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1. system Setting Up the AXIS 1440 on the Network The AXIS NetPilot Installation Wizard enables you to install and configure the AXIS 1440 for your network quickly and easily You can use it to configure the print server for multiple network protocols NetWare NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP SNMP and Apple EtherTalk However you must run it on a Windows workstation or an OS 2 workstation in a Win OS 2 window connected to a NetWare or NetBIOS NetBEUI network If your network only supports TCP IP you can use ARP DHCP RARP or BOOTP to assign an IP Internet address See Section 3 in the AXIS 1440 Users Manual for more information Then go to Setting Up Windows Workstations later in this guide to configure the printer ports for your Windows workstations Notes mj mj You must already have installed AXIS NetPilot on you Windows workstation before you begin these procedures If you re using AXIS NetPilot to set up the print server from a Windows NT workstation your display should not be set to a generic video driver such as VGA compatible Before you start AXIS NetPilot make sure your display is set to the exact video driver for your hardware Check your computer documentation if you re unsure of the correct video driver If you need to reset your display setting restart your computer before you begin these procedures If you have a NetBIOS NetBEUI network you may only want to use the AXIS NetPilot Installation Wizard if y2. High Performance Multiprotecal Print Servers for Vir tually All Networks rs t a Ll a t n AXIS a AXIS 1440 Network Print Server for EPSON Printers Quick Installation Guide Windows e Macintosh e OS 2 e UNIX NetWare e LANtastic e Web Management Quick Installation Guide Se ee This guide covers the installation and basic setup procedures for the AXIS 1440 It also contains an overview of management and configuration tools and instructions on upgrading software The following printers are supported by the AXIS 1440 Print Server EPSON Stylus Photo 700 EPSON Stylus Photo EX EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 Setup Overview 1 See your EPSON documentation to set up the printer and install your printer software on each computer that will print over the network 2 Attach the AXIS 1440 Print Server to your EPSON printer and connect it to the network 3 Set up the AXIS 1440 Print Server for your network 4 Install the AXIS software on server workstations if setting up a shared printer 5 Install the AXIS software on client workstations if printing in P 8 peer to peer mode 6 Configure each workstation s printer port to use the AXIS 1440 Print Server Notes For information about OS 2 see Section 7 in the User Manual O For information about UNIX see Section 8 in the User Manual Physical Description Printer Connector d A Eth
3. d choose whether printers operate in Remote Printer or Print Server mode Setting Up Windows Workstations You must configure the printer port of each workstation printing to the AXIS 1440 When you set up workstations for peer to peer printing the appropriate Axis utility either AXIS Print Monitor or AXIS Print Utility for Windows must be installed on every workstation For client server printing you only need to install this utility on the server workstation See your Windows documentation for information about how to set up a workstation to share a printer Note Q For client server printing the server must be available at all times and must have sufficient hard disk space for spooling print jobs To configure printer ports for Windows 95 98 1 Click Start point to Settings then click Printers 2 Right click your EPSON printer icon and click Properties 3 Click the Details tab 4 If your network supports NetBIOS NetBEUI Select the AXIS printer port from the ports list and click OK The port name appears as lt name gt LP1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 1440 serial number for example AX560B35 If your network supports TCP IP LPR a Click Add Port b Click Other and select AXIS Port from the list Click OK c Select your network protocol LPR TCP IP and click OK d Enter the IP address or host name for your print server and type LPT1 as the printer
4. ernet 10BaseT Connector External Power ___ Supply Connector f Ya Test Button 3 Indicator Power Indicator Follow these steps to connect the AXIS 1440 to the printer and your network 1 Locate the serial number on the bottom of the AXIS 1440 and write it down You need this number during configuration 2 Turn the printer off and connect the AXIS 1440 to the printer s parallel port 3 Connect the AXIS 1440 to the network using a twisted pair 10BaseT cable 4 Turn the printer on and connect the external power supply to the AXIS 1440 Check to make sure the network indicator is flashing 5 Press the test button to print a test page If the test page prints successfully the AXIS 1440 is connected correctly to the printer Software Installation AXIS Utilities disks 1 and 2 contain the following AXIS NetPilot AXIS Print Utility for Windows Windows 3 1 and Windows for Workgroups e AXIS Print Monitor Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT AXIS MIB Management Information Base e AXIS Print Utility for OS 2 e axinstall script UNIX You install different programs depending upon your network needs For example you must install AXIS Print Monitor and or AXIS Print Utility for Windows if you have a NetBIOS NetBEUI network You ll probably want to install AXIS NetPilot if you have a NetWare network See the AXIS 1440 Users Manual for more information Notes Li Install y
5. he Software You can obtain free software updates from the following sources EPSON Home Page on the Internet http www epson com EPSON FTP site on the Internet log in to ftp epson com as anonymous FTP For more information about how to update the software see Section 10 in the AXIS 1440 User s Manual AXIS 1440 Quick Installation Guide Part No 16083 Revision 1 0 Date August 1998 Copyright Axis Communications AB 1998 Axis Communications http www axis com Lund Phone 46 46 270 18 00 Email info axis com Boston Phone 1 800 444 AXIS 2947 1 781 938 1188 Email info axisinc com Paris Phone 33 1 49 69 15 50 Email info fr axis com London Phone 44 171 553 9200 Email info uk axis com Miinchen Phone 49 89 95 93 960 Email info de axis com Tokyo Phone 81 3 3545 8282 Email info axiscom co jp Singapore Phone 65 250 8077 Email info axis com sg Hong Kong Phone 852 2836 0813 Email info axis com hk Beijing Phone 86 10 6510 2705 6 7 8 Email axisbj public3 bta net cn Shanghai Phone 86 21 6445 4522 Email axissh npc haplink com cn Taipei Phone 886 2 8780 5972 Seoul Phone 82 2 780 9636 AXIS a COMMUNICATIONS
6. name Click OK 5 Click Port Settings Ifyou want error condition pop up messages to be displayed check the Show printer error condition pop up messages box and specify the frequency at which messages will be re displayed in the Printer Error Condition Pop up Timeout option Click OK to close the dialog box 6 Click OK to save your settings Note L Ifusing client server printing do not enable pop up messages on the server as these notifications must be acknowledged before printing can continue To configure printer ports for Windows NT GN NG ES OP wy 8 Click Start point to Settings then click Printers Right click your EPSON printer icon and click Properties Click the Ports tab then click Add Port Select AXIS Port from the list and click New Port Select your network protocol and click OK If your network supports NetBIOS NetBEUI Select the AXIS printer port from the ports list and click OK The port name appears as lt name gt LP 1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 1440 serial number for example AX560B35 LP1 Click Close If your network supports LPR TCP IP Enter the IP address or host name for your print server then enter LPT1 as the printer name Click OK then click Close Click Configure Port If you want error condition pop up messages to be displayed check the Show printer error condition pop up messages box and specify the frequency at which message
7. on of your EPSON printer driver must be installed on your Macintosh computer You can download your printer driver from EPSON s Home Page at http www epson com Follow these steps to set up a Macintosh computer 1 Open the Chooser window 2 Select your EPSON printer icon 3 Ifyour network has more than one zone click on the zone you want If your network has no zones this box doesn t appear The default AXIS 1440 printer name appears in the right hand frame The printer name is shown as AXIS lt nnnnnn gt _ lt port gt where lt nnnnnn gt is the last six digits of the AXIS 1440 serial number and lt port gt is LPT1 for example AXIS100086_LPT1 4 Click the printer name By doing so you will detect if the AXIS 1440 is correctly connected to the printer 5 Use the radio buttons to enable or disable background printing 6 Close the Chooser Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh on the network using the AXIS 1440 Configuration and Management The AXIS 1440 provides several tools for print server configuration and management Important If you re not responsible for network administration make sure you consult your network administrator before you make any configuration changes AXIS 1440 internal web pages If your network supports TCP IP you can use any standard web browser to access the AXIS 1440 internal web pages which are stored in the print server s memory The URL is the IP address yo
8. ou want to change the default print server name Otherwise skip this procedure and go to Setting Up Windows Workstations later in this guide To install the AXIS 1440 to your network using AXIS NetPilot 1 4 Double click the AXIS NetPilot icon to start the setup program Units that have not been installed appear in the New Axis Units folder Select your AXIS 1440 Print Server from the New Axis Units folder and click the Install button on the toolbar Choose the Installation Wizard and click OK The Installation Wizard launches Follow the Installation Wizard to complete setup To change an IP address on an installed print server using AXIS NetPilot 1 Double click the AXIS NetPilot icon to start the program if it s not already running Open the Network Print Servers folder and select the print server to which you want to assign an address 3 Choose Properties from the Setup menu and click the TCP IP tab Enter the new IP address in the IP Address field then click Apply To add print queues using AXIS NetPilot NetWare 1 Double click the AXIS NetPilot icon to start the program if it s not already running Open the Network Print Servers folder and select the print server to which you want to add print queues Choose Network from the Setup menu The Network Environments window opens From this window you can create new print queues delete queues connect to previously established queues an
9. our EPSON printer software and connect the AXIS 1440 to your printer and network before you begin this procedure Li Close all applications before you begin this procedure To install the software for Windows 95 98 or NT 1 With Windows running insert the AXIS Utilities disk 1 in your diskette drive 2 Select Run from the Start menu then type a windows setup where a is the letter of your diskette drive Click OK 3 Follow the instructions on screen Choose Custom if you want to install AXIS NetPilot and AXIS Print Monitor leave Typical selected if you only want to install AXIS Print Monitor 4 When you see a message that the software has successfully installed click Close Important LI Ifthe Installing AXIS Printer Ports wizard appears on your screen close it Do not try to install your printer this way 5 Restart your system To install the software for Windows 3 1 or 3 1x 1 With Windows running insert the AXIS Utilities disk 1 in your diskette drive 2 Select Run from the Program Manager File menu then type a windows setup where a is the letter of your diskette drive Click OK 3 Follow the instructions on screen Choose Custom if you want to install both AXIS NetPilot and AXIS Print Utility for Windows leave Typical selected if you only want to install AXIS Print Utility for Windows 4 When you see a message that the software has installed successfully click Close then restart your
10. s will re display in the Printer Error Condition Pop up Timeout option Click OK to close the dialog box Click OK to save your settings To configure printer ports for Windows 3 I or Windows for Workgroups 1 Double click the AXIS Utilities icon in Program Manager then double click the AXIS Print Utility icon to start the program In the Port menu click Add 3 Select the AXIS printer port from the NPS Port list The port name appears as lt name gt LP1 where lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 1440 serial number for example AX100086 LP1 Click on the port name in the NPS Port field to highlight it The port name should appear in the Windows Port field If it doesn t appear make sure the name in the NPS Port field is highlighted and if necessary click on the name again Make a note of the port name which you ll need later Type any desired comment in the Description field Click OK to install the port 6 Click Connect in the Port menu 9 Select your EPSON printer driver from the list of Installed Printers then click Connect In the Ports list select the Windows port name from step 4 above Click OK to close the Connect dialog box Click Close to save your settings Note Li Windows 3 1 workstations must be running LAN Manager Workstation client software to use a network printer Setting Up Macintosh Computers A Ethi Before you begin the network AT versi
11. u assigned the print server for example http 192 36 254 101 or the optional host name From the AXIS 1440 s internal home page you can access configuration management status account printer and help services AXIS NetPilot AXIS NetPilot is the recommended configuration and management tool for NetWare networks You can use it to do the following e Change the print server parameter settings for several network protocols e Monitor printers and view detailed printer information e Simplify administration by setting up print servers in logical groups for example under Sales or Accounts Update software FTP If your network supports TCP IP you can also use FTP to access the config file stored in the print server s memory 1 Log in to the AXIS 1440 by typing the following command ftp lt host name gt 2 Enter root as the user id and pass as the password 3 To upload the config file type the following command get config 4 Edit the file using your preferred text editor 5 Download the config file to the AXIS 1440 by typing the following command put config CONFIG where config is the name of the edited file Note Ui You must type CONFIG in capital letters Otherwise your edits will be lost when the AXIS 1440 is turned off Other tools You can also use NetWare Administrator or PCONSOLE to manage your print servers on a NetWare network See your Novell documentation for more information Updating t
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