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Section 9: Management & Configuration

AXIS 560/660 User’s Manual

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Monitoring Printers

To simplify printer monitoring, you can create logical groups of
printers. The printer status of each printer is displayed in the AXIS
NetPilot window.

AXIS NetPilot’s Monitoring Window

Creating a

printer group

Follow the instructions below to create 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

You can create as many printer groups as you want.

Summary of Contents for AXIS 560

Page 1: ...1 AXIS 560 660 User s Manual NetWare UNIX Windows OS 2 Macintosh AXIS 560 660 Network Print Server User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...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 you detect any inaccuracies or omissions please inform us by contacting your local Axis office AXIS Communications AB cannot be held responsible...

Page 3: ...viding innovative solutions for network connected computer peripherals Since the start in 1984 it has been one of the fastest growing companies in the market and is now a leader in its field ThinServer 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 simu...

Page 4: ...rfect solution for remote surveillance over the Internet their sharp images can bring life into any web site These servers support Ethernet as well as PSTN and GSM phone lines Network Scan Servers enable easy distribution of paper based information across workgroups and the enterprise By sending scanned documents to your destination via the Internet intranet you will reduce your faxing mailing cos...

Page 5: ... to the Token Ring Network 22 Installation Guide 24 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot 26 Assigning an IP address 30 Section 4 Setting Up NetWare 43 Setup using NDPS 44 Installing the AXIS 560 660 in NDPS environments 45 Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot 47 Basic Queue based Printing Pure IP 51 Queue based Printing Methods 53 Section 5 Setting Up Windows 54 AXIS Print System Overview 56 Window...

Page 6: ...Print Methods on TCP IP Networks 95 Using Logical Printers to Customize your Printing 98 Section 9 Management Configuration 108 Using a Web browser 109 Using AXIS ThinWizard 115 Using AXIS NetPilot 119 Using FTP 127 Using Telnet 130 Using SNMP 133 Using HP Administration Tools 135 Using Novell Utilities 138 Section 10 IPP 140 Overview 140 User Requirements 141 Address Schemes 142 How It Works 143 ...

Page 7: ...7 AXIS 560 660 User s Manual NetWare UNIX Windows OS 2 Macintosh Appendix A Test Button 151 Appendix B The Parameter List 153 Appendix C Technical Specifications 162 Appendix D Glossary 166 Index 170 ...

Page 8: ...ailable printer resources with everyone on your network You can connect your AXIS 560 660 directly to any standard printer The AXIS 560 660 Family of Network Print Servers The AXIS 560 660 family currently consists of two models which differences are summarized in the table below AXIS 560 AXIS 660 Ethernet X Token Ring X Network Speed Mbps 10 4 or 16 Network Cabling 10baseT 10base2 STP UTP ...

Page 9: ...AXIS 560 660 is the ideal print server in mixed environments as it can communicate with all the major computer systems and network protocols including NetWare UNIX Windows Windows clients connected to LANtastic networks OS 2 Macintosh Not supported by AXIS 660 Internet intranet via any standard Web browser Parallel Serial Parallel ...

Page 10: ...y Axis client software The AXIS 560 can be installed in NetWare Pure IP environments with NetWare Administrator Configuration and Management As the AXIS 560 660 comprises a built in Web server it can be configured and managed directly from its internal Web pages using HTTP over TCP IP Access to the AXIS 560 660 via any javascript enabled Web browser offers you a platform independent management too...

Page 11: ...een specifically designed for LAN products and benefits users with a faster throughput than a direct PC to printer connection With a sustained data throughput of up to 400 kbytes per second the AXIS 560 660 is fast High speed Centronics communication such as Hewlett Packard Fast Mode High Speed and IBM Fast Byte is supported Easy to Install Using the available Axis installation tools you can insta...

Page 12: ...ontinuously monitor printer status The AXIS Print System and the AXIS Print Monitor can be configured to display pop up messages that show the status of peer to peer print jobs The AXIS 560 660 additionally supports SNMP for remote monitoring Futureproof You can upgrade the AXIS 560 660 Flash memory over the network This allows you to quickly update and enhance the operational features of your AXI...

Page 13: ...ase contact your dealer if anything should be missing or damaged All packing materials are recyclable AXIS 560 part no 0053 1 AXIS 660 part no 0054 1 AXIS Online CD revision 5 3 or higher AXIS 560 660 User s Guide part no 17149 rev 3 2 Power Supply Optional accessories Parallel printer cable part no 13360 Serial printer cable part no 13281 Part nos AXIS 560 AXIS 660 PS B Australia 13269 Europe 132...

Page 14: ...rocedures for Windows The AXIS Online CD 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 click on the setup31 exe file from within the Windows File Manager Start up procedures for UNIX OS 2 and MacOS Using your preferred file manager application navigate to the CD root directory and cl...

Page 15: ... connects to the network via a twisted pair 10baseT or a thin wire 10base2 cable Printer Ports The AXIS 560 print server is provided with two high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel ports and one serial port Any standard printer can be connected to any of the ports Print data can be directed to any of the three ports simultaneously which means that three different printers can be used at the same...

Page 16: ...st showing all the AXIS 560 settings Resetting the AXIS 560 parameters to the factory default settings Refer to Appendix A Test Button on page 151 for more information about the test Button 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 560...

Page 17: ... Ports The AXIS 660 is provided with two high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel ports and one serial port Any standard printer can be connected to any of the ports Print data may be directed to any of the three ports simultaneously which means that three different printers can be used at the same time regardless of protocol Test Button The test button is used for Printing a test page to check th...

Page 18: ...for more information about the test button Ring Speed Switch This switch is set to match your network speed 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 660 or its power supply ...

Page 19: ... AXIS 560 660 in your environment 1 Start the procedure by connecting the AXIS 560 660 to your network and printer as described in the following table 2 When the AXIS 560 660 is successfully connected proceed to the Installation Guide on page 24 where you will find further information about how to install and integrate the AXIS 560 660 in your network environments Print Server Model Go to AXIS 560...

Page 20: ... will need this number later during the network configuration 3 Connect the printer to the LPT1 LPT2 or the COM1 port on the AXIS 560 using an appropriate printer cable 4 Connect your AXIS 560 to the network using a twisted pair 10baseT or thin wire 10base2 cable 5 Switch on the printer and connect the external power supply to the AXIS 560 The power indicator lights If the network indicator starts...

Page 21: ...de address that is identical to the serial number The node address can be changed using AXIS NetPilot or any standard Web browser Please refer to Section 9 Management Configuration on page 108 for more information The AXIS 560 uses high speed Centronics Communication For use with older printers not supporting high speed this function can be disabled by using AXIS NetPilot or any standard Web brows...

Page 22: ... later during the network configuration 3 Connect the printer to the LPT1 LPT2 or the COM1 port on the AXIS 660 using an appropriate printer cable 4 Slide the Ring Speed switch towards 4 or 16 depending on the ring speed of your network 5 Connect your AXIS 660 to the network using an Shielded Twisted Pair Media Type 1 or Unshielded Twisted Pair Media Type 3 cable 6 Switch on the printer and connec...

Page 23: ...sion number Each AXIS 660 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 NetPilot or any standard Web browser Please refer to Section 9 Management Configuration on page 108 for more information The AXIS 660 uses high speed Centronics Communication For use with older printers not supporting high speed this ...

Page 24: ...ress on page 30 See Basic Queue based Printing Pure IP on page 51 NDPS IPX See Setup using NDPS on page 44 Standard NetWare IPX See Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot on page 26 Advanced configuration IPX See Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot on page 26 Proceed with Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot on page 47 Windows TCP IP See Section 5 Setting Up Windows on page 54 NetBIOS NetBEUI See Section ...

Page 25: ...re from ftp ftp axis com pub axis software prt_srv utility wlprs Macintosh is not supported by the AXIS 660 Environment Operating System Protocols Installation Tool NetWare TCP IP NetWare Administrator IPX SPX AXIS NetPilot Windows 95 98 NT 2000 TCP IP AXIS Print System NetBIOS NetBEUI AXIS Print System Windows 3 1 WfW TCP IP LPR Spooler NetBIOS NetBEUI AXIS Print Utility for Windows OS 2 TCP IP S...

Page 26: ...ting the Installation Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 560 660 with AXIS NetPilot 1 Start AXIS NetPilot by double clicking the NetPilot icon which is located in the folder where you installed AXIS NetPilot 2 Locate the AXIS 560 660 in the New Axis Units folder Select it and click the Install button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar If your network is large it could take a few seconds b...

Page 27: ...e in the available text field Environments Choose which networking environments you want to configure the AXIS 560 660 for i e NetWare TCP IP Windows OS 2 or Macintosh If your network comprises various different platforms you can enable any combination of environments Note Macintosh is not available for the AXIS 660 NetWare NDS Place NetWare Print Queues on a specific bindery server or alternative...

Page 28: ... for each of the operating environments Test Page The final user prompt in the Installation Wizard allows you to print a test page through NetWare The test page displays the name of all the NetWare servers the AXIS 560 660 is connected to and shows the status of each connection Unless you want to connect or create additional printing queues the installation for the NetWare environment is now compl...

Page 29: ...rmanent damage will be caused if you make a mistake during installation If you find at any time that printing is not satisfactory the parameters can easily be changed to tune the system to your requirements For information on advanced functions please refer to the AXIS Network Print Server Technical Reference You can download this or other technical information over the Internet by accessing the A...

Page 30: ...hernet address is based upon the serial number of your AXIS 560 This means for example that an AXIS 560 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 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 660 or a...

Page 31: ...work segments only that is they cannot be used over routers Refer to Setting Parameters on page 90 for information about setting the IP address in the Macintosh environment Method Network environments See AXIS IP Installer Windows 95 98 NT 2000 page 33 DHCP Windows NT 2000 UNIX NetWare 5 OS 2 page 34 ARP Windows 95 98 NT 2000 OS 2 page 35 UNIX page 37 RARP UNIX page 39 BOOTP UNIX NetWare 5 OS 2 pa...

Page 32: ...red at a WINS server in the print server s Web interface or in AXIS NetPilot Refer to Section 9 Management Configuration on page 108 DDNS host name rules DDNS supports 53 character long host names but they can only consist of the characters A Z a z and If your host name consists of any other characters they are converted to when registering with a DDNS server You can view the AXIS 560 660 host nam...

Page 33: ...he network Note the serial number that is located on the underside label of the AXIS 560 660 You will need it in the proceedings steps 3 Start the AXIS IP Installer 4 Click the serial number of your AXIS 560 660 that appears in the server list 5 Enter the desired IP address in the designated IP address field and click the Set IP address button 6 The IP setting process will take approximately 10 to...

Page 34: ...loads the DHCP parameters If you are using WINS or DDNS you should include at least one WINS or DDNS server IP address in the DHCP scope Immediately after the IP address has been received the AXIS 560 660 registers its host name and IP address on the WINS alternatively DDNS server Refer to Registering and Resolving Host Names on page 32 for more information The AXIS 560 660 can automatically downl...

Page 35: ...t communication is established 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 is usual By using the arp d command the static entry in...

Page 36: ... 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 is usual By using the arp d command the static entry in the arp table is removed from the host s cache mem...

Page 37: ...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 The ARP command varies between different UNIX systems Some BSD type systems expect the host name 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 ...

Page 38: ...ndicates that the address has been set and that communication is established Notes 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 UNIX systems Some BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in reverse order When you execute the ping command for the first time you...

Page 39: ...ost table and alias name databases as required by your system 3 If it is not already running start the RARP daemon This is typically performed using the rarpd a command 4 Restart the AXIS 560 to download the IP address Notes 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 you are using IBM AIX you will probably no...

Page 40: ... if necessary your host table and alias name databases as required by your system 3 If it is not already running start the RARP daemon This is typically performed using the rarpd a command 4 Restart the AXIS 660 to download the IP address Notes 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 you are a IBM AIX user...

Page 41: ...rrespond 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 2 If necessary update your host table and alias name databases as required by your system 3 If it is not already running start the BOOTP daemon This is typically performed using the bootpd command 4 Restart the AXIS...

Page 42: ...ser s Manual 42 The AXIS 560 660 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 560 660 receives its IP address ...

Page 43: ...ting Up Windows on page 54 Section 6 Setting Up OS 2 on page 80 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh on page 86 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX on page 92 Installation method Transport protocol Action NDPS TCP IP IPX SPX See Setup using NDPS on page 44 Proceed with Installing the AXIS 560 660 in NDPS environments on page 45 Queue based printing IPX SPX If you have performed the basic installations as describe...

Page 44: ... TCP IP or IPX SPX Before the AXIS 560 660 can be installed make sure that NDPS and an NDPS gateway are installed on your NetWare file server AXIS 560 660 uses the AXIS NDPS Gateway for printing in networks using either IP or IPX as transport protocols The printer gateways are included with the NDPS software and are automatically installed together with NDPS Notes NDPS requires that you run NetWar...

Page 45: ...rt out with creating one in the NetWare Administrator Public Access To create a public access printer using the NDPS Manager object in your NetWare administrator do the following 1 Double click on the NDPS Manager object you will be using to control the Printer Agents 2 At the Identification page for the NDPS Manager object you want to use click the Printer Agent List button The Printer Agent List...

Page 46: ...omatically create a public access printer before you connect the AXIS 560 660 to the network 2 Connect the AXIS 560 660 to the NetWare network 3 Use the NetWare Administrator to create an NDPS printer as an object in the NDS Tree 4 Create a new 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 ...

Page 47: ...cated in the AXIS NetPilot main window NetWare Network Environment Window The NetWare Network Environment window allows you to connect additional print queues to your AXIS 560 660 as well as create new ones Follow the steps below to gain access to the NetWare Network Environment window 1 Select the required Network Print Server from the Network Print Server folder 2 Choose Network from the Setup m...

Page 48: ...guration by scanning the NDS tree or in the case of NetWare versions 3 x the designated file servers Connecting Print Queues Follow the steps below to connect a print queue to the print server port 1 Open the NetWare Network Environment window 2 Select the print server port you want to connect 3 Click the Connect button The Connect NetWare Print Queues window appears ...

Page 49: ...ce to step 8 Continue with step 6 only if you want to create a new queue 6 Type the queue name in the Create Queue dialog window If you want to create a queue in the NDS tree you must also enter the name of the volume where the queue will be located Click OK 7 Select the newly created queue from the queue list 8 Select Print Server Mode or Remote Printer Mode If you selected Print Server Mode adva...

Page 50: ...int server by using the Browse button Notes You cannot type or edit the name manually Make sure that you have PSERVER NLM running if you selected Remote Printer Mode in step 8 10 If you want to define a remote printer number slot manually check the Manual box and type the desired number in the box 11 Click the OK button to return to the Network Environments window ...

Page 51: ...re that the PSERVER_NDS parameter is set If you want to change the parameter value or if the parameter value is empty enter the desired values The parameter value must include the tree or the preferred file server you want to login to and the print server name including the context The syntax of the PSERVER_NDS parameter is described in PSERVER_NDS parameter on page 52 3 Use NetWare Administrator ...

Page 52: ...Ware 5 or higher PSERVER_NDS parameter As shown in the instructions in Installing the AXIS 560 660 on page 51 the PSERVER_NDS parameter specifies which NDS tree or file server the AXIS 560 660 will login to It also specifies the path to the print server object in the tree The syntax of the PSERVER_NDS parameter is displayed in the following examples Example 1 TREE NW5_TREE DevDept acme In this exa...

Page 53: ...de takes one NetWare user license Advantages High performance 150 400 kbytes s Limitations In bindery mode this printing method requires a NetWare user licence for each AXIS 560 660 to file server link Remote Printer Mode The AXIS 560 660 connects to a PSERVER NetWare program running on the file server or to a dedicated workstation running PSERVER EXE It then automatically receives print jobs from...

Page 54: ...57 NetBIOS NetBEUI 1 AXIS Print System Overview on page 56 2 Installing NetBIOS NetBEUI printers in Windows 95 98 on page 60 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 TCP IP 1 AXIS Print System Overview on page 56 2 Installing TCP IP Printers in Windows NT 4 0 2000 on page 62 NetBIOS NetBEUI 1 Installing NetBIOS NetBEUI printers in Windows NT 4 0 2000 on page 65 Windows NT 3 5x TCP IP 1 AXIS Print Monitor Overv...

Page 55: ... you intend to use the AXIS 560 660 in a multiprotocol environment you should also refer to the following sections Section 4 Setting Up NetWare on page 43 Section 6 Setting Up OS 2 on page 80 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh on page 86 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX on page 92 ...

Page 56: ...at the administration version includes an IP settings application called AXIS IP Installer Peer to Peer Printing The AXIS Print System needs to be installed on each workstation to perform peer to peer printing Once 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...

Page 57: ...ive DHCP server on the network or if you have already set the IP address of the AXIS 560 660 using another method you should follow the installation instructions presented in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports on page 59 If your AXIS 560 660 is not assigned with a valid IP address you should follow the installation instructions presented in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports and Setting the IP Address o...

Page 58: ...twork for a location for a suitable printer driver for the printer Click Next if a printer driver is found If not you have to manually find a printer driver using the Select button before clicking the Next button 8 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 Click Finish The printer is now installed on your computer ...

Page 59: ...inter driver using the Select button before clicking the Next 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 Click Finish The printer is now installed on your computer The printer will feature in the My Printers window of AXIS Print System as well as in the Printers folder of the Windows operating system If you...

Page 60: ... not appear in the model list Note Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printer Models list you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer This assures you of the latest driver software 4 Click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette CD drive and click OK 5 Selec...

Page 61: ...r driver appears in the displayed Manufacturers and Printer Models lists highlight your selection click Next and proceed directly to step 8 It is only necessary to perform steps 6 7 if your printer does not appear in the model list Note Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printer Models list you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer This assu...

Page 62: ...active DHCP server on the network or if you have already set the IP address of the AXIS 560 660 using another method you should follow the installation instructions presented in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports on page 64 If your AXIS 560 660 is not assigned with a valid IP address you should follow the installation instructions presented in Installing TCP IP Printer Ports and Setting the IP Addres...

Page 63: ...twork for a location for a suitable printer driver for the printer Click Next if a printer driver is found If not you have to manually find a printer driver using the Select button before clicking the Next button 8 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 Click Finish The printer is now installed on your computer ...

Page 64: ...inter driver using the Select button before clicking the Next 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 Click Finish The printer is now installed on your computer The printer will feature in the My Printers window of AXIS Print System as well as in the Printers folder of the Windows operating system If you...

Page 65: ...name CM1 where name is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 560 660 serial number e g AX100086 Click OK 7 Close the Printer Ports window 8 Click the Configure Port button Choose whether error condition pop up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure Axis Ports dialog Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry Click OK Continu...

Page 66: ...TCP IP protocol using the built in Microsoft LPD monitor Basic Setup If you have not already done so you should perform the TCP IP basic setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPD printing These procedures are defined in Assigning an IP address on page 30 and onwards Preparing for LPR LPD printing In the Control Panel click the Network icon If the TCP IP Printing entry appears then TCP...

Page 67: ...dd Port In Printer Ports choose LPR Port and then click New Port 4 In Add LPR compatible printer enter the host name or IP address of the AXIS 560 660 as the print server to provide LPD 5 Enter pr1 pr2 pr8 as the name of printer or print queue on that server 6 Choose a suitable printer driver for your printer and go to Next 7 Enter a printer name and go to Next 8 Select Shared if you want to share...

Page 68: ...XIS Print Monitor needs to be installed on each workstation to perform peer to peer printing Once installed the AXIS Print Monitor 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 You can easily monitor the status of your printers by enabling error condition pop up messages You do not have to r...

Page 69: ...r driver for your printer from the drop down Driver list If the desired printer driver already appears in the displayed Manufacturers and Printer Models list dialog proceed directly to step 6 It is only necessary to perform steps 4 5 if your printer does not appear in the model list Note Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printer Models list you are advised to use th...

Page 70: ...rn to the Create Printer dialog 12 Having selected and configured the chosen port click Next 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 The Axis printer is now installed and will appear as an icon in the Print Manager Installing NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers ...

Page 71: ...test driver software 4 Select Other in the driver list Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette CD 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 the list of available Print Monitors and click OK 8 Select the AXIS Port you wish to add and then click O...

Page 72: ...dures are defined in Assigning an IP address on page 30 and onwards Install the TCP IP Protocol Stack In the Control Panel click the Network icon If the TCP IP Printing entry appears then TCP IP is already installed Close the Network folder and continue with Installing a printer on the next page Follow these steps to install the TCP IP protocol stack 1 In the Control Panel select Network 2 Click A...

Page 73: ...r 5 In the Print to field select Other 6 In the Print Destinations dialog choose LPR Port and then click OK The Add LPR Compatible Printer dialog will now appear 7 In the Name or Address field type the IP address or the host name of your AXIS 560 660 If you use a host name this must be defined in the hosts file on your server prior to the installation This file is normally located in winnt35 syste...

Page 74: ...Install and maintain AXIS 560 660 printer ports as Windows printer ports Capture and monitor print jobs directed to the AXIS 560 660 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 560 660 can be monitored and pop up notification messages can be generated keeping ...

Page 75: ... do not have to rely on a server Client server operation requires only one user to install the AXIS Print Utility for Windows software onto their workstation This user then adds the printer to his or her workstation the server and shares the printer with other users on the network The other users the clients can connect to the printer through the server via the Windows Print Manager The client ser...

Page 76: ...t the AXIS 560 660 port The ports appear as name LP1 name LP2 and name CM1 where name is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 560 660 serial number e g AX100086 4 Accept or change the suggested Windows port name and type any required comment in the Description field Make a note of the Windows port name as you will need this later then click OK to install the Windows port 5 In the Port me...

Page 77: ...e 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 I 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 560 660 as described under Peer to Peer Printing on page 76 5 Open Print Man...

Page 78: ...iver from the list of Installed Printers or click Add to install a new driver Click Connect 3 Select Network in the Device Name list select a local port LPT1 LPT3 to redirect to your network printer 4 In the Show Shared Printers on list select the server from Server Setup above 5 In the Shared Printers list select the printer you want to use 6 Click OK OK and Close 7 Exit the Control Panel The cli...

Page 79: ...the same manner as described in the preceding Windows sections using a choice of Axis utility software that is guided by the type of Windows client employed Refer to AXIS Print Utility for Windows Overview on page 74 if you are using a Windows for Workgroups client Refer to AXIS Print Monitor Overview on page 68 if you are using a Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows NT client Note Make sure that your...

Page 80: ... 2 environment Continue with the instructions presented in the table below If you intend to operate your AXIS 560 660 in a multiprotocol environment you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual namely Section 4 Setting Up NetWare on page 43 Section 5 Setting Up Windows on page 54 Section 7 Setting Up Macintosh on page 86 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX on page 92 Printing protoc...

Page 81: ...ber e g 3 in the Maximum number of LPD ports field The Remote print server and Remote print server s printer fields should remain empty 3 Select Autostart select lprportd click the Autostart check box and select Detached 4 Exit and Save 5 Restart your OS 2 client Creating a print queue Continue with the instructions below to create a print queue 1 Open the Template group Create an new printer from...

Page 82: ...aded from the Axis WWW home page at http www axis com Install this utility now if you have not already done so If you want to change the default name or any of the AXIS 560 660 default parameters you can do so using any standard Web browser or AXIS NetPilot from any Windows platform that is connected to your network or WinOS 2 window under OS 2 Refer to Section 9 Management Configuration on page 1...

Page 83: ...ver or SETUP LAN Manager to activate it If you are using OS 2 version 2 x and wish to print through TCP IP we recommend that you use the IBM TCP IP for OS 2 product It supports the LPD and interactive FTP print methods Installing the AXIS 560 660 1 When AXIS Print Utility for OS 2 is running click Install to install your AXIS 560 660 The ports appear in the list as name LP1 name LP2 and name CM1 w...

Page 84: ...drag the Printer icon out to the Workplace Shell or into a folder while holding the right mouse button down 2 Type a name of your choice in the Name field 3 Select PIPE name LP1 PIPE name LP2 or PIPE name CM1 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 ...

Page 85: ...en using OS 2 Warp with IBM Peer service follow the steps below 1 Click the right mouse button on the printer object 2 Select Share and then Start sharing In the dialog box enter a Description 3 Select the check box Start sharing at LAN workstation start up 4 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 an...

Page 86: ... on page 54 Section 6 Setting Up OS 2 on page 80 Section 8 Setting Up UNIX on page 92 Note The AXIS 660 does not support printing in the Macintosh environment Installation Using the Chooser Window Basic Configuration Basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed simply by opening the Chooser window and selecting a printer You can change the default name of your AXIS 560 or any of default parameter...

Page 87: ...ter might have LaserWriter 7 0 Printer Driver Follow the instructions below to choose a printer 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu 2 Click the LaserWriter 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 The default AXIS 560 printer names are shown as AXIS nnnnnn _ port where nn...

Page 88: ...1 respectively For example AXIS100086_LPT1 5 Click Setup and then Auto Setup If the selected printer supports bi directional printing and the appropriate PPD file is available the installation is performed automatically and you can therefore proceed directly to step 7 If this is not the case the PPD file must be selected manually as described in step 6 6 Choose the PPD file matching your printer a...

Page 89: ...osh computer to verify communication to the chosen printer The basic installation can be considered complete if the print test is satisfactory The AXIS 560 is now ready to use as a print server Note For information on advanced AppleTalk functions such as non PostScript printer support please refer to the Axis NPS Print Server Technical Reference on the AXIS Online CD ASCII TBCP and BCP The Binary ...

Page 90: ...nt server s parameters via any standard Web browser or via FTP Refer to Section 9 Management Configuration on page 108 for more information Example The following example describes the how you set the AXIS 560 parameters in AppleTalk Important DO NOT use the parameter values from this example when configuring your AXIS 560 You should select values that are appropriate for your printers and network ...

Page 91: ...ge 153 for information about which values that are valid for each parameter 7 Print the text file The settings will be stored in the print server 8 Open the Chooser and select the printer port you wish to use for printing documents 9 Close the Chooser Note The _CFG port disappears 60 minutes after the AXIS 560 has been powered on If you want it to reappear you must restart your AXIS 560 BINARY_TYP...

Page 92: ...AXIS 560 660 and can be downloaded to your host using FTP so no disks are required The axinstall script can also be downloaded from the Axis WWW home page at http www axis com and it is available on the AXIS Online CD Having completed this operation the printer connected to the AXIS 560 660 will appear as though they are directly connected to the host printer spooler If you intend to operate your ...

Page 93: ...as the password 3 Download the script using the command get axinstall Log out using the command quit bye or exit depending on your FTP version Typical FTP session for collecting the axinstall script ftp npserver connected to npserver 220 AXIS 560 660 FTP Print Server v6 00 Jun 17 1999 ready Name npsserver thomas root 331 User name ok need password Password pass not visible 230 User logged in ftp g...

Page 94: ... 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 Systems supported by axinstall 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 Equi...

Page 95: ...ages and limitations of the different methods Use the following information to determine which method to adopt Illustration of different UNIX print methods LPD The Line Printer Daemon is a protocol for transferring print jobs between hosts This is the recommended method for UNIX systems but some System V versions do not support LPD Advantages Easy to set up install the AXIS 560 660 as a remote que...

Page 96: ...put 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 PROS A PROS A Advantages The AXIS 560 660 appears as a device to the system This makes all filter and model options available It provides accounting and status logging Supports bi directiona...

Page 97: ...talled Advantages Easy to set up with previously installed Reverse Telnet drivers Limitations No status logging Drivers are not supplied with the AXIS 560 660 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 If the system has BSD socket type networking support then prosbsd ...

Page 98: ...print data to another printer if the printer is busy Hex 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 There are eight logical printers PR1 PR8 that can be set up to filter the print data The default logical printers settings are such that PR1 PR4 cause no change to the flow o...

Page 99: ...onfig file just enter the values for the corresponding parameters 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 In B The Parameter List on page 153 you can find a complete list of the AXIS 560 660 parameters Refer to Section 9 Management Configuration on page 108 for more informati...

Page 100: ...mple Your network contains a host using the character set ISO 8859 2 and a host using the character set DEC In order to direct their print jobs to the same printer e g LPT1 you should assign each 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 Printer1 Web page 2 Set the parameter Physical P...

Page 101: ... string 04 in the String After Print Job text field 3 Click the Submit Printer5 settings button Example You have a printer with dual input bins and want to print on pre printed forms when using the logical printer PR4 The standard forms are taken from bin 1 and the pre printed forms are taken from bin 2 The string before print job should contain the command to select bin 2 E Cl4H hex 1B 26 6C 34 4...

Page 102: ... byte You substitute command strings by editing the String Substitutions PRx_STR parameter Example Assume that you want to replace the UNIX New Line hex 0A with an ASCII NewLine hex 0D 0A for logical printer PR1 Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings 1 Select the Printer1 Web page 2 Enter the string 01 0A 02 0D 0A in the String Substitutions text field 3 Click the Submit Print...

Page 103: ... the string 01 0A 02 0D 0A 03 1B 47 31 02 1B 59 in the String Substitutions text field 3 Click the Submit Printer2 settings button Note Extensive use of string substitutions will naturally decrease the throughput rate of the AXIS 560 660 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 0D 0A the ASCII New Line command ...

Page 104: ...g Language Translation PRx_FILT parameter Example Follow the instructions below to convert ASCII print data to PostScript for logical printer PR2 1 Select the Printer2 Web page 2 Set the Printer Language Translation parameter to POSTSCR 3 Click the Submit Printer2 settings button If you select the parameter value AUTO_PS the print data for every print job is searched and if any ASCII data is found...

Page 105: ... to POSTSCR 3 Set the PostScript Page Size parameter to LETTER 4 Set the PostScript Page Orientation parameter to LANDS 5 Enter the string 48 0 120 60 30 50 in the PostScript Page Format text field 6 Enter the string Helvetica in the PostScript Font text field 7 Click the Submit Printer2 settings button Page Format Parameter Default Value Lines per page 66 Characters per line 0 0 disable line wrap...

Page 106: ...redirect PR1 print jobs to PR3 when the printer assigned to PR1 is busy 1 Select the Printer1 Web page 2 Set the Physical Port parameter to LPT1 3 Set the Secondary Printer parameter to PR3 4 Set the Wait On Busy parameter to NO 5 Click the Submit Printer1 settings button 6 Select the Printer3 Web page 7 Set the Physical Port parameter to LPT2 8 Click the Submit Printer3 settings button Notes Logi...

Page 107: ...eb page 2 Set the Read Back Port parameter to NONE 3 Click the Submit Printer1 settings button Debugging using the Hex Dump Mode When 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 This allows you to inspect what control and print characters are being sent to the printer which is a usefu...

Page 108: ...to manage and configure your AXIS 560 660 is depending on the operating system protocols of your network The table below displays which method to use for each supported environment Operating System Protocols Configuration Management methods IPX SPX NetWare AXIS NetPilot See page 119 HP JetAdmin See page 135 Novell Utilities See page 138 TCP IP UNIX Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Windows 3 1 WfW NetWare Pur...

Page 109: ...ntended 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 Admin When 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...

Page 110: ...he host name or the IP address of your AXIS 560 660 in the Open Page dialog as detailed below You can alternatively type the host name or the IP address directly into the Web browser s Location text field The User Mode home page of your AXIS 560 660 appears in the browser window The AXIS 560 660 User Home Page ...

Page 111: ...660 Administrator Home Page Available Services from the User Mode The following services are available from the User mode An additional link to the Axis home page is available from this mode The Printer Overview page contains a section that allows you to view the general parameter setting of the AXIS 560 660 including the print server name and the location of the print server in your organization ...

Page 112: ...nnected printers allows you to control the usage of the connected printers The General Help page presents you with basic information about the AXIS 560 660 and the Web user interface A short description of the Axis installation tools you should use when installing a printer on your PC is also included Available Services from the Admin Mode The following services are available from the Admin mode A...

Page 113: ...lete button is available on this page From the Network Settings page you can set all parameters that control the network traffic to and from the AXIS 560 660 You can enable or disable any of the supported network protocols and fine tune the parameter settings Caution Any network configuration should involve the Network Administrator From the Support page you can receive help to resolve any install...

Page 114: ...splays a comprehensive description of the configuration and management activities that can be performed from the internal Web pages of the AXIS 560 660 Theses activities include instructions on how to install the AXIS 560 660 in various environments and how to upgrade it with new firmware A detailed index is also available ...

Page 115: ...ed the AXIS 560 660 in the TCP IP environment as described in Assigning an IP address on page 30 you are free to access the AXIS 560 660 from AXIS ThinWizard Installing AXIS ThinWizard You should only install AXIS ThinWizard on a designated server on your network When you want to use the AXIS ThinWizard for management purposes you just access the server via any standard Web browser The AXIS ThinWi...

Page 116: ...eb browser from a client in your network 3 Enter the IP address or the host name of the server where you installed AXIS ThinWizard If the server is installed on another port than 80 you must enter the port name after the host name or the IP address 4 The AXIS ThinWizard start page appears in the Web browser Enter your user name and the password and click the Log in button 5 The AXIS ThinWizard int...

Page 117: ...groups as you want Follow the instructions below to create a network group 1 Click the Network Groups button in the AXIS ThinWizard main menu 2 Click the Create button 3 The Create Network Group page opens Type the name of the network group identify 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 ...

Page 118: ...d in the network group appear in the window 3 Click the link of the AXIS 560 660 to access its internal Web page 4 The Srv and Dev columns show the status of your print servers and printers You are now free to manage and configure the AXIS 560 660 as described in Available Services from the User Mode on page 111 Upgrading Axis Servers Refer to Upgrading using AXIS ThinWizard on page 148 for more i...

Page 119: ... IPX SPX or the NetBIOS NetBEUI protocols AXIS NetPilot allows you to Change the AXIS 560 660 parameter values Modify network environment settings Monitor your printers on the network Create logical groups of print servers to simplify administration Upgrade the AXIS 560 660 Starting AXIS NetPilot Start AXIS NetPilot by clicking the AXIS NetPilot icon which resides in the folder where you installed...

Page 120: ... 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 560 660 from the Network Print Servers folder 2 Click the Properties button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar or choose Properties from the Setup menu 3 Select the tab that includes the parameter you want t...

Page 121: ...erver 6 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 network environments From the Network Environment window you can modify the network settings for each supported network environment To gain access to the Netw...

Page 122: ... of each printer is displayed in the AXIS NetPilot window AXIS NetPilot s Monitoring Window Creating a printer group Follow the instructions below to create 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 gro...

Page 123: ...the toolbar or select Add Printer from the File menu 3 The Add Printer window appears Double 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 Monitoring Printers folder The printer status appear in the right hand frame of AXI...

Page 124: ... 2 Click on the New Group button on the toolbar or select New Print Server Group from the File menu 3 Type a print 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 Adding a Print Server to a Print Server Group Follow the instructions below to add a print server to a print server grou...

Page 125: ...etailed printer information from printers appearing in the monitoring window Note The extent of the detailed printer information is depending on your printer model 1 Select the desired printer folder located in the Monitoring Printers folder 2 Click the desired printer icon and choose Printer Information from the File menu AXIS NetPilot Printer Information window ...

Page 126: ...ormation in the Summary window AXIS NetPilot Summary window Upgrading the Print Server You can use the AXIS NetPilot Upgrade Wizard to upgrade the AXIS 560 660 software Please refer to Section 11 Upgrading the Software on page 147 for details Additional information Refer to the AXIS NetPilot on line help for further information about this tool ...

Page 127: ...UNIX shell 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 560 660 by typing put config CONFIG Notes It is important that the destination file is specified in capital letters Otherwise the edits are temporary and will be ...

Page 128: ...password Password pass 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 receive...

Page 129: ...ewing the Account File The 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 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 560 660 by...

Page 130: ...ber 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 telnet 1 Log in to the AXIS 560 660 by typing telnet host name or telnet IP address in a DOS window Windows and OS 2 or in a UNIX shell window 2 Enter the ...

Page 131: ...acter is AXIS 560 660 TELNET Print Server v6 00 Jun 17 1999 AXIS 560 660 network login root Password pass not visible AXIS 560 660 TELNET Print Server v6 00 Jun 17 1999 Root account Current account file JOB USER PROT LPR S BYTES ETIME OTIME 1 Thomas FTP pr2 C 1885 2 0 2 Joe LPT pr1 C 23074 4 0 3 RICHARD PSERVER pr2 C 43044 5 0 4 MacUser APPLE pr1 C 6717 2 0 5 LSLM_userNetBIOS pr2 C 36995 3 0 6 pat...

Page 132: ...Performing resets Three types of reset commands allow you to perform soft resets to 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 Log in to the AXIS 560 660 by typing telnet host name or telnet IP address in a DOS windows Windows and OS 2 or in a UNIX shell window 2 Enter the user ...

Page 133: ...MP implementation runs in TCP IP and NetWare IPX 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 ...

Page 134: ...o B The Parameter List on page 153 Printer status and unit administration objects used for monitoring AXIS 560 660 print jobs and storing parameter changes permanently 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 AXIS MIB is resident on the AXIS 560 660 and can be downloaded directly from the print server...

Page 135: ...tus of your AXIS 560 660 and the connected printers Please refer to the appropriate Hewlett Packard documentation for further details about these tools Notes To enable support for the HP JetAdmin and the HP Web JetAdmin management software you must set the HP_JETADMIN parameter to YES It is not possible to upgrade the AXIS 560 660 Flash Memory from the HP JetAdmin If the AXIS 560 660 has been conf...

Page 136: ...S 560 660 printer ports property pages This can not be done with an HP print server If you are performing a reset on one of the AXIS 560 660 printer ports all three ports will be reset From each port you can view all print queues connected to the print server and not only the queues connected to the specific printer port To be able to distinguish between the queues they must be named queue_name lo...

Page 137: ...ot 2 Select your AXIS 560 660 and click Install on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar Select with current configuration 3 Your AXIS 560 660 has been transferred to the Network Print Servers folder Select your AXIS 560 660 and click the Property button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar 4 Select the Printer Ports tab 5 Select COM1 from the Printer Port drop down list 6 Select XON XOFF from the Handshake Protocol ...

Page 138: ...ation Some useful features provided by the NetWare Administrator are described in more detail below Printer Status The Printer Status menu detailed below shows the status of an active print job serviced by an AXIS 560 660 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...

Page 139: ...e g Busy Off line Out of paper Paper jam etc You can also add or remove print job owners and administrators from the list of persons to be notified Print Layout You can view installed AXIS 560 660 Network Print Servers and their relative print queues for any NetWare Organizational Unit You can also display summary information by right clicking on the printer object you want to examine NetWare Prin...

Page 140: ...P 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 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 traditiona...

Page 141: ...x Printing System for Unix Linux environments Firewall Considerations If there are one or more firewalls between the IPP Client and the 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 th...

Page 142: ...hat 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 http axisps 631 LPT1 http 12 100 110 2 631 LPT1 Printer attached to the LPT1 parallel port http axisps 631 LPT2 http 12 100 110 2 631 LPT2 Printer attached to the LPT2 parallel port http axisps 631 COM1 http 12 100 110...

Page 143: ... server could be axisps for example The port number used is 631 followed by the local printer name Ex LPT1 A walk through example of the IPP printing process is perhaps the best way to describe the IPP functionality 1 As a LAN 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...

Page 144: ...Printer Wizard will start Follow the instructions on the screen 3 When prompted choose Network Printer 4 In the Network Path or Queue 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 a name for the printer you wish to add to your printer list Click Finish The dest...

Page 145: ...Add Printer Wizard will start Follow the instructions on the screen 3 When prompted choose Network Printer 4 In the Network Path or Queue 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 a name for the printer you wish to add to your printer list Click Finish The ...

Page 146: ... a new destination printer click Find Printer in the Select Printer frame 3 Enter the printer http address in the Printer field for example http axisps 631 LPT1 Click OK 4 The Installation Wizard 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 5 Specify your printer from the pr...

Page 147: ...Flash Memory The axinstall script The AXIS MIB file Obtaining the Updated Software You can obtain all the print server software as well as the latest utility software from the following locations AXIS Online CD Over the Internet by accessing the AXIS home page at http www axis com Anonymous ftp by logging in to ftp axis com and accessing the folder pub axis your local dealer Note If you are upgrad...

Page 148: ... in TCP IP networks You must assign the AXIS 560 660 with an IP address as described in Assigning an IP address on page 30 before you can use this upgrading method Follow the instructions below to upgrade your print servers using AXIS ThinWizard 1 Click the Manage Network button in the AXIS ThinWizard main menu 2 Select a network group from the drop down list You can only update the servers that a...

Page 149: ... below to upgrade the AXIS 560 660 Caution Be careful not to interrupt the file transfer If the transfer is interrupted the AXIS 560 660 may have to be re initialized by your dealer 1 Log in to the AXIS 560 660 with the command ftp host name or ftp IP address 2 You will be prompted for user id and password Use the user id root which has the default password pass 3 Type the command binary to change...

Page 150: ...ade Wizard 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 147 2 Put the file in the AXIS NetPilot Upgrade folder This folder resides in the same folder as the AXIS NetPilot program and was created when AXIS NetPilot was installed on your client 3 Start the U...

Page 151: ...test page every time you have connected the AXIS 560 660 to a printer Note The test page is printed on LPT1 by default If you want to print the test page on LPT2 or COM1 instead you should set the Internal Printout Destination parameter to LPT2 respectively COM1 The Parameter List Press the test button twice to print a parameter list showing the current AXIS 560 660 settings This list provides com...

Page 152: ...ntervals 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 560 660 by disconnecting and reconnecting the external power supply The AXIS 560 660 is now reset to factory default settings Note All parameters except No...

Page 153: ...st restart the AXIS 560 660 before the new setting for that parameter takes effect Please refer to Section 9 Management Configuration on page 108 for more information about how to change the parameters Note The password parameters ROOT_PWD and PROS_PWD only appear when you are logged in to the AXIS 560 660 using root The password parameters will not be printed when you are printing the parameter l...

Page 154: ... DNS_ENB YES DNS Enabled DNS_ADDR1 0 0 0 0 Primary DNS Server Address DNS_ADDR2 0 0 0 0 Secondary DNS Server Address DOMAIN_NAME Domain Name Defines the domain to which the AXIS 560 660 belongs SLP_SCOPE_LIST DEFAULT Defines the SLP scope to which the AXIS 560 660 belongs RTN_OPT NO Reverse Telnet Options Enabled RTEL_PR1 0 PR1 Reverse Telnet Port Number RTEL_PR2 0 PR2 Reverse Telnet Port Number R...

Page 155: ..._BINDERY4 PSERVER Bindery 4 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY5 PSERVER Bindery 5 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY6 PSERVER Bindery 6 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY7 PSERVER Bindery 7 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY8 PSERVER Bindery 8 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY9 PSERVER Bindery 9 Bindery file server name PSERVER_BINDERY10 PSERVER Bindery 10 Bindery fi...

Page 156: ... Printer 6 LLOGIC_6 PR6 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 LPT2 COM1 Logical Printer for Printer 6 LPRINT_7 Name Printer 7 LLOGIC_7 PR7 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 LPT2 COM1 Logical Printer for Printer 7 LPRINT_8 Name Printer 8 LLOGIC_8 PR8 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 LPT2 COM1 Logical Printer for Printer 8 APPLETALK MENU AXIS 560 only ATLK_ENB YES AppleTalk Enabled ATK_ZONE Ap...

Page 157: ...stScript Page Orientation 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 MENU PR2_OUT LPT2 LPT1 COM1 LPT2 Physical Port PR2_SND PR2 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 Secondary Printer PR2_WAIT YES Wait on Busy PR2_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read back Port Read Back of information PR2_BEF String Before Print Job PR2_STR Stri...

Page 158: ...stScript Page Orientation 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 PRINTER4 MENU PR4_OUT COM1 LPT1 COM1 LPT2 Physical Port PR4_SND PR4 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 Secondary Printer PR4_WAIT YES Wait on Busy PR4_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR4_BEF String Before Print Job PR4_STR Stri...

Page 159: ...stScript Page Orientation PR5_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR5_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTER6 MENU PR6_OUT LPT2 LPT1 COM1 LPT2 Physical Port PR6_SND PR6 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 Secondary Printer PR6_WAIT YES Wait on Busy PR6_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR6_BEF String Before Print Job PR6_STR 010A...

Page 160: ...Script Page Orientation PR7_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR7_FONT PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTER8 MENU PR8_OUT COM1 LPT1 COM1 LPT2 Physical Port PR8_SND PR8 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 Secondary Printer PR8_WAIT YES Wait on Busy PR8_IN AUTO NONE AUTO Read Back Port Read Back of information PR8_BEF String Before Print Job PR8_STR 010A02...

Page 161: ...h COM1 C1_PARIT NONE NONE ODD EVEN Parity COM1 C1 STOPB 2 1 2 Stop Bits COM1 C1_HNDSH ROBUST BOTH NONE XON XOFF ROBUST RDY BSY BOTH ROBUST BOTH Handshake Protocol COM1 C1_READT 3 Printer Feedback Delay COM1 C1_BSYTM 60 Busy Status Time Out COM1 All status reporting disabled if set to 0 C1_MGM_INFO AUTO DISABLE AUTO Printer Management Information COM1 C1_COMMENT Optional user comment describing the...

Page 162: ...dows 98 LANtastic LANtastic 7 0 from any of the supported Windows clients defined above All Operating Systems supporting the TCP IP suite of protocols including BSD Systems BSD 4 2 4 3 4 4 SunOS4 Solaris 1 x DEC Ultrix etc System V Systems R3 R4 AT T Interactive SCO SunOS5 Solaris 2 x HP UX IBM AIX Silicon Graphics IRIX DEC Alpha OSF 1 BULL BOS AIX Other Systems IBM MVS VM VSE OS 400 DEC VMS guide...

Page 163: ...arly Token release support for 16 Mbps frame types simultaneously Attachments AXIS 560 10baseT Twisted Pair and 10base2 Thin wire Ethernet AXIS 660 Media Type 1 DB9 STP and Media Type 3 RJ45 UTP Support for 4 and 16 Mbps Token Ring networks Security UNIX Root password User access list and printer access NetWare Encrypted passwords Logical Printers The logical printer ports can be programmed to per...

Page 164: ... AXIS 560 660 User s Manual 164 Serial Printer One serial port RS 232 9 pin DSUB connector XON XOFF or RTS CTS Data rates up to 115 200 baud Front Panel 2 LED indicators Power and Network Test button for information printouts Slide switch for Token Ring speed AXIS 660 only ...

Page 165: ...24 W Type PS B 12V 500 mA AXIS 660 Maximum 3 72 W Type PS B 12V 500 mA Dimensions Height x Width x Depth AXIS 560 1 0 x 7 0 x 4 7 inches 2 5 x 17 5 x 12 0 cm AXIS 660 1 0 x 6 5 x 4 7 inches 2 5 x 16 2 x 12 0 cm Weight 0 86 lb 0 39 kg Environmental Temperature 40 105 F 5 40 C Humidity 10 95 non condensing Approvals EMC EN 55022 1994 EN50082 1 1992 FCC Class A Safety EN 60950 ...

Page 166: ...loading start up information such as the IP address to hosts on the network It is only available in UNIX BOOTP requires a BOOTP daemon on your system A request made to an active BOOTP daemon initiates a search of the Boot Table 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 BSD Berkeley Software Distrib...

Page 167: ... is stored in Flash Memory This memory is provided by a silicon chip that like any other ROM device retains data content even after power is removed However Flash Memory is unique because it allows its data to be erased and re written This means that you can install software updates for your server as soon as they become available without having to replace any parts The new software is simply load...

Page 168: ...ges NetWare network resources such as servers and volumes 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 Ethernet ad...

Page 169: ...inally developed by AT T URL Uniform Resource Locator A way of specifying 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 Wizards help the user to accomplish tasks that are ...

Page 170: ...ersion 100 Chooser 86 config file 108 153 Configuration methods AXIS NetPilot Parameter List Editor 120 Property pages 120 FTP 127 HP tools HP JetAdmin 135 HP Web JetAdmin 135 NetWare Administrator 138 PCONSOLE 138 SNMP 133 Telnet 130 Web browser 109 Connectors 17 D DDNS 32 Debugging Print Problems 107 E Ethernet Address 30 F Factory default settings 152 Flash memory 147 FTP 127 H Hex Dump Mode 10...

Page 171: ... 83 Installing the print server 83 P Parameter List 153 Physical Description AXIS 660 17 Physical description 15 Power Indicator LED 18 Power indicator LED 16 Printer information 125 Printer port 15 Printing parameter list 151 Test page 151 Pure IP 51 R Ring Speed Switch 18 S Setting the Internet address ARP 35 37 BOOTP 41 DHCP 34 RARP 39 Setting up Macintosh 86 NetWare 43 OS 2 80 UNIX 92 Windows ...

Page 172: ...s 62 Windows 3 1 AXIS Print Utility for Windows 74 Peer to peer printing 76 Windows 95 Installing printer ports 57 Windows 98 Installing printer ports 57 Windows for Workgroups AXIS Print Utility for Windows 74 Client server printing Client setup 78 Server setup 77 Peer to peer printing 76 Windows NT 4 0 Installing Printer Ports 62 WINS 32 34 ...

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