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AXIS 1610
User’s Manual
for Canon CAPT Printers
Page 1: ...1 AXIS 1610 User s Manual AXIS 1610 for Canon CAPT Printers User s Manual ...
Page 2: ... Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC notices Europe This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022 1994 and the requirements for immunity according to EN50082 1 1992 residential commercial and light industry Compliance is not valid for unshielded network and printer cables Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual if ...
Page 3: ...Technology enables Axis products to act as intelligent file server independent ThinServer devices A ThinServer device is a network server which includes thin embedded server software capable of simultaneous multiprotocol communication scalable RISC hardware and a built in Web server which allows easy access and management via any standard Web browser The ThinServer technology makes it possible to ...
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Page 7: ...address 16 Installing Printer Ports using AXIS Print Monitor 23 Installing Printers for Printing over TCP IP 24 Installing printers for Printing over NetBIOS NetBEUI 28 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot 30 Section 4 Management Configuration 32 Using a Web browser 33 Using Netspot 36 Using AXIS NetPilot 37 Using FTP 44 Using SNMP 47 Using the Test Button 49 Section 5 Upgrading the Firmware 50 Appendix...
Page 8: ... CAPT printers allows you to share your Canon CAPT printer resources with everyone on your network You can connect your AXIS 1610 directly to any Canon CAPT printer without any additional cabling The AXIS 1610 Network Print Server Supported Printers The AXIS 1610 is developed to be connected with Canon CAPT printers only 1610 ...
Page 9: ...e AXIS 1610 supports printing over TCP IP or NetBIOS NetBEUI from the following clients Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP TCP IP only Management and configuration of your AXIS 1610 can be performed from the internal web pages via any standard Web browser ...
Page 10: ...Canon NetSpot AXIS IP Installer AXIS CAPT Print Monitor and AXIS NetPilot are available free of charge from the AXIS 1610 CD or from the Axis web site at www axis com Configuration and Management Configuration and management of AXIS 1610 can be performed using TCP IP NetBIOS NetBEUI or IPX protocols The main methods are presented in the following list Any standard Web Server TCP IP Canon NetSpot T...
Page 11: ...0baseT the AXIS 1610 is fast ECP high speed Centronics communication is supported Easy to Install Install the AXIS 1610 in minutes using the provided software utilities Security You can assign a password that restricts unauthorized configuration of the AXIS 1610 Monitoring The provided AXIS NetPilot software and the internal AXIS 1610 Web pages allow you to continuously monitor printer status Addi...
Page 12: ...ge by using the check list below Please contact your dealer if anything should be missing or damaged All packing materials are recyclable o AXIS 1610 part no 0095 001 01 o AXIS 1610 CD part no 18817 Rev 1 1 including oAXIS 1610 User s Manual part no 18810 Rev 1 1 o Power Supply Part nos AXIS PS B Australia 13269 Europe 13267 Japan 13936 UK 13268 USA 13270 ...
Page 13: ...ia a twisted pair category 5 cable 10baseT and 100baseTX or better The AXIS 1610 is equipped with an auto sensing function that detects the speed of the local network segment and varies the speed of its data communication accordingly between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Printer Port The AXIS 1610 print server is provided with a single high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel port that connects directly to...
Page 14: ...s to the factory default settings Refer to Using the Test Button on page 49 for more information Network Indicator The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity Power Indicator The power indicator is lit while power is applied If it is not lit or it flashes there is a problem with the AXIS 1610 or its power supply ...
Page 15: ...ng the network configuration 3 Connect the AXIS 1610 directly to the printer s parallel printer port 4 Connect your AXIS 1610 to the network using a twisted pair cable category 5 or better 5 Switch on the printer and connect the external power supply to the AXIS 1610 The power indicator lights up When the network indicator starts to flash the AXIS 1610 is successfully connected to the network To e...
Page 16: ...our AXIS 1610 to perform the installation The Ethernet address is based on the serial number of your AXIS 1610 This means for example that an AXIS 1610 with the serial number of 00408C100086 will have the corresponding Ethernet address of 00 40 8C 10 00 86 The serial number is located on the label of the print server IP address You must obtain an unused IP address from your network administrator u...
Page 17: ...ws NT network Note If the host name has not been mapped to the IP address you can still perform the following instructions to download the IP address In this case simply replace the host name entry with the IP address wherever required Using AXIS IP Installer Follow the instructions below to set the IP address of your AXIS 1610 using the AXIS IP Installer 1 Download the AXIS IP Installer to your h...
Page 18: ...the AXIS 1610 Make sure that at least one of these protocols is enabled in your print server Restart your AXIS 1610 if it does not show up in the server list Using DHCP If you have a DHCP server on your network the AXIS 1610 will automatically receive an IP address as soon as it is connected to the network Notes At least one WINS server IP address must be included in the DHCP scope if you are usin...
Page 19: ... Notes When using the Windows 95 implementation of ARP change the first line to arp s IP address Ethernet address w95host IP address where w95host IP address is the IP address of your Windows 95 host When you execute the ping command for the first time you will experience a significantly longer response time than usual By using the arp d command the static entry in the arp table is removed from th...
Page 20: ... and node address in reverse order Furthermore IBM AIX systems will require the additional argument ether For example When you execute the ping command for the first time you may experience a significantly longer response time than usual Using RARP in UNIX Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP 1 Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table This is typically loc...
Page 21: ... below to set the IP address using BOOTP 1 Append the following entry to your boot table This is typically performed by editing the file etc bootptab Example Notes Enter the ht and vm fields exactly as shown in the example The ha field is the Ethernet address node address and the ip field is the IP address of your AXIS 1610 The gw and sm fields correspond to the default router address and subnet m...
Page 22: ...mand 4 Restart the AXIS 1610 to download the IP address default router address and subnet mask The AXIS 1610 can automatically download a customized config file from a TFTP server Just add the name of the config file and the TFTP server s IP address to your boot table The config file is downloaded immediately after the AXIS 1610 receives its IP address ...
Page 23: ... from the internal web pages Click the Configuration button and the TCP IP or NetBIOS NetBEUI link and click No to disable the protocol Both protocols are enabled set to Yes by default AXIS Print Monitor needs to be installed on each workstation for peer to peer printing AXIS Print Monitor allows you to access all network printers as if they were connected directly to your workstation Using AXIS P...
Page 24: ...e manufacturer and models list dialog highlight your selection and click Next and proceed to step 7 5 If the desired printer driver is not available click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver CD that was provided with your printer select the CD drive and click OK 6 Select the desired printer driver from the CD and click Next 7 Select the TCP IP port you wish to use and click OK Note The ...
Page 25: ...twork printing protocol and click OK 5 Enter the IP address host name of your print server Click Add 6 The port will be added to the list and highlighted Click OK to return to the printer ports dialog and click Close Notes Configure Port If you have changed the IP address host name of a print server located on a different subnet you must enter the new IP address host name in the Configure AXIS CAP...
Page 26: ...work printing protocol and click OK 6 From the Add Port dialog enter the IP address host name of the print server and click Add 7 The port will be added to the list and highlighted Click OK to return to the printer ports dialog and click Close 8 Select the TCP IP port you wish to use and click Next Note The port will appear in the format name _TCP IP where name is by default AXIS followed by the l...
Page 27: ...age and click Finish Notes Configure Port If you have changed the IP address host name of a print server located on a different subnet you must enter the new IP address host name in the Configure AXIS CAPT Port dialog The Configure AXIS CAPT Port dialog shows the port name and old IP address host name of the print server Enter the new IP address host name of the print server and click OK ...
Page 28: ...ort and click Next 5 Choose an appropriate printer driver for your printer Note If the desired printer driver appears in the manufacturer and models list highlight your selection click Next and proceed to step 8 6 If the desired printer driver is not available in the list click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver CD that was provided with your printer select the CD drive and click OK 7 ...
Page 29: ...eate a New Port Select AXIS CAPT Port from the drop down list and click Next 5 Select NetBIOS NetBEUI as your choice of network printing protocol 6 Select the AXIS Port you want to add The port appears as name where name is AXIS followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 1610 serial number e g AXIS100086 Click OK 7 Close the Printer Ports window and click Next 8 Select the printer port from the A...
Page 30: ...ow to install the AXIS 1610 with AXIS NetPilot 1 Start AXIS NetPilot by double clicking the NetPilot icon located in the folder where you installed AXIS NetPilot 2 Locate the AXIS 1610 in the New Axis Units folder Select it and click the Install button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar If your network is large it may take a few seconds before the print server appears in the folder 3 Choose the with Ins...
Page 31: ...dress to your AXIS 1610 indicate which method the AXIS 1610 should employ for obtaining an IP address DHCP ARP RARP and BOOTP are supported You can also set the IP address manually Refer to Assigning an IP address on page 16 for more information Set Configuration Password The final user prompt in the Installation Wizard allows you to set a password that protects the AXIS 1610 parameters and settin...
Page 32: ...t the AXIS 1610 Upgrade the AXIS 1610 firmware Refer to Section 5 Upgrading the Firmware on page 50 Configuration Overview The method you should use to manage and configure your AXIS 1610 is dictated by the operating system protocols of your network The table below displays which method to use for supported network protocols Network Protocols Configuration Management methods TCP IP Web Browser See...
Page 33: ...ard Web browser Accessing the Web Pages Follow the steps below to access the internal home page of the AXIS 1610 The browser used in the following example is Netscape Navigator 4 3 1 Start your Web browser 2 From the File menu select Open Page 3 Type the host name or the IP address of your AXIS 1610 in the Open Page dialog as detailed below Alternatively type the host name or the IP address direct...
Page 34: ...4 The home page of your AXIS 1610 appears in your browser The AXIS 1610 Home Page Web interface Services Links to the following services are available from the internal home page of the AXIS 1610 Configuration Management Status Account Printer Help Axis web site ...
Page 35: ...can reset the print server parameters to the factory default values You can also view basic information about your AXIS 1610 e g the current software version Ethernet address serial number From the Status page you can view the status of the connected printer ports such as the number of bytes printed for each print job etc The Account page maintains and displays a historical record of print jobs th...
Page 36: ... settings of the AXIS 1610 as described in Assigning an IP address on page 16 Alternatively you can configure these settings using NetSpot as follows 1 Start NetSpot 2 From the Device menu select New 3 Type the MAC address Ethernet address of the AXIS 1610 and the IP address you want to assign to the AXIS 1610 and select the Continue button 4 Select the frame type of your TCP IP network and click ...
Page 37: ...UI or IPX protocols AXIS NetPilot allows you to Change the AXIS 1610 parameter values Modify network environment settings Monitor your printers on the network Create logical groups of print servers to simplify administration Upgrade the AXIS 1610 Starting AXIS NetPilot Start AXIS NetPilot by clicking the AXIS NetPilot icon which resides in the folder where you installed AXIS NetPilot The main wind...
Page 38: ...s 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 1610 from the Network Print Servers folder 2 Click the Properties button on the AXIS Net...
Page 39: ...r from Print Server 3 Click the Load button and the config file opens in the editor 4 Edit the config file 5 Select the appropriate radio button To File or To Print Server 6 Click Save after you have made your choice to save the modified config file Modifying the network environments From the Network Environment window you can modify the network settings for each supported network environment To g...
Page 40: ...te a printer group 1 Select the Monitoring Printers folder 2 Click on the New Group button on the toolbar or select New Printer Group from the File menu 3 Type a printer group name in the text field and click OK You can create as many printer groups as you want Adding a printer to a printer group Follow the instructions below to add a printer to a printer group 1 Select the printer group folder lo...
Page 41: ...displayed in the Network Print Servers folder and shortcuts to these print servers can be added to the print server groups Management operations performed on the shortcuts affects the functionality of the print servers Creating a Print Server Group Follow the instructions below to create a print server group 1 Select the AXIS Units folder 2 Click on the New Group button on the toolbar or select Ne...
Page 42: ...d in the AXIS Units folder 2 Select the print server Printer Information Follow the instructions below to obtain detailed printer information from printers appearing in the monitoring window Note The extent of the detailed printer information depends on your printer model 1 Select the desired printer folder located in the Monitoring Printers folder 2 Click the desired printer icon and choose Print...
Page 43: ...ummary window AXIS NetPilot Summary window Upgrading the Print Server You can use the AXIS NetPilot Upgrade Wizard to upgrade the AXIS 1610 software Please refer to Section 5 Upgrading the Firmware on page 50 for details Additional information Refer to the AXIS NetPilot on line help for further information about this tool ...
Page 44: ...by typing ftp host name or ftp IP address in a DOS window 2 Enter the user id and the password The default entries are root and pass 3 Download the config file to your host by typing get config 4 Edit the file using your preferred text editor 5 Save the config file to the AXIS 1610 by typing put config CONFIG Note It is important that the destination file is specified in capital letters Otherwise ...
Page 45: ... not visible 230 User logged in ftp 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 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 0...
Page 46: ...he account file contains data concerning the ten 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 Completed Off line or Printing number of bytes printed elapsed time and off line time Follow the instructions below to view the account file using FTP 1 Log in to the AXIS 1610 by typing ftp host name or f...
Page 47: ...P networks The management is handled by NMS Network Management System software running on a host on your network The NMS 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 Objects are contained in data bases called MIBs Managem...
Page 48: ...or viewing and changing the AXIS 1610 configuration from the NMS program Refer to The Parameter List on page 52 Printer status and unit administration objects used for monitor ing AXIS 1610 print jobs and storing parameter changes perma nently Trap objects used for alarms at various error conditions For technical details you can view the MIB file axis mib with any text editor The MIB file is store...
Page 49: ... back in Continue to hold down the test button until the network indicator begins to flash at one second intervals This should take at least 5 seconds 3 Release the test button and wait until the network indicator flashes at least five times 4 Press and hold the test button again until the network indicator remains constantly lit 5 Restart the AXIS 1610 by disconnecting and reconnecting the extern...
Page 50: ...version bin e g 1610_580 bin for software release 5 80 You can download the print server software from the Axis web site at http www axis com Note You must assign the AXIS 1610 with an IP address as described in Assigning an IP address on page 22 before you can use this upgrading method Follow the procedures below to upgrade the AXIS 1610 1 Log in to the AXIS 1610 with the command ftp host name or...
Page 51: ...he instructions above Upgrading using AXIS NetPilot This method is recommended for upgrading the flash memory in networks supporting the IPX protocol An Upgrade Wizard will guide you through the necessary procedures Follow the instructions below to upgrade your print servers 1 Obtain the firmware file You can download print server software from the Axis web site at http www axis com 2 Put the file...
Page 52: ...AXIS100086 Print Server Name AXIS followed by the last six digits of the serial number ROOT_PWD pass Root Password SYS_LOC System Location SYS_CONT System Contact TCP IP MENU TCP_ENB YES TCP IP printing enabled INT_ADDR 0 0 0 0 Internet Address DEF_ROUT 0 0 0 0 Default Router Address 0 0 0 0 for no router NET_MASK 0 0 0 0 Net Mask e g 255 255 255 0 for class C 0 0 0 0 for auto sense DHCP_ENB YES D...
Page 53: ...otocols NetWare IPX Windows NetBIOS NetBEUI or TCP IP WINS TCP IP FTP BOOTP ARP RARP DHCP ICMP IGMP IP TCP UDP HTTP SNMP TFTP Network Management SNMP MIB II compliant over UDP IP private enterprise MIB Host Resources MIB Printer MIB CANON MIB and AXIS MIB included Hardware 32 bit 100 MHz RISC Controller 1 Mbyte Flash memory 2 Mbytes DRAM Logical Connection Running simultaneously any combination of...
Page 54: ...pin Centronics connector Sustained throughput of 800 kbytes s 100baseTX and 600 kBytes s 10baseT ECP support Front Panel 2 LED indicators Power and Network Test button Power Consumption external power supply Maximum 200 mA at 12 VDC Type PS B 12V 500 mA Dimensions Height x Width x Depth 0 9 x 2 4 x 4 8 inches 2 4 x 6 1 x 12 1 cm Weight 0 22 lb 0 1 kg Environmental Temperature 40 105 F 5 40 C Humid...
Page 55: ...vailable in Windows NT NetWare 5 and UNIX systems and allows for the automatic but temporary assignment of IP addresses from a central pool DHCP 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 1610 a...
Page 56: ...ion used by SNMP and CMIP to monitor or change network settings RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol A TCP IP protocol used for downloading IP addresses in UNIX networks It requires a 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 Table for an entry matching the print server s Ether...
Page 57: ...pecifying the location of publicly available information on the Internet WINS Windows Internet Name Service A NetBIOS Name Server that maps NetBIOS names to dynamically assigned IP addresses Wizard A special form of user assistance that automates a task through a dialog with the user The Wizard helps the user to accomplish tasks that are complex and require experience and can help to speed up an o...
