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Appendix A: The parameter list

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Axis NPS 530/532 User’s Manual

---  NETWARE MENU

NETW_ENB.

 : YES

NetWare Protocol Enabled

PS_NAME.

 : AXIS110086

Print Server Name (110086 are the last six digits of the serial number)

CONFSERV.

 : 

Configuration File Server Name

PS_POLL.

 : 5

Print Server Poll Interval

AUTO_SCAN.

 : BOTH (OFF PSERVER RPRINTER BOTH)

Automatic NetWare Print Server/Remote Printer Login

FR_802_3.

 : YES

IEEE 802.3 Frame Type Enabled

FR_ETH_2.

 : YES

Ethernet II Frame Type Enabled

FR_802_2.

 : YES

IEEE 802.2 Frame Type Enabled

FR_SNAP.

 : YES

SNAP Frame Type  Enabled

LOGIN1.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 1

LOGIN2.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 2

LOGIN3.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 3

LOGIN4.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 4

LOGIN5.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 5

LOGIN6.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 6

LOGIN7.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 7

LOGIN8.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 8

LOGIN9.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 9

LOGIN10.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 10

LOGIN11.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 11

LOGIN12.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 12

LOGIN13.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 13

LOGIN14.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 14

LOGIN15.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 15

LOGIN16.

 : 

Print Server Queue Attachment 16

RPRINT1.

 : 

Remote Printer Attachment 1

RPRINT2.

 : 

Remote Printer Attachment 2

RPRINT3.

 : 

Remote Printer Attachment 3

RPRINT4.

 : 

Remote Printer Attachment 4

RPRINT5.

: 

Remote Printer Attachment 5

RPRINT6.

 : 

Remote Printer Attachment 6

RPRINT7.

 : 

Remote Printer Attachment 7

RPRINT8.

 : 

Remote Printer Attachment 8

---  LAN SERVER/LAN MANAGER MENU

LSLM_ENB.

 : YES

LAN Server/LAN Manager Protocol Enabled

NB_FR_TYPE.

 : FR_AUTO  (FR_AUTO, FR_802_2, FR_DIX)

Frame Type

LPRINT_1.

 : AX110086.LP1

Printer 1 Name (110086 are the last six digits of the serial number)

LLOGIC_1.

 : PR1

Printer 1 Logical Printer

LPRINT_2.

 : 

Printer 2 Name

LLOGIC_2.

 : PR2

Printer 2 Logical Printer

LPRINT_3.

 : 

Printer 3 Name

LLOGIC_3.

 : PR3

Printer 3 Logical Printer

LPRINT_4.

 : 

Printer 4 Name 

LLOGIC_4.

 : PR4

Printer 4 Logical Printer

Summary of Contents for NPS 530

Page 1: ...ries world wide marketing three product lines Network CD ROM Servers CD ROM servers provide a flexible and cost efficient solution for sharing CD ROMs across the network They are available in Ethernet and Token Ring versions with or without built in drive option Network Print Servers These intelligent Ethernet and Token Ring print servers support a wide range of LAN protocols The Axis NPS 530 532 ...

Page 2: ...vanced options An overview of unique NPS 530 532 functions that allows you to tailor your printer resources for specific needs The manual applies to the NPS 530 532 with firmware release 5 00 and subsequent releases until otherwise notified Please refer to the Axis NPS Print Server Technical Reference for further information of functions and parameters Every care has been taken in the preparation ...

Page 3: ...ntial area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Shielded cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A limits Europe This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022 1987 and the requirements fo...

Page 4: ...eter Controlled 18 Print Server Mode File Server Controlled 20 Remote Printer Mode 24 Verify the Communication 28 4 Setup for Windows 29 Windows 3 1 30 Windows for Workgroups 31 Windows 95 33 Windows NT 35 Windows NT LPD printing 37 5 Setup for OS 2 38 Activate the NetBEUI Protocol 39 Install the Axis Print Utility for OS 2 39 Install the NPS 530 532 40 Create a Print Queue 41 Sharing Print Queues...

Page 5: ...ter Set Conversion 59 Strings Before and After Print Jobs 60 String Substitutions 61 PostScript Functions 62 Hex Dump Mode 64 Telnet Login 65 Accounting 66 Status Logging 67 Locally Administrated Address 68 SNMP 69 A The parameter list 70 NetWare Windows OS 2 70 Unix TCP IP 71 Apple EtherTalk 71 Factory Default Settings 72 The Config File 73 B Internal printouts 78 C Protocol Support Upgrades 79 D...

Page 6: ...ssible to print under NetWare and Microsoft and IBM networks simultaneously In addition protocol upgrades for TCP IP and Apple EtherTalk are available as software keys from your dealer Once upgraded your NPS 530 532 supports printing from PC PS 2 Macintosh and Unix systems simultaneously and without user intervention The NPS 530 532 plugs directly to the parallel port of any standard printer It co...

Page 7: ...erence between the NPS 530 and 532 is the physical network attachment The NPS 530 is attached by twisted pair 10baseT Ethernet cabling while the NPS 532 is attached by thin wire 10base2 It is physically attached to the network by Ethernet cabling The print data is sent to the printer using a high speed parallel port Where To Use it The NPS 530 532 can communicate with PC PS 2 and optionally Unix a...

Page 8: ...indows NT OS 2 The NPS 530 532 is integrated to the OS 2 Spooler using the supplied Axis Print Utility for OS 2 The printers attached to the NPS 530 532 will appear as connected directly to the file server and may be used by any PC running LAN Server or LAN Manager on your network Unix systems The NPS 530 532 can operate as an integrated part of your system The printers connected to the NPS 530 53...

Page 9: ...he sustained throughput exceeds 150 kbytes per second High speed Centronics communication such as Hewlett Packard Fast Mode is supported Easy to Install Use PCONSOLE for NetWare Installation Axis Print Utility for Windows and OS 2 the supplied axinstall script for Unix systems and the Chooser for Macintosh Logical Printers This unique Axis concept allows you to perform auto ASCII to PostScript con...

Page 10: ...uide part no 13593 Warranty registration form part no 13510 3 5 disk with NPS Installation Utilities for NetWare Windows and OS 2 part no 13493 Power Supply Europe NPS 530 only part no 13599 or Power Supply Europe NPS 532 only part no 13267 or Power Supply UK part no 13268 or Power Supply Australia part no 13269 or Power Supply USA part no 13270 Optional accessories Self adhesive Velcro ribbons pa...

Page 11: ...ls ETHERNET TEST POWER PACKET TEST Button POWER Indicator PACKET Indicator FRONT BACK Printer Connector ETHERNET Connector External Power Supply Connector ETHERNET TEST POWER PACKET TEST Button POWER Indicator PACKET Indicator FRONT BACK Printer Connector ETHERNET Connector External Power Supply Connector ...

Page 12: ...emains unlit the NPS 530 532 is ready for use 4 Switch on the printer 5 Press and hold the test button until the PACKET indicator starts to flash then release the button to print a test page The test page shows the software revision and the basic setup of your NPS 530 532 Note The NPS 530 532 supports high speed Centronics communication such as Hewlett Packard Fast Mode This function is disabled b...

Page 13: ...r NPS 532 to the network using a thin wire 10base2 Ethernet cable Note Each NPS print server is preconfigured with a unique Node Address identical to the serial number You can change this to a Locally Administrated Address see page 68 The installation is now completed Proceed with the setup sections for NetWare Windows OS 2 Unix and or Macintosh Before you begin Make sure that your network is read...

Page 14: ... section Before configuring your NetWare system you may want to configure the NPS 530 532 e g logical printer definitions This is done using the AXCFG software on the disk supplied with the NPS 530 532 On the disk you will find a text file called read me containing installation instructions for AXCFG in the Novell environment Before you begin Make sure that the NPS 530 532 is powered on and attach...

Page 15: ... will log in to only those NetWare servers specified by the NPS 530 532 configuration See page 18 for setup procedures Advantages Limitations High performance typically 150 kbytes s Easy to set up no NPS 530 532 configuration required for automatic mode Requires a NetWare user licence for each NPS 530 532 The NPS 530 532 power up takes a long time on large networks Advantages Limitations High perf...

Page 16: ...e print queues and finally specifying which NetWare print servers the NPS 530 532 shall attach to The first two steps are carried out in PCONSOLE and the last step is done in AXCFG supplied with the NPS 530 532 See page 24 for setup procedures Advantages Limitations High performance typically 150 kbytes s Avoids the prolonged NPS power up time caused by the automatic file server login Simplifies t...

Page 17: ... 5 Press Insert to add a new Print Server 6 Enter the Print Server Name AXIS nnnnnn see notes below nnnnnn are the last six digits of the NPS 530 532 serial number 7 Press Escape to return to the Main Menu Repeat this procedure for each file server using the NPS 530 532 Notes 1 If the serial number of your NPS 530 532 is 00408C110086 then the default name is AXIS110086 The serial number is found o...

Page 18: ...nnn 9 Press Escape repeatedly to return to the main menu Repeat this procedure for every queue you want the NPS 530 532 to service The NPS 530 532 supports up to 96 print queues defined on up to 16 file servers Print Server Mode Parameter Controlled This is similar to the automatic print server mode but the NPS 530 532 will not automatically log in to all file servers and scan for queues to servic...

Page 19: ...ect No at the Look for old print servers prompt unless you are configuring an NPS 530 532 with software revision prior to 4 20 3 Choose Select All Networks then select your NPS 530 532 4 Type root and pass at the login prompt 5 Select NETWARE MENU 6 Select LOGIN1 7 Type the name of the NetWare file server the print queue and the logical printer number Use the file server and print queue name from ...

Page 20: ...ad the file servers and print queues are specified on the configuration file server This is the recommended method for large networks since it simplifies the maintenance of a large number of print queues NetWare Configuration The NetWare configuration is different from the automatic and parameter controlled modes Instead of setting up queues on several file servers all queues are set up and mainta...

Page 21: ...6 Press Insert to see the list of Available File Servers Add all file servers you want the NPS 530 532 to log in to then press Esc to get back to the Print Server Information Menu 7 Select Printer Configuration A list of 16 printers marked Not Installed appears The printers numbered 1 8 correspond directly to the NPS 530 532 logical printers PR1 PR8 The remaining eight printers are not used by the...

Page 22: ... press Esc to get back to the Print Server Information menu 8 Select Printers An empty list of Defined Printers appears Printers are numbered from 0 to 255 in the order that they are defined The print ers numbered 1 8 correspond directly to the NPS 530 532 logical printers PR1 PR8 No other printer numbers are used by the NPS 530 532 9 Press Insert to define printer number 0 Name it DUMMY UNUSED or...

Page 23: ...re then proceed as follows 1 Start AXCFG and select NetWare 2 Select No at the Look for old print servers prompt unless you are configuring an NPS 530 532 with software revision prior to 4 20 3 Choose Select All Networks then select your NPS 530 532 4 Type root and pass at the login prompt 5 Select NETWARE MENU 6 Select CONFSERV 7 Type the name of the NetWare file server dedicated as the configura...

Page 24: ...Create a Print Queue Print queues are created in the same way as for print server mode If you do not need any new queues skip to Link a Remote Printer below 1 Log in to a file server from a client workstation 2 Start PCONSOLE 3 Select Print Queue Information 3 xx or Print Queues 4 xx 4 Press Insert to add a new queue 5 Type a queue name and press Enter Select a print queue volume 4 xx only Repeat ...

Page 25: ...lect Queues Serviced by Printer in the Print Server Configuration Menu 10 Select AXIS nnnnnn n in the Defined Printers list 11 Press Insert then select the queue you want to use from the Avail able Queues list Repeat this step if you want more than one queue 12 Press Esc to get back to the Main Menu then exit PCONSOLE Repeat this procedure for each file server and print server using the NPS 530 53...

Page 26: ...iguration 8 Select Printer type and change to Other Unknown 9 Select Print Queues Assigned then press Insert 10 Press Insert then select the queue you want to use from the Avail able Print Queues list Repeat this step if you want more than one queue 11 Press F10 to save the changes then press Esc 12 Press Esc to get back to the Main Menu then exit PCONSOLE Repeat this procedure for each file serve...

Page 27: ...art AXCFG and select NetWare 2 Select No at the Look for old print servers prompt 3 Choose Select All Networks then select your NPS 530 532 4 Type root and pass at the login prompt 5 Select NETWARE MENU 6 Select RPRINT1 7 Type the name of the NetWare print server and the printer number 4 xx Use printer numbers 1 and higher Use the name and number from the NetWare configuration earlier Example Use ...

Page 28: ...mand line when you are logged into the network to print out the autoexec bat file from the root of drive C The CAPTURE switches have the following meanings L 1 captures the printouts sent to the PC LPT1 port Q DESKTOP specifies the print queue NOTIFY enables user messages TI 30 sets the time out to 30 seconds NT specifies no tab expansion FF ends the printout with a Form Feed and NB disables the b...

Page 29: ...Print Utility is a dual purpose application for network printing in the Microsoft Windows environment It s two purposes are 1 Install and maintain NPS 530 530 printer ports as Windows printer ports Axis Print Utility automatically detects all NPS 530 530s on your net work Any number of printers may be installed at any workstation 2 Capture and monitor print jobs directed to NPS 530 530 ports Print...

Page 30: ...ng Axis Print Utility supports both peer to peer and client server printing Peer to peer is the recommended print method for smaller networks For more information on peer to peer and client server printing see the Axis Print Utility on line help Windows 3 1 Windows 3 1 requires that network support such as LAN Server or LAN Manager Workstation software is installed in order to print to a network d...

Page 31: ...ts in the Description field Make a note of the Windows port name you will need it later then click OK to install the Windows port 5 In the Port menu click Connect to bring up the Windows Printers dialog 6 Select a printer driver from the list of Installed Printers or click Add to install a new driver then click Connect 7 Select the Windows port from step 4 at the bottom of the Ports list then clic...

Page 32: ... Client setup below Check the Re share at Startup box then click OK The server setup is now completed Set up the clients as described below Important Both Axis Print Utility and Print Manager must be running when you print through your NPS 530 530 We strongly recommend that you copy the Axis Print Utility icon into your Startup folder Client Server printing Client setup Follow these steps to insta...

Page 33: ...name you will need it later then click OK to install the Windows port 5 In the Port menu click Connect to bring up the Printers folder 6 Double click the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard will guide you through the installation Click Next to proceed 7 Choose Local Printer then click Next 8 Choose Manufacturer and Printer then click Next 9 Select the Windows port from step 4 then click Next 1...

Page 34: ...k the Shared As radio button type a name in the Share Name field then click OK The server setup is now completed Set up the clients as described below Important Both Axis Print Utility and Print Manager must be running when you print through your NPS 530 530 We strongly recommend that you copy the Axis Print Utility icon into your StartUp folder Client Server printing Client setup Follow these ste...

Page 35: ...ill need it later then click OK to install the Windows port 5 In the Port menu click Connect to bring up Print Manager 6 In the Printer menu click Create Printer 7 Type a name in the Printer Name field select a suitable printer driver from the Driver list and select Other in the Print to list 8 In the Print Destinations dialog select Local Port then click OK 9 In the Port Name field type C port wh...

Page 36: ...r menu select Properties 5 Check the Share this printer on the network box then click OK The server setup is now completed Set up the clients as described below Important Both Axis Print Utility and Print Manager must be running when you print through your NPS 530 530 We strongly recommend that you copy the Axis Print Utility icon into your Startup folder Client Server printing Client setup Follow...

Page 37: ... Support FTP Server Services 4 Click OK to complete the installation Installing a Printer 1 In the Control Panel click the Print Manager 2 In the Printer menu select Create Printer 3 In the Printer Name field type a name for your printer 4 Choose a printer driver suitable for your printer 5 In the Print to field select Other 6 In the Print Destinations dialog choose LPR Port then click OK The Add ...

Page 38: ...ate print queues to be serviced by the NPS 530 532 Before configuring your LAN Server LAN Manager system you may want to configure the NPS 530 532 e g logical printer definitions This is done using the AXCFG software on the disk supplied with the NPS 530 532 On the disk you will find a text file called read me containing installation instructions for AXCFG in the IBM OS 2 environment Before you be...

Page 39: ... with the NPS 530 532 Start the installation according to the description in the read me file on the same disk Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation The Axis Print Utility will start automatically when the installation process is completed When the Axis Print Utility is running an action bar and a list of available Axis print server ports initially empty will be displa...

Page 40: ... of the NPS 530 532 serial number 110086 in this example LP1 is the NPS 530 532 printer port LPT1 The Axis print server ports appearing in the list can now be assigned as print queue destinations as described below Note If the serial number of your NPS 530 532 is 00408C110086 then the default port name is AX110086 LP1 The serial number is found on the label at the back of the NPS 530 532 You may c...

Page 41: ...ort OS 2 Version 1 x The print queue assignment under OS 2 version 1 x requires two operations the definition of a printer and the definition of one or more print queues for that printer Follow these steps to create a print queue and assign it to an NPS 530 532 printer port 1 Double click the Print Manager icon 2 Click the Setup menu option then select Printers 3 Click Add to make a new printer de...

Page 42: ...om the Standard printer list suitable for the attached printer 5 Select a pipe name e g PIPE AX110086 LP1 from the Port list 6 Click OK to confirm the new printer definition Sharing Print Queues To access a print queue from other computers in the network either clients or other servers the queue must be made a shared resource Open an OS 2 window and issue the following command you will need admini...

Page 43: ...t method such as drag and drop etc to send a job to one of the print queues that NPS 530 532 will service Example Use NET COPY from the OS 2 or DOS command line when you are logged into the network to print a file For further information on printing to print queues refer to the appropriate OS 2 LAN Server and LAN Manager documentation NET COPY file name server name queue name ...

Page 44: ...2 Set up the NPS 530 532 as a TCP IP node Procedures Down load the IP address to your NPS 530 532 using the arp rarp or bootp metod 3 Set up and attach a print queue at your Unix workstation Procedures Use the automatic axinstall script to complete the setup Up load and run the script then follow the instructions on your screen Before you begin Make sure that the NPS 530 532 is powered on and atta...

Page 45: ...xt editor e g vi etc hosts and add a line containing the IP address and host name for your NPS 530 532 Update your alias name data bases If your system uses alias name data bases such as Yellow Pages YP or Network Information Services NIS update these using the commands below If you intend to use the arp or bootp method update the YP or NIS now If you intend to use the rarp method you must first u...

Page 46: ...ss to each new device individually rarp down loads the Internet address to each device automatically Requires a rarp daemon on your system and operates within a single network segment only bootp similar to rarp but operates on the entire network Requires a bootp daemon on your system Note NPS 530 532 has an auto sensing router facility that automatically adopts to the network topology However if y...

Page 47: ...lons as in examples below Examples The arp command differs between different Unix systems The ether argument is only required for IBM AIX systems and some BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in reversed order The host will return salesdept is alive or similar indicating that the IP address has been set and that communication is established Note When you execute the ping command ...

Page 48: ...ystem V Unix systems If you are an IBM AIX user use the arp or bootp methods instead Follow these steps to use the rarp method 1 Open the Ethernet address table using a text editor e g vi etc ethers and add a line containing the Ethernet address and host name for your NPS 530 532 2 Update your alias name data bases see page 45 3 Start the rarp daemon if not already running by the command rarpd a 4...

Page 49: ...magic ha hardware address ip internet address sm subnet mask gw gateway field 2 Start the bootp daemon if not already running by the command bootpd 3 Restart the NPS 530 532 to down load the IP address default router address and net mask Notes 1 The ht and vm fields must be entered exactly as in the example 2 The ha and ip fields are the Node and IP Addresses respectively 3 The sm and gw fields co...

Page 50: ...ze your system complete the setup manually as described in the Axis NPS Print Server Technical Reference Up load axinstall 1 Log in to the NPS 530 532 with the command ftp host name where host name is the name assigned in your system host table e g salesdept You will be prompted for user id and password Enter root as user id and pass as password 2 Up load the script using the command get axinstall...

Page 51: ...nced print capabilities See page 52 for a brief overview of the different print methods For more detailed information please refer to the NPS Technical Reference After you have selected a print method axinstall will automatically set up the necessary print queues filters etc You will then be offered to make a test printout and after that the setup is completed ftp salesdept Connected to salesdept ...

Page 52: ... LPD is not available Advantages Uses industry standard network software on the host Limitations No printer status logging BSD May conflict with other input or output filters Doesn t allow both input and output filters System V No filters or interface programs can be used PROS A protocol developed at Axis Comes in two versions PROS A named pipe and PROS B filter Advantages The NPS 530 532 appears ...

Page 53: ...ystem you may want to configure the NPS 530 532 e g logical printer definitions See Appendix A for details If you intend to operate your NPS 530 532 in a multi protocol environ ment you should also proceed according to the other Setup for sec tions as appropriate Before you begin Make sure that the NPS 530 532 is powered on and attached to the network Any network configuration should always involv...

Page 54: ...eatures your printer might have LaserWriter 7 0 Printer Driver Open the Chooser window by clicking Chooser in the Apple menu Fol low these steps to choose a printer 1 Click the LaserWriter icon 2 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 3 Click the name of the printer you want The default NPS 530 532 printer name is sho...

Page 55: ...PPD file matching your printer and click OK If your printer doesn t appear in the PPD file list contact your printer ven dor You may also use the Generic PPD if you don t need any printer specific features 6 Click OK and then click the close box This completes the configu ration and closes the Chooser Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh using the NPS 530 532 Verify the Communication To verify...

Page 56: ...ed problems by tailoring your NPS 530 532 configuration to meet specific needs The key feature is the Logical Printer Concept which will be discussed in the following pages Print Management The NPS 530 532 has a number of built in tools and features to help you to manage and monitor your printing environment This section covers the following topics Telnet Login how to log in to the NPS 530 532 pag...

Page 57: ...logical printer is a configurable device driver acting as an interface between the network and the physical printer You may spec ify up to eight logical printers each with different properties Logical Printers Network Connection LPT1 Physical printer Character set conversion String substitution ASCII to Postscript conversion Send control strings to printer On Off ...

Page 58: ...gical printer Character Set Conversion page 59 Strings Before and After Print Jobs page 60 String Substitutions page 61 PostScript Functions page 62 Hex Dump Mode page 64 Logical printers are configured by editing a number of parameters in the config file There is a menu for each logical printer PRINTER1 PRINTER8 see Appendix A ...

Page 59: ...output from the conversion filter is always IBM PC Set 2 Code Page 437 and that is the character set the printer must be set up for Example Your network contains three hosts using the character sets IBM PC Set 2 ISO 8859 2 and DEC In order to direct their print jobs to the same printer for instance LPT1 you should assign each host to a separate logi cal printer and install character set conversion...

Page 60: ... printer To append the PostScript End of File character ctrl D hex 04 after each print job edit the following entry in your config file Example 2 You have a HP LaserJet 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 strings before and after print jobs s...

Page 61: ...A with an ASCII NewLine hex 0D 0A for logical printer PR1 edit the following entry in your config file 01 is the match string count byte length of the match string 0A is the match string 02 is the substitute count byte and 0D 0A is the substi tute string This is the default setting for logical printers PR5 through PR8 Example 2 To replace the UNIX New Line hex 0A with an ASCII NewLine hex 0D 0A an...

Page 62: ... through no fil ter for PR1 ASCII to PostScript conversion for PR2 On PR3 the incoming data will be searched ASCII data will be converted to PostScript PostScript data will pass through without conversion Use this configuration when print jobs directed to PR1 are already in PostScript format print jobs directed to PR2 are in ASCII format and direct print jobs to PR3 when you are not sure if it is ...

Page 63: ... ASCII to PostScript filter is inactive Example The following entries in your config file will activate the ASCII to PostScript conversion for PR2 set the page size to Letter the page orien tation to Landscape and the page format to 48 lines per page 0 characters per line equal to disable line wrap 12 CPI 6 LPI 3 mm left margin and 5 mm top margin PostScript Font You may specify a PostScript font ...

Page 64: ...e values rather than characters Printer control commands are also printed as hex values This function is used for debugging purposes Example The following entry in your config file will activate the hex dump mode for PR3 Note The page length for hex dump printouts is determined by the Lines per Page value of the PostScript Page Format parameter PR3_DUMP YES ...

Page 65: ... salesdept Trying 192 36 253 96 Connected to salesdept Escape character is Axis NPS 53X TELNET Print Server V5 00 NPS 53X network login root Password pass not visible Axis NPS 53X TELNET Print Server V5 00 Root help Commands may be abbreviated logout logout from TELNET version print current software version help print this list status show current printing status account show current account file ...

Page 66: ...ccessed using FTP Telnet or AXCFG Example This sample telnet session illustrates the account command telnet salesdept Trying 192 36 253 96 Connected to salesdept Escape character is Axis NPS 53X TELNET Print Server V5 00 NPS 53X network login root Password pass not visible Axis NPS 53X TELNET Print Server V5 00 Root account Current account file JOB USER PROT LPR S BYTES ETIME OTIME 1 thomas FTP pr...

Page 67: ...g 192 36 253 96 Connected to salesdept Escape character is Axis NPS 53X TELNET Print Server V5 00 NPS 53X network login root Password pass not visible Axis NPS 53X TELNET Print Server V5 00 Root status Current printout status Printer Port Status Bytes printed Comments pr1 LPT1 Printing 20916 Ready pr1 LPT1 Occupied Ready pr1 LPT1 Occupied Ready pr1 LPT1 Occupied Ready pr1 LPT1 Occupied Ready pr1 L...

Page 68: ...xxx xx10 in binary format Examples 02 36 5A and EE are valid leading numbers No restrictions apply to the five remaining numbers Example 2 The following config entry shows an example of a locally administrated address If you enter an invalid address the current Node Address will remain unchanged It is not possible to set an address other than a valid locally administrated address or the preconfigu...

Page 69: ... IP environment The actual management is handled by an 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 An object can be a question or an instruction to a device or an alarm triggered by a specific event Objects are contained in data bases called MIBs Mana...

Page 70: ...are stored in the NPS 530 532 config file Editing parameter values involve three steps Up load the config file to your system edit the parameter values and down load the modified file to the NPS 530 532 There are a number of methods for doing this depending on the environment you work in NetWare Windows OS 2 The disk supplied with the NPS 530 532 contains AXCFG a menu driven configuration utility ...

Page 71: ... file using your favorite text editor 4 Down load the config file Command put config CONFIG The NPS 530 532 will automatically activate the new settings Apple EtherTalk You will need FTP support such as the MacTCP utility to get access to the config file from your Macintosh Proceed as described for TCP IP above You can also configure your NPS 530 532 from a NetWare server LAN Server LAN Manager se...

Page 72: ...he NPS 530 532 2 Press and hold the TEST button while you switch on the NPS 530 532 Keep the TEST button pressed for at least 20 seconds until the PACKET flashes with one second intervals 3 Release the TEST button and wait at least five seconds five indica tor flashes 4 Press and hold the TEST button for at least five seconds until the PACKET indicator remains constantly lit 5 Restart the NPS 530 ...

Page 73: ... PROS Protocol Password PROS_PRT 35 PROS TCP Port Number LPD_BANN YES LPD Banner Page Enabled BOOTP_ENB YES BOOTP Protocol Enabled RARP_ENB YES RARP Protocol Enabled RTN_OPT YES Reverse Telnet Options Enabled RTEL_PR1 0 PR1 Reverse Telnet TCP Port Number 0 for Disabled RTEL_PR2 0 PR2 Reverse Telnet TCP Port Number 0 for Disabled RTEL_PR3 0 PR3 Reverse Telnet TCP Port Number 0 for Disabled RTEL_PR4...

Page 74: ... Print Server Queue Attachment 9 LOGIN10 Print Server Queue Attachment 10 LOGIN11 Print Server Queue Attachment 11 LOGIN12 Print Server Queue Attachment 12 LOGIN13 Print Server Queue Attachment 13 LOGIN14 Print Server Queue Attachment 14 LOGIN15 Print Server Queue Attachment 15 LOGIN16 Print Server Queue Attachment 16 RPRINT1 Remote Printer Attachment 1 RPRINT2 Remote Printer Attachment 2 RPRINT3 ...

Page 75: ...pt Font Courier when not specified PRINTER2 MENU PR2_WAIT YES PR2 Wait on Busy PR2_BEF PR2 String Before Print Job PR2_STR PR2 String Substitutions PR2_CSET NONE NONE ISO IBM 7UK IBM 7SW IBM 7GE IBM 7FR IBM 7ND IBM DEC IBM PR2 Character Set Conversion PR2_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS PR2 Printer Language Translation PR2_AFT PR2 String After Print Job PR2_DUMP NO PR2 Hex Dump Mode PR2_SIZE A4 A4 ...

Page 76: ...FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR5 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR5_FONT PR5 PostScript Font Courier when not specified PRINTER6 MENU PR6_WAIT YES PR6 Wait on Busy PR6_BEF PR6 String Before Print Job PR6_STR 010A020D0A PR6 String Substitutions PR6_CSET NONE NONE ISO IBM 7UK IBM 7SW IBM 7GE IBM 7FR IBM 7ND IBM DEC IBM PR6 Character Set Conversion PR6_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS PR6 Print...

Page 77: ..._AFT PR8 String After Print Job PR8_DUMP NO PR8 Hex Dump Mode PR8_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PR8 PostScript Page Size PR8_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PR8 PostScript Page Orientation PR8_FORM 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR8 PostScript Page Format MPL MPP CPI LPI LM TM PR8_FONT PR8 PostScript Font Courier when not specified OUTPUT MENU L1_CENTR STNDRD IBM_PC STNDRD FAST HISPEED LPT1 Centronics ...

Page 78: ...the config file shows the complete NPS 530 532 configuration See Appendix A for a sample parameter list To print the parameter list press the TEST button until the STATUS indicator starts to flash release the button and press it once The read me File The read me file contains detailed instructions about how to integrate the NPS 530 532 for different TCP IP environments and print methods It also co...

Page 79: ... following infor mation available when ordering upgrades The protocol or protocols you wish to upgrade to The serial number of each NPS 530 532 you wish to upgrade Upgrading Procedures The TCP IP and Apple EtherTalk protocols are controlled by two param eters TCP_ENB TCP IP Menu and ATLK_ENB AppleTalk Menu These parameters are by default set to NO and cannot be changed unless the corresponding sof...

Page 80: ... skip to step 6 3 Select TCP IP MENU then select TCP_KEY 4 Type in the six digit TCP IP key and click OK 5 If you are upgrading to TCP IP only then skip to step 8 6 Select APPLETALK MENU then select ATLK_KEY 7 Type in the six digit AppleTalk key and click OK 8 Click SAVE then click CANCEL to exit AXCFG Notes The protocol enable parameters TCP_ENB and ATLK_ENB will automatically be set to YES when ...

Page 81: ...configuration as described in Section 6 and use the arp method to set the Internet address 3 Log in to the NPS 530 532 Command ftp host name Enter root as user id and pass as password 4 Down load the upgrade file Command put upgrade CONFIG Notes The protocol enable parameters TCP_ENB and ATLK_ENB will automatically be set to YES when correct keys have been provided You can change these parameters ...

Page 82: ...anged from to If you have upgraded to Apple EtherTalk the Apple EtherTalk header has changed from to If the upgrade procedure failed repeat the process and make sure that you enter the proper key into the key parameters Should the upgrade still fail contact your distributor Note As an alternative you can also view the parameter list to verify the upgrade After a successful upgrade the parameters T...

Page 83: ... RJ 45 connector NPS 532 10base2 thin wire via BNC connector Supported protocols Netware IPX RIP NCP SAP SPX Windows NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP Windows NT TCP IP LPD FTP Reverse Telnet PROS BOOTP ARP ICMP IP RARP TCP Telnet UDP OS 2 NetBIOS NetBEUI EtherTalk AARP ATP DDP NBP PAP RTMP ZIP General features Easy installation High speed printing 150 kbytes s Eight logical printers featuring Physical Print...

Page 84: ... SNMP support Axis private enterprise MIB and MIB II Macintosh features Standard installation using the Chooser Supports binary mode Printer attachments Connects to the printer s Centronics port throughput exceeding 150 kbytes s burst 250 kbytes s Hardware specifications Size 1 2 2 2 8 5 inches 29 55 100 mm Weight 0 3 lb 0 15 kg Power NPS 530 5 VDC min 300 mA supplied by the printer Centronics pin...

Page 85: ...ld Wide Web If you are connected to Internet have a look at the Axis WWW Home Page at http www axis se Here you can find information about the company and our products You can also down load online manuals tools such as the Acrobat Reader for different platforms and the latest versions of the NPS utilities You can also get files and information through anonymous ftp at ftp ftp axis se If you want ...

Page 86: ... axis se North Central America Axis Communications Inc 4 Constitution Way Woburn MA 01801 1030 USA Phone 1 800 444 AXIS 617 938 1188 Fax 617 938 6161 Email info axisinc com Japan Axis Communications KK 8th Center Plaza 5F 1 10 16Nihombashi Horidome cho Chuo ku Tokyo 103 Japan Phone 81 3 3663 8801 Fax 81 3 3663 8802 Email info axiscom co jp Hong Kong Asia except Japan Middle East Australia Axis Com...

Page 87: ...ost name 45 Host Table 45 I IBM OS 2 Parameter editing 70 Internal Printouts 78 Internet 85 Internet address 45 L LAN Server LAN Manager Configuration 38 Print Queues 41 Sharing 42 Language specific characters 59 Locally Administrated Address 13 68 Logical Printers 57 LPD 52 M Macintosh Setup 53 Microsoft Windows Parameter editing 70 Setup 29 N NET COPY 43 NET SHARE 42 NetBEUI 38 Network Informati...

Page 88: ...r 13 Setup IBM OS 2 38 Macintosh 53 Microsoft Windows Windows 3 1 30 Windows for Workgroups 31 Client server printing 32 Peer to peer printing 31 Windows NT Client server printing 36 LPD printing 37 Peer to peer printing 35 Novell NetWare 14 TCP IP 44 Setup for Microsoft Windows 29 SNMP 69 Software keys 79 Status logging 67 String Substitutions 61 Strings before and after print jobs 60 T TCP IP Co...

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