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Axis 1610 User Manual

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  • Page 1 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual AXIS 1610 for Canon CAPT Printers User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Safety Notices

    Please, read through the following safety notices before installing the AXIS 1610. Caution! - implies that if not followed you may lose data or damage your equipment. Important: - implies that if not followed the operation of the AXIS 1610 may be impaired.
  • Page 3 This manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the AXIS 1610. It is intended for everyone involved in installing and managing the AXIS 1610. To fully benefit from the manual, you should be familiar with basic networking principles.
  • Page 4 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Network Print Servers offer a powerful and cost-efficient method for sharing printer resources in your network. They connect to any standard printer, featuring high performance, simple management and easy upgrading across the network. The print servers are available in Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Token Ring versions.
  • Page 5 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Preface Support Services Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis dealer. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your Axis dealer will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure you a rapid response.
  • Page 6 Axis support e-mail addresses Sweden support-se@axis.com Australia support-au@axis.com Benelux support-nl@axis.com China support-cn@axis.com France support-fr@axis.com Germany support-de@axis.com Hong Kong support-hk@axis.com Italy support-it@axis.com Japan support-jp@axis.com Korea support-kr@axis.com Singapore support-sg@axis.com Spain support-es@axis.com Taiwan support-tw@axis.com support-uk@axis.com USA Boston support-us@axis.com USA Miami support-lat@axis.com AXIS 1610 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents ..........12 AXIS 1610 Physical Description ........13 Section 3 Installation .

  • Page 8: Introduction

    You can connect your AXIS 1610 directly to any Canon CAPT printer without any additional cabling. The AXIS 1610 Network Print Server Supported Printers The AXIS 1610 is developed to be connected with Canon CAPT printers only.

  • Page 9: Where To Use It

    NetBIOS/NetBEUI from the following clients: • • • • • • Management and configuration of your AXIS 1610 can be performed from the internal web pages via any standard Web browser. Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000...

  • Page 10: How To Use It

    • Canon NetSpot AXIS IP Installer, AXIS CAPT Print Monitor and AXIS NetPilot are available free of charge from the AXIS 1610 CD or from the Axis web site at www.axis.com Configuration and management of AXIS 1610 can be performed using TCP/IP, NetBIOS/NetBEUI or IPX protocols.

  • Page 11: Features And Benefits

    LAN products and benefits users with a faster throughput than a direct PC-to-printer connection. With a sustained data throughput of 800 kbytes per second (100baseTX) and 600 kbytes per second (10baseT), the AXIS 1610 is fast. ECP high- speed Centronics communication is supported. Easy to Install Install the AXIS 1610 in minutes, using the provided software utilities.

  • Page 12: Product Overview

    Please contact your dealer if anything should be missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. o AXIS 1610, part no: 0095-001-01 o AXIS 1610 CD, part.no: 18817, Rev.1.1 including: o AXIS 1610 User’s Manual, part no: 18810, Rev.1.1 o Power Supply: Australia...

  • Page 13: Axis 1610 Physical Description

    AXIS 1610 User’s Manual AXIS 1610 Physical Description Network Connectors The AXIS 1610 is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted pair category 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better.
  • Page 14 Network Indicator The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity. Power Indicator The power indicator is lit while power is applied. If it is not lit, or it flashes, there is a problem with the AXIS 1610 or its power supply.

  • Page 15: Installation

    IP address must be assigned to your AXIS 1610. If there is a DHCP server on your network, your AXIS 1610 will already have received an IP address. If not, refer to the table below for an appropriate method to set the IP address of your AXIS 1610.

  • Page 16: Assigning An Ip Address

    Windows NT server to set the IP address using RARP, BOOTP or DHCP. You need to know the Ethernet address of your AXIS 1610 to perform the installation. The Ethernet address is based on the serial number of your AXIS 1610. This means, for example, that an AXIS 1610 with the serial number of 00408C100086, will have the corresponding Ethernet address of 00 40 8C 10 00 86.
  • Page 17 IP address. Refer to your system manuals or to your network administrator for instructions on how to perform name mapping to the IP address on your system. The AXIS 1610 supports WINS (Windows Internet Name Service), which is recommended when you are using DHCP in a Windows NT network. Note: ❏...
  • Page 18 AXIS 1610. Make sure that at least one of these protocols is enabled in your print server. ❏ Restart your AXIS 1610, if it does not show up in the server list. If you have a DHCP server on your network, the AXIS 1610 will automatically receive an IP address as soon as it is connected to the network.
  • Page 19 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Using ARP in Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using ARP: Windows 95/98, ME 1. Start a DOS window. & Windows NT, 2000 Notes: ❏ When using the Windows 95 implementation of ARP, change the ❏...
  • Page 20 1. Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table. This is typically located in the /etc/ethers <Ethernet address> <host name> Example: 00:40:8c:10:00:86 npsname AXIS 1610 User’s Manual or a similar message. command for the first time, you may file:...
  • Page 21 2. Update, if necessary, your host table and alias name databases, 3. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is 4. Restart the AXIS 1610 to download the IP address. Note: ❏ If you are using IBM AIX, you will probably not have access to a...
  • Page 22 3. If it is not already running, start the BOOTP daemon. This is typically performed using the 4. Restart the AXIS 1610 to download the IP address, default router address, and subnet mask. The AXIS 1610 can automatically download a customized config file from a TFTP server.

  • Page 23: Installing Printer Ports Using Axis Print Monitor

    AXIS Print Monitor is a Windows component that has been AXIS Print Monitor developed for network printing. It allows your AXIS 1610 to be connected in the same simple fashion as a local printer port and once installed, it is automatically initialized upon system start-...

  • Page 24: Installing Printers For Printing Over Tcp/Ip

    2. Select Settings |Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard. 3. Select Local Printer, as the AXIS 1610 emulates a local printer port and click Next> 4. Choose an appropriate printer driver for your printer.
  • Page 25 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Remote Printer Port 1. The printer you defined above is now displayed in the printers 2. Click the Details tab and click Add Port... to display the available 3. Click Other, select AXIS CAPT Port and click OK.
  • Page 26 2. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Select My Computer, as the AXIS 1610 emulates a local printer port and click Next> 4. If the TCP/IP port you want to use appears in the Available Ports list, you can proceed to step 7.
  • Page 27 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 13. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other 14. Click the checkbox if you want to print a test page and click Notes: ❏ Configure Port network users and click Next> Finish. If you have changed the IP address / host name of a print server located on a different subnet you must enter the new IP address / host name in the Configure AXIS CAPT Port dialog.

  • Page 28: Installing Printers For Printing Over Netbios/Netbeui

    Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon. 3. Click Next> in the first dialog. 4. Select Local printer as the AXIS 1610 emulates a local printer port and click Next> 5. Choose an appropriate printer driver for your printer.
  • Page 29 Windows 2000 2. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click 3. Select My Computer, as the AXIS 1610 emulates a local printer 4. If the port you want to use is in the Available Ports list, you can 5.

  • Page 30: Basic Setup With Axis Netpilot

    1. Start AXIS NetPilot by double-clicking the NetPilot icon, located in the folder where you installed AXIS NetPilot. 2. Locate the AXIS 1610 in the ‘New Axis Units’ folder. Select it and click the Install button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar. If your network is large, it may take a few seconds before the print server appears in the folder.
  • Page 31 Printer Port Name The default printer port name consists of <name>, where <name> is AXIS followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 1610 serial number, e.g. AXIS100086. If you want to change the default printer name, just type the new name in the available text field.

  • Page 32: Management & Configuration

    • Reset the AXIS 1610 • Upgrade the AXIS 1610 firmware (Refer to Section 5 Upgrading the Firmware, on page 50) The method you should use to manage and configure your AXIS 1610 is dictated by the operating system protocols of your network.

  • Page 33: Using A Web Browser

    Netscape Navigator 4.3. 1. Start your Web browser. 2. From the File menu, select Open Page... 3. Type the host name or the IP address of your AXIS 1610 in the Section 4: Management & Configuration Open Page dialog, as detailed below: Alternatively, type the host name or the IP address directly into the Web browser’s Location/Address text field.
  • Page 34 Section 4: Management & Configuration Web interface Services The home page of your AXIS 1610 appears in your browser. The AXIS 1610 Home Page Links to the following services are available from the internal home page of the AXIS 1610: •...
  • Page 35 From the Management page, you can reset the print server parameters to the factory default values. You can also view basic information about your AXIS 1610, e.g. the current software version, Ethernet address, serial number. From the Status page, you can view the status of the connected printer ports, such as the number of bytes printed for each print job, etc.

  • Page 36: Using Netspot

    2. From the Device menu, select New... 3. Type the MAC address (Ethernet address) of the AXIS 1610 and the IP address you want to assign to the AXIS 1610, and select the Continue... button. 4. Select the frame type of your TCP/IP network, and click the Add to List button.

  • Page 37: Using Axis Netpilot

    AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Using AXIS NetPilot AXIS NetPilot is the recommended tool to use for configuring the AXIS 1610 in networks that support communication via the NetBIOS/NetBEUI or IPX protocols. AXIS NetPilot allows you to: • • • •...
  • Page 38 Follow the instructions below to open and edit an arbitrary Property Page: 1. Select the AXIS 1610 from the ‘Network Print Servers’ folder. 2. Click the Properties button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar or choose Properties from the Setup menu.
  • Page 39 To gain access to the Network Environment window, follow the instructions below: 1. Select the AXIS 1610 from the ‘Network Print Servers’ folder. 2. Click on the Network button on the toolbar or select Network 3. Select the tab corresponding to the environment that you want Section 4: Management &...
  • Page 40 2. Click on the New Group button on the toolbar or select New Printer Group from the File menu. 3. Type a printer group name in the text field and click OK. You can create as many printer groups as you want.
  • Page 41 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 3. The Add Printer window appears. Double-click the print server, to Examining printers Follow the instructions below to monitor the printers: 1. Select the printer group folder, located in the ‘Monitoring 2. If you want the status to appear in a new window, click the...
  • Page 42 2. Select the print server. Follow the instructions below to obtain detailed printer information from printers appearing in the monitoring window: ❏ The extent of the detailed printer information depends on your printer model. 1. Select the desired printer folder, located in the ‘Monitoring Printers’...
  • Page 43 Upgrading the Print You can use the AXIS NetPilot Upgrade Wizard to upgrade the Server AXIS 1610 software. Please refer to Section 5 Upgrading the Firmware, on page 50, for details. Additional Refer to the AXIS NetPilot on-line help for further information information about this tool.

  • Page 44: Using Ftp

    Using FTP Editing the config file Note: Having assigned an IP address to your AXIS 1610, as described in Assigning an IP address, on page 22, you can change the AXIS 1610 parameter settings using the File Transport Protocol (FTP).
  • Page 45 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Section 4: Management & Configuration Example: > ftp npserver connected to npserver. 220 AXIS 1610 FTP Print Server v5.80 Nov 1 2001 ready. Name (npserver:thomas): root 331 User name ok, need password (not visible) Password: pass 230 User logged in ftp>...
  • Page 46 The status command shows which printer port the logical printers are assigned to, and their current status. Follow the instructions below to view the status file using FTP: 1. Log in to the AXIS 1610 by typing: ftp <host name> ftp <IP address>...

  • Page 47: Using Snmp

    SNMP refers to a set of standards for network management, including a protocol, a database structure specification, and a set of data objects. The AXIS 1610 SNMP implementation runs in TCP/IP networks. The management is handled by NMS (Network Management System) software running on a host on your network.
  • Page 48 Section 4: Management & Configuration The AXIS MIB In order to make full use of the AXIS 1610 SNMP support, you are required to use NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs, like the AXIS MIB. The AXIS MIB contains a large number of objects which may be categorized as follows: •...

  • Page 49: Using The Test Button

    Settings factory default settings: 1. Remove the external power supply to switch off the AXIS 1610. 2. Press and hold down the test button, while you plug the external 3. Release the test button and wait until the network indicator 4.

  • Page 50: Upgrading The Firmware

    5.80. You can download the print server software from the Axis web site at http://www.axis.com ❏ You must assign the AXIS 1610 with an IP address, as described in Assigning an IP address, on page 22, before you can use this upgrading method.
  • Page 51 6. Log out using the command Notes: ❏ If the upgrading process fails, just repeat the instructions ❏ If you lose contact with the AXIS 1610 after an upgrading failure, ❏ If the network diode flashes at regular half second intervals, the Upgrading using...

  • Page 52: The Parameter List

    Please refer to Section 4 Management & Configuration, on page 32, for more information about how to change the parameters. ❏ The password parameter, ROOT_PWD, only appears when you are logged in to the AXIS 1610 using root. --- GENERAL MENU NETWORK_SPEED.: AUTO_SENSE AUTO_SENSE, 10_HALF_DX, 100_HALF_DX Print Server Name (‘AXIS’...

  • Page 53: Appendix B Technical Specifications

    FTP, BOOTP, ARP, RARP, DHCP ICMP, IGMP, IP, TCP, UDP, HTTP, SNMP, TFTP Network Management SNMP-MIB II compliant (over UDP/IP), private enterprise MIB, Host Resources MIB, Printer MIB, CANON-MIB and AXIS MIB included Hardware 32 bit 100 MHz RISC Controller, 1 Mbyte Flash memory 2 Mbytes DRAM...
  • Page 54 Appendix B: Technical Specifications AXIS 1610 User’s Manual RJ-45 connector (Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair) for 10baseT Ethernet and 100baseTX Fast Ethernet Security A Root password protects the configuration settings Parallel Printer One IEEE 1284 compliant high-speed parallel port, 36-pin Centronics connector.

  • Page 55: Appendix C Glossary

    It also provides validation data that defines how long the IP addresses will remain valid To fully benefit from this method, the AXIS 1610 also supports the WINS host name resolution protocol, which is available in Windows NT networks...
  • Page 56 Appendix C: Glossary AXIS 1610 User’s Manual File Transfer Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used for logging in to network servers and for transferring files HTML Hypertext Markup Language. A standard hypertext language used for creating World Wide Web pages and other hypertext...
  • Page 57 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Appendix C: Glossary TFTP Trivial File Transport Protocol. A simpler version of the FTP protocol that is used by the print server for automatic downloading of config files Uniform Resource Locator. A way of specifying the location of...

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