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  • Page 1: Network Print Servers

    AXIS 5550 Network Print Servers User’s Manual AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Regulatory Information

    Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions, please inform your local Axis office, which can be found on the cover of this document. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Physical Description ......9 Mounting the AXIS 5550 ......9 Features and Benefits .
  • Page 4 SuSE 8.0 ........76 AXIS axinstall Script ......77 Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks .
  • Page 5 Index ......... . 156 AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    About this Manual This manual is applicable for an AXIS 5550 with firmware version 7.10 or higher, providing introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the print server in various network environments.

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Product Overview Section 2 Product Overview Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the AXIS 5550 package by using the check list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. AXIS 5550...

  • Page 8: Axis Network Product Cd

    Product Overview AXIS Network Product CD The AXIS Network Product CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalog, that includes Axis software, firmware and user documentation. If your computer is set to French, German, Italian or Spanish, the information will automatically be presented in that language, otherwise you will see the English version.

  • Page 9: Physical Description

    Compatible Printers All printers can be used except host-based printers (also known as CAPT, GDI, PPA or Windows-based printers). Mounting the AXIS 5550 Using the supplied clips, your AXIS 5550 can be mounted in many ways, AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Features And Benefits

    It can be placed behind the printer or next to a switch or a hub. AXIS 5550 can also be inserted directly into the parallel port of the printer. Adhesive...
  • Page 11 Product Overview to monitor single Axis units while AXIS ThinWizard can be used to monitor multiple Axis units. Through e-mail notification, the printer administrator can be notified by e-mail whenever an event that requires human intervention occurs in a printer. The e-mail contains a short and concise description of the event.

  • Page 12: Basic Installation

    3. Connect the printer directly to a port on the print server or using an appropriate printer cable. 4. Connect the print server to the network using a twisted pair RJ45 category 5 cable, 10baseT or 100baseTX. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 7. Wait 1 minute. Press the test button on the print server once to print a test page. The test page includes a list of the most important parameters. AXIS 5550 has two printer ports. If each port is connected to a printer, the test page will be sent to the parallel port by default.

  • Page 14: Assigning An Ip Address To The Print Server

    ARP table with the command 'arp -s'. • You need to know the Ethernet address of your AXIS 5550 in order to assign an IP address to it. The Ethernet address is based upon the serial number of your print server. This means, for example, that an AXIS 5550 with the serial number of 00408C100086, will have the corresponding Ethernet address of 00 40 8C 10 00 86.
  • Page 15 • Refer to “Setting Parameters” on page 43 for information about setting the IP address in the Macintosh environment. Registering and In order to register the host name of the AXIS 5550 in networks with Resolving dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) and Host Names DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) are supported.
  • Page 16 Notes: • The default host name of the AXIS 5550 is ’AXIS’ followed by the last 6 digits in the serial number. e.g. AXIS181636. The host name (Print server name) can be changed in the PS_NAME.
  • Page 17 ARP (see “Set the IP Address using ARP in UNIX/Linux and Mac OS X” on page 19) or BOOTP (see “Set the IP Address using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux” on page 18). • You have to restart the print server to download the IP address. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 If you perform a Factory Default on the print server and you do not have a DHCP server on your network, Auto-IP will automatically set the IP address of the print server. It is highly recommended that you change the Auto-IP address to a static IP address. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 Mask. Make sure you first set DHCP, Auto-IP, BOOTP and RARP to No! You have now successfully set the IP address of the print server. Continue to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Making Network Printers Available For Printing On Your Pc

    “Setup using NDPS” on page 46 NetWare IP/IPX in Remote Printer “Setup using NDPS” on page 46 mode Macintosh Mac OS X AppleTalk “Adding Printers in Macintosh” on page 38 UNIX/Linux TCP/IP “Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux” on page 70 AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 YaST2 Printer Configura- Used for installing network printers in SuSE tion Tool UNIX/Linux Used for installing network printers in HP UX Axis tool developed for installing network printers in axinstall UNIX/Linux NetWare NetWare Administrator Used for installing network printers in NetWare...

  • Page 22: Adding Printers In Windows

    (in Windows Add Printer Wizard and in AXIS Print Monitor) on the client computers. Each client computer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly. For Windows 98 and Me, it is only necessary to install AXIS Print Monitor on a server for client/server printing. Peer-to-Peer Network In Peer-to-Peer networks, each computer prints directly to the network printer.

  • Page 23: Adding Printers In Windows 2000 / Xp / 2003 Using Axis Addprinter Wizard

    Each client computer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly. In Windows 98 and Me, AXIS Print Monitor must be installed on all (printing) client computers for Peer-to-Peer printing. SNMP Device Index...
  • Page 24 Wizard to suggest a static IP address. Example: Select Suggest... and click OK. Confirm — or modify — the Wizard’s suggested IP settings. Click OK. Note: The Suggest... option is only available when the computer has one network card. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Adding Printers In Windows 2000 / Xp / 2003 Using Windows Add Printer Wizard

    1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next. 2. Select Local Printer attached to this computer. Make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is not checked. Click Next. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 The Port Name will be filled in automatically when you enter the IP address. Optionally , you can add the port you want to use as a suffix: AXIS 5550: Enter _LPT2 for the USB port and _LPT1 for the parallel port. Click Next.
  • Page 27 5. In the Additional Port Information Required window, choose the Device Port you want to use, you will see LPT1, LPT2 and COM1 in a drop-down menu: AXIS 5550: Enter LPT2 for the USB port* and LPT1 for the parallel port. Click Next.

  • Page 28: Adding Printers In Windows Nt Using The Microsoft Lpr Monitor

    If you have an old version of Windows (prior to XP Service Pack 2), the USB port will not appear as an option in the Windows Device Port list (see Step 5 above). If so, install Axis tcpmon Upgrade Utility, a script that aids Windows in recognizing the USB port. This script upgrades the tcpmon.ini file (in the system32 directory) by adding new Axis print server ports in the Windows...
  • Page 29 (Example: USB1). Click OK and then Close: Ports available USB port Parallel port AXIS 5550 USB1 LPT1 5. The added print server will now appear in the Available Ports list. Click Next, choose a driver and finish the installation as usual. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Adding Printers In Windows 2000 / Xp / 2003 Using The Microsoft Lpr Monitor

    1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next. 2. Select the appropriate radio button: Local Printer. Click Next. 3. Click the Create a new port radio button and select LPR Port from the list. Click Next. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 3. Select Properties from the Printer menu. 4. Click the Ports tab. 5. Click the Configure Port button. 6. Click the LPR radio button and enter the queue name (PR1, PR2...). 7. Click OK to finish. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Axis Print Monitor Software

    Note: AXIS Print Monitor can also be used for DOS printing. Please refer to the AXIS Print Monitor’s Readme file for instructions. The Readme file is located in the same folder where AXIS Print Monitor is installed on your PC.

  • Page 33: Adding Netbios/Netbeui Printers In Windows 2000 Using Axis Print Monitor

    Next. 4. Select NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK. 5. Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports. The port appears as <name>.<port> (Example: AX100086.LP1). The <port> is taken from the table below. Click OK.

  • Page 34: Adding Printers Over Netbios/Netbeui In Windows Nt Using Axis Print Monitor

    Port... 5. Select NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK. 6. Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports. The port appears as <name>.<port> (Example: AX100086.LP1). The <port> is taken from the table below. Click OK. Close the Printer Ports window.

  • Page 35: Adding Printers In Windows 98 And Me Over Tcp/Ip Using Axis Print Monitor

    Adding Printers in Windows Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor 1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server. 2. Next, start the Windows Add Printer Wizard: select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon.

  • Page 36: Adding Printers In Windows 98 And Me Over Netbios/Netbeui Using Axis Print Monitor

    5. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next. 6. Select the AXIS Printer Port from the Available Ports list. The port names appears as <name>.<port>. Here, <name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the print server’s serial number (e.g.
  • Page 37 Adding Printers in Windows 7. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry. Click OK and Next.

  • Page 38: Adding Printers In Macintosh

    Adding Printers in Macintosh Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh Having connected the AXIS 5550 to your network, this section now describes how to set up your print server for printing in Mac OS X and earlier Macintosh environments using AppleTalk.
  • Page 39 If the print server using Bonjour is already installed and the print server name or service name is changed, the print server must be removed from the Printer List and then re-installed with the new Bonjour service name. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Installation In Mac Os X Using Appletalk

    Physical ports: Enter USB1 if you wish to use the USB port. Enter LPT1 for the AXIS 5550 if you wish to use the parallel port. Logical printer ports: AXIS 5550: pr1, pr3, pr5, pr7= LPT1. pr2, pr4, pr6, pr8=USB1 Choose a printer driver from the Printer Model list and click Add to finish.

  • Page 41: Installation On Mac Os 9.1 Or Older, Using Appletalk

    1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu. 2. Click the LaserWriter icon. 3. If your network has more than one zone, click on the zone you want. (If your network does not have any zones, this box will not appear.) AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 4. Click the name of the printer you want — the ports are shown as <host name>_<port>. Example: AXIS100086_USB1. On an AXIS 5550 you will also have access to an LPT port, which will appear as LPT1 in the list. Example: AXIS100086_LPT1.
  • Page 43 Adding Printers in Macintosh Note: For information on advanced AppleTalk functions such as non-PostScript printer support, please refer to the Technical Reference on the Axis Web site. BCP and TBCP 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...
  • Page 44 8. Open the Chooser and select the printer port you wish to use for printing documents. 9. Close the Chooser. Note: The _CFG port disappears 60 minutes after the AXIS 5550 has been powered on. If you want it to reappear, you must restart your print server. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Adding Printers In Netware

    Adding Printers in NetWare Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare This section describes how to continue the installation of the AXIS 5550 in the NetWare environment. Identify which transport protocol you are running on your network and which installation method you should use.

  • Page 46: Setup Using Ndps

    Important: • The NDPS Enabled parameter of the Axis Network Print Server is by default enabled. It must be set to Yes in order for the communication between the print server and the NDPS gateway to be enabled. To change this parameter, log in to the print server’s Web pages and choose: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | NetWare=>...
  • Page 47 Adding Printers in NetWare 4. Type a name of your choice in the NDPS Printer Agent field 5. Select the Axis Gateway configuration in the Gateway Type window. 6. Click OK 7. In the Select the printer’s type window, choose your printer. If you cannot find the printer, select an appropriate Generic one (PCL, PS, etc) 8.
  • Page 48 AXIS5FF66A_P1 corresponds to the LPT1 port, and AXIS5FF66A_P2 corresponds to the USB1 port. The IPX Addresses for the above printers will appear as: <IPX External Network Number>:<Print server’s HW AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 3. Choose a port in the Print server port field, e.g. 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6 and LPT1 The port numbers are USB1 or LPT1; “other/unknown” denotes the USB1 port. Ports available USB port Parallel port AXIS 5550 other/unknown parallel 4. When done, select your printer and click Finish. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 Follow these steps to create a controlled access printer as an object in the Controlled Access Printers Directory Tree, using the NetWare administrator utility: 1. Log in as Admin. 2. Start the NW Admin utility on any Workstation (SYS:PUBLIC\WIN32\nwadmin32.exe). 3. Browse the context your NDPS Manager resides in. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 - Public Access Printer Agent. Use an existing Printer Agent representing a Public Access Printer. 7. Select Create a New Printer Agent and click Create to display the Create Printer Agent dialog. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 NDPS Manager to which you want to assign it 9. Select AXIS Gateway Configuration in the Gateway Type field. 10. Click OK. 11. In the Select the printer’s type window choose your printer. If you cannot find the printer, select an appropriate Generic one (PCL, PS, etc) 12.
  • Page 53 IP Address field and choose a port in the Print server port field e.g., 192.168.70.243 and LPT1. The port numbers are USB1 or LPT1; “other/unknown” denotes the USB1 port. Ports available USB port Parallel port AXIS 5550 other/unknown parallel AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 2. Enter the <Print server’s HW address> in the LAN HW address field and choose a port in the Print server port field: e.g.: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6 and LPT1. The port numbers are USB1 or LPT1; “other/unknown” denotes the USB1 port. Ports available USB port Parallel port AXIS 5550 other/unknown parallel AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 Workstation” on page 55. Installing an NDPS To install the printer on a workstation, use either Novell Printer Manager Printer on a (NetWare 5.1 only) or the Add Printer Wizard on the local workstation. Workstation AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 NDPS Controlled Access Printers in you current NDS context. To see the Controlled Access Printers in other context that you have rights to, click the Browse button and select your choice. Click OK. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 The Novell Printers dialog appears with the new printer, e.g. AXIS5FF6A6_IPX1 in the installed list. 8. Click Close. In the Novell Printer Manager window the new installed NDPS printer appears with the name e.g. AXIS5FF6A6_IPX1 and is available for print jobs. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 4. Click Next again in the Locate Your Printer dialog (Win2000/XP) or press the Browse button (Win9X) 5. Browse to the NDPS Printers. Expand either the NDPS Controlled Access Printers or the NDPS Public Access Printers folder, select your newly installed NDPS printer and follow the instructions. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Setup Using Iprint

    Gateway Configuration Utility for use with earlier versions of NetWare from www.axis.com. • To print using TCP/IP, Axis print server firmware 6.1 or later is required. In order to print using IPX/SPX, Axis print server firmware 5.51 or later is needed.
  • Page 60 You have to authenticate. 8. Click on iPrint Management on the left pane and select Create Printer. 9. On the right pane, verify that the newly installed AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration is under the Gateway type drop-down menu. If not, it may be necessary to restart the NetWare server.
  • Page 61 15. Select default drivers for your printer. Click Next and OK. Install a printer using 1. Use an AXIS 5550 and connect a printer to whatever port you want. AXIS LPR Gateway 2. Connect the print server to the network.
  • Page 62 11. Choose the context where the printer will be installed. 12. Browse for the NDPS Manager and select it. 13. In the Gateway Type drop-down list, choose the Axis LPR Gateway Configuration. Click Next. 14. Choose either the IP address or the DNS Name for your print server.

  • Page 63: Basic Setup With Axis Netpilot

    1. Start AXIS NetPilot by double-clicking the NetPilot icon, which is located in the folder where you installed AXIS NetPilot. 2. Locate the Axis Network Print Server in the ‘New Axis Units’ folder. Select it and click the Install button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar. If your network is large, it could take a few seconds before the print server appears in the folder.
  • Page 64 Adding Printers in NetWare The Axis Network Print Server uses the print server name followed by the Print Queues printer port as the default Print Queue names and print server port names. If you want to change the default printer queue names, just type the new names in the available text fields.

  • Page 65: Advanced Installation Using Axis Netpilot

    Having installed your Axis Network Print Server print server in accordance with the basic installation procedures described in Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot, on page 63, your Axis Network Print Server print server should now feature in the ‘Network Print Servers’ folder located in the AXIS NetPilot main window.
  • Page 66 8. Select Print Server Mode or Remote Printer Mode. If you selected Print Server Mode, advance directly to step 11, otherwise continue with step 9. 9. Select an appropriate NetWare Print Server name, that will be associated with the Axis Network Print Server print server, by using the Browse... button. Notes: •...

  • Page 67: Basic Queue-Based Printing Over Ip

    Adding Printers in NetWare Basic Queue-based printing over IP Axis print servers with software version 6.0 or later allow users to print in a Pure IP environment using traditional queue-based printing (which usually uses the IPX transport protocol). Note that only NDS queue-based printing is supported.
  • Page 68 The following overview explains the advantages and limitations of the Methods two supported queue-based printing methods. The Axis Network Print Server logs in to a file server(s) and repeatedly Print Server Mode polls the print queues for print jobs. In this fashion, the Axis Network Print Server emulates a NetWare print server, which is a workstation running PSERVER.
  • Page 69 Printer Status The Printer Status menu, detailed below, shows the status of an active print job serviced by an Axis Network Print Server network print server. It displays detailed information concerning the active job including, Print Queue, print job description, size of print file, percentage of job completed, etc.

  • Page 70: Adding Printers In Unix/Linux

    X Window System installed, or if you prefer the text-based interface. Log in as root (or use the command su to temporarily change to the root user), and type the command /usr/sbin/printconf-tui from a shell prompt. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Typical Invocation Via A Windows Manager

    Five types of print queues can be configured in the Mandrake distribution: • Local Printer • Printer on remote lpd server • Network printer (TCP/Socket) • Printer on SMB/Windows 95/98/NT server • A printer device URl AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Typical Invocation From A Terminal Window

    System installed, the command will start a text based version. The same information as was described above will be needed. Note: In Mandrake, even if you type at a shell prompt, will printtool printerdrake automatically start. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Debian 3.0

    • Remote Queue and input filter — The remote printer queue and input filter. 4. Click Next to continue. 5. Click Select to choose a printer driver and to set it up. Click OK. Finally, click Test and print a test page. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Red Hat 7.3

    • If a printer appears in the main printer list with the Queue Type set to INVALID, the printer configuration is missing options that are required for the printer to function properly. To remove this printer from the list, select it from the list and click the Delete button. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 75 Find your printer from the expanded list, and click the arrow beside the printer name. A list of drivers for your printer will appear. Select one. Then finish the Wizard in the usual manner. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Suse 8.0

    • Local printers (Parallel, USB, Serial and Disk File) • LPD protocol network printing (Forward queue to a remote LPD and Prefiltered queue for an LPD forwarding queue) • Other network printing (Samba/Windows, Novell) The SuSE installation manual explains the setup procedures in detail. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Axis Axinstall Script

    PROS, LPR, FTP or Reverse Telnet protocols. However, if you want to integrate the AXIS 5550 with your host spooler, you can use the Axis automatic installation script axinstall. The axinstall script is available from ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub_soft/prt_srv/utility/axinstall/latest/...

  • Page 78: Print Methods On Tcp/Ip Networks

    This is the recommended method for UNIX/Linux systems, but some System V versions do not support LPD. Advantages: Easy to set up — install the AXIS 5550 as a remote queue in System V, or add a remote printer to using the fields (BSD).
  • Page 79 PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions; named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B). The AXIS 5550 appears as a device to the system. This makes all filter and PROS A Advantages model options available. It provides accounting and status logging.

  • Page 80: Adding Printers In Os/2

    4. Enter one of the print server’s logical printer names, for example pr1, in the LPD printer field. NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printing in OS/2 AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 is the tool to use for NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing in OS/2 environments. This tool can be fetched from AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 81 Repeat this procedure for each server using the print server. Note: The AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 must be running in order to print through your Axis Network Print Server. It is strongly recommended that you modify the startup.cmd file, enabling AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 to automatically start when your client is re-booted.
  • Page 82 3. Drag and drop a printer from the template. 4. Enter the Alias name, select a Server name and the previously created Spooler Queue Name. 5. Click OK. The setup is completed and you can now print through your print server. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Updating The Firmware

    Updating the Firmware Section 9 Updating the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware You can upgrade the AXIS 5550 firmware using one of the following methods: • AXIS ThinWizard (TCP/IP) • From the print server’s internal Web pages (TCP/IP) • FTP (TCP/IP) Note: Updating instructions are supplied with the firmware release notes.
  • Page 84 Click the Start button to start the upgrading job. 9. You can view the progress of the job in the Event Log. Refer to “Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management” on page 90, for more information about AXIS ThinWizard.

  • Page 85: Obtaining The Software

    Updating the Firmware 1. From www.axis.com, download the firmware and save it to a new directory on your computer, e.g. c:\Axis (if the directory does not exist, create it). 2. Open a command prompt from Start => Run. The Run window will appear.

  • Page 86: Management And Configuration

    Once you have established the Axis Network Print Server in the TCP/IP environment, as described in “Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 14, you are free to access the Axis Network Print Server Web pages from any standard Web browser.
  • Page 87 This is done from the Admin | General Settings | General tab. Enter the password in the Root Password field. Accessing the Web Follow the steps below to access the internal Web pages of the Axis Pages Network Print Server: 1.
  • Page 88 The Help page presents you with basic information about the Axis Network Print Server and the Web user interface. A short description of the Axis installation tools you should use when installing a printer on your PC is also included.
  • Page 89 Network Settings From the Network Settings page you can set all parameters that control the network traffic to and from the Axis Network Print Server. You can enable or disable any of the supported network protocols and fine-tune the parameter settings. For additional information, see the Online Help pages.

  • Page 90: Using Axis Thinwizard For Print Server Management

    To install, follow the instructions given by the Installation Wizard. During the installation, you will be asked to enter a user id and a password — these will be used when logging in to AXIS ThinWizard, so please take a note of them.
  • Page 91 Management and Configuration 5. The AXIS ThinWizard interface appears: Important! These parameters must be enabled in the print server’s Web interface for AXIS ThinWizard to function properly: FTP_ENB (FTP enabled): click Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Net- •...

  • Page 92: Using Ftp For Print Server Management

    2. Select the network group, including the, from the drop-down list. All AXIS servers included in the network group appear in the window. 3. Click the link of the AXIS 5550 to access its internal Web page. 4. The ‘Srv’ and ‘Dev’ columns show the status of your print servers and printers.
  • Page 93 • It is important that the destination file is specified in capital letters. Otherwise the edits are temporary and will be lost once the Axis Network Print Server has been powered off. • To edit the config file from a Macintosh you will need FTP support such as MacTCP, Fetch or Anarchie.

  • Page 94: Using Telnet

    Using Telnet Having assigned an IP address to your Axis Network Print Server, as described in “Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 14, you can manage your Axis Network Print Server using the Telnet protocol.
  • Page 95 Management and Configuration 1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing: in a DOS window telnet <host name> telnet <IP address> (Windows) or in a UNIX shell. 2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are...

  • Page 96: Using Snmp

    The Axis Network Print Server supports all relevant parts of MIB-II and also includes a private enterprise MIB. Refer to The AXIS MIB, on page System Requirements The following requirements must be fulfilled in order to make full use of...

  • Page 97: Using Novell Utilities

    • Trap objects - used for alarms at various error conditions. For technical details, you can view the MIB file (axis.mib) with any text editor. SNMP Device Index When using the TCP/IP protocol (and if the printer driver permits), the print server can use SNMP Status to find out if the printer is ready to accept a new job.
  • Page 98 Print Layout You can view installed Axis Network Print Server Network Print Servers and their relative print queues for any NetWare Organizational Unit. You can also display summary information by right-clicking on the printer object you want to examine.

  • Page 99: Configuration Possibilities

    Configuration Possibilities Section 11 Configuration Possibilities This section describes some special features offered by the Axis Network Print Server: Autodetect Printer Type, on page 99 Auto-IP, on page 99 Changing Language in the Print Server’s Web Interface, on page 117...

  • Page 100: E-Mail Notification

    This is done in: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) The Axis Network Print Server enables printing over the Internet with IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), an industry standard that allows users to AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 101 Printing System Web site at www.cups.org). • If you wish to print using iPrint over IPP, use AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap-in for iPrint in NetWare 5.x. It is available on www.axis.com (Support | Select Software). See its read-me file for installation instructions.
  • Page 102 1. Select the IPP printer to which you want to send your document. Choose the destination printer from the Printer name field (in File | Print). 2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the AXIS 5550, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
  • Page 103 Adding an IPP printer to your printer list is described below. 2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet/WAN to the AXIS 5550, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
  • Page 104 6. The Printer Ports dialog will appear, showing a list of Available Printer Ports. 7. Choose The HP Internet Printer Connection Port and click New Port. 8. The HP Internet Printer Connection will start. Click Next. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 105 Configuration Possibilities 9. In the IP Address, Host Name or URL field, type the address of the AXIS 5550 to which the destination printer is connected. The URL will automatically appear in the Port Name field as well: (Example: http://171.16.5.218:631/USB1 to address the USB port.) Click Next.
  • Page 106 Adding an IPP printer to your printer list is described below. 2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the AXIS 5550, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
  • Page 107 Select the printer driver from the list and click OK. 7. The Wizard will ask you if you want the printer to be your default destination printer. Make your choice and click Next to complete the Add Printer Wizard installation. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 108 Configuration Possibilities 8. The new printer is added to your Select Printer window: 9. You are now ready to print using IPP: specify your new destination printer from the printer list and click Print. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 109: Logical Printers For Customized Printing

    • The examples should only be viewed as suggestions how to configure the logical printers. You should, of course, configure them according to the needs of your network. • In the Parameter List chapter of this manual, you can find a complete list of the AXIS 5550 parameters.
  • Page 110 Your network contains a host using the character set ISO 8859-2 and a host using the character set DEC. In order to direct print jobs to the printer connected to the AXIS 5550, you should assign the host to a separate logical printer, and install a character set conversion filter.
  • Page 111 You substitute command strings by editing the String Substitutions (PRx_STR.) parameter. Example: Assume that you want to replace the UNIX/Linux New Line (hex 0A) with an Carriage Return/Line Feed (hex 0D 0A) for logical printer PR1. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 112 1B 59 the new printer command Click the OK button. Note: Extensive use of string substitutions will naturally decrease the throughput rate of the AXIS 5550. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 113 Configuration Possibilities ASCII to Postscript The AXIS 5550 logical printers can translate ASCII print data into Conversion PostScript format. This makes it possible to print on a PostScript printer from a host that does not support PostScript. The conversion is selected by activating a filter that converts ASCII data into Postscript.
  • Page 114 If print data is received for a printer that is already busy, the host when a Printer is Busy normally must wait. However, if you have an AXIS 5550 it is possible to use a logical printer to redirect the print data to another logical printer when the target printer is busy.
  • Page 115 Configuration Possibilities Read Back of The AXIS 5550 supports bi-directional printing. The information from the information printer is read back on the parallel port when the parameter Read Back Port (PRx_IN.) has the default setting of AUTO. However, it is required that the printer also supports bi-directional printing.

  • Page 116: Network Speed

    NCP packet. There are two levels of NCP Packet Signature: the Server Level and the AXIS Print Server Level (also know as the Workstation Level). Server Levels Server packet signature levels are assigned by a new SET parameter:...

  • Page 117: Flashloading New Firmware Into The Print Server

    Print server signs packets and requires the server to sign packets (or logging in will fail) Regardless of server level, the AXIS print server has the capability to log in in Print Server Mode since it supports NCP Packet Level 3 (which is the most restrictive).

  • Page 118: Tcp/Ip Restrictions

    Configuration Possibilities TCP/IP Restrictions In a new and unconfigured Axis Network Print Server any user is allowed to send TCP/IP print jobs. Using a restriction list you can reject TCP/IP printing from specified IP addresses. Enabling TCP/IP In the print server’s Web interface, select Admin | Network Settings | Restrictions Detailed View | TCP/IP Printing.

  • Page 119: Enabling Secure Web Services - Ssl/Tls

    Configuration Possibilities Enabling Secure Web Services — SSL/TLS In a new and unconfigured AXIS 5550, SSL/TLS is disabled. Certificates To use SSL/TLS you have to create or obtain a digital certificate. There are two kinds of certificates: self-signed certificates and third party certificates.
  • Page 120 Whenever SSL/TLS is enabled, you can only reach the print server’s Web Server’s Web Pages interface through the secure services. The unsecure way via http:// is over https:// closed and now you have to address the print server’s Web interface in the secure way, i.e. via https://. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 121: Overriding Port Status

    Configuration Possibilities Disabling Protocols To further increase security, you must disable protocols that are considered insecure; • FTP (also used by AXIS ThinWizard, if FTP is disabled, AXIS ThinWizard can not function properly.) • Telnet • Auto-IP • DHCP •...

  • Page 122: Enabling The Snmpv3 Protocol

    To Update the Initial To update the initial user, select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View User | SNMP, enter the two passwords (one for authentication and one for privacy) and click the Update initial user button. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 123: Enabling Ieee 802.1X Port-Based Authentication

    • To remove a certificate, click the Remove button. 802.1X Protocol 1. Select Admin | Security Settings | 802.1X. Settings 2. Click Detailed View to configure the 802.1X EAP/TLS settings. To configure and enable IEEE 802.1X, enter the following information: AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 124 6. Select the 802.1X Enabled radio button. 7. Click OK to save the settings. Important! Time/date validation requires that SNTP is enabled. To enable SNTP, go to Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network and select the SNTP Enabled radio button. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 125: Ip Addressing

    • Part one (‘192.168.3’) identifies the network on which the device resides. • Part two (‘.191’) identifies the device within the network. This type of IP Address generally operates on a subnet mask of ‘255.255.255.0’. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 126 Static Addressing With this method you must enter an IP Address and the subnet mask manually on every device. Using a static IP and subnet mask means the address is permanently fixed. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 127 Notes: • The default host name of the print server is ’AXIS’ followed by the last 6 digits in the serial number. e.g. AXIS181636. The host name (Print server name) can be changed in the PS_NAME.
  • Page 128 The config file is downloaded immediately after the print server receives its IP address. 3. You have now successfully set the IP address of your print server. Note: You have to restart the print server to download the IP address. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 129: The Test Button

    Note: AXIS 5550 has two printer ports. If just one of ports is connected to a printer, the test page will be printed on that port. If each port is connected to a printer, the default setting will send the test page to the parallel printer.

  • Page 130: Troubleshooting

    FAQ database or to fill in and submit a Support question. General The USB port in an AXIS 5550 supports USB printers only. If any other USB device has been connected to this port, the print server must be restarted before it can function properly again.
  • Page 131 By sending a data packet to a specific IP address and waiting for a reply, Ping Ping can determine whether that IP address is accessible. Ping can also help you to determine IP address conflicts with your AXIS 5550 and troubleshoot TCP/IP problems on the network. Follow the instructions below to diagnose your problem.
  • Page 132 3. Save the Server report as an HTML file (with an .html file extension) and go to www.axis.com 4. Choose Support and report your case, attaching the Server Report. Please visit the Axis Web site for more support and additional help through the FAQ database. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 133: Technical Specification

    Section 15 Technical Specification Supported Printers Low- and Full-Speed USB 1.1 and 2.0 printers. AXIS 5550 also supports all parallel printers except host-based printers and copiers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, PPA Supported Systems Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP and 2003 Novell NetWare 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X.
  • Page 134 AXIS AddPrinter for easy and automated installation in Windows environments Internal Web pages or FTP for installation, configuration, monitoring and firmware upgrading SNMP-MIB II compliant (RFC 1213), Axis private enterprise MIB included Netware: Full PCONSOLE, NWAdmin, ConsoleOne and iPrint-iManager support Supported Languages...
  • Page 135 -Compliance to FCC part 15 Subpart B, Class B Safety EN 60950 Included Accessories AXIS Network Product CD with software for installation, management and printing, including AXIS ThinWizard (the recommended Axis management software for large enterprise networks) and AXIS AddPrinter (for easy and quick installation)
  • Page 136 Technical Specification All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 137: The Parameter List

    The Parameter List Section 16 The Parameter List This section provides an overview of the AXIS 5550 print server parameters. See the Axis Web site for latest technical information. config File See Using FTP for Print Server Management, on page 92 for information on how to fetch the print server’s config file.
  • Page 138 The Parameter List AXIS 5550 (AXIS 5550 Network Print Server V7.10 Nov 4 2006. S/N: 00408C60F4A1) Parameter settings: --- General Menu NODE_ADDR. : 00 40 8C 60 F4 A1 NETWORK_SPEED. : AUTO_SENSE (AUTO_SENSE, 10_HALF_DX, 10_FULL_DX, 100_HALF_DX, 100_FULL_DX) PS_NAME. : AXIS60F4A1 ROOT_PWD.
  • Page 139 DEF_IP_FRAME_TYPE. : EthernetII (EthernetII, SNAP) --- TCP/IP Printing Menu TCP_ENB. : YES PAR_TCP_RESTRICT_LIST. : PROS_PWD. : netprinter PROS_PRT. : 35 LPD_BANN. : OFF (OFF, AUTO, LAST) DEFAULT_RAW_TCP. : 9100-9101 (9100-9101, CLOSED) RTN_OPT. : NO RTEL_PR1. RTEL_PR2. RTEL_PR3. RTEL_PR4. RTEL_PR5. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 140 NETW_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL. : DUAL_STACK (IPX_ONLY, IP_ONLY, DUAL_STACK) NDPS. : TCP_AND_SPX (TCP_AND_SPX, TCP_ONLY, SPX_ONLY, DISABLED) JOB_CHECK_DELAY. : 5 CONF_CHECK_DELAY. : 300 FR_802_3. : YES FR_ETH_2. : YES FR_802_2. : YES FR_SNAP. : YES NCP_BURST_MODE. : YES PSERVER_NDS_TREE. : PSERVER_NDS_FILESERVER. : PSERVER_NDS_DISTINGUISHED_NAME. : AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 141 NB_FR_TYPE. : FR_802_2 (FR_AUTO, FR_802_2, FR_DIX) LPRINT_1. : AX60F4A1.LP1 LLOGIC_1. : PR1 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) LPRINT_2. : AX60F4A1.US1 LLOGIC_2. : PR2 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 142 : PR1 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) BINARY_TYPE_1. : TBCP (TBCP, BCP, NONE) AUTO_DT_PRIN2. : YES APRINT_2. : AXIS60F4A1_USB1 ATYPE_2. : LaserWriter ALOGIC_2. : PR2 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) BINARY_TYPE_2. : TBCP (TBCP, BCP, NONE) AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 143 PR2_STR. PR2_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR2_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR2_AFT. PR2_DUMP. : NO PR2_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR2_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORTR, R_LANDS) AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 144 : PR4 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR4_WAIT. : YES PR4_IN. : AUTO (AUTO, NONE) PR4_BEF. PR4_STR. PR4_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR4_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR4_AFT. PR4_DUMP. : NO AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 145 : PR6 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR6_WAIT. : YES PR6_IN. : AUTO (AUTO, NONE) PR6_BEF. PR6_STR. : 01 0A 02 0D 0A PR6_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR6_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 146 PR8_NAME. PR8_SCND. : PR8 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR8_WAIT. : YES PR8_IN. : AUTO (AUTO, NONE) PR8_BEF. PR8_STR. : 01 0A 02 0D 0A PR8_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 147 U1_MGM_INFO. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) U1_COMMENT. : U1_BIDIR. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) U1_READT. U1_BUFFER_SIZE. : 0 U1_PORT_STATUS_OVERRIDE. : NO --- Email Menu EMAIL_NOTIFICATION. : NO REPLY_ADDRESS. : PAPER_JAM_ADDRESS. : OUT_OF_PAPER_ADDRESS. : TONER_LOW_ADDRESS. : NO_TONER_ADDRESS. : PRINTER_OFFLINE_ADDRESS. : AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 148: Netware Parameter Combinations

    7. Looking for SAP NetwWare fileservers on the net (see Note c). Notes: (a) TCP printing must be enabled (TCP_ENB. = YES). (b) Some other SAP service must be present on the network. (c) At least one frametype must be enabled for NetWare. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 149: Tcp Ports Opened For Raw Printing

    SNMP Status is enabled through Windows’ printer port settings. You have a three port print server and want to enable SNMP Status for Example LPT2. The table above tells you to set the SNMP Device Index to 3. Using Windows XP as an example: AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 150 4. Click Configure Port... 5. Ensure that SNMP Status Enabled is ticked and enter the correct index number in SNMP Device Index, taken from the table above (3 in this example). 6. Click OK and Close. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 151: Glossary

    Client/server Printing Means that print jobs are sent to a file server, with different clients attached to the print queue, rather than directly to the print server (Peer- to-Peer printing). AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 152 Internet connection can send a document to any printer connected to the Internet. IPP is platform independent and can be used to print over any LAN or WAN that supports TCP/IP. Internetwork Packet Exchange, a networking protocol used by NetWare. Local Area Network. Light Emitting Diode. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 153 Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used for downloading IP addresses in UNIX/Linux networks. It requires a RARP daemon on your system, and only operates within a single network segment. A request made to an active RARP daemon initiates a search of AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 154 Internet. UNIX A 32-bit multi-tasking, multi-user operating system originally developed by AT&T. Uniform Resource Locator. A way of specifying the location of information on the Internet. Universal Serial Bus. Wide Area Network. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 155 A special form of user assistance that automates a task through a dialog with the user. Wizards help the user to accomplish tasks that are complex and require experience, and even for the experienced user can help to speed up an operation. AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

  • Page 156: Index

    AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration........59...

  • Page 157: Configuration Methods

    Glossary ............151 AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...
  • Page 158 Mounting the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 ........
  • Page 159 AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 ........
  • Page 160 Starting AXIS ThinWizard ........
  • Page 161 Wizard ............155 AXIS 5550 User’s Manual...

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