Axis 5500 User Manual page 49

Note:
BCP and TBCP
Notes:
Setting Parameters
Example:
Important:
AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User's Manual
For information on advanced AppleTalk functions such as non-PostScript
printer support, please refer to the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 Technical
Reference on the Axis Web site.
You should specify if you want to enable or disable binary transfer of print data
in the print server's web interface (Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View
| Macintosh | Binary Protocol for Printer (1, 2). By enabling binary transfer
you reduce printing time, provided that the print job is sent as binary data to
the print server. This is particular true when you are printing large bitmaps.
• TBCP enables the print server to use the TBCP (Tagged Binary
Communication Protocol) to transfer print data to the printer. Select this
alternative when using Postscript printers.
BCP enables the print server to use the BCP (Binary Communications
•
Protocol) to transfer print data to the printer. Select this alternative when
using Postscript printers.
None disables all binary transfers, select this alternative for all non-
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PostScript printers and for ASCII PostScript printing.
• If you have have set the Auto-Detect Printer Type parameter to YES, the text output format
will be chosen automatically (Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | Macintosh |
Auto Detect Printer Type | Yes).
• Some printers, e.g. Epson InkJet printers, can not be used when TBCP is enabled.
In AppleTalk, you can change a limited number of the parameters of the AXIS
5500/AXIS 5550. You can:
• enable and disable binary data transfers for your printing
• select the type of binary transfer protocol to use
• specify the AppleTalk printer type
• set the IP address
However, by assigning an IP address to your print server, you have access to all
of the print server parameters via any standard Web browser or via FTP. Refer
to Section 8 Print Server Management Methods, on page 57 for more
information.
The following example describes how you set the print server parameters in
AppleTalk.
DO NOT use the parameter values from this example when configuring your
print server. You should select values that are appropriate for your printers
and network settings.
Follow the instructions below:
Adding Printers in Macintosh
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