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Appendix A: The parameter list

Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual

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---  PRINTER6 MENU

PR6_OUT.

 : COM1

 (LPT1 COM1 LPT2)

PR6 Physical Printer Port

PR6_SCND.

 : PR6      (PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 

PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8)

PR6 Secondary Printer

PR6_WAIT.

 : YES

PR6 Wait on Busy

PR6_IN.

 : NONE     (NONE COM1)

PR6 Read-Back Port

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 Printer Language Translation

PR6_AFT.

 : 

PR6 String After Print Job

PR6_DUMP.

 : NO 

PR6 Hex Dump Mode

PR6_SIZE.

 : A4       (A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT)

PR6 PostScript Page Size

PR6_ORNT.

 : PORTR 

(PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS)

PR6 PostScript Page Orientation

PR6_FORM.

 : 66 0 100 60 30 50 

PR6 PostScript Page Format (MPL, MPP, CPI, LPI, LM, TM)

PR6_FONT.

 : 

PR6 PostScript Font (Courier when not specified)

---  PRINTER7 MENU

PR7_OUT.

 : LPT1     (LPT1 COM1 LPT2)

PR7 Physical Printer Port

PR7_SCND.

 : PR7      (PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 

PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8)

PR7 Secondary Printer

PR7_WAIT.

 : YES

PR7 Wait on Busy

PR7_IN.

 : NONE     (NONE COM1)

PR7 Read-Back Port

PR7_BEF.

 : 

PR7 String Before Print Job

PR7_STR.

 : 010A020D0A

PR7 String Substitutions

PR7_CSET.

 : NONE     (NONE ISO>IBM 7UK>IBM 7SW>IBM 

7GE>IBM 7FR>IBM 7ND>IBM DEC>IBM)

PR7 Character Set Conversion

PR7_FILT.

 : NONE     (NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS)

PR7 Printer Language Translation

PR7_AFT.

 : 

PR7 String After Print Job

PR7_DUMP.

 : NO 

PR7 Hex Dump Mode

PR7_SIZE.

 : A4       (A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT)

PR7 PostScript Page Size

PR7_ORNT.

 : PORTR

 (PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS)

PR7 PostScript Page Orientation

PR7_FORM.

 : 66 0 100 60 30 50 

PR7 PostScript Page Format (MPL, MPP, CPI, LPI, LM, TM)

PR7_FONT.

 : 

PR7 PostScript Font (Courier when not specified)

---  PRINTER8 MENU

PR8_OUT.

 : LPT1     (LPT1 COM1 LPT2)

PR8 Physical Printer Port

PR8_SCND.

 : PR8      (PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 

PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8)

PR8 Secondary Printer

PR8_WAIT.

 : YES

PR8 Wait on Busy

PR8_IN.

 : NONE     (NONE COM1)

PR8 Read-Back Port

PR8_BEF.

 : 

PR8 String Before Print Job

PR8_STR.

 : 010A020D0A

PR8 String Substitutions

PR8_CSET.

 : NONE     (NONE ISO>IBM 7UK>IBM 7SW>IBM 

7GE>IBM 7FR>IBM 7ND>IBM DEC>IBM)

PR8 Character Set Conversion

PR8_FILT.

 : POSTSCR  (NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS)

PR8 Printer Language Translation

PR8_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)

Summary of Contents for NPS 550

Page 1: ... 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 530 532 550 ...

Page 2: ...ed options An overview of unique NPS 550 functions that allows you to tailor your printer resources for specific needs The manual applies to the NPS 550 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 of this manu...

Page 3: ...ial 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 for ...

Page 4: ...eter Controlled 19 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 550 40 Create a Print Queue 41 Sharing Print Queues 42 ...

Page 5: ...rings Before and After Print Jobs 60 String Substitutions 61 PostScript Functions 62 Action at Printer Busy 64 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 79 C Technical specifications 80 ...

Page 6: ... Ethernet network no matter if you are using a PC PS 2 Macintosh or Unix system The multiple protocol support makes it possible to print under NetWare Microsoft and IBM networks Apple EtherTalk and TCP IP simultaneously In addition the NPS 550 provides you with two high speed parallel ports and one serial port allowing any combination of up to three standard printers or plotters It combines a high...

Page 7: ... to a format suitable for standard printers It is physically attached to the network by either thin wire 10base2 or twisted pair 10baseT Ethernet cabling The print data can be directed to two high speed parallel ports and one serial port making it possible to print on three different printers at the same time Where To Use it The NPS 550 can communicate with PC PS 2 Unix and Macintosh systems It su...

Page 8: ...ndows NT OS 2 The NPS 550 is integrated to the OS 2 Spooler using the supplied Axis Print Utility for OS 2 The printers attached to the NPS 550 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 550 can operate as an integrated part of your system The printers connected to the NPS 550 will appear as ...

Page 9: ...imultaneously Speed The sustained throughput exceeds 250 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 AS...

Page 10: ...anty registration form part no 13510 Parallel Printer Cable part no 13360 3 5 disk with NPS Installation Utilities for NetWare Windows and OS 2 part no 13493 Power Supply Europe 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 part no 13282 and 13283 BNC T adapter part no 12839...

Page 11: ...ck and front panels 10baseT Connector 10base2 Connector External Power Supply Connector Test Button POWER Indicator PACKET Indicator PRINTER Indicator STATUS Indicator FRONT BACK LPT1 Printer Connector Parallel LPT2 Printer Connector Parallel COM1 Printer connector Serial ...

Page 12: ...on the printer 5 Press and hold the test button until the STATUS 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 550 Note The NPS 550 supports high speed Centronics communication such as Hewlett Packard Fast Mode This function is disabled by default since some printers support standard Centronics only ...

Page 13: ...base2 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 ready to accept a new node Any network configurat...

Page 14: ...is section Before configuring your NetWare system you may want to configure the NPS 550 e g logical printer definitions This is done using the AXCFG software on the disk supplied with the NPS 550 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 550 is powered on and attached to the ...

Page 15: ...50 will log in to only those NetWare servers specified by the NPS 550 configuration See page 19 for setup procedures Advantages Limitations High performance typically 200 kbytes s Easy to set up no NPS 550 configuration required for automatic mode Requires a NetWare user licence for each NPS 550 The NPS 550 power up takes a long time on large networks Advantages Limitations High performance typica...

Page 16: ... more print queues and finally specifying which NetWare print servers the NPS 550 shall attach to The first two steps are carried out in PCONSOLE and the last step is done in AXCFG supplied with the NPS 550 See page 24 for setup procedures Advantages Limitations High performance typically 200 kbytes s Avoids the prolonged NPS power up time caused by the automatic file server login Simplifies the q...

Page 17: ...s 4 xx 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 550 serial number 7 Press Escape to return to the Main Menu Repeat this procedure for each file server using the NPS 550 Notes 1 If the serial number of your NPS 550 is 00408C100086 then the default name is AXIS100086 The serial number is found on the ...

Page 18: ... nnnnnn 9 Press Escape repeatedly to return to the main menu Repeat this procedure for every queue you want the NPS 550 to service The NPS 550 supports up to 96 print queues defined on up to 16 file servers Note Assuming that you have the default Logical Printer settings output from the print queue will be directed to the LPT1 output of the NPS 550 If you want to print to LPT2 the queue name must ...

Page 19: ...sign queues to it NPS 550 Configuration The configuration involves specifying which NetWare file servers and print queues the NPS 550 shall attach to This is done using AXCFG the Axis NPS configuration software on the disk supplied with the NPS 550 Follow the instructions in the read me file on the disk to install the software then proceed as follows 1 Start AXCFG and select NetWare 2 Select No at...

Page 20: ...l not automatically log in to all file servers and scan for queues to service Instead 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 In...

Page 21: ...ced 6 Press Insert to see the list of Available File Servers Add all file servers you want the NPS 550 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 550 logical printers PR1 PR8 The remaining eight printers are not used by the NPS...

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 550 logical printers PR1 PR8 No other printer numbers are used by the NPS 550 9 Press Insert to define printer number 0 Name it DUMMY UNUSED or similar...

Page 23: ... 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 550 with software revision prior to 4 20 3 Choose Select All Networks then select your NPS 550 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 tion file...

Page 24: ...te 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 step...

Page 25: ...Select 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 550 ...

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: ...CFG and select NetWare 2 Select No at the Look for old print servers prompt 3 Choose Select All Networks then select your NPS 550 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 printer 0 ...

Page 28: ... 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 banne...

Page 29: ...s 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 550 printer ports as Windows printer ports Axis Print Utility automatically detects all NPS 550s on your network Any number of printers may be installed at any workstation 2 Capture and monitor print jobs directed to NPS 550 ports Print jobs are d...

Page 30: ... 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 dev...

Page 31: ...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 click OK 8...

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 550 We strongly recommend that you copy the Axis Print Utility icon into your Startup folder Client Server printing Client setup Follow these steps to install y...

Page 33: ...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 10 Acc...

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 550 We strongly recommend that you copy the Axis Print Utility icon into your StartUp folder Client Server printing Client setup Follow these steps t...

Page 35: ...eed 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 where C...

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 550 We strongly recommend that you copy the Axis Print Utility icon into your Startup folder Client Server printing Client setup Follow the...

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: ... Create print queues to be serviced by the NPS 550 Before configuring your LAN Server LAN Manager system you may want to configure the NPS 550 e g logical printer definitions This is done using the AXCFG software on the disk supplied with the NPS 550 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 begin Make...

Page 39: ... with the NPS 550 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 displayed ...

Page 40: ...example LP1 LP2 and CM1 are the NPS 550 printer ports LPT1 LPT2 and COM1 respectively 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 550 is 00408C100086 then the default port names are AX100086 LP1 AX100086 LP2 and AX100086 CM1 The serial number is found on the label at the back of the NPS 5...

Page 41: ...t 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 550 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 definiti...

Page 42: ...he Standard printer list suitable for the attached printer 5 Select a pipe name e g PIPE AX100086 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 administra...

Page 43: ...t method such as drag and drop etc to send a job to one of the print queues that NPS 550 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: ...es 2 Set up the NPS 550 as a TCP IP node Procedures Down load the IP address to your NPS 550 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 550 is powered on and attached to t...

Page 45: ... editor e g vi etc hosts and add a line containing the IP address and host name for your NPS 550 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 update ...

Page 46: ...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 550 has an auto sensing router facility that automatically adopts to the network topology However if you do run ...

Page 47: ...s 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 for th...

Page 48: ... System 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 550 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 R...

Page 49: ...gic 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 550 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 correspo...

Page 50: ...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 550 with the command ftp host name where host name is the name assigned in your system host table e g sales dept 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 3 Log...

Page 51: ...ed 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 22...

Page 52: ...PD 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 550 appears as a d...

Page 53: ...osh system you may want to configure the NPS 550 e g logical printer definitions See Appendix A for details If you intend to operate your NPS 550 in a multi protocol environment you should also proceed according to the other Setup for sections as appropriate Before you begin Make sure that the NPS 550 is powered on and attached to the network Any network configuration should always involve the net...

Page 54: ...ave 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 three default NPS 550 printer names are shown as AXIS nnnnnn _ port...

Page 55: ...elect PPD button 5 Choose the 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 550 Verify t...

Page 56: ...lated problems by tailoring your NPS 550 con figuration to meet specific needs The key feature is the Logical Printer Concept which will be discussed in the following pages Print Management The NPS 550 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 550 page 65 Acc...

Page 57: ...ble device driver acting as an inter face between the network and the physical printer You may specify up to eight logical printers each with different properties even if you have only one physical printer attached 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: ... Dump Mode page 64 The table below shows the default logical printer configuration Note LF to CR LF means that UNIX New Line commands are converted to Carriage Return Line Feed 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 Logical Printer Printer port Properties PR1 LPT1 pass through PR...

Page 59: ...ut 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 fil...

Page 60: ...rinter 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 sho...

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: ...ough 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 ASCI...

Page 63: ...SCII 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 to...

Page 64: ... printer assigned to PR1 is busy Note Logical printer redirection cannot be nested If the printer assigned to PR3 in the example above is also busy the print job will be held waiting even if PR3 is further redirected Hex Dump Mode When hex dump mode is activated the print data will be printed as hexa decimal byte values rather than characters Printer control commands are also printed as hex values...

Page 65: ...dept Trying 192 36 253 96 Connected to salesdept Escape character is Axis NPS 550R TELNET Print Server V5 00 NPS 550 network login root Password pass not visible Axis NPS 550R 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 soft...

Page 66: ...ssed 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 550R TELNET Print Server V5 00 NPS 550R network login root Password pass not visible Axis NPS 550R TELNET Print Server V5 00 Root account Current account file JOB USER PROT LPR S BYTES ETIME OTIME 1 thomas FTP pr...

Page 67: ...Connected to salesdept Escape character is Axis NPS 550R TELNET Print Server V5 00 NPS 550R network login root Password pass not visible Axis NPS 550R TELNET Print Server V5 00 Root status Current printout status Printer Port Status Bytes printed Comments pr1 LPT1 Occupied Ready pr2 LPT2 Available Busy Out of paper pr3 COM1 Available Busy pr4 COM1 Available Busy pr5 LPT1 Printing 20916 Ready pr6 L...

Page 68: ...x 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 preconfigure...

Page 69: ...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 Manageme...

Page 70: ...s are stored in the NPS 550 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 550 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 550 contains AXCFG a menu driven configuration utility that perfo...

Page 71: ... file using your favorite text editor 4 Down load the config file Command put config CONFIG The NPS 550 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 550 from a NetWare server LAN Server LAN Manager server or ...

Page 72: ... hold the TEST button while you switch on the NPS 550 Keep the TEST button pressed for at least 20 seconds until the PACKET PRINTER and STATUS indicators flash simultaneously 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 STATUS indicator remains constantly lit 5 Restart...

Page 73: ...sword 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 0 PR4 Reverse Tel...

Page 74: ... 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 Printe...

Page 75: ... String Substitutions PR1_CSET NONE NONE ISO IBM 7UK IBM 7SW IBM 7GE IBM 7FR IBM 7ND IBM DEC IBM PR1 Character Set Conversion PR1_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS PR1 Printer Language Translation PR1_AFT PR1 String After Print Job PR1_DUMP NO PR1 Hex Dump Mode PR1_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PR1 PostScript Page Size PR1_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PR1 PostScript Page Orientation PR1_FO...

Page 76: ...stitutions PR4_CSET NONE NONE ISO IBM 7UK IBM 7SW IBM 7GE IBM 7FR IBM 7ND IBM DEC IBM PR4 Character Set Conversion PR4_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS PR4 Printer Language Translation PR4_AFT PR4 String After Print Job PR4_DUMP NO PR4 Hex Dump Mode PR4_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PR4 PostScript Page Size PR4_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PR4 PostScript Page Orientation PR4_FORM 66 0 100...

Page 77: ...String Substitutions PR7_CSET NONE NONE ISO IBM 7UK IBM 7SW IBM 7GE IBM 7FR IBM 7ND IBM DEC IBM PR7 Character Set Conversion PR7_FILT NONE NONE POSTSCR AUTO_PS PR7 Printer Language Translation PR7_AFT PR7 String After Print Job PR7_DUMP NO PR7 Hex Dump Mode PR7_SIZE A4 A4 LETTER LEGAL EXECUT PR7 PostScript Page Size PR7_ORNT PORTR PORTR LANDS R_PORTR R_LANDS PR7 PostScript Page Orientation PR7_FOR...

Page 78: ...BUST BOTH COM1 Handshake Protocol C1_BAUDR 9600 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 COM1 Baud Rate C1 STOPB 2 1 2 COM1 Stop Bits C1_PARIT NONE NONE ODD EVEN COM1 Parity C1_NBITS 8 7 8 COM1 Word Length C1_BSYTM 60 COM1 Busy Status Time Out L2_CENTR STNDRD IBM_PC STNDRD FAST HISPEED LPT2 Centronics Interface Timing L2_BSYTM 60 LPT2 Busy Status Time Out PANEL MENU DEF_OUT PR1 PR1 PR2...

Page 79: ...e config file shows the complete NPS 550 con figuration 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 550 for different TCP IP environments and print methods It also contains la...

Page 80: ...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 250 kbytes s Eight logical printers featuring Physical Printer Port Character Set Conversion Strings Before...

Page 81: ...ring Unix features SNMP support Axis private enterprise MIB and MIB II Macintosh features Standard installation using the Chooser Supports binary mode Printer attachments Two parallel Centronics ports 25 pin DSUB throughput exceeding 250 kbytes s burst 1000 kbytes s One serial RS 232C port 9 pin DSUB XON XOFF or RTS CTS transfer rates up to 115 200 baud Hardware specifications Size 7 7 1 3 5 2 inc...

Page 82: ... 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 to...

Page 83: ...xis 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 Commu...

Page 84: ... Dump Mode 64 host name 45 Host Table 45 I IBM OS 2 Parameter editing 70 Internal Printouts 79 Internet 82 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 Ne...

Page 85: ...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 Status logging 67 String Substitutions 61 Strings before and after print jobs 60 T TCP IP Configuration 44 Pa...

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