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Setting Up the Ethernet Adapter for a Windows Network
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This chapter describes how to use the AXIS Print Utilities for printing in the Windows
environment.
Using the AXIS Print Monitor for Windows 95, 98, and NT
The AXIS Print Monitor is supplied on the CD-ROM or disks that are provided with
your Ethernet adapter. You use the AXIS Print Monitor software for network printing
within Windows 95, 98, and NT environments. It allows the Ethernet adapters to be
connected in the same simple fashion as a local printer port and, once installed, to be
automatically initialized upon system startup.
Install the AXIS Print Monitor now if you have not already done so. For help, see
“Installing AXIS Print Utilities” in Chapter 2.
To change the default name or amend any of the Ethernet adapter default parameters,
use the AXIS NetPilot or any standard Web browser. For help, see Chapter 8,
“Managing and Configuring the Ethernet Adapter.”
About the AXIS Print Monitor
AXIS Print Monitor is a Windows component developed for peer-to-peer printing under
Windows 95, 98, and NT. It allows you to send print jobs directly to the Ethernet
adapter.
Note: You can use the AXIS Print Monitor for DOS printing when installed on
Windows NT platforms. However, in Windows 95 or 98, DOS printing is only possible
from a client workstation in a client/server configuration. If DOS peer-to-peer printing
is necessary from a Windows 95 or 98 platform, use the AXIS Print Utility for
Windows.
Printing Environments
The AXIS Print Monitor supports printing over NetBIOS/NetBEUI and TCP/IP (LPR).
To enable printing in any of the environments, ensure that the desired protocol is
running on your client.
Peer-to-Peer Printing
Install the AXIS Print Monitor on each workstation performing peer-to-peer printing.
Once installed, the AXIS Print Monitor then allows you to access all network printers,
just as if the printers were connected directly to your workstation. Peer-to-peer printing
has the following benefits:
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You can easily monitor the status of your printers by enabling error condition
pop-up messages.
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You do not have to rely on a server.