have made your choice to save the modified config file Important When saving the config file to multiple print servers make sure that you do not assign the same IP address to different print servers Modifying the From theN etwork Environment window you can modify the network network settings for each supported network environment SUMING umeule To gain access to the N etwork Environment window follow the instructions below 1 Select the AXIS 540 640
106. lick the H ave D isk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette CD drive and click OK AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows Using the Microsoft LPD monitor with Windows NT 4 0 Basic Setup Preparing for LPR LPD printing 11 Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next gt 12 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next gt 13 Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next gt 14 Choose whether you want to produce a test page and then click Finish This section describes how to set up a Windows NT Server v4 0 for LPR printing over the TCP IP protocol using the built in M icrosoft LPD monitor If you have not already done so you should perform theT CP IP basic setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPD printing T hese procedures are defined in Assgning an IP address on page 31 and onwards In the Control Panel click the N etwork icon If the TCP IP Printing entry appears then TCP IP is already installed Close the N etwork folder and skip to Installing a printer on the next page Follow the following steps to prepare for LPR LPD printing 1 Open the Control Pane and click the N etwork icon Select Protocols Add TCP IP Protocol Select Services Add MS TCP IP Printing EN ah Ae S 67 Windows 68 Section 5 Setting Up W
107. men Install NewGroup Addis Monitor Upgrade Network Print Servers Contents of Network Print Servers EAC AXIS Units amp Tem nt Servers E New AXIS Units Ea Dev Dept Ea Sales Dept G Monitoring Printers Ca Accounts EQ Development EQ Logistics Cy Sales Sp AXIS18019C AXIS 540 542 p AXISTSOIFS AXIS 5400 Gexis1aoo10 AXIS 560 SY AxiS2IATOC AXIS 540 542 4xIS319035 AXIS 560 For Help press F1 The main window of AXIS N etPilot AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Changing the parameter values The Property Pages The Parameter List Editor Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS N etPilot provides you with two useful tools for changing parameter values Property pages U se the Property pages if you have little experience in editing config files and need a user friendly interface Parameter List Editor Use this fast and efficient tool if you have considerable experience in editing config files The Property pages provide an easy way to view and change the parameters Each property page comprises a set of selection tabs that are appropriate to your operating environments Each parameter can be edited by selecting the relevant box Follow the instructions below to open and edit an arbitrary Property Page 1 Select the AXIS 540 640 from the N etwork Print Servers folder 2 Click the Properties button on the AXIS N etPilot toolbar or choose Properties from the Setup menu 3 Se
108. n ThinW izard your network When you want to use the AXIS T hinW izard for management purposes you just access the server via any standard W eb browser The AXIS ThinW izard software is available on the AXIS OnlineCD and can also be downloaded from the Axis WWW home page at http www axis com Notes You cannot install the AXIS T hinW izard server software on a Windows 3 1 or a Windows for W orkgroups server H owever you can access AXIS T hinW izard s W eb interface from any TCP IP client in your network AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Starting AXIS ThinW izard Follow the instructions below to start the AXIS T hinW izard i M ake sure that the computer where you installed the AXIS T hinW izard is up and running on your network Start a W eb browser from a client in your network Enter the IP address or the host name of the server where you installed AXIS T hinW izard If the server is installed on another port than 80 you must enter the port name after the host name or the IP address 3 AXIS ThinWizard Netscape A File Edit View Go Communicator Help 7 a Bookmarks Location hitp 171 16 110 204 80334 x 1 Intetnet C4 Lookup C4 New amp Cool E NetPilot top The He The AXIS ThinW izard start page appears in the W eb browser Enter your user name and the password and click the Log in button The AXIS T hinW izard interface appears Select
109. n menu 2 Select the network group including the AXIS 540 640 from the drop down list All AXIS servers included in the network group appear in the window 3 Click the link of the AXIS 540 640 to access its internal W eb page 4 The Srv and Dev columns show the status of your print servers and printers JE ites al You are now free to manage and configure the AXIS 540 640 as described in Available Services from the U ser M ode on page 111 Refer to U pgrading usng AXIS T hinWizard on page 145 for more information about upgrading Axis Servers using AXIS T hinW izard If you need more information please refer to the AXIS T hinW izard on line help 118 SaO EEEO VEION AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using AXIS NetPilot AXIS N etPilot is the recommended tool to use for configuring the AXIS 540 640 in networks that support communication via the IPX SPX or the N etBIO S N amp BEU I protocols AXIS N etPilot allows you to e Change the AXIS 540 640 parameter values Modify network environment settings e Monitor your printers on the network 3 e Create logical groups of print servers to smplify administration e Upgrade the AXIS 540 640 Starting AXIS Start AXIS N etPilot by clicking the AXIS N etPilot icon which resides NetPilot in the folder where you installed AXIS N etPilot AXIS NetPilot OF x File Setup View Help Hetwork Froperties g Som
110. n the N etwork Print Servers folder located in the AXIS N etPilot main window The N etW are N etwork Environment window allows you to connect additional print queues to your AXIS 540 640 as well as create new ones Follow the steps below to gain access to the N etW are N etwork Environment window 1 Select the required N etwork Print Server from the N etwork Print Server folder 2 Choose N etwork from the Setup menu or click on the N etwork icon on the AXIS N etPilot s toolbar 3 Ifyou are not logged on to your N etW are file server a dialog box will ask you to log on AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 4 Setting Up N etW are Connecting Print Q ueues Network Environments xi NetWare Windows and0S 2 AppleTak AXIS 540 542 AXIS180126 Connected Print Queues 3 LPTI Connect Sales Department Laser printer Lund Axis amp Sales Dep pi amp AXIS140010_LPT1_0 Lund Axis Disconnect ay amp Marketing Printer Lund Axis Show GY PR2 Bi PR3 Delete GY PR4 Gy PRS EG PRE oy PR z Banner Type NDS Print Server Definition Context lund Axis Change Preferred NDS Tree axLUND The AXIS N etPilot N etW are N etwork Environment window TheAXIS 540 640 periodically updates the configuration by scanning the N DS tr or in the case of N etW are versions 3 x the designated file servers Follow the steps below to connect a print queue to the pr
111. n the same network See page 118 AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration Using a Web browser User Admin Note Accessing the W eb Pages Once you have established the AXIS 540 640 in the TCP IP environment as described in Assigning an IP addres on page 31 you are free to access the AXIS 540 640 W eb pages from any J ava enabled W eb browser The W eb interface of the AXIS 540 640 is divided into two modes of operation U ser mode and Admin mode In User mode you have no rights to change any parameter settings H owever if you have access rights to the Admin mode you can change some of the basic parameters from U ser mode via the Configuration W izard T his mode is intended for regular users who are only interested in using the print server s interface for checking print jobs or viewing printer properties If you want to change any other of the print server s settings you must enter the Admin mode W hen in Admin mode you have access to all the print server s parameters and you can change them to your liking This mode is intended for network administrators and is password protected to prevent unauthorized changing of the print server parameters d IftheROOT_PWD parameter is set to pass which is the default value you have access to the U ser mode as well as the Admin mode Follow the steps below to access the internal home page of the AXIS 540 640 T he browser used in the f
112. ncluded in this scope should contain the following parameters e range of IP addresses subnet mask e default router IP address e WINS server IP address es or DD N S server IP address es e lease duration 2 Activate the scope The AXIS 540 640 automatically downloads the D H CP parameters If you are using WINS or DDNS you should include at least one WINS or DDN S server IP address in the DH CP scope Immediately after the IP address has been received the AXIS 540 640 registers its host name and IP address on the WIN S alternatively D D N S server Refer to Registering and Resolving H ot N ames on page 33 for more information TheAXIS 540 640 can automatically download a customized config file from aT FTP server Just add the name of the config file and the TFTP server s IP address to your DH CP scope T he config file is downloaded immediately after the AXIS 540 640 receives its IP address Note You do not haveto restart the AXIS 540 640 to download the IP address 36 Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using ARP in Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using ARP Windows and OS 2 AXIS 5404 542 Ethernet Print Servers 1 Start a D OS window 2 Typethe following commands arp s lt IP address gt lt Ethernet address gt ping lt IP address gt arp d lt IP address gt Example arp s 192 168 3 191 00 40 8c 10 00 86 ping 192 168 3 191 arp d 19
113. netic C ompatibility EM C notices Europe This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN 55022 1994 and the requirements for immunity according to EN 50082 1 1992 residential commercial and light industry C ompliance is not valid for unshielded network and printer cables Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions please inform us by contacting your local Axis office AXIS Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Year 2000 compliance Axis Communications warrants that all versions of the AXIS 540 640 with software versions 5 48 or later are Year 2000 compliant Axis T rademarks N etPilot T hinServer T hinW izard Other T rademark Acknowledgments AIX Apple DEC DOS Ethernet EtherT alk HP IBM JetAdmin Internet Explorer LAN M anager LAN Server LAN tastic Macintosh Microsoft MVS N D
114. ng 01 0A 02 OD OA 03 1B 47 31 02 1B 59 in the String Substitutions text field Hex code Explanation 01 length of the UNIX New Line command 0A the UNIX New Line command 02 length of the ASCII New Line command oD 0A the ASCII New Line command 03 length of the replaced printer command 1B 47 31 the replaced printer command 02 length of the new printer command 1B 59 the new printer command 3 Click the Submit Printer2 settings button Note Extensive use of string substitutions will naturally decrease the throughput rate of the AXIS 540 640 UNIX AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 8 SettingUp UNIX 105 ASCII to Postscript Conversion Example PostScript Settings TheAXIS 540 640 logical printers can translate ASCII print data into PostScript format T his makes it possible to print with a PostScript printer from a host that does not support PostScript T he conversion is selected by activating a filter that converts ASCII data into Postscript T his filter can be activated individually for each logical printer Activate your desired filter by setting the Printing Language Translation PRx_FILT parameter Follow the instructions below to convert ASCII print data to PostScript for logical printer PR 2 1 Select the Printer2 W eb page 2 Set the Printer Language T randation parameter to POST SCR 3 Click the Submit Printer2 settings button If you select the parameter value AUTO_PS the print data for every p
115. ntcap OF lpr options BSD such as multiple copies are not available FTP TheFileT ransfer Protocol is used for transferring files between hosts Advantages U ses industry standard network software on the host Limitations N o printer status logging In the case of BSD it may conflict with other input or output filters and does not allow both input and output filters In System V no filters or interface programs can be used PROS A protocol developed at Axis Comes in two versions named pipe PROS A and filter PROS B PROSA PROS A Advantages The AXIS 540 640 appears as a device to the system T his makes all filter and model options available It provides accounting and status logging Supports bi directional printing T he printer information read back can be viewed in alog file PROSA Limitations A C compiler is required to build the PROS A drivers Note You can download a C compiler from http www gnu org UNIX 98 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX AXIS 540 640 User s Manual PROSB PROSB Advantages It provides accounting and status logging Supports bi directional printing The printer information read back can be viewed in a log file PROSB Limitations A C compiler is required to build the PROS B drivers and in the case of BSD it may conflict with other input or output filters It does not allow both input and output filters Interface programs can not be used in System V
116. nter to the network via the AXIS 640 642 print server NetWare Caution TheAXIS 640 642 external power supply you are using must be marked with the correct voltage Refer to Section 2 Package Contents on page 13 Q DO NOT connect or disconnect the network cabling while AXIS 640 642 is powered on 1 Makesure that the printer is switched off and that the AXIS 640 642 external power supply is disconnected Windows oy2 2 Locatethe serial number found on the underside label of the AXIS 640 642 and write it down You will need this number later during the network configuration 3 Connect the AXIS 640 642 to the printer either directly to the parallel printer port or using the optional printer cable extension with the optional velcro ribbons 4 Slide the Ring Speed switch towards 4 or 16 depending on the ring speed of your network 5 Connect your AXIS 640 642 to the network using an Shielded T wisted Pair M edia T ype 1 or Unshielded T wisted Pair M edia T ype 3 cable NK AXIS 640 Macintosh UNIX 6 Switch on the printer and connect the external power supply to the AXIS 640 642 The power indicator lights If the network indicator starts to flash the AXIS 640 642 is successfully connected to the network 7 Press and release the test button on the AXIS 640 642 to print a test page If the printer and the AXIS 640 642 are correctly connected the AXIS 640 642 internal test page will be printed
117. nting with the M icrosoft IPP C lient In this example we will assume the printers http address is http axisps 631 LPT1 If you want to print vial PP from Windows 2000 1 2 Choose File Print If you need to enter a new destination printer click Find Printer in the Select Printer frame Enter the printer http address in the Printer field for example http axisps 631 LPT1 Click OK T heInstallation W izard will ask you if you want to install the appropriate printer driver on your computer Click OK Select the printer driver corresponding to your destination printer Click OK Specify your printer from the printer list Click Print You are now ready to print using IPP For information on how to use IPP in other environments please refer to the documentation supplied with your IPP client 144 Section 11 Upgrading the Software AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 11 Upgrading the Software T he following software can be upgraded free of charge AXIS NetPilot configuration software AXIS ThinW izard AXIS Print System AXIS Print Utility for Windows AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 T he AXIS 540 640 print server software held in Flash M emory T he axinstall script TheAXIS MIB file Obtaining the Updated Software Note You can obtain all the print server software as well as the latest utility software from the following locations AXIS Online CD O ver the Internet by access
118. o print using LPR you must have installed the AXIS 540 640 in the TCP IP environment as described in Assgning an IP addres on page 31 and the TCP IP protocol must be enabled on your client Windows 1 Open the Print M anager and select C reate Printer from the Printer menu 2 Enter an appropriate name in the Printer N ame field 3 Choose an appropriate printer driver for your printer from the drop down D river list If the desired printer driver already appears in the displayed M anufacturers and Printer M odas list dialog proceed directly to step 6 It isonly necessary to perform steps 4 5 if your printer does not appear in the model list Note Evenifthedesired printer is available in the M anufacturers and Printer M odels list you are advised to use the printer driver provided with your printer T his assures you of the latest driver software 4 Select Other in the driver list Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the diskette CD drive and click OK 5 Select the printer driver you want to install 6 Select Other from the Print to drop down list 7 Select AXIS Port from the list of available Print M onitorsin the Print Destination dialog Click OK 8 Select LPR TCP IP as your choice of network protocol and click OK AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows Installing N etBIO S N etBEU Printers in Windows NT 3 5x 9
119. ocedure for each server using the AXIS 540 640 Q TheAXIS Print Utility for O S 2 must be running in order to print through your AXIS 540 640 It is strongly recommended that you modify the startup cmd file enabling AXIS Print U tility for O S 2 to automatically start when your client is rebooted Instructions are available in the AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 Readme file AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 Creating 1 Doubleclick theT emplates folder then drag the Printer icon out a Print Q ueue to the Workplace Shell or into a folder while holding the right O S 2 version 2 x mouse button down and 0 S 2 Warp T ype a name of your choice in the Name field 3 Select PIPE lt name gt LP1 from the Port list and select a printer driver suitable for your printer from the Standard Printer list 4 Click OK to confirm the printer definition 86 oy2 Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 Sharing the Print Q ueue AXIS 540 640 User s Manual A print queue must be made a shared resource before it can be accessed from other clients or servers T he following three examples show how you can share your printer resources O pen an O S 2 window and issue the following command NET SHARE lt queue_name gt PRINT W here lt queue_name gt is the name of the queue created on the previous side To share a printer resource when using O S 2 Warp with IBM Peer service follow the steps below 1 2
120. ollowing example is N etscape N avigator 4 3 1 Start your W eb browser 2 From the File menu select O pen Page 109 Macintosh oy2 W indows NetWare UNIX 110 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual 3 Typethe host nameor the P address of your AXIS 540 640 in the O pen Page dialog as detailed below Open Page Enter the World Wide Web location URL or specify the local file you would like to open rete diNpserver Choose File Open location or filein Composer Navigator cn tew Enter the World Wide Web location URL or specify the local file you would like to open hip z71 71 16 2 247 Choose File Open location or file in Composer Navigator cce e You can alternatively type the host name or the IP address directly into the W eb browser s Location text field The U ser M ode home page of your AXIS 540 640 appears in the browser window Printer Overview AXIS 540 542 Print Server Name CETEST540P System Location Development Dept Serial Number 00 40 8C 35 3D 23 Configuration Wizard The AXIS 540 640 User Home Page AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Available Services from the User Mode Section 9 Management amp Configuration Click the Admin button to enter the Admin mode If the management password is set to anything but pass you Must enter root as the user and the password T he pas
121. ons below to install your AXIS 540 640 for peer to peer printing at a Windows for W orkgroups workstation 1 2 3 8 Double click the AXIS Print Utility icon In the Port menu click Add In the N PS Port list select the AXIS 540 640 port T he port appears as lt name gt LP1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 540 640 serial number e g AX 100086 Accept or change the suggested W indows port name and type any required comment in the Description field M ake a note of the W indows port nameas you will need this later then click OK to install the Windows port In the Port menu click Connect to bring up the W indows Printers dialog Select a printer driver from the list of Installed Printers or click Add gt gt to install a new driver then click Connect Select the Windows port name from step 4 above this name can be found at the bottom of the Ports list Click OK to close the C onnect dialog and C lose to close Printers T he setup is completed and you can now print through your AXIS 540 640 Windows 78 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Notes 2 AXIS Print Utility for Windows must be running when you print through your AXIS 540 640 It is strongly recommended that you copy the AXIS Print Utility icon into your StartU p folder m ToenableTCP IP printing in Windows 3 1 and Windows for W orkgroups environments you must use a shareware LPR sp
122. ooler that can be downloaded from g ftp ftp axis com pub axis software prt_srv utility wlprs g z Client Server Printing Follow the instructions below to install your AXIS 540 640 for client Server Setup server printing at a Windows for W orkgroups server 1 Choose a workstation that you want to use as a server for network printing The server must be available at all times and must have sufficient hard disk space for spooling print jobs 2 Open Network Setup click Sharing check the want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s box 3 Install AXIS Print Utility for Windows on the server 4 Set up your AXIS 540 640 as described under P eer to P eer Printing on page 77 5 Open Print M anager and select your printer 6 InthePrinter menu select Share Printer As 7 Typeaprinter name in the Share As field this isthe printer name seen by the clients see Client Setup below Check the Re share at Startup box then click OK T he server setup is now completed Note OG TheAXIS Print Utility for Windows must be running when you print through your AXIS 540 640 It is strongly recommended that you copy the AXIS Print Utility icon into your StartU p folder AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Client Server Printing Client Setup Section 5 Setting Up W indows Follow these steps to use your AXIS 540 640 for client server printing at a W indows for W orkgroups client 1 2 5 6 7 In th
123. or LAN products and benefits users with a faster throughput than a direct PC to printer connection With a sustained data throughput of up to 390 kbytes per second the AXIS 540 640 is fast H igh speed Centronics communication such as H ewlett Packard Fast M ode H igh Speed and IBM Fast Byteis supported U sing the available Axis installation tools you can install the AXIS 540 640 into any of the supported networking environments in just a few minutes You can assign passwords to restrict both login and printer access 12 Section 1 Introduction AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Monitoring Futureproof Pocket sized The provided AXIS Print System software the AXIS N etPilot software and the internal AXIS 540 640 W eb pages allow you to continuously monitor printer status TheAXIS Print System and the AXIS Print M onitor can be configured to display pop up messages that show the status of peer to peer print jobs The AXIS 540 640 additionally supports SN M P for remote monitoring You can upgrade the AXIS 540 640 Flash memory over the network This allows you to quickly update and enhance the operational features of your AXIS 540 640 when new print server software becomes available All software updates are free of charge TheAXIS 540 640 is equipped with one high speed parallel port connector that plugs directly into the printer s parallel port AX 1S 540 640 User s Manual Section 2 Product O verview Section 2
124. place the command in step 3 above with hardreset OF default to perform the other two reset operations Telnet Help By typing help in step 3 in any of theT elnet instruction sets above a list of all available commands will be displayed 132 Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using SNMP General Information You can use SN M P Simple N etwork M anagement Protocol for remotely monitoring and configuring of the AXIS 540 640 All major functions for print servers are supported SN M P refers to a set of standards for network management including a protocol a database structure specification and a set of data objects TheAXIS 540 640 SN M P implementation runs in TCP IP and N etW are IPX networks T he management is handled by N M S N etwork M anagement System software running on a host on your network The N M S software communicates with network devices by the means of messages which are references to one or more objects A message can be a question or an instruction to a device or an alarm triggered by a specific event in a device O bjects are contained in data bases called M IBs M anagement Information Base where M IB II isa standard database The AXIS 540 640 supports all relevant parts of MIB II and of the host resources MIB The AXIS 540 640 also includes a private enterprise M IB the AXIS MIB AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 9 Management amp Configuration
125. r method you should follow the installation instructions presented in Ingalling TCP IP Printer Ports on page 65 e If your AXIS 540 640 is not assigned with a valid IP address you should follow the installation instructions presented in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports and Setting the P Address on page 63 Follow the instructions below to install an AXIS Raw TCP IP printer port and set the IP address of the AXIS 540 640 using AXIS Print System 1 Start AXIS Print System by selecting AXIS Print System from the Start menu 2 AXIS Print System starts Select Search for newly connected print server and click Next gt 3 Read the instructions and click Next gt 64 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual 4 AXISIP Installer opens Click the serial number of the AXIS 540 640 that appears in the server list Restart the AXIS 540 640 if it does not appear in the list Notes Theserial number is located on the underside label of the AXIS 540 640 OY If you have an active D H CP server in your network you should not use AXIS IP Installer to set the IP address You should instead follow the installation instructions available in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports on page 65 Windows 5 Enter the desired IP address in the appropriate fields and click the Set IP address button 6 TheAXIS IP Installer closes and the Installation W izard starts Select the port you want to install from the list and cli
126. r N ame field 71 Windows 72 Section 5 Setting Up W indows AXIS 540 640 User s Manual 3 Choose an appropriate printer driver for your printer from the M anufacturers and Printer M odels list displayed and then proceed directly to step 6 Please note that it is only necessary to perform steps 4 5 if your printer does not appear in the modal list Note Even if thedesired printer is available in the M anufacturer and Printer M odas list you are advised to use the printer driver provided with your printer T his assures you of the latest driver software Windows 4 Select Other in the driver list Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette C D drive and click OK 5 Select the printer driver you want to install 6 Select Other in the Print to list box 7 Select Axis Port from thelist of available Print M onitors and click OK 8 Select the AXIS Port you wish to add and then click OK The port appears as lt name gt LP1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 540 640 serial number eg AX100086 9 Click on Settings Choose whether error condition pop up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the C onfigure Axis Ports dialog Click OK 10 Click OK AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 5 Setting Up W indows Using the Microsoft LPD monitor with Window NT 3 5x Basic Setup Install t
127. r address and subnet mask AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation TheAXIS 540 640 can automatically download a customized config file from aT FTP server Just add the name of the config file and the TFTP server s IP address to your boot table T he config file is downloaded immediately after the AXIS 540 640 receives its IP address 44 NetWare Section 4 Setting Up NetW are AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 4 Setting Up NetWere Installation method NDPS Queue based printing Novell TESTED APPROVED Transport protocol This section describes how to continue the installation of the AXIS 540 640 in the N etW are environment Identify which transport protocol you are running on your network and which installation method you should use Continue the installation by selecting the appropriate installing instructions from the table below Action TCP IP See Setup using N DPS on page 45 IPX SPX Proceed with Installing the AX IS 540 640 in N DPS environments on page 46 If you have performed the basic installations as described in Basic Setup IPX SPX with AXIS NetPilot on page 27 the AX IS 540 640 is already installed for printing in the N etW are environment IPX SPX If you need a more advanced installation that is not covered by the AXIS Advanced N etPilot Installation W izard continue with Advanced Installation using AX IS configuration NetPilot on page 48 Pure IP See Ba
128. ready running start the RARP daemon Thisis typically performed using the rarpa a command 4 Restart the AXIS 540 542 to download the IP address T If the host name has not been mapped to an IP address simply replace the host name entry with the IP address in the example above Q If you areusing IBM AIX you will probably not have access to a RARP daemon If this is the case you can use either the ARP or BOOTP methods instead AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 640 642 T oken Ring Print Servers 1 Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table T his is typically located in the etc ethers file lt Node address gt lt host name gt T he node address is the serial number found on the underside label of the AXIS 640 642 or aLocally Administrated Address Example 00 02 31 48 00 61 npsname 2 Update if necessary your host table and alias name databases as required by your system 3 If it isnot already running start the RARP daemon Thisis typically performed using the rarpa a command 4 Restart the AXIS 640 642 to download the IP address Notes J f the host name has not been mapped to an IP address simply replace the host name entry with the IP address in the example above Q If you arealBM AIX user you will probably not have access to a RARP daemon If this is the case you can use either the ARP or BOOTP methods instead 42 Se
129. rint job is searched and if any ASCII data is found it is translated into PostScript T his setting is recommended if you are not sure if the print datais ASCII or PostScript W hen a logical printer is set for PostScript conversion you must specify the following UNIX page size e page orientation page formats e which font is to be used 106 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX AXIS 540 640 User s Manual T he default page size is A4 and the default page orientation is Portrait while the page format parameters are Page Format Parameter Default Value Lines per page 66 Characters per line 0 O disable line wrap Characters per inch 10 0 Lines per inch 60 60 60 lines per inch Left margin 30 30 3 0 mm Top margin 50 50 5 0 mm The PostScript font can be any font that is installed in the printer if no font is specified Courier will be used Example Follow the instructions below to set the PostScript parameters for logical printer PR 2 1 Select the Printer2 W eb page 2 Set the Printer Language T randation parameter to POST SCR 3 Set the PostScript Page Size parameter to LETTER 4 Set the PostScript Page O rientation parameter to LANDS 5 Enter thestring 48 0 120 60 30 50 in the PostScript Page Format text field x z 2 Hex code Explanation 48 48 lines per page 0 disable line wrap 120 12 characters per inch 60 6 lines per inch 30 3 mm left margin 50 5 mm top margin 6 Enter thestring H elvetica in the
130. s Manual Using Follow the instructions below to set the IP address of your AXIS AXIS IP Installer 540 640 using the AXIS IP Installer Important You should not use AXIS IP Installer to set the IP address of the AXIS 540 640 if you have an active D H CP server in your network 1 Download the AXIS IP Installer to your host T he software is available on the AXIS Online CD and on the Axis home page at http www axis com 2 Connect the AXIS 540 640 to the network N ote the serial number that is located on the underside label of the AXIS 540 640 You will need it in the proceedings steps 3 Start the AXIS IP Installer 4 Click the serial number of your AXIS 540 640 that appears in the server list 5 Enter thedesired IP address in the designated IP address field and click the Set IP address button 6 ThelP setting process will take approximately 10 to 40 seconds Click OK in the confirmation box that appears when the IP address has been set Notes AXIS P Installer usesthe BOOTP and DHCP protocols to communicate with the AXIS 540 640 M ake sure that at least one of these protocols is enabled in your print server Q Restart your AXIS 540 640 if it does not show up in the server list AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation UsingDHCP Follow the instructions below to download the IP address using DHCP 1 Edit or create a scope in the DH CP manager of the DH CP daemon T he entries i
131. scribed in Connecting a printer to the Ethene N work on page 21 this section now describes how to set up your AXIS 540 640 for printing in the O S 2 environment Continue with the instructions presented in the table below Printing See protocol TCP IP TCP IP Printing on page 82 NetBIOS NetBEUI NetBIOS NetBEUI Printing on page 83 If you intend to operate your AXIS 540 640 in a multiprotocol environment you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual namely Section 4 Setting U p N amp W are on page 44 Section 5 Setting U p Windows on page 55 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh on page 87 Section 8 SettingU p UNIX on page 93 82 oy2 Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 TCP IP Printing Installing the AXIS 540 640 Creating a print queue AXIS 540 640 User s Manual H aving assigned an IP address to the AXIS 540 640 as described in Assgning an IP address on page 31 you are now ready to install it for TCP IP printing in the O S 2 environment T he AXIS 540 640 supports LPR Printing using the lprportd service method Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 540 640 using the Iprportd service method 1 O pen the O S 2 System window select TCP IP and TCP IP Configuration Select Printing type a number e g 3 in the M aximum number of LPD ports field The Remote print server and Remote print server s printer fields should remain empty Select Autostart se
132. sic Queue based Printing Pure IP on page 52 If you intend to operate your AXIS 540 640 in amultiprotocol mixed environment you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual namely Section 5 Setting U p Windows on page 55 Section 6 Setting Up O S 2 on page 81 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh on page 87 Section 8 Seting U p UNIX on page 93 AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 4 Setting Up N etW are Setup using NDPS Notes TheAXIS 540 640 supports N ovell Distributed Print Services N DPS which is N ovell s new generation architecture for printing and printer administration You can run N D PS over Pure IP TCP IP or IPX SPX Before the AXIS 540 640 can be installed make sure that N D PS and an N D PS gateway are installed on your N etW are file server AXIS 540 640 usestheAX1S N D PS Gateway for printing in networks using either IP or IPX as transport protocols T he printer gateways are included with the N D PS software and are automatically installed together with N DPS LY NDPS requires that you run N etW are 4 11 or higher LY PurelP is only supported by N etW are5 or higher 46 NetWare Section 4 Setting Up NetW are AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Installing the AXIS 540 640 in NDPS environments Notes Public Access Notes H aving assigned an IP address to the AXIS 540 640 as described in Assgning an IP address on page 31 you are now ready to in
133. stall the AXIS 540 640 for NDPS printing You can select to install the connected printers as Public or Controlled Access printers Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 540 640 using N D PS m T he HP JETADMIN parameter of the AXIS 540 640 must be set to YES in order for the communication between the AXIS 540 640 and the N D PS gateway to be enabled If you do not have an N DPS M anager object available start out with creating one in the N etW are Administrator To create a public access printer using the N D PS M anager object in your N etW are administrator do the following 1 D ouble click on the N DPS M anager object you will be using to control the Printer Agents At the Identification page for the N D PS M anager object you want to use click the Printer Agent List button T he Printer Agent List dialog will appear Click New T he Create Printer Agent dialog will appear T ype a name of your choice in the ND PS Printer Agent field Choose the Axis G ateway configuration in the G ateway T ype window Select TCP IP or IPX as transport protocol See N ote below Click OK O nce you have completed the required tasks you are ready to print in your ND PS environment T he Public Access print servers are immediately available for everyone on the network AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 4 SettingUp NetWare 47 Controlled Access Q TheAxis Gateway will appear in NetWare 5 1 and later releases To us
134. sword pass is the default password of the AXIS 540 640 HY Network Print Server Netscape File Edit View Go Communicator Help S a Bookmarke A Location hitp 171 16 4 242 a_server chtm Network Print Server AXIiSa This Print Server g CED Emend T AXIS 5404 5424 A Print Server Name CETEST540P Print Server System Location Development Dept EuD Serial Number 00 40 8 35 3D 23 FETI General Settings server and printer port Hey settings em Logical Printer Settings virtual printer EGA fiter settings Parameter List Restart Factory Default mi Den EEE EEA The AX IS 540 640 Administrator Home Page T he following services are available from the U ser mode An additional link to the Axis home page is available from this mode The Printer O verview page contains a section that allows you to view the general parameter setting of the AXIS 540 640 including the print server name and the location of the print server in your organization if defined If you have admin access rights you can use the C onfiguration W izard to perform basic configuration of the AXIS 540 640 By clicking on the printer icon a printer page opens allowing you to view the status and the supported capabilities of the connected printer The extent of this information is depending on the printer modal From the printer page you can also print a test page to the printer 111 Macintosh og2 W
135. talled in N etW are Pure IP environments with N eW are Administrator Asthe AXIS 540 640 comprises a built in W eb server it can be configured and managed directly from its internal W eb pages using HTTP over TCP IP Access to the AXIS 540 640 via any javascript enabled W eb browser offers you a platform independent management tool that is suitable for all supported network environments In TCP IP networks you can also use AXIS T hinW izard which provides you with remote management capabilities for your AXIS T hinServer devices If your network does not support TCP IP you can use AXIS N etPilot to configure and manage the AXIS 540 640 AXIS N etPilot supports communication via IPX SPX and N eBIO S N etBEUI AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 1 Introduction Features and Benefits Reliability Flexibility Speed Easy to Install Security TheAXIS 540 640 print server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption T he electronic circuits are based on the proven AXIS ET RAX chip which comprises an integrated 32 bit RISC processor and associated network controllers It supports printing in all the major computer systems and environments including five different print methods in the TCP IP environment T he integrated IPP Internet Printing Protocol function allows for printing from LAN to LAN viaaWAN such as the Internet The AXIS ET RAX chip has been specifically designed f
136. te If your printer supports the mini C entronics standard a centronics to mini centronics cable must be used AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Section 1 Introduction Where to use it Supported Environments Ethernet or Token Ring Network E Web browser 5 EI NetWare AXIS EEEN 540 640 Windows FI UNIX EEEN E Os 2 ER Macintosh TheAXIS 540 640 isthe ideal print server in mixed environments as it can communicate with all the major computer systems and network protocols including NeWare UNIX Windows Windows clients connected to LAN tastic networks OS 2 e Macintosh N ot supported by AXIS 640 and AXIS 642 e nternet intranet via any standard W eb browser 10 Section 1 Introduction AXIS 540 640 User s Manual How to use it Installation and Integration Notes Configuration and Management T he installation of the AXIS 540 640 and its integration into the network is performed using the appropriate A xis client software provided with your print server e AXIS NetPilot NetWare IPX e AXIS Print System Windows 95 98 N T 4 0 and 2000 AXIS Print M onitor Windows NT 3 5x AXIS Print Utility for Windows Windows 3 1 and WfW e AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 e axinstall UNIX OY TheAXIS 540 and theAXIS 542 can be installed in the M acintosh environment without any Axis client software D TheAX S 540 and theAXIS 542 can be ins
137. the instructions that are presented to you to complete the installation Refer to Using AXIS ThinWizard on page 114 for more information about AXIS T hinW izard 146 SaO O BSES AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Upgrading over the To upgrade over the network using FTP you will need the file with the Network using FTP new print server software T he name of this file isin the form product_version bin Q 540_600 bin for software release 6 00 You can use any of the previously mentioned methods to obtain the new file You must assign the AXIS 540 640 with an IP address as described in Assgning an IP address on page 30 before you can use this upgrading method Follow the procedures below to upgrade the AXIS 540 640 Caution Becareful not to interrupt the file transfer If the transfer is 3 interrupted the AXIS 540 640 may have to be re initialized by your dealer 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 with the command ftp lt host name gt Of ftp lt IP address gt 2 You will be prompted for user id and password U se the user id root which has the default password pass 3 Typethe command binary to change to binary transfer mode 4 Typethe command put lt software name gt FLASH where lt software name gt isthe name of the new print server software e g 540_600 bin 5 Wait for the Flash loading operation to finish T his normally takes 1 to 4 minutes T he unit automatically restarts with the new print serv
138. tocol The TCP IP protocol for W eb based communication IP Interne Protocol The TCP IP session layer protocol that regulates packet forwarding by tracking IP addresses routing outgoing messages and recognizing incoming messages LED Light Emitting Diode AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Appendix D Glossary Logical Printer MIB NCP NDS RARP RISC SAP SNMP TCP A logical printer acts as a filter between the network and the physical printer It appears to the user as a normal printer with additional characteristics For example aU NIX workstation may only send a line feed LF to a shared printer that needs carriage return CR and LF The logical printer can solve this problem by adding a CR M anagement Information Base A database of network configuration information used by SN M P and CM IP to monitor or change network settings N etW are Core Protocol N etwork clients use the N CP to request services of servers and servers use N CP to provide services such as file and print services N etW are Directory Services A hierarchical data base that manages N etW are network resources such as servers and volumes Reverse Address Resolution Protocol A TCP IP protocol used for downloading IP addresses in U NIX networks It requiresa RARP daemon on your system and only operates within a single network segment A request made to an active RARP daemon initiates a search of the Ethernet Address T able for an entry matc
139. ual Adding a printer Follow the instructions below to add a printer to a printer group to aprinter group 1 Select the printer group folder located in the M onitoring Printers folder Click on the Add Printer button on the toolbar or select Add Printer from the File menu T he Add Printer window appears D ouble click the print server to which the desired printer is connected and select the printer port Click OK Examining printers Follow the instructions below to monitor the printers 1 Select the printer group folder located in the M onitoring Printers folder T he printer status appear in the right hand frame of AXIS N etPilot If you want the status to appear in a new window click the Monitoring button on the AXIS N etPilot toolbar AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Grouping logically connected Print Servers together Creating a Print Server Group Addinga Print Server to a Print Server Group Examining Print Servers Section 9 Management amp Configuration AXIS N etPilot allows you to create logical groups of print servers in order to simplify administration Installed print servers are displayed in the N etwork Print Servers folder and shortcuts to these print servers can be added to the print server groups M anagement operations performed on the shortcuts affects the functionality of the print servers Follow the instructions below to create a print server group 1 Se
140. user can help to speed up an operation AX IS 540 640 User s Manual Index A Account file 128 129 ASCII to Postscript Conversion 105 axinstall 94 AXIS MIB 133 AXIS NetPilot 118 AXIS Print M onitor 69 AXIS Print System 57 AXIS Print Utility for O S 2 84 AXIS Print Utility for Windows 75 B Basic setup AXIS N etPilot 27 TCP IP 31 Bi directional Printing 107 C Character Set C onversion 101 Chooser 87 config file 108 150 Configuration methods AXIS N etPilot Parameter List Editor 119 Property pages 119 FTP 126 HP tools HP JetAdmin 134 HP Web JetAdmin 134 N etW are Administrator 135 PCONSOLE 135 SNMP 132 Tane 129 W eb browser 109 D DDNS 33 Debugging Print Problems 107 E Ethernet Address 31 F Factory default settings 149 Flash memory 144 FTP 126 H H ex Dump M ode 107 H ost N ame 33 HP JetAdmin 134 H P Web JetAdmin 134 l Installation guide 25 Installation Summary 26 Internet Address 28 IPP 137 L LAN tastic 80 Logical Printers 99 M M acintosh Choosing a printer 88 Installing the print server 87 Setting the Internet address 91 165 NetWare Macintosh og2 Windows UNIX 166 AXIS 540 640 User s Manual N NDPS 45 NDS 49 N etW are Advanced installation 48 Basic installation 27 N DPS 45 137 138 139 140 N etW are printing modes Print Server M ode 54 Remote Printer M ode 54 N etwork connectors 15 N etwork Indicator LED 19 N etwork indicator LED 17 0 OS 2
141. wing the Status File Viewing the Account File FTP Help T he status command shows which printer port the logical printers are assigned to and their current status Follow the instructions below to view the satus file using FT P 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 by typing ftp lt host name gt Of ftp lt IP address gt inaDOS windows Windows and 0S 2 orina UNIX shell window 2 Enter the user id and the password T he default entries are root and pass 3 Download the satusfile to your host by typing get status 4 View the status file using your preferred text editor T he account file contains data concerning the 20 last print jobs It specifies an internal job number the user that initiated the job the protocol and logical printer that was used current status C ompleted Off line or Printing number of bytes printed elapsed time and off line time Follow the instructions below to view the account file using FT P 1 Login to the AXIS 540 640 by typing ftp lt host name gt OFf ftp lt IP address gt inaDOS windows Windows and 0S 2 or ina UNIX shell window 2 Enter the user id and the password T he default entries are root and pass 3 Download the account file to your host by typing get account 4 View the account file using your preferred text editor By typing help in step 3 in the FTP instruction sets above alist of all available files and commands will be displayed AX IS 540
142. x T his completes the configuration and closes the Chooser Macintosh Repeat this procedure for each M acintosh computer on the network using the AXIS 540 542 90 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Bi directional support TheAXIS 540 542 allows the printer driver to communicate directly with the printer and consequently facilitates complete functional control over print jobs eg automatic downloading of fonts not resident in the printer T his functionality has backward compatibility with older printers and M acintosh computers which means that the AXIS 540 542 can generate appropriate responses to M acintosh printer queries when the connected printer does not support bi directional communication Verifying the Setup You simply need to print a document from the M acintosh computer to verify communication to the chosen printer T he basic installation can be considered complete if the print test is satisfactory The AXIS 540 542 is now ready to use as a print server Note For information on advanced AppleT alk functions such as non PostScript printer support please refer to the Axis N PS Print Server T echnical Reference on the AXIS OnlineCD ASCII TBCP and BCP TheBinary Communication Protocol BCP and the T agged Binary Communication Protocol T BCP are communication protocols used by the serial and parallel ports of a printer T hey allow 8 bit binary data in files concurrent with t
143. x B The Parameter List PR4_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR4_BEF String Before Print Job PR4_STR String Substitutions PR4_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 7GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PR4_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR4_AFT String After Print Job PR4_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR4_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR4_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR4_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR4_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTERS MENU PR5_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR5_BEF String Before Print Job PR5_STR O10A020D0A String Substitutions PR5_CSET NONE NONE ISO gt IBM 7UK gt IBM 7SW gt IBM Character Set Conversion 7GE gt IBM 7FR gt IBM 7ND gt IBM DEC gt IBM PR5_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS Printer Language T ranslation PR5_AFT String After Print Job PR5_DUMP NO H ex Dump M ode Enabled PR5_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PostScript Page Size PR5_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PostScript Page O rientation PR5_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LP
144. xecute the ping command for the first time you will experience a significantly longer response time than is usual LY Byusingthe arp a command the static entry in the arp table is removed from the host s cache memory 38 Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Using ARP in UNIX Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using ARP AXIS 540 542 Ethernet Print Servers Type the following commands in the shell window arp s lt host name gt lt Ethernet address gt temp ping lt host name gt Example arp s npsname 00 40 8c 10 00 86 temp ping npsname Thehost will return npsname is alive orasimilar message T his 5 indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established Notes J f the host name has not been mapped to an IP address simply replace the host name entry with the IP address in the example above 1 TheARP command varies between different UNIX systems Some BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in reverse order Furthermore BM AIX systems will require the additional argument ether For example arp s ether lt host name gt 00 40 8c 10 00 86 temp T When you execute the ping command for the first time you may experience a significantly longer response time than is usual AXIS 540 640 User s Manual Section 3 Basic Installation AXIS 640 642 T oken Ring Print Servers Type

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