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LLC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Local Printer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 33

Logical Link Control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Logical Printers

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 151

LPD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 151

LPR Printing

Mac

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

LPT1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

LPT2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mac

LPR Printing

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Macintosh

Choosing a Printer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Installing the Print Server

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

MIB

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Multi-Language Support

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Multiple Configuration

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

NCP

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

NDPS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 50, 151

NDS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 151

NetBIOS/NetBEUI

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

NetWare

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Administrator

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Advanced Installation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Basic installation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

NDPS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 124

Packet Signature

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Printing Modes

Print Server Mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Remote Printer Mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Setting up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Network

Client/Server

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Create a Group

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Indicator

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Peer-to-Peer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Printer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 34

Structures

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Network indicator LED

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Network Mode

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24

Network Speed

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Obtaining an IP Address and Subnet Mask

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

OS/2

AXIS Print Utility for OS/2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Installing the print server

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Summary of Contents for AXIS 5900

Page 1: ...AXIS 5900 User s Manual 1 AXIS 5900 Network Print Servers User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...cables Australia This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio communications Electromagnetic Compatibility Standard 1998 AS NZS 3548 Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions please inform your local Axis office which can be found on the cover of this document...

Page 3: ...ive 1999 5 EC with essential test suites as per standards EN 60950 Safety of Information Technology equipment ETS 300 328 Technical requirements for radio equipment ETS 300 826 General EMC requirements for radio equipment USA Federal Communications Commission FCC This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation of the device is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not ...

Page 4: ...s in Windows 2000 XP 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard 30 Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor 33 Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor 34 AXIS Print Monitor Software 36 Adding Printers over TCP IP in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor 37 Adding NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor 38 Adding Printers over ...

Page 5: ...ining the Software 91 Section 10 Management and Configuration 92 Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management 92 Print Server Settings 97 Using Logical Printers to Customize your Printing 99 Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management 107 Using FTP for Print Server Management 110 Using Telnet for Print Server Management 112 Using SNMP for Print Server Management 114 Enabling Secure Web Se...

Page 6: ...hese instructions are based on the settings in a new and unconfigured print server To reload the default parameters you can perform a Factory Default which will restore most of the settings See Performing a Factory Default on page 134 Supported Environments Windows NetWare Macintosh OS 2 UNIX Linux About Axis Axis increases the value of network solutions The company is an innovative market leader ...

Page 7: ...forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response If you are connected to the Internet you can Download user documentation and firmware updates Find answers to previously resolved problems in the FAQ database Search by product category or phrase Report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private support area Visit the Axis support Web at www axis com...

Page 8: ...ducts acrobat readermain html Start up procedures for Windows If your computer is configured to autostart CDs the AXIS Network Product CD will start automatically when inserted into a local CD drive on Windows 98 Me NT 2000 and XP platforms You can also navigate to the CD root directory and start the index htm file from within the Windows file manager Hardware Model Part Numbers Axis Print Server ...

Page 9: ...attached print server and connects to the network wirelessly or via a twisted pair category 5 cable 10baseT and 100baseTX or better Printer Ports The Axis Network Print Server print server is equipped with two high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel ports LPT1 LPT2 Any standard printer can be connected to any of the ports for network printing Print data can be directed to any of the two ports sim...

Page 10: ...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 Network Print Server or its Power Adapter Antenna The Axis Network Print Server is equipped with a built in 802 11b PC Card with an internal antenna Configuration and Management The print server can be configured and managed from its internal Web pages ...

Page 11: ...ernet Printing Protocol function allows for printing from LAN to LAN via a WAN such as the Internet Cable Speed The AXIS ETRAX 100 LX chip supports data transfer rates of up to 200 Mbit s 100 Mbit Ethernet full duplex Wireless Speed The Axis Network Print Server supports the IEEE 802 11b wireless standard with a data rate of up to 11 Mbps over a WLAN Multi language Support The print server s Web i...

Page 12: ... that requires human intervention occurs in a printer The e mail contains a short and concise description of the event Future proof The firmware stored in the print server Flash memory can be upgraded over the network This allows you to quickly update and enhance its operational features when new print server software becomes available NetWare Packet Signature AXIS 5900 supports NetWare Packet Sig...

Page 13: ...e printer and connect the Power Adapter to the Axis Network Print Server The Power indicator will light up When the Network indicator startstoflash theAxisNetworkPrintServerissuccessfullyconnectedtothe network 6 Wait 1 minute Press the test button on the Axis Network Print Server to print a test page The test page includes a list of the most important parameters including the network speed firmwar...

Page 14: ...e the connection has been established proceed with creating a certificate See Configuring the Axis Network Print Server for Wireless Printing on page 23 Next enable https in the print server for secure Web services See Configuring the Axis Network Print Server for Wireless Printing on page 23 Set the WLAN Network Mode and enter the SSID WLAN channel and WEP keys according to your network see Confi...

Page 15: ...erver See Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server on page 16 Once the connection has been established proceed with creating a certificate See Configuring the Axis Network Print Server for Wireless Printing on page 23 Next activate https in the print server for secure Web services such as WEP See Configuring the Axis Network Print Server for Wireless Printing on page 23 Set the WLAN Network Mod...

Page 16: ...n entry to the ARP table with the command arp s Ethernet Address You need to know the Ethernet address of your Axis Network Print Server in order to assign an IP address to it The Ethernet address is based upon the serial number of your Axis Network Print Server This means for example that an Axis Network Print Server with the serial number of 00408C100086 will have the corresponding Ethernet addr...

Page 17: ...rint server s Web interface Refer to Management and Configuration on page 92 DDNS Host Name Rules DDNS supports 47 character long host names and can only consist of the characters A Z a z 0 9 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 Network Print Server host name that is Method Network environments See AX...

Page 18: ... Server 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 DHCP scope The config file is downloaded immediately after the Axis Network Print Server receives its IP address 3 You have now successfully set the IP address of your Axis Network Print Server Continue to Configuring your Print Server on page...

Page 19: ...8 NT Me 2000 XP 2003 Start out with making sure that the IP address is available for use The IP address 192 168 3 191 is used here as an example Ping the IP address by opening a Command Prompt and writing If the host returns Reply from 192 168 3 191 or a similar message the IP address is already taken You can obtain a new and unused IP address from your system administrator Check that the IP addre...

Page 20: ...d Mac OS X Start out with making sure that the IP address is available for use The IP address 192 168 3 191 is used here as an example Ping the IP address by opening a Terminal and writing If the host returns Reply from 192 168 3 191 or a similar message the IP address is already taken You can obtain a new and unused IP address from your system administrator Check that the IP address you want to u...

Page 21: ...ver for Wireless Printing on page 23 Important Setting the IP Address 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 located in the etc ethers file Example 2 Update if necessary your host table and alias name databases as required by your system arp s IP address Ethernet address ping t I...

Page 22: ...P daemon This is typically performed using the bootpd command 4 Restart the Axis Network Print Server to download the IP address default router address and subnet mask The Axis Network Print Server 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 ...

Page 23: ...w to fill out the certificate 5 ClickAdmin NetworkSettings DetailedView TCP IPNetwork HTTPS Enabled Yes and then OK 6 Click Admin General Settings and select Auto Sense or WLAN from the Network Mode drop down list to enable wireless communication enabled by default In a new and unconfigured you do not have to enter a User name Password combination to enter Admin mode It is highly recommended that ...

Page 24: ...nment or select Auto Sense WLAN Network Mode Select Ad Hoc mode for peer to peer printing or Infrastructure mode for wireless communication via an access point Note The WLAN Network Mode must match the mode of the workstation laptop This is set using the computer s wireless configuration software WLAN SSID The default SSID service set identifier in the Axis Network Print Server is AXIS followed by...

Page 25: ...eters Click the button to access the WEP parameter settings WEP Encryption Level WEP security The default setting is that WEP encryption is disabled Select 64 Bit or 128 Bit security level 128 Bit encryption level is the highest level of security but may reduce the performance level Active WEP key Select the appropriate WEP key as specified by the network administrator WEP key x Enter the WEP keys...

Page 26: ... method from the table below Windows TCP IP See Adding Printers in Windows on page 27 NetBIOS NetBEUI See Adding Printers in Windows on page 27 IPP Proceed with IPP Internet Printing Protocol on page 123 NetWare IP IPX in PSERVER mode See Setup using NDPS on page 50 and then Queue based Printing Methods on page 74 IP IPX in Remote Printer mode See Setup using NDPS on page 50 and then Queue based P...

Page 27: ...nter The network printer appears as a Local Printer in Windows Add Printer Wizard and in AXIS Print Monitor and needs to be added to each Windows Platform Protocol Method See Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 TCP IP LPR AXIS AddPrinter software AddingPrintersinWindows2000 XP 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard on page 28 Windows Add Printer Wizard AddingPrintersinWindows2000 XP 2003 using Windows Add Prin...

Page 28: ...ard the network printer is ready for use To install a network printer you must be logged in as an Administrator or be a member of the Administrators group 1 Install AXIS AddPrinter Wizard on all Windows 2000 XP 2003 workstations that will print via the print server 2 Before you continue ensure that the print server is properly connected to the printer network and power 3 Start AXIS AddPrinter Clic...

Page 29: ...locks SLP traffic Click Find Enter the IP address or host name displayed on the print server s Test page and click OK Example 192 168 3 191 or AXIS181cf0 Refresh If the print server has just been switched on the printer has not had time to report its presence This process can take a few minutes In this case Printer Model is stated as No printer connected Click Refresh to rescan your local network ...

Page 30: ...dows 2000 XP 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard 1 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Go to Start Printers and Faxes and click the Add a Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next Windows 2000 Go to Start Settings Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next 2 In the Wizard select Local Printer attached to this computer Make sure the Automatically d...

Page 31: ...tertheIPaddressoftheprintserverinthePrinterNameorIPAddressfield Example 192 168 3 191 The Port Name field will be filled in automatically when you enter the IP address Optionally addtheportyouwanttouseasasuffix i e LPT1orLPT2 Example 192 168 3 191_LPT1 Click Next 5 In the Additional Port Information Required window select the Device Port you want to use i e LPT1 or LPT2 Click Next then Finish Opti...

Page 32: ...asked whether to keep it or replace it 7 Click Next Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your default printer Click Next 8 Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users printatestpage etc Selecttheappropriate radiobuttonandclick Nextand Finish 9 Print a test page to verify your installation You have now completed the installation ...

Page 33: ...use the standard Windows method for installing an LPR printer in Windows 2000 XP 2003 Windows XP 2003 1 Go to Start Printers and Faxes and click the Add a Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next Windows 2000 1 Go to Start Settings Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next 2 Select the appropriate radio button Local Printer Click Next 3 Click...

Page 34: ... Properties from the Printer menu 4 Click the Ports tab 5 Click the Configure Port button 6 Click the LPR radio button and enter the queue name PR1 PR2 7 Click OK to finish Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor If you have not already done so you should perform the TCP IP basic setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing Preparing for LPR Printing In the...

Page 35: ...int server If it doesn t appear in the list click Add Port 3 Choose LPR Port from Available Printer Ports and click New Port 4 Typetheprintserver sIPaddress orhostname inthefieldNameoraddress of server providing lpd Example 192 168 3 191 Enter which port to use in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server LPT1 or LPT2 Click OK and then Close 5 Theaddedprintserverwillnowappearinthe Av...

Page 36: ...nable printing in these environments please ensure that the desired printing protocols are running on your client Peer to Peer Printing The AXIS 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 Client Server Printing AXI...

Page 37: ...st name AXIS181636 In the Logical Printer Name field enter the port you wish to use LPT1 or LPT2 Click OK click Close 7 Select Manufacturer Printers choose a printer name and if you want to use the printer as your default printer Choose if you want to share the printer and print a test page Click Finish 8 You may now configure the port as described below Configure the Port 1 Select Settings Printe...

Page 38: ...rom the list of available ports The port appears as name port Example AX100086 LP1 The port is LP1 for LPT1 or LP2 for LPT2 6 Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer Click Next and proceed directly to step 9 It is only necessary to perform steps 7 8 if your printer does not appear in the list Note 7 Click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was providedwi...

Page 39: ...rinter Ports window 8 Click the Configure Port button Choose whether error condition pop up messagesaretobedisplayedbycheckingtheboxintheConfigureAxisPorts dialog Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry Click OK Continue the installation by clicking Next 9 Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer Click Next and proceed directly to step 12 It i...

Page 40: ... the type of printer you want to install from the diskette CD and click Next If you already have the printer s driver installed you will be asked whether to keep it or to replace it 7 Select the Printers TCP IP Port and click Next 8 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and choose whether you want it to be the default printer Click Next 9 In the next window do not order a Test Page to be writ...

Page 41: ... is only necessary to perform steps 4 5 if your printer does not appear in the model list Note 4 Click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was providedwithyourprinter selecttheappropriatediskette CDdriveandclick OK 5 Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next 6 Select the AXIS Printer Port from the Available Ports list The port names appears as name po...

Page 42: ... server You can alter the Bonjour parameters from the print server s Web interface select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network 1 From the Apple menu select Go Applications Utilities and start the Print Center or the Printer Setup Utility 2 Click Add in the Printer List 3 From the drop down list select Bonjour 4 High light the printer you want to install The print server s default na...

Page 43: ...inter To Change the Bonjour Service Name You can change the print server s Bonjour service name via the print server s Web interface Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network Bonjour Service Name If the print server using Bonjour is already installed and the print server name or service name is changed the print server must be removed from the Printer List and then re installed with the ...

Page 44: ...for your printer from the Printer Model drop down list If the printer is not available in the list select Generic Note Generic is only used for postscript printers You can also browse for a printer driver on your computer or network by selecting Other from the list 6 Click Add to complete the installation Installation of LPR printing in Mac OS X If you want to print using LPR select 1 Printers Add...

Page 45: ...inter might have Autodetect Printer Type The print server can automatically detect the type of printer you are using if you enable Autodetect Printer Type The print server can then recognize Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers Most Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers that have Mac OS printer drivers for network printing are supported Without the Autodetect Printer Type function the App...

Page 46: ... be selected manually as described in step 6 6 Choose the PPD file matching your printer and click OK IfyourprinterdoesnotappearinthePPDfilelist pleasecontactyourprinter vendor Use the Generic PPD if you do not need any printer specific features 7 Click OK and then click the Close box This completes the configuration and closes the Chooser Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh computer on the n...

Page 47: ... a limited number of the parameters of the AXIS 5900 such as enable and disable binary data transfers for your printing select the type of binary transfer protocol to use specify the AppleTalk printer type set the IP address However by assigning an IP address to your print server you have access to all of the print server parameters via any standard Web browser or via FTP Refer to Management and C...

Page 48: ... wish to use for printing documents 9 Close the Chooser Note BINARY_TYPE_1 BCP INT_ADDR 192 168 3 191 ATYPE_1 EPSONLQ2 Parameters that you do not want to set should be excluded from the text file Refer to the Parameter list in this manual for information about which values that are valid for each parameter The _CFG port disappears 60 minutes after the AXIS 5900 has been powered on If you want it t...

Page 49: ...elevant sections in this manual Installation method Transport protocol Action NDPS TCP IP IPX SPX See Setup using NDPS on page 50 and Public Access Printers on page 51 Controlled Access Printers on page 54 iPrint iPrint over LPR See Setup using iPrint on page 66 and Install a Printer using AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration Snap in on page 68 iPrint over IPP See Setup using iPrint on page 66 and Insta...

Page 50: ...ents Having assigned an IP address to the AXIS 5900 as described in Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server on page 16 you are now ready to install the Axis Network Print Server for NDPS printing You can select to install the connected printers as public or controlled access printers Follow the instructions below to install the Axis Network Print Server using NDPS Important The NDPS Enabled pa...

Page 51: ...tification page for the NDPS Manager click the printer Agent List button The Printer Agent List dialog will appear 3 Click New The Create Printer Agent dialog will appear 4 Type a name of your choice in the NDPS Printer Agent field 5 Select the Axis Gateway configuration in the Gateway Type window 6 Click OK 7 In the Select the printer s type window choose your printer If you cannot find the print...

Page 52: ...g 192 168 70 243 and LPT1 or LPT2 Only the ports with a connected printer show up in this window If the printer is not in the displayed print list click Manually specify the print server and do the following Enter the print server s IP address in the IP Address field and choose a port in the Print server port field e g 192 168 70 243 and LPT1 or LPT2 IPX Network protocol All the available ports wi...

Page 53: ...et numbers corresponding to the LPT1 and LPT2 physical ports If the printer is not in the displayed print list click Manually specify the print server and do the following 1 Enter the IPX External Network Number in the Network field 2 Enter the Print server s HW address in the LAN HW address field 3 ChooseaportinthePrintserverportfield e g 01d7e1c2 00408c5ff6a6and LPT1 or LPT2 4 When done select y...

Page 54: ...rinter Agent appears in the Printer Agent List window Check the Status it should be Idle 7 Press Cancel to close the NDPS Manager To install the printer on the workstation See Installing an NDPS Printer on a Workstation on page 61 Controlled Access Printers Follow these steps to create a controlled access printer as an object in the Directory Tree using the NetWare administrator utility 1 Log in a...

Page 55: ...New Printer Agent If you select this option you are asked to select either the Novell Gateway or a third party Gateway Printer Agent on Existing NDS Object Use a Printer already configured as a controlled access printer NDPS Printer Object If you select this option a list of current NDPS Printer Objects in this container will be displayed from which you can select the one you want to use Public Ac...

Page 56: ...nd browse to select the NDPS Manager to which you want to assign it 9 Select AXIS Gateway Configuration in the Gateway Type field 10 Click OK 11 In the Select the printer s type window choose your printer If you cannot find the printer select an appropriate Generic one PCL PS etc 12 Select TCP IP default or IPX as network protocol 13 Click Next ...

Page 57: ...w with the printer attached on the connected port Depending on the transport protocol you used when you start the installation the print server will appear as TCP IP Network protocol IP Address and Port e g 192 168 70 243 and LPT1 or LPT2 Only the ports with a connected printer will show up in this window ...

Page 58: ...168 70 243 and LPT1 or LPT2 IPX Network protocol All the available ports will be presented regardless if the printers are or not connected to those ports The IPX Addresses for the above printers will appear as IPX External Network Number Print server s HW address Socket Number i e 01d7e1c2 00408c5ff6a6 400c where 400c 401c and 402c are the socket numbers corresponding to the LPT1 and LPT2 physical...

Page 59: ...lick Manually specify the print server and enter the IPX External Network Number in the Network field 2 Enter the Print server s HW address in the LAN HW address field and choose a port in the Print server port field e g 01d7e1c2 00408c5ff6a6 and LPT1 or LPT2 3 When done select your printer and click Finish ...

Page 60: ...Windows 2000 Windows NT and Windows 95 98 These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users workstations when they install this printer in the future 5 Click Continue and OK in the next NDPS window Your printer will appear as an NDS object in the Directory Tree and will offer a full range of network security options ...

Page 61: ...on Using Novell Printer Manager 1 Log in as Admin 2 On the any workstation browse to NW 5 1 File Server SYS PUBLIC Win32 and start Nwpmw32 exe Novell Printer Manager The Novell Printers dialog appears displaying a list of installed Public or Controlled printers if any printers have previously been installed on the workstation 3 From the Printer Manager s Printer pull down menu select New 4 Click A...

Page 62: ... Public Access Printers on the network and the NDPS Controlled Access Printers in you current NDS context ToseetheControlledAccessPrintersinothercontextthatyouhave rights to click the Browse button and select your choice Click OK 6 Once selected click Install The Novell Printers Install dialog appears ...

Page 63: ...t or a driver was not found you will be prompted to either to choose from a list ofprinterdriversprovidedbyNDPSortoprovideadiskwiththeappropriate driver The Novell Printers dialog appears with the new printer e g AXIS5FF6A6_IPX1 in the installed list 8 Click Close In the Novell Printer Manager window the new installed NDPS printer appears with the name e g AXIS5FF6A6_IPX1 and is available for prin...

Page 64: ...kstation select Settings Printers There might be some differences regarding this menu depending of MS Operating System you are running 2 Start the Add Printer Wizard on the workstation The Add Printer Wizard dialog will appear Click Next 3 Select Network printer and click Next 4 Click Next again in the Locate Your Printer dialog Win2000 XP or press the Browse button Win9X ...

Page 65: ...cess print servers are immediately available for everyone on the network The Axis Gateway Configuration Utility is an installation and configuration tool for NDPS printers in the NetWare environment The Axis Gateway will appear in NetWare 5 1 and later releases You can download the Axis Gateway Configuration Utility for use with earlier versions of NetWare from www axis com To print using TCP IP A...

Page 66: ...and Service Pack 3 16 April 2003 for NetWare 6 0 or later the AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration will automatically be installed and configured on the NetWare Servers and ready for use The AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap in for NetWare 6 0 can be downloaded for free from www axis com Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap in for NetWare 6 0 if you want to ...

Page 67: ...r by opening the following URL https IP address of NW server 2200 eMFrame iManager html You have to authenticate 8 Click on iPrint Management on the left pane and select Create Printer 9 On the right pane verify that the newly installed AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration is under the Gateway type drop down menu If not it may be necessary to restart the NetWare server Now you are ready to use the AXIS ...

Page 68: ...00 2 Connect the print server to the network 3 Connect the power adapter 4 Start the printer and the print server 5 Log in as Admin 6 Use a Web browser and the local host URL to login into iManager on your NetWare server 7 Open your browser to the following URL https IP address of NW server 2200 eMFrame iManager html You have to authenticate 8 Click on iPrint Management on the left pane 9 Click on...

Page 69: ...wing Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP 2003 Web browser with JavaScript enabled Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later Netscape 4 76 iPrint is not supported on Netscape 6 The user should use the following iPrint url http IP address of your NW server 631 IPP 1 From a Netscape or Internet Explorer browser enter the provided URL A Web page displays a listing of available printers to install and a link to...

Page 70: ...e serial number If you want to change the print server name just type the new name in the available text field Environments Choose which networking environments you want to configure the Axis Network Print Server for e g NetWare TCP IP Windows OS 2 or Macintosh If your network comprises various different platforms you can enable any combination of environments NetWare NDS Place NetWare Print Queue...

Page 71: ...are Network Environment window allows you to connect additional print queues to your Axis Network Print Server 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 menu or click on the Network icon on the AXIS NetPilot s toolbar Envir...

Page 72: ...4 Select the tree or server location of the print queue from the Resources box 5 Select an existing print queue to connect to the server port or create a new print queue by clicking on Create Queue If you have selected an existing queue advance 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...

Page 73: ...inter print server and queue objects Installing the Axis Network Print Server Follow the instructions below to install the Axis Network Print Server in the NetWare Pure IP environment 1 Start the Configuration Wizard from the User mode in the Axis Network Print Server Web interface 2 Click your way through the Wizard until reaching the NetWare page 3 Set the parameters on the NetWare page PSERVER ...

Page 74: ...rotocol from DUAL_STACK to IP_ONLY Save and exit when finished Note Queue based Printing Methods The following overview explains the advantages and limitations of the two supported queue based printing methods Print Server Mode The Axis Network Print Server logs in to a file server s and repeatedly polls the print queues for print jobs In this fashion the Axis Network Print Server emulates a NetWa...

Page 75: ...serviced by an Axis Network Print Server It displays detailed information concerning the active job including Print Queue print job description size of print file percentage of job completed etc You can also abort or pause the print job from this menu Notification You can use the NetWare Administrator to enable or disable status notification messages for printers connected to the AXIS 5900 e g Bus...

Page 76: ... the recommended printing tool It doesn t provide an integrated printer driver list nor printer detection functionality Instructions Type the command sam in a Terminal window click Printers and Plotters and then click Actions and Add_Remote Printer Plotter Mandrake printerdrake is the recommended printing tool It contains an integrated printer driver list but does not have printer detection abilit...

Page 77: ...2 is the recommended printing tool It contains a printer driver list as well as printer detection capability Instructions To start the Printer Configuration tool select this from the Desktop YaST2 menu button on the panel In Yast Control Center Hardware Edit Printers Notes A versatile IPP client for UNIX Linux is CUPS It can be downloaded from the Common Unix Printing System s Web site at www cups...

Page 78: ...k Next 5 Enter the IP address or host name of the print server as well as the port you want to use Port numbers available for TCP IP are 6 Click Next 7 Fill in data to help users identify the printer i e name description and location Click Next 8 Select printer model and click Next 9 Configure the printer and click Next The printer is set up Click Finish and the printer is accessible Typical Invoc...

Page 79: ...mmand printtool in XTERM or Gnome Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured with printconf in the Debian distribution Local Printer Unix Printer lpd Spool Windows Printer SMB Novell Printer NCP Queue JetDirect Printer Adding a Remote Unix Printer 1 Start printtool and click Add 2 Select Remote Unix lpd Queue from the Printer Type menu and click OK Text fields for the following opti...

Page 80: ...rinter NCP Queue JetDirect Printer Important Do not edit the etc printcap file Each time the printer deamon lpd is started restarted a new etc printcap file is dynamically created If you want to add a printer without using printconf edit the etc printcap local file The entries in etc printcap local are not displayed in printconf but are read by the printer daemon If you upgrade your system from a ...

Page 81: ...ompliance option is not chosen If you are having problems printing to a non Linux lpd queue choose this option to disable enhanced LPRng printing features 4 Click Next to continue The next step is to select the type of printer that is connected to the remote system Important Selecting the Print Driver If you are configuring a local printer select the print driver from the list The printers are div...

Page 82: ...olution printer escape sequences etc With YaST2 it s also possible to setup network printers TCP IP Samba or Novell NetWare Printer SuSE includes the regular SETUP program from the original apsfilter package with some enhancements run lprsetup to invoke this configuration script Once you get accustomed to its GUI you ll be able to configure local and network printers Invocation of YaST2 On the Gno...

Page 83: ...d sh axinstall or sh axinstall depending on your system You will be guided through the installation by a step by step procedure During the installation you will be asked to select a print method we suggest you choose LPD or for more functionality use the PROS filter or named pipe methods Please refer to the following pages if you need guidance on the choice of print methods The axinstall script wi...

Page 84: ...s between hosts This is the recommended method for UNIX Linux systems but some System V versions do not support LPD Advantages Easy to set up install the AXIS 5900 as a remote queue in System V or add a remote printer to etc printcap using the rm and rp fields BSD Limitations Spooler features and printcap or lpr options BSD such as multiple copies are not available FTP The File Transfer Protocol i...

Page 85: ... System V Reverse Telnet Often used for printing via a terminal server printer port Only recommended if you already have a Reverse Telnet driver installed Advantages Easy to set up with previously installed Reverse Telnet drivers Limitations No status logging Drivers are not supplied with the print server Existing drivers may be slow Other UNIX Linux Systems Most UNIX Linux systems resemble either...

Page 86: ...lectPrinting typeanumber e g 1 intheMaximumnumberofLPDports field TheRemoteprintserverandRemoteprintserver sprinterfieldsshould 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...

Page 87: ...server client server mode The printer port status of your print server can be monitored and pop up notification messages can be generated keeping you informed of completed print jobs or any problem condition Notes Installing the Axis Network Print Server 1 When AXIS Print Utility for OS 2 is running click Install to install your Axis Network Print Server The port appears in the list as name LP1 wh...

Page 88: ... share your printer resources Open an OS 2 window and issue the following command NET SHARE queue_name PRINT Where queue_name is the name of the queue created on the previous side To share a printer resource when 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 Descripti...

Page 89: ...he latest available firmware Upgrading using AXIS ThinWizard AXIS ThinWizard 3 0 is a tool that enables batch upgrading of several print servers and can be used for upgrading the print server s firmware in TCP IP networks Follow the instructions below to upgrade your print servers using AXIS ThinWizard 1 Log in to AXIS ThinWizard 2 Open the Network Group that contains the print server to be upgrad...

Page 90: ...izard Upgrading using FTP To upgrade over the network using FTP you will need a file with the new print server firmware The name of this file is in the form product_version bin Ensure that FTP Enabled is set to yes To check this parameter browse to the print server and select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network Caution The objective of this example is to upgrade a print server to f...

Page 91: ...entered When you enter the password it will not be echoed to the screen nor will the cursor move 6 Change to binary mode transfer Type bin hash or binary hash and press Enter 7 Use the put command to upload the upgrade file to the flash location Example using firmware named 5900p_v2_7_00 bin Type put 5900p_v2_7_00 bin FLASH followed by Enter Note that FLASH is written in capital letters A stream o...

Page 92: ...Web browser The Web interface of the Axis Network Print Server is divided into two modes of operation User mode and Admin mode User In User mode you can change language but you have no rights to change any other parameters However if you have access rights to the Admin mode you can change some of the basic parameters from User mode via the Configuration Wizard This mode is intended for regular use...

Page 93: ...Printer Overview page will appear Click Admin to access the Administration Web pages 3 If you have changed the User Password combination you will be prompted for them Click OK Note To protect the Admin pages from unauthorized use it is highly recommended that you change the default password This is done from the Admin General Settings General tab Enter the password in the Root Password field You c...

Page 94: ...e 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 An additional link to www axis com is available from this mode This Print Server The This Print Server page contains a section that allows you to view and modify t...

Page 95: ...ge displays information about the network traffic to and from the Axis Network Print Server as well as information about servers and services that are connected or associated with the Axis Network Print Server Help The Help page displays a comprehensive description of the configuration and management activities that can be performed from the internal Web pages of the Axis Network Print Server Thes...

Page 96: ...nt server parameters and settings to their default values except Node address NODE_ADDR IP Address INT_ADDR DHCP enabled DHCP_ENB Installed certificate Private key Also see The Test Button on page 134 for instructions on performing a Factory Default Firmware Upgrade Upgrades the print server s internal software ...

Page 97: ...me to it This name will then show up under the Location column in AXIS Print System and AXIS Wireless Printing Utility 1 Log into the Axis Network Print Server internal Web pages and select Admin This Print Server General System Location 2 Enter the location of the print server and click OK Language Setting You can change the language of the print server s Web interface from the User mode Availabl...

Page 98: ...AN From here you have the option of setting the network speed to Options E mail recipient Administrator e mail Address This address will be used as Reply to address in the e mails PAPER JAM The person responsible for handling paper jams in the printer OUT OF PAPER The person responsible for filling the printer with paper TONER LOW The person responsible for filling up the toner in the printer NO T...

Page 99: ...etting is the same on all communicating clients and that the channel is set according to the requirements in your country Frequency Bands and Channels France outdoor use permitted on private property with prior authorization Using Logical Printers to Customize your Printing The Axis Network Print Server has a powerful facility for altering the print data This means that your desired print format c...

Page 100: ... file Notes Character Set Conversion A common problem in a multiple host environment is that different hosts use different ASCII character sets As a result of this language specific characters such as å ü ô ñ are sometimes printed incorrectly The Axis Network Print Server solution to this problem is to assign a character set conversion filter to a logical printer and then link that logical printer...

Page 101: ...Set the parameter Physical Port to LPT1 8 Set the parameter Character Set Conversion to DEC IBM 9 Click the OK button The ISO 8859 2 printer data that is sent to logical printer PR1 converts to IBM PC Set 2 and is printed on LPT1 Similarly the DEC printer data that is sent to logical printer PR2 converts to IBM PC Set 2 and is printed on LPT1 Adding Strings Before and After Print Jobs These string...

Page 102: ...enty string substitutions may be specified individually for each logical printer All strings must be entered as hexadecimal byte values and each match and substitute string must be preceded by a count byte You substitute command strings by editing the String Substitutions PRx_STR parameter Example Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings 1 From the print server s internal Web pa...

Page 103: ...II data into Postscript This filter can be activated individually for each logical printer Activate your desired filter by setting the Printing Language Translation PRx_FILT parameter Hex Code Explanation 01 length of the string you want to replace 0A the string you want to replace 02 length of the substitute string 0D 0A the substitute string Assume that you want to replace the UNIX New Line hex ...

Page 104: ... following page size page orientation page formats which font is to be used The default page size is A4 and the default page orientation is Portrait while the page format parameters are as follows The PostScript font can be any font that is installed in the printer if no font is specified Courier will be used Example Follow the instructions below to set the PostScript parameters for logical printe...

Page 105: ...the printer assigned to PR1 is busy 1 From the print server s internal Web page select Admin Logical Printer Settings 2 Select the Printer1 tab 3 Set the Physical Port parameter to LPT1 4 Set the Secondary Printer parameter to PR3 5 Set the Wait On Busy parameter to NO 6 Click the OK button 7 Select the Printer3 Web page 8 Set the Physical Port parameter to LPT2 9 Click the OK button Notes Hex cod...

Page 106: ...r Settings 2 Select the PR1 tab 3 Set the Read Back Port parameter to NONE 4 Click the OK 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 use...

Page 107: ...to enter a user id and a password these will be used when logging in to AXIS ThinWizard so please take a note of them Starting AXIS ThinWizard If AXIS ThinWizard is installed on the workstation you can access its Web interface via Start All Programs using Windows XP on Windows 2000 Start Programs If it is installed on another computer follow the instructions below 1 Make sure that the computer whe...

Page 108: ...the Axis server types and IP address ranges that are included You can create as many network groups as you want Follow the instructions below to create a network group 1 Click Network Groups in the AXIS ThinWizard main menu 2 Click Create 3 TheCreateNetworkGrouppageopens Typethenameofthenetworkgroup enter the IP address ranges and Axis server types that should be included If you are only intereste...

Page 109: ...rver in the list 3 Enter your data IP address Subnet mask Default gateway and the print server s password default password is pass 4 Click Set to save your settings 5 Click Rescan to update AXIS ThinWizard and see the changes If Your Print Server is not Shown in the List If your print server is not shown in the list click Click here By entering the serial number of the print server found on the un...

Page 110: ...p host name or ftp IP address in a Command window Windows and OS 2 or in a Mac UNIX Linux Terminal 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 Network Print Server by typing put config CONFIG Notes The example on the next pa...

Page 111: ... 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 ftp npserver connected to npserver 220 Axis Network Print Server FTP Print Server v7 00 Sep 06 2004 ready Name npserve...

Page 112: ...ibed in Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server on page 16 you can manage your Axis Network Print Server using the telnet protocol Viewing the Account File The account file contains data concerning the last ten 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 or Printing number of bytes printe...

Page 113: ...o 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 Network Print Server 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 id and the password The default entries are root and pass telnet npserver Trying 192 36 253 96 C...

Page 114: ...ent 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 Management Information Base where MIB II is a standard database Th...

Page 115: ...o kinds of certificates self signed certificates and third party certificates Self signed certificates are less secure but normally they are sufficiently secure for small networks with no public access You generate such a certificate yourself and there are no fees to pay For large networks and for networks with public access third party certificates from a trusted source are normally used You obta...

Page 116: ... In the browser s Security Alert box select View Certificate and Install Certificate Follow the instructions of the Install Certificate Wizard Generating a Certificate Request 1 Select the Generate Certificate Request radio button and click Next 2 Enter the data asked for Country Name Example US State or Province Name Example California Locality Name Example Los Angeles Organization Name Example P...

Page 117: ... check boxes Click OK to finish Only enabled protocols will be visible from this view To enable these protocols select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network for FTP Telnet AutoIP DHCP and BOOTP Remote Config is enabled via Admin General Settings RConfig Support Important To ensure maximum security it is highly recommended that you change your Administrator password after generating a...

Page 118: ...ial user by entering two new passwords one authentication password and one privacy password Each password must consist of at least 8 characters 4 Click the Create initial user button Now your print server is ready to accept communication according to the SNMPv3 protocol For further management you will need an SNMPv3 management application you use this application to configure the print server to c...

Page 119: ...us menu detailed below shows the status of an active print job serviced by an Axis Network Print Server network print server It displays detailed information concerning the active job including Print Queue print job description size of print file percentage of job completed etc You can also abort or pause the print job from this menu NetWare Administrator Printer Status Menu Notification You can u...

Page 120: ...nstalled Axis Network Print Server 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 Print Layout with corresponding information summary ...

Page 121: ...e most restrictive These procedures are taken care of automatically There are no configurable parameters in the Print Server for choosing the NCP Packet Signature Level The AXIS print server adapts itself to the Server Level Key to Server Levels Explanation 0 Server does not sign packets regardless of the print server level 1 default Server signs packets only if the print server requests it print ...

Page 122: ...ting Print jobs from IP addresses specified in the TCP printing restriction list will be rejected Comma delimited IP addresses as well as ranges of IP addresses can be entered Examples 192 168 0 10 will reject print jobs from IP address 192 168 0 10 192 168 0 12 192 168 0 32 will reject print jobs from IP addresses 192 168 0 12 and 192 168 0 32 192 168 0 40 192 168 0 79 will reject print jobs from...

Page 123: ...ompatible with any 1 0 and 1 1 compliant IPP client The Axis Network Print Server presents IPP printer objects to the client one for each printer port Some of the most common IPP client printing methods are described below Please refer to your IPP client documentation for more specific information Currently Available IPP Clients on the Market For Windows 2000 XP 2003 the Microsoft IPP Client autom...

Page 124: ...8 Me and 2000 XP 2003 Macintosh NetWare and UNIX Linux Firewall Considerations with IPP 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 admin...

Page 125: ...server and the printer port name the brand and type of the printer in order to install the appropriate printer driver 1 Select the IPP printer to which you want to send your document Select the destination printer from your Printer Name list in File Print Printer Setup The printer name will begin with a URL http If your destination printer does not exist in your Printer Name list you need to add i...

Page 126: ...al 5 In the Available Ports window click Add Port 6 The Printer Ports dialog will appear showing a list of Available Printer Ports 7 Choose The HP Internet Printer Connection Port and click New Port 8 The HP Internet Printer Connection will start Click Next ...

Page 127: ... confirm the information you have entered Click Finish to complete the installation and go back to the Available Ports list 11 TheIPPprinterportlistisnowavailableintheAvailablePortslist ClickNext 12 Next choose a suitable driver for the destination printer and install it Click Next 13 You will be asked if you want the newly added printer to be your default printer and if you want to share the prin...

Page 128: ...he Select Printer field in File Print If your destination printer does not exist in your Select Printer list you need to add it Adding an IPP printer to your printer list is described below 2 When you press Print the print job is sent over the Internet to the Axis Network Print Server which then forwards the print job to the destination printer 3 The recipient of the print job can collect the prin...

Page 129: ...ll one Click OK 6 The Installation Wizard will ask you to select a printer driver corresponding to the destinationprinter Selectthe printerdriverfromthelistandclickOK 7 TheWizardwillaskyouifyouwanttheprintertobeyourdefaultdestination printer MakeyourchoiceandclickNexttocompletetheAddPrinterWizard installation 8 The new printer is added to your Select Printer window 9 You are now ready to print usi...

Page 130: ...ich it is connected For your network to work correctly all devices on the subnet must have The same sub network address The same subnet mask The only value that will be different is the specific host device number This value must always be unique The size of the network determines the structure of the IP addresses in it Default Gateway In a network using subnets the router that forwards traffic to...

Page 131: ...DHCP Addressing Static Addressing Automatic Addressing Auto IP Addressing DHCP Addressing If your network contains a DHCP server print servers on your network will obtain an IP address and subnet mask automatically DHCP assigns a temporary IP address and subnet mask which gets reallocated once you disconnect from the network DHCP will work on any client Operating System such as Windows 95 98 or NT...

Page 132: ... is longer than 15 characters the print server truncates the host name to 15 characters when registering with a WINS server You can view the print server s host name that is registered at a WINS server in the print server s Web interface Refer to Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management on page 92 DDNS Host Name Rules DDNS supports 47 character long host names and can only consist of the ch...

Page 133: ... are using WINS or DNS you should include at least one WINS or DNS server IP address in the DHCP scope Immediately after the IP address has been received the print server registers its host name and IP address on the WINS alternatively DNS server Refer to Registering and Resolving Host Names on page 132 for more information The print server canautomaticallydownloadacustomizedconfigfilefromaTFTPser...

Page 134: ...showing the current AXIS 5900 settings This list provides comprehensive details of all the parameters and their current status Refer to The Parameter List on page 142 Performing a Factory Default 1 Remove the external power supply to switch off the print server 2 Pressandholddownthetestbuttonwhileyoureconnecttheexternalpower supply 3 Continue to hold down the test button until the Network indicato...

Page 135: ...OK network connected Orange flashing Activity on network Not lit No physical connection to the network Symptoms Possible causes Remedial actions The AXIS 5900 Web interface cannot be accessed from a Web browser The AXIS 5900 is not connected properly 1 Check Power and Network indicator 2 Check that assignment of IP address es for the AXIS 5900 is correct 3 To further check the IP addresses run the...

Page 136: ...ease refer to the UNIX Linux chapter of this manual SNMP Device Index If you are using the TCP IP protocol check that the SNMP Device Index is correct See SNMP Device Index on page 147 Syntax Example ping IP address ping 192 168 3 191 Syntax Example ping IP address ping 192 168 3 191 Ping Reply Interpretation and recommendation Axis Network Print Server connected Axis Network Print Server disconne...

Page 137: ...ubmitting a Support question 1 Go to the print server s Web pages by typing the print server s IP address in the Address Location field of your Web browser 2 Go to Admin Support Click the Server Report link A new window will open 3 Save the Server report as an HTML file with an html file extension and go to the Axis Web site 4 Choose Support and report your case attaching the Server Report ...

Page 138: ...e Mac OS 7 8 9 Mac OS X version 10 X Unix Linux All Unix systems supporting TCP IP Linux BSD System V Solaris HP UX IBM AIX Silicon Graphics IRIX etc Additional Systems Other systems supporting TCP IP IBM MVS VM VSE OS 400 DEC VMS Microsoft LAN Manager IBM LAN Server LANtastic Supported Web Browsers Any standard Web browser Netscape 6 x and higher and MS Internet Explorer 5 x and higher Supported ...

Page 139: ...swords NetWare Packet Signature Level 1 2 3 Option to disable protocols Wireless 64 or 128 bit WEP encryption Print Server Management AXIS ThinWizard for installation configuration monitoring and firmware upgrading of multiple units Bonjour support for quick and easy installation in Mac OS X evironments AXIS AddPrinter for easy and automated installation in Windows environments Internal Web pages ...

Page 140: ... up to 11 megabits per second Output Power 15 dBm Sensitivity 11Mbps 10 5 BER 81 dBm minimum Parallel Ports Two 25 pin DSUB parallel ports high speed IEEE 1284 compliant with ECP support and throughput of 1 MB sec Hardware Processor AXIS Etrax 100LX 32 bit 100 MHz RISC Memory 2 MB Flash 8 MB RAM Front Panel 2 LED indicators Power and Network Test button for information printouts Power Consumption ...

Page 141: ...6 Safety EN 60950 2000 approved power supplies for all countries Included Accessories AXIS Network Product CD with software for installation management and printing including AXIS ThinWizard the recommended Axis management software for large enterprise networks and AXIS AddPrinter for easy and quick installation User documentation Quick Installation Guide Power adapter All specifications are subje...

Page 142: ... 8859 1 SHIFT_JIS ISO 8859 1 UTF 8 LANG English English French German Spanish Italian Japanese AXIS_PRINT_SYSTEM YES RCONFIG_ENB YES DEF_OUT PR1 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 LPT2 SYS_LOC SYS_CONT LLC Menu LLC_RESPONSE 1300 LLC_REC_ACK 20 LLC_INACTIVITY 15 TCP IP Network Menu INT_ADDR 10 91 2 40 DEF_ROUT 10 91 0 1 NET_MASK 255 255 0 0 HTTPS_ENB NO DHCP_ENB YES AUTOIP_ENB YES BOOTP_ENB YES R...

Page 143: ...u SNMP_V3_ENB NO NetWare Menu NETW_ENB YES NETW_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL DUAL_STACK IPX_ONLY IP_ONLY DUAL_STACK NDPS TCP_AND_SPX TCP_AND_SPX TCP_ONLY SPX_ONLY DISABLED JOB_CHECK_DELAY 5 CONF_CHECK_DELAY 300 FR_802_3 YES FR_ETH_2 YES FR_802_2 YES FR_SNAP YES NCP_BURST_MODE YES PSERVER_NDS_TREE PSERVER_NDS_FILESERVER PSERVER_NDS_DISTINGUISHED_NAME PSERVER_BINDERY1 PSERVER_BINDERY2 PSERVER_BINDERY3 PSERVER...

Page 144: ...NT_8 LLOGIC_8 PR8 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 LPT2 AppleTalk Menu ATLK_ENB YES ATK_ZONE ZONER_EN YES ATK_FONT DEFAULT DEFAULT 35N ALL AUTO_DT_PRIN1 YES APRINT_1 AXIS5E44D6_LPT1 ATYPE_1 LaserWriter ALOGIC_1 PR1 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 LPT1 LPT2 BINARY_TYPE_1 TBCP TBCP BCP NONE AUTO_DT_PRIN2 YES APRINT_2 AXIS5E44D6_LPT2 ATYPE_2 LaserWriter ALOGIC_2 PR2 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR...

Page 145: ...BM DEC IBM PR3_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS PR3_AFT PR3_DUMP NO PR3_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PR3_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PR3_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR3_FONT Printer4 Menu PR4_OUT LPT2 NONE LPT1 LPT2 PR4_NAME PR4_SCND PR4 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 PR4_WAIT YES PR4_IN AUTO AUTO NONE PR4_BEF PR4_STR PR4_CSET NONE NONE ISO IBM 7UK IBM 7SW IBM 7GE IBM 7FR IBM 7ND IBM DEC IB...

Page 146: ...PR8 PR7_WAIT YES PR7_IN AUTO AUTO NONE PR7_BEF PR7_STR 01 0A 02 0D 0A PR7_CSET NONE NONE ISO IBM 7UK IBM 7SW IBM 7GE IBM 7FR IBM 7ND IBM DEC IBM PR7_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS PR7_AFT PR7_DUMP NO PR7_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PR7_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PR7_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR7_FONT Printer8 Menu PR8_OUT LPT2 NONE LPT1 LPT2 PR8_NAME PR8_SCND PR8 PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR...

Page 147: ...TRUCTURE AD_HOC WLAN_SSID AXIS5E44D6 WLAN_CHANNEL 11 WLAN_FRAG_THRESHOLD 2346 WLAN_RTS_THRESHOLD 2432 SNMP Device Index When using the TCP IP protocol and if the printer driver permits the print server can use SNMP Status to find out if the printer is ready to accept a new job By default Windows uses the value 1 when addressing an SNMP device which is correct for single port print servers For a mu...

Page 148: ...g Windows XP as an example 1 Go to Start Printers and Faxes 2 Select Printer and then Properties 3 Select Port and mark the Port you would like to change 4 Click Configure Port 5 Ensure that SNMP Status Enabled is ticked and enter the correct index number in SNMP Device Index taken from the table above 3 in this example 6 Click OK and Close Three Port Parallel Parallel Serial LPT1 LPT2 COM1 9100 9...

Page 149: ...be used across routers Authentication Verification of identity for instance by use of digital signatures Auto IP A method to automatically set an IP address in the absence of a DHCP server Bonjour Bonjour enables automatic discovery of computers devices and services on IP networks without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers BOOTP BOOT Protocol A TCP IP protocol used for downloa...

Page 150: ... create digital signatures and public private key pairs for secure Web services DNS Domain Name System Resolves host names into IP addresses Dynamic DNS Dynamic Domain Name System Allows hosts to dynamically change the IP address in DNS e g when the host is given a new IP address by DHCP Firmware Firmware is the print server s internal software Flash Memory The print server firmware is stored in F...

Page 151: ...ns do not support LPD Logical Printer A logical printer acts as a filter between the network and the physical printer It appears to the user as a normal printer with additional characteristics For example a UNIX Linux workstation may only send a line feed LF to a shared printer that needs carriage return CR and LF The logical printer can solve this problem by adding a CR whenever a line feed is de...

Page 152: ...atching the print server s Ethernet address If a matching entry is found the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing A processor designed to increase performance using a limited set of of assembly language instructions SAP Service Advertising Protocol A NetWare network name advertising service that e g file servers can use for advertising their ex...

Page 153: ...g system originally developed by AT T URL Uniform Resource Locator A way of specifying the location of information on the Internet USB Universal Serial Bus WAN Wide Area Network WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy a protocol that provides security and privacy by encrypting data transmitted over the WLAN WINS Windows Internet Name Service A NetBIOS Name Server that maps NetBIOS names to dynamically assign...

Page 154: ... user friendly name to the print server 97 Assistance 7 Authentication 149 Autodetect 45 Auto IP 18 149 Addressing 132 axinstall 83 AXIS AddPrinter 28 AXIS ETRAX 100 LX 11 AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration 66 AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration 66 AXIS MIB 115 AXIS Print Monitor 36 AXIS Print Utility for OS 2 87 AXIS ThinWizard 107 B Basic setup AXIS NetPilot 70 TCP IP 16 BCP and TBCP 47 Bi directional Pr...

Page 155: ... Management 10 Configuration methods FTP 110 NetWare Administrator 75 119 PCONSOLE 75 119 SNMP 114 Telnet 112 Web browser 93 Creating a Network Group 108 D DDNS 17 132 DDNS Host Name Rules 132 Debugging Print Problems 106 Default Channel 3 99 Default Gateway Router 130 Delete Certificate 117 DHCP Addressing 131 DHCP 17 Digital Certificate 150 Disabling Protocols 117 DNS 150 Dynamic DNS 150 E Enabl...

Page 156: ...e 17 132 DDNS Rules 132 WINS Rules 132 HTML 150 HTTP 150 HTTPS 117 150 I Importing a Certificate 116 Indicators 135 Installing AXIS ThinWizard 107 Internet Address 70 IP 150 IP Address 130 Checking using Ping 136 Default Gateway Example 131 Setting Macintosh 47 Setting using DHCP 133 Setting using RARP 133 Subnet Mask 130 Subnet Mask Structures 130 IPP 13 123 151 Client 123 Printing Requirements 1...

Page 157: ... 151 NDPS 49 50 151 NDS 72 151 NetBIOS NetBEUI 151 NetWare 152 Administrator 75 Advanced Installation 71 Basic installation 70 NDPS 50 124 Packet Signature 121 Printing Modes Print Server Mode 74 Remote Printer Mode 74 Setting up 49 Network Client Server 27 Create a Group 108 Indicator 135 Peer to Peer 27 Printer 27 34 Structures 27 Network indicator LED 10 Network Mode 23 24 Network Speed 98 O Ob...

Page 158: ... 134 Peer to Peer 152 TCP IP Restrictions 122 Test page 134 Protocols Disable 117 Enable 117 Pure IP 73 Q Queue based printing 49 R radio frequency 99 Reset Print Server 96 Restart 95 RISC 152 S SAP 152 Secure Web Services 115 Security Settings 95 Server Report 137 Setting the Internet address ARP 19 20 Auto IP 18 AXIS Print System 18 BOOTP 22 DHCP 18 RARP 21 SHIFT_JIS 97 Snap in for iPrint 66 SNM...

Page 159: ... 137 T TCP 152 TCP printing restriction list 122 TCP IP Restrictions 122 Technical Assistance 7 137 Telnet 152 Test Button 10 Test button 134 TFTP 18 22 92 153 TLS 115 153 Troubleshooting 135 U UNIX 153 UNIX Linux Printing Methods FTP 84 LPD 84 PROS A 85 PROS B 85 Reverse Telnet 85 Update Initial User 118 Upgrading 89 URL 153 USB 153 User 92 User friendly Name 97 UTF 8 97 V View Certificate 117 W ...

Page 160: ...Windows Adding Printers 27 WINS 17 18 153 Host Name Rules 132 Wireless Printing 23 Wizard 153 WLAN 153 channel 14 Fragmentation Threshold 24 Network Mode 14 Network Speed 24 Parameters 25 RTS Threshold 24 settings 24 WLAN Parameters 24 ...

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