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  • Page 1 AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 Network Print Servers User’s Manual AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 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

    Supported Environments ......6 About Axis ........6 Support Services .
  • Page 4 SuSE 8.0 ........73 AXIS axinstall Script ......74 Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks .
  • Page 5 AXIS 540+ ........126 AXIS 560 ........134 SNMP Device Index .

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Section 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560. This product has been developed to connect your printers anywhere in your network, allowing all network users access to shared printer resources. About this Manual This manual is applicable for the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 with firmware version 7.00 or higher, providing introductory information as well as...

  • Page 7: Support Services

    • Find answers to previously resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by product, category or phrase • Report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private support area • Visit the Axis support Web at www.axis.com/techsup...

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    Product Overview Section 2 Product Overview Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 package by using the check list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Hardware...

  • Page 9: Axis Network Product Cd

    To read the PDF documents you need an Acrobat Reader, which can be fetched at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html Start-up Procedures If your computer is configured to autostart CDs, the AXIS Network for Windows Product CD will start automatically when inserted into a local CD drive on Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000 and XP platforms.

  • Page 10: Physical Description

    AXIS 560 Network Connectors AXIS 560 is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted pair (10baseT). Printer Ports AXIS 560 is provided with two high-speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel ports (LPT1 and LPT2) and one serial port (COM1).

  • Page 11: Features And Benefits

    Features and Benefits Reliability The print server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption. The electronic circuits are based on the AXIS ETRAX 100 LX chip, which comprises an integrated 32 bit RISC processor and associated network controllers.
  • Page 12 You can assign a password to restrict login and printer access. Monitoring The internal print server Web pages and AXIS ThinWizard (3.0 and up) allow you to continuously monitor printer status. The Web pages are used to monitor single Axis units while AXIS ThinWizard can be used to monitor multiple Axis units.

  • Page 13: Basic Installation

    3. Connect the printer directly to a port on the print server or using an appropriate cable. 4. Connect the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 to your network (Ethernet Connector). 5. Switch on the printer and make sure it is ready for printing (display showing “Online”, “Ready”, etc.)

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

    Method Server required Comment See “Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP AXIS AddPrinter Wizard / 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard” on page 20 Dynamic assignment of IP addresses. See DHCP DHCP server “Obtain an IP Address with DHCP” on page Static assignment of IP addresses.

  • Page 15: Automatic Ip Address Assignment

    IP address. 4. You have now successfully set the IP address of the print server. Proceed to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 18. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Manual Ip Address Assignment

    Obtain an IP Address Auto-IP is a scheme where devices allocate themselves an IP address at using Auto-IP random from the industry standard subnet of 169.254.x.x. AXIS print servers are configured to support Auto-IP by default. See also “Auto-IP Addressing” on page 117.
  • Page 17 • The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10 minutes after restarting the print server. Set the IP Address AXIS AddPrinter Wizard is an application that assists in assigning an IP using AXIS AddPrinter address to your print server and finding IP addresses already assigned to Axis servers.

  • Page 18: Making Network Printers Available For Printing On Your Pc

    Select the appropriate method from the table below: Installation Methods Installation and Refer to the table below to select the appropriate installation method. All Integration Axis client software is available on www.axis.com Method/ Environment Description Client Software Windows 2000, XP,...

  • Page 19: Adding Printers In Windows

    Printer (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 20: 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 21 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Adding Printers In Windows 2000 / Xp / 2003 Using Windows Add Printer Wizard

    Add Printer Wizard. Click Next. 2. In the Wizard, 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 The Port Name field will be filled in automatically when you enter the IP address. Optionally, add the port you want to use as a suffix. AXIS 540+: _LPT1 AXIS 560: _LPT1, _LPT2 or _COM1 (Example: 192.168.3.191_LPT1) Click Next. Optional: Add _Port as a suffix AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 Adding Printers in Windows 5. If you have an AXIS 560: In the Additional Port Information Required window, select the Device Port you want to use: LPT1, LPT2 or COM1 Click Next then Finish 6. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the driver list or from a directory/file.

  • Page 25: Adding Printers In Windows 2000 / Xp / 2003 Using The Microsoft Lpr Monitor

    5. End the Wizard in the usual manner: select Manufacturer and Printer, keep/replace driver, name the printer, make it default or not, share it or not and finally decide whether you want to print a test page. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Adding Printers In Windows Nt Using The Microsoft Lpr Monitor

    Close the Network folder and go on to Installing an LPR printer, below. First, prepare for LPR printing: 1. Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. 2. Select Protocols. 3. Add TCP\IP Protocol. 4. Select Services. 5. Add Microsoft TCP\IP Printing. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Name of printer or print queue on that server (Example: LPT1). Click OK and then Close. 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: 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 29: Adding Printers Over Tcp/Ip In Windows Nt Using Axis Print Monitor

    3. The Wizard asks you to select My Computer or Network printer server. Select My Computer, click Next. 4. Click Add Port... In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port and click New Port... 5. Select LPR (TCP/IP) as your choice of protocol and click OK.

  • Page 30: 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 31: 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.

  • Page 32: 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 33: 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 34 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 35: Adding Printers In Macintosh

    Adding Printers in Macintosh Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh Having connected the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 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 36 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Installation In Mac Os X Using Appletalk

    Queue Name: Physical ports: LPT1, LPT2, COM1 Logical printer ports: PR1, PR2, PR, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8 Choose a printer driver from the Printer Model list and click Add to finish. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Installation On Mac Os 9.1 Or Older, Using Appletalk

    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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 You simply need to print a document from the Macintosh computer to verify communication to the chosen printer. The basic installation can be considered complete if the print test is satisfactory. The AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 is now ready for use.
  • Page 40 1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2. Select a network printer driver — any LaserWriter will do. 3. Select the printer port ending with _CFG. 4. Close the Chooser. 5. Open a text editor, e.g. SimpleText. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 9. Close the Chooser. Note: The _CFG port disappears 60 minutes after the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 has been powered on. If you want it to reappear, you must restart your print server. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Adding Printers In Netware

    “Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot” on page 62. See “NetWare Administration” on page 66 for information on Novell’s administration tools. If you intend to operate your AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 in a multi-protocol, mixed environment, you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual.

  • Page 43: 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 44 3. Click New. The Create Printer Agent dialog will appear. 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 45 IP Address field and choose a port in the Print server port field: e.g., 192.168.70.243 and LPT1 The available ports are: Ports available Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 540+ LPT1 — — AXIS 560 LPT1 LPT2 COM1 AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 If the printer is not in the displayed print list, click Manually specify the print server and do the following: 1. Enter the <IPX External Network Number> in the Network field. 2. Enter the <Print server’s HW address> in the LAN HW address field. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 5. Next, select the printer drivers for each client operating system. (Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows 95/98). These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users’ workstations when they install this printer in the future. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 2. Start the NW Admin utility on any Workstation (SYS:PUBLIC\WIN32\nwadmin32.exe). 3. Browse the context your NDPS Manager resides in. 4. From the Object menu, select Create. The New Object dialog appears. 5. Select NDPS Printer. The Create NDPS Printer dialog appears. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 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) AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 IP Address field and choose a port in the Print server port field e.g., 192.168.70.243 and LPT1 Ports available Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 540+ LPT1 — — AXIS 560 LPT1 LPT2 COM1 AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 <IPX External Network Number>:<Print Server’s HW address>:<Socket Number> i.e.: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6:400c where 400c, 401c, and 402c are the socket numbers corresponding to the LPT1, LPT2 and COM1 physical ports: 400c LPT1 401c LPT2 402c COM1 AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 4. Next, select the printer drivers for each client operating system. (Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows 95/98). These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users’ workstations when they install this printer in the future. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 The Novell Printers dialog appears, displaying a list of installed Public or Controlled printers (if any printers have previously been installed on the workstation). 3. From the Printer Manager’s Printer pull down menu, select New. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 To see the Controlled Access Printers in other context that you have rights to, click the Browse button and select your choice. Click OK. 6. Once selected, click Install. The Novell Printers – Install dialog appears. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: 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 58 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 59 Click Next. 15. Select default drivers for your printer. Click Next and OK. Install a printer using 1. Use an AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 and connect a printer to whatever port you AXIS LPR Gateway want.
  • Page 60 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 61: 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 62: Advanced Installation Using Axis Netpilot

    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 63 NetWare Network The NetWare Network Environment window allows you to connect Environment Window additional print queues to your Axis Network Print Server as well as create new ones. Follow the steps below to gain access to the NetWare Network Environment window: 1.

  • Page 64: Basic Queue-Based Printing Over Ip

    11. Click the OK button to return to the Network Environments window. 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).
  • Page 65 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 66 Printer Status: The Printer Status menu, detailed below, shows the status of an active print job serviced by an Axis 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 67: 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: Typical Invocation Via A Windows Manager

    Mandrake Control Center. 1. Click Hardware | Printer and the Printerdrake application will be invoked. 2. Click Expert Mode to be able to add a network printer. 3. Click the Add a new printer button. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Debian 3.0

    • Remote Queue and input filter — The remote printer queue and input filter. 3. Click Next to continue. Click Select to choose a printer driver and to set it up. 4. Click OK. Finally, click Test and print a test page. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Suse 8.0

    • 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Axis Axinstall Script

    PROS, LPR, FTP or Reverse Telnet protocols. However, if you want to integrate the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 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 75 11...SCO UnixWare 7 12...SCO OpenServer 13...FreeBSD (Berkeley UNIX) 14...Linux 15...Generic BSD (Berkeley UNIX) 16...Generic SYS V R3 (UNIX System V Release 3) 17...Generic SYS V R4 (UNIX System V Release 4) Systems supported by axinstall AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: 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 540+/AXIS 560 as a remote queue in System V, or add a remote printer to using the /etc/printcap fields (BSD).
  • Page 77 PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions; named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B). The AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 appears as a device to the system. This makes PROS A Advantages all filter and model options available. It provides accounting and status logging.

  • Page 78: Adding Printers In Os/2

    3. Enter the host name or the IP address of the print server in the LPD server field. 4. Enter one of the print server’s logical printer names, for example pr1, in the LPD printer field. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Netbios/Netbeui Printing In Os/2

    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 80 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Updating The Firmware

    Updating the Firmware Section 9 Updating the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware You can upgrade the AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 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 82 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 88, for more information about AXIS ThinWizard.

  • Page 83: 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 84: Management And Configuration

    Once you have established the Axis Network Print Server in the TCP/IP environment, as described in “Assign 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 85 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 86 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 87 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 88: 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 89 Management and Configuration 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- work | FTP Enabled => Yes.

  • Page 90: Using Ftp For Print Server Management

    Management and Configuration Changing the IP Using AXIS ThinWizard you can also set or change each print server’s IP Settings parameters. 1. Click IP Settings in the main menu. 2. Select print server in the list. 3. Enter your data: IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway and the print server’s password (default password is pass).
  • Page 91 • 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 92: Using Telnet

    Using Telnet Having assigned an IP address to your Axis Network Print Server, as described in “Assign an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 14, you can manage your Axis Network Print Server using the Telnet protocol.
  • Page 93 Escape character is ‘^]’. AXIS 560 TELNET Network Print Server V7.00 Sep 06 2004 Axis Network Print Server network login: root Password: pass (not visible) Axis Network Print Server TELNET Print Server v6.30 Dec 16 2000 Root> account Current account file: USER PROT...

  • Page 94: 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 95: 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 96 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 97: Configuration Possibilities

    Configuration Possibilities Section 11 Configuration Possibilities This section describes some configuration possibilities offered by the Axis Network Print Server: Autodetect Printer Type, on page 97 Changing Language in the Print Server’s Web Interface, on page 107 E-mail Notification, on page 98...

  • Page 98: E-Mail Notification

    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 print to remote printers across the Internet.
  • Page 99 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 100 Printer name field (in File | Print). 2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the Axis Network Print Server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
  • Page 101 Adding an IPP printer to your printer list is described below. 2. Press Print. The print job is sent over the Internet/WAN to the Axis Network Print Server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
  • Page 102 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 103 Configuration Possibilities 9. In the IP Address, Host Name or URL field, type the address of the Axis Network Print Server 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/LPT1 if you want to address the parallel...
  • Page 104 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 Network Print Server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
  • Page 105 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 106: Network Speed

    If you choose a faulty Network Speed option for your network, you may loose contact with the print server. To reset the Network Speed parameter to AUTO_SENSE, you will have to reboot the print server (disconnect and then re-connect the external power supply). AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: Changing Language In The Print Server's Web Interface

    OK and then press F5 to refresh the view. You can change the Character Set by clicking the Change button. The default Character Set is ISO-8859-1, which can be applied in most cases. Japanese requires SHIFT_JIS. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 108: 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 print server’s parameters. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 109 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 Network Print Server, you should assign the host to a separate logical printer, and install a character set conversion filter.
  • Page 110 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 111 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 Network Print Server. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 112 Logical Printers ASCII to Postscript The AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 logical printers can translate ASCII print data Conversion into 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 113 PR3 is busy. • If both printers are busy, the print job will be printed on the printer that first finishes its active print job. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 114 Logical Printers Read Back of The AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 supports bi-directional printing. The information information from the 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 115: 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 116 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 117 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 118 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 119: The Test Button

    Note: For AXIS 560: if just one of the 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 is to send the test page to 1) LPT1, 2) COM1, 3) LPT2.

  • Page 120: Troubleshooting

    Please visit the Axis Web site for latest troubleshooting tips, more support and additional help through the FAQ database or to fill in and submit a Support question.
  • Page 121 Ping Ping can determine whether that IP address is accessible. Ping can also help you to determine IP address conflicts with your AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 and troubleshoot TCP/IP problems on the network. Follow the instructions below to diagnose your problem.
  • Page 122 Troubleshooting Axis Support In order to obtain optimal support from Axis support technicians, please Server Report follow these instructions when filling in and submitting a Support question. 1. Go to the print server’s Web pages by typing the print server’s IP address in the Address/Location field of your Web browser.

  • Page 123: Technical Specification

    AAPR, ATP, DDP, NBP, PAP, RTMP, ZIP Logical Printers Logical printer ports can be programmed to perform auto ASCII to PostScript conversion, add string before and after job, string substitution, alternative output and character set conversion AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 124 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 125 -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 126: The Parameter List

    Section 17 The Parameter List These are the default parameters in a new, unconfigured print server. A complete list of all Axis print server parameters can be found on www.axis.com AXIS 540+ (AXIS 540+ (rev 2) Network Print Server V7.00 Sep 21 2004. S/N:...
  • Page 127 DEF_IP_FRAME_TYPE. : EthernetII (EthernetII, SNAP) --- TCP/IP Printing Menu TCP_ENB. : YES PROS_PWD. : netprinter PROS_PRT. : 35 LPD_BANN. : OFF (OFF, AUTO, LAST) DEFAULT_RAW_TCP. : 9100 (9100, CLOSED) RTN_OPT. : NO RTEL_PR1. RTEL_PR2. RTEL_PR3. RTEL_PR4. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 128 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. : PSERVER_BINDERY1. : PSERVER_BINDERY2. : PSERVER_BINDERY3. : AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 129 : PR2 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1) LPRINT_3. LLOGIC_3. : PR3 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1) LPRINT_4. LLOGIC_4. : PR4 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1) LPRINT_5. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 130 : AUTO (AUTO, NONE) PR1_BEF. PR1_STR. PR1_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR1_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR1_AFT. PR1_DUMP. : NO PR1_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 131 PR3_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR3_AFT. PR3_DUMP. : NO PR3_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR3_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORTR, R_LANDS) PR3_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR3_FONT. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 132 PR5_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR5_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORTR, R_LANDS) PR5_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR5_FONT. --- Printer6 Menu PR6_NAME. PR6_IN. : AUTO (AUTO, NONE) PR6_BEF. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 133 --- Printer8 Menu PR8_NAME. 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, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR8_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR8_AFT. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 134: Axis 560

    L1_COMMENT. : L1_BIDIR. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) L1_READT. AXIS 560 (AXIS 561 (rev 2) Network Print Server V7.00 Sep 10 2004. S/N: 00408C18202B) Parameter settings: --- General Menu NODE_ADDR. : 00 40 8C 18 20 2B NETWORK_SPEED. : AUTO_SENSE (AUTO_SENSE, 10_HALF_DX, 10_FULL_DX) PS_NAME.
  • Page 135 DNS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 DOMAIN_NAME. : SLP_ENB. : YES SLP_SCOPE_LIST. : DEFAULT RENDEZVOUS_ENB. : YES RENDEZVOUS_SRVNAME_LPT1. : RENDEZVOUS_SRVNAME_COM1. : RENDEZVOUS_SRVNAME_LPT2. : FTP_ENB. : YES TELNET_ENB. : YES DEF_IP_FRAME_TYPE. : EthernetII (EthernetII, SNAP) AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 136 SYS_NAME. SNMP_AUT. : DISABLE (DISABLE, ENABLE) TRAP_PRT. : DISABLE (DISABLE, ENABLE) --- NetWare Menu NETW_ENB. : YES 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 AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 137 PSERVER_BINDERY8. : PSERVER_BINDERY9. : PSERVER_BINDERY10. : PSERVER_BINDERY11. : PSERVER_BINDERY12. : PSERVER_BINDERY13. : PSERVER_BINDERY14. : PSERVER_BINDERY15. : PSERVER_BINDERY16. : NPRINTER1. : NPRINTER2. : NPRINTER3. : NPRINTER4. : NPRINTER5. : NPRINTER6. : NPRINTER7. : NPRINTER8. : AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 138 : PR8 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, COM1, LPT2) --- AppleTalk Menu ATLK_ENB. : YES ATK_ZONE. : G3 zone ZONER_EN. : YES ATK_FONT. : DEFAULT (DEFAULT, 35N, ALL) AUTO_DT_PRIN1. : YES APRINT_1. : AXIS18202B_LPT1 ATYPE_1. : LaserWriter AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 139 : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR1_AFT. PR1_DUMP. : NO PR1_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR1_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORTR, R_LANDS) PR1_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR1_FONT. --- Printer2 Menu AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 140 PR3_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR3_AFT. PR3_DUMP. : NO PR3_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR3_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORTR, R_LANDS) PR3_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR3_FONT. AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 141 : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR5_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR5_AFT. PR5_DUMP. : NO PR5_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR5_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORTR, R_LANDS) AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 142 : AUTO (AUTO, NONE, COM1) PR7_BEF. PR7_STR. : 01 0A 02 0D 0A PR7_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR7_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR7_AFT. PR7_DUMP. : NO AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 143 : HISPEED (IBM_PC, STNDRD, FAST, HISPEED, HINOACK) L1_BSYTM. : 60 L1_MGM_INFO. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) L1_COMMENT. : L1_BIDIR. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) L1_READT. --- COM1 Menu C1_BAUDR. : 9600 (300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200) AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 144: Snmp Device Index

    SNMP Device Index from the table below. Print Server LPR Queue Name Raw Port Number SNMP Device Index Single Port: Parallel LPT1 9100 Single Port: USB1 9100 Dual Port: Parallel LPT1 9100 USB1 9101 AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 145 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 146: 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 147 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 148 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 149 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 150 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 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

  • Page 151: Index

    AXIS AddPrinter..........20 AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration ........57 AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration .

  • Page 152: Configuration Methods

    HTTPS ........... . . 147 AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...
  • Page 153 Installing AXIS ThinWizard ........
  • Page 154 AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 ........
  • Page 155 Starting AXIS ThinWizard ........
  • Page 156 Wizard ........... . 150 AXIS 540+ / AXIS 560 User’s Manual...

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