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AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 1AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Network Print ServersUser’s Manual

Product Overview10 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Printer Ports • AXIS 540+: Parallel port: 36-pin Centronics connector. Highspeed IEEE 1284 compliant with ECP sup

Logical Printers100 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5603. Set the Printer Language Translation parameter to POSTSCR.4. Set the PostScript Page Size parameter to LETTER

Logical PrintersAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 101Redirecting Print Jobswhen a Printer is BusyIf print data is received for a printer that is already busy, the ho

Logical Printers102 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Read Back ofinformationThe AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 supports bi-directional printing. The information from the printer

The Test ButtonAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 103Section 4 The Test ButtonThe test button is located on the front right hand side of the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 and is

Technical Specification104 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Section 5 Technical SpecificationSupported Printers: All printers except host-based printers (also known

Technical SpecificationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 105NetWare: IPX, IP, iPrint, SAP, RIP, SPX and NCP (extended with NDS), NDPS, NLSP, DIAG, LIP.LAN Manager /L

Technical Specification106 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560support and throughput of 1 MB/sec.• Serial port: 9-pin DSUB connector, RS-232, XON/ XOFF or RTS/CTS, dat

AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 107IndexAAccount file 87Admin 80AppleTalk 34ASCII to Postscript Conversion 99Assistance 5Autodetect 34Auto-Detect Printer Type 36Au

108 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560FirmwareUpgrade 82Flash Loading over the Web 76FTP 85HHex Dump Mode 102IIndicators 10Installing AXIS ThinWizard 83Internet Addre

AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 109Network Printer 19PParameter List 82, 103password 80Ports 10PowerIndicator 10Print JobsRedirect 101Print ProblemsDebugging 102Pr

Product OverviewAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 11Features and BenefitsReliability The print server provides high performance and reliability combined with low pow

110 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560UUNIX/Linux Printing MethodsFTP 74LPD 74PROS A 75PROS B 75Reverse Telnet 75Upgrading 76User 79, 80WWindows, adding printers 19

Basic Installation12 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Section 1 Basic InstallationQuick overviewFollow these steps to make your printer network ready:1. Connect the

Basic InstallationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 13Assign an IP Address to the Print ServerMethods for Settingthe IP AddressYou can obtain an IP address for your

Basic Installation14 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Notes:Automatic IP address assignmentObtain an IP addresswith DHCPIf you have a DHCP server on your network, yo

Basic InstallationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 15Obtain an IP Addressusing RARP inUNIX/LinuxFollow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP. Appe

Basic Installation16 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Note:Set the IP Addressusing ARP inUNIX/Linux and MacOS X1. Open a Terminal and enter the following commands: 2

Basic InstallationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 173. The software will scan your network for attached print servers. Select a print server from the serial number

Basic Installation18 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Making Network Printers available for printing on your PCConfigurationMethodsOnce you have set the IP address o

Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 19Section 2 Adding Printers in WindowsOverview ofInstallation MethodsThis section describes how to add ne

2 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Regulatory InformationSafety Notices Take some time to read through the safety notices before installing the print server. Please

Adding Printers in Windows20 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 20031. Windows XP/Windows Server 2003: Go to Start | Printers an

Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 21(Example: 192.168.3.191_LPT1) Click Next.5. In the Additional Port Information Required window, select

Adding Printers in Windows22 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5608. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, print a test page, etc. Selec

Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 23Adding Printers in Windows 2000/Windows XP/2003 using the Microsoft LPR MonitorThis section describes h

Adding Printers in Windows24 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Client/Server Printing Select Network printer instead of Local Printer in Step 2 above if your print se

Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 25Installing a Networkprinter1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers | Add Printer. Select My Computer and c

Adding Printers in Windows26 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560AXIS Print Monitor SoftwareAXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Wi

Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 27Adding Printers over TCP/IP in Windows NT 4 using AXIS Print Monitor1. Install AXIS PrintMonitor on all

Adding Printers in Windows28 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print MonitorSee to it that the NetBEUI prot

Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 29Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT 4 using AXIS Print MonitorSee to it that the NetBEUI

AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 3Table of ContentsSection 1 Introduction 5About this Manual 5Supported Environments 5About Axis 5Support Services 5Section 1

Adding Printers in Windows30 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor1. Install AXIS PrintMonitor o

Adding Printers in WindowsAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 31Configure the Port: 1. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and highlight the printer you wi

Adding Printers in Windows32 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5607. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Config

Adding Printers in MacintoshAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 33Section 1 Adding Printers in MacintoshHaving connected the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 to your network, this s

Adding Printers in Macintosh34 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Installation on MacOS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalkBasic Configuration On MacOS 9.1 or older, basic c

Adding Printers in MacintoshAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 354. Click the name of the printer you want — the ports are shown as <host name>_<port>. Ex

Adding Printers in Macintosh36 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to enable or disable binary transfer of print data in the

Adding Printers in MacintoshAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 376. Write a text file containing the parameters you want to set:Note:7. Print the text file. The setti

Setting Up - NetWare38 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Section 2Setting Up - NetWare This section describes how to continue the installation of the AXIS 540+/AXIS 5

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 39Setup using NDPSThe AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 supports Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS). You can run NDPS ov

4 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot 58Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot 60Basic Queue-based printing over IP 62Section 1 Ad

Setting Up - NetWare40 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Public Access Printers Follow these instructions to create a public access printer using the NDPS Manager obj

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 419. You will find the print server in the next window with the printer attached on the connected port. Dependi

Setting Up - NetWare42 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560The IPX Addresses for the above printers will appear as: <IPX External Network Number>:<Print Server

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 433. Choose a port in the Print Server Port field, e.g. 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6 and LPT1The ports are LPT1, LPT2

Setting Up - NetWare44 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5607. Press Cancel to close the NDPS ManagerTo install the printer on the workstation, See “Installing an NDPS P

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 457. Select Create a New Printer Agent and click Create to display the Create Printer Agent dialog.8. Confirm t

Setting Up - NetWare46 AXIS 540+/AXIS 56014. You will find the print server in the next window with the printer attached on the connected port.Dependi

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 47IPX Network protocol: All the available ports will be presented, regardless if the printers are or not connec

Setting Up - NetWare48 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5601. Click Manually specify the print server and enter the <IPX External Network Number> in the Network f

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 495. Click Continue and OK in the next NDPS window. Your printer will appear as an NDS object in the Directory

IntroductionAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 5Section 1 IntroductionThank you for purchasing the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560. This product has been developed to connect your

Setting Up - NetWare50 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5604. Click Add. A list of available printers appears.5. The list of available printers shows the NDPS Public Ac

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 517. Click OK. The default driver for that printer is then automatically downloaded.If the printer object does

Setting Up - NetWare52 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Using the Add PrinterWizard1. Click Start on your workstation, select Settings =>Printers. There might be

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 53Setup using iPrintiPrint is Novell's next generation of printing software that lets users print to and f

Setting Up - NetWare54 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5604. Shutdown Tomcat and the NetWare Enterprise Web Server on the NetWare file server by executing the followin

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 55Install a printer withAXIS IPP GatewayConfiguration Snapin1. Use an AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 and connect a printer

Setting Up - NetWare56 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5609. Click on Create Printer.10. Choose a name for the printer.11. Choose the context where the printer will be

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 57Installing the iPrintPrinter on theWorkstationAn iPrint printer can by locally installed on the workstation i

Setting Up - NetWare58 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot Install the AXIS NetPilot software on your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on Win

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 59Environments Choose which networking environments you want to configure the Axis Network Print Server for, e.

Introduction6 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560If you are connected to the Internet, you can:• Download user documentation and firmware updates• Find answers to prev

Setting Up - NetWare60 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Notes:Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilotHaving installed your Axis Network Print Server print server i

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 613. Click the Connect... button. The Connect NetWare Print Queues window appears.The AXIS NetPilot Connect Net

Setting Up - NetWare62 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Notes:10. If you want to define a remote printer number slot manually, check the Manual box and type the desi

Setting Up - NetWareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 63Setting the PSERVER parameters in the Axis Network Print Server Web interface.4. Use the NetWare Administrato

Setting Up - NetWare64 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Advantages • High performance: up to 1 Mbyte/sLimitations • In bindery mode, this printing method requires a

Adding Printers in UNIX/LinuxAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 65Section 1 Adding Printers in UNIX/LinuxPrint ToolsFor printer configuration, printtool and printconf

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux66 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator. This operating environment has an integ

Adding Printers in UNIX/LinuxAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 67Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured in the Mandrake distribution: •Local Print

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux68 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Debian 3.0Debian offers a choice between plain LPD, LPRng and CUPS. There are several printer config

Adding Printers in UNIX/LinuxAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 69Red Hat 7.3Printtool has been replaced by Printconf. The utility maintains the /etc/printcap configu

Product OverviewAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 7Section 1 Product OverviewPackage ContentsVerify that nothing is missing from the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 package by us

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux70 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Adding a RemoteUnix Printer1. To add a remote UNIX printer, such as one attached to a different UNIX

Adding Printers in UNIX/LinuxAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 71SuSE 8.0The printing system on SuSE Linux is based on an apsfilter, with some enhancements; SuSE&apo

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux72 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560AXIS axinstall ScriptHaving performed the basic TCP/IP setup procedures as defined earlier in this m

Adding Printers in UNIX/LinuxAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 73The axinstall script has now been downloaded to your host. Execute the script with this command:sh a

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux74 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Print Methods on TCP/IP NetworksThe AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 supports several different print methods in t

Adding Printers in UNIX/LinuxAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 75PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions;named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B).PRO

Updating the Firmware76 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Section 1 Updating the FirmwareUpgrading the FirmwareYou can upgrade the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 firmware using o

Updating the FirmwareAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 776. Name the upgrade job. This is optional, so you can leave the field blank if you want. Click the Start but

Updating the Firmware78 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5601. From www.axis.com, download the firmware and save it to the new directory on your computer, e.g. C:\ Axis

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 79Section 2 Management and ConfigurationThe management and configuration tools that are supported by th

Product Overview8 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560AXIS Network Product CDThe AXIS Network Product CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalog, that includes Axis

Management and Configuration80 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Admin When in Admin mode, you have access to all the print server's parameters and you can chang

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 81Print Server and the Web user interface. A short description of the Axis installation tools you shoul

Management and Configuration82 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Help The Help page displays a comprehensive description of the configuration and management activitie

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 83Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server ManagementAXIS ThinWizard software allows you to manage and up

Management and Configuration84 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560The first time you use AXIS ThinWizard, set the Preferences to reflect your network environment:Selec

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 85Using FTP for Print Server ManagementHaving assigned an IP address to your Axis Network Print Server,

Management and Configuration86 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Example:> ftp npserverconnected to npserver.220 Axis Network Print Server FTP Print Server v6.30 D

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 87Viewingthe Account FileThe account file contains data concerning the ten last print jobs. It specifie

Management and Configuration88 AXIS 540+/AXIS 5601. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing: telnet <host name> or telnet <IP addre

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 89Viewingthe Status fileThe status command shows which printer port the logical printers are assigned t

Product OverviewAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 9Physical DescriptionAXIS 540+AXIS 560Backside label of print serverNetwork Connector Axis Network Print Servers ar

Management and Configuration90 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Using SNMPYou can use SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for remotely monitoring and configuri

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 91Exceptions Even though the Axis Network Print Server is fully compatible with the HP JetAdmin tool, t

Management and Configuration92 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560The Serial Printer Port HP JetAdmin does not support serial printer ports. If you must change the def

Management and ConfigurationAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 93Using Novell UtilitiesAfter installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare environment, yo

Management and Configuration94 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560NetWare Print Layout with corresponding information summary

Logical PrintersAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 95Section 3 Logical PrintersThe print server has a powerful facility for altering the print data. This means that y

Logical Printers96 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Character SetConversionA common problem in a multiple host environment is that different hosts use different ASCI

Logical PrintersAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 97Adding Strings Beforeand After Print JobsThese string functions provide a way to send printer control commands be

Logical Printers98 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings:1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select

Logical PrintersAXIS 540+/AXIS 560 99ASCII to PostscriptConversionThe AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 logical printers can translate ASCII print data into PostScri