Page 1: Print Server
AXIS Print Server AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual High Performance Multi-Protocol Print Servers for Virtually All Networks www.axis.com...
Page 2: Safety Notices
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Page 3: About This Manual
AXIS 5470e/570/670e. To fully benefit from the manual, you should be familiar with basic networking principles. This manual is applicable for the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, with software release 6.20 or later. About Axis Axis Communications is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for network-connected computer peripherals.
Page 4: Support Services
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
AXIS 5470e Physical Description ....... . 19 AXIS 570 Physical Description ........21 AXIS 670e Physical Description .
Page 6 Setting Up - Windows..........125 AXIS Print System Overview ........126 Windows 95 and Windows 98 .
Page 7 Configuring the AS/400 Host, 5494 CU mode ....275 Configuring the AXIS 5470e/570/670e ......276 Verifying the Communications Link .
Page 8 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix H Digital Copier Support ..........283 Appendix A The Parameter List .
Page 9: Section 1 Introduction
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 1: Introduction Section 1 Introduction Based on the ThinServer technology, the AXIS 5470e, AXIS 570 and AXIS 670e are LAN attached multiprotocol print servers that print IBM and ASCII data streams to any ASCII printer. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e are ideal for IBM Mainframe and AS/400 sites that are migrating from pure IBM networks to LAN environments.
Page 10: Product Model Summary
SNA protocol and the supported data streams. The table below displays the specific functionality for each version. After the installation is completed, you can verify which functionality your version of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports by printing a test page. This is done by pressing the test button once. Features...
Page 11: Where To Use It
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 1: Introduction Where to use it The AXIS 5470e/570/670e is the ideal print server in mixed Supported environments as it can communicate with all the major computer Environments systems and network protocols including: • IBM Mainframe and AS/400 •...
Page 12: How To Use It
• axinstall (UNIX) Notes: • The AXIS 5470e 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). • The AXIS 570 is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and connects to the net- work via a twisted pair category 5 cable(10baseT).
Page 13: Axis 5470E Features And Benefits
PC- to-printer connection. With a sustained data throughput of more than 1 Mbyte per second, the AXIS 5470e is fast. High speed Centronics communication such as ECP, Hewlett-Packard Fast Mode, High Speed and IBM Fast Byte is supported.
Page 14 Windows NT can be configured to display pop-up messages that show the status of peer-to-peer print jobs. The AXIS 5470e additionally supports SNMP for remote monitoring. You can upgrade the AXIS 5470e Flash memory over the network. Futureproof This allows you to quickly update and enhance the operational features of your AXIS 5470e when new print server software becomes available.
Page 15: Axis 570/670E Features And Benefits
The AXIS 570/670e print server provides high performance and Reliability reliability combined with low power consumption. The electronic circuits are based on the proven AXIS ETRAX chip, which comprises an integrated 32 bit RISC processor and associated network controllers. In the IBM Mainframe and AS/400 environment, the AXIS 570/670e Flexibility can emulate IBM twinax and coax print and control functionality.
Page 16 The AXIS 570/670e additionally supports SNMP for remote monitoring. You can upgrade the AXIS 570/670e Flash memory over the network. Futureproof This allows you to quickly update and enhance the operational features of your AXIS 570/670e when new print server software...
Page 17: Product Overview
0056-1 AXIS 670e SCS + IPDS TCP/IP + SNA 0057-6 Note: * All models may not be available in all countries in which Axis operates. Please contact your local sales representative for more information. Media Title Part Number AXIS Product CD Revision no.1.0...
Page 18: Axis Product Cd
AXIS Utilities Software, Product Software, White Papers, User Documents, etc. It is compatible for use within all of the supported Axis computing environments. The AXIS Product CD starts automatically from a local CD drive on Start-up procedures Windows 95/98, NT and 2000 platforms.
Page 19: Axis 5470E Physical Description
Section 2: Product Overview AXIS 5470e Physical Description Plan view of the AXIS 5470e The AXIS 5470e is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Network Connectors Fast Ethernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted pair category 5 cable or better.
Page 20 The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity. Network Indicator The power indicator is lit while power is applied. If it is not lit, or it Power Indicator flashes, there is a problem with the AXIS 5470e or its power supply.
Page 21: Axis 570 Physical Description
Power Indicator AXIS 570 Network Print Server Plan view of the AXIS 570 The AXIS 570 is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet networks and Network Connectors connects to the network via a twisted pair (10baseT) or a thin wire (10base2) cable.
Page 22 The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity. Network Indicator The power indicator is lit while power is applied. If it is not lit, or it Power Indicator flashes, there is a problem with the AXIS 570 or its power supply.
Page 23: Axis 670E Physical Description
Power Indicator AXIS 670e Network Print Server Plan view of the AXIS 670e The AXIS 670e is designed for 4 and 16 Mbps Token Ring networks Network Connectors and connect to the network via an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or a shielded twisted pair (STP) cable.
Page 24 The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity. Network Indicator The power indicator is lit while power is applied. If it is not lit, or it Power Indicator flashes, there is a problem with the AXIS 670e or its power supply.
Page 25: Section 3 Basic Installation
Section 3 Basic Installation Getting Started After you have verified that no items presented in Package Contents, on page 17, are missing, you are ready to install your AXIS 5470e/570/670e. Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in your environment: 1.
Page 26: Connecting A Printer To The Ethernet Network
AXIS 5470e/570 is successfully connected to the network. 6. Press and release the test button on the AXIS 5470e/570 to print a test page. If the printer and the AXIS 5470e/570 are correctly...
Page 27 • Each AXIS 5470e/570 Print Server is pre-configured with a unique node address that is identical to the serial number. The node address can be changed using AXIS NetPilot, or any standard Web browser. Please refer to Section 11 Management &...
Page 28: Connecting A Printer To The Token Ring Network
AXIS 670e is successfully connected to the network. 7. Press and release the test button on the AXIS 670e to print a test page. If the printer and the AXIS 670e are correctly connected,...
Page 29 • Each AXIS 670e Print Server is pre-configured with a unique node address that is identical to the serial number. The node address can be changed using AXIS NetPilot, or any standard Web browser. Please refer to Section 11 Management &...
Page 30: Installation Guide
Section 3: Basic Installation AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Installation Guide After connecting the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to your network, you are now ready to perform the basic setup procedures. The method of installation that you choose should be dictated by your printing requirements and the type of network into which you are integrating.
Page 31 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 3: Basic Installation The recommended installation tools for the AXIS 5470e/570/670e are Installation Tools summarized in the following table: Environment Network Protocols Installation Tool AS/400 TCP/IP Web browser IBM Mainframe TCP/IP Web browser Windows TCP/IP...
Page 32: Assigning An Ip Address
You need root privileges on your UNIX system, or administrator System privileges privileges on a Windows NT server. You need to know the Ethernet address of your AXIS 5470e/570 to Ethernet address perform the installation. The Ethernet address is based upon the serial AXIS 5470e/570 number of your AXIS 5470e/570.
Page 33 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 3: Basic Installation You can set the IP address using one of the following methods, Methods for setting depending on your network operating environment: the IP Address Method Network environments See ... AXIS IP Installer...
Page 34 Section 3: Basic Installation AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual In order to register the host name of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in Registering and networks with dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet Resolving Name Service) and DDNS (Dynamic Domain Naming System) are Host Names supported.
Page 35 5470e/570/670e using the AXIS IP Installer: Installer Note: You should not use AXIS IP Installer to set the IP adress if you have an active DHCP server on your network. 1. Download the AXIS IP Installer to your host. The software is available on the AXIS Product CD or on the Axis home page at http://www.axis.com/.
Page 36 AXIS 5470e/570/670e receives its IP address. Note: You do not have to restart the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to download the IP address. DHCP and Auto-IP Auto-IP is a tool for setting the IP Address of the print server in the absence of a DHCP server.
Page 37 Notes: • The Ethernet address is equal to the serial number, which can be found on the underside label of the AXIS 5470e/570. • When using the Windows 95 implementation of ARP, change the first line to: arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address>...
Page 38 Notes: • The Node address is equal to the serial number, which can be found on the underside label of the AXIS 670e. • When using the Windows 95 implementation of ARP, change the first line to: arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address>...
Page 39 • Ethernet address is equal to the serial number, which is located on the underside label of the AXIS 5470e/570. • The ARP command varies between different UNIX systems. Some BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in reverse order.
Page 40 3. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is typically performed using the command. rarpd -a 4. Restart the AXIS 5470e/570 to download the IP address. Notes: • Ethernet address is equal to the serial number, which can be found on the underside label of the AXIS 5470e/570.
Page 41 3. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is typically performed using the command. rarpd -a 4. Restart the AXIS 670e to download the IP address. Notes: • Node address is equal to the serial number, which can be found on the underside label of the AXIS 670e.
Page 42 4. Restart the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to download the IP address, default router address and subnet mask. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e can automatically download a customized config file from a TFTP server. Just add the name of the config file and the TFTP server’s IP address to your boot table.
Page 43: Setting Up - As/400
Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 10 • IPDS is only supported by the AXIS 670e and the AXIS 5470e units with the IPDS option installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 10. A number of protocols and print methods are available. Looking at SCS over TCP/IP printing, we strongly recommend the TN5250E alternative.
Page 44 Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual If you intend to operate your AXIS 5470e/570/670e in a multi- protocol environment, you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual: Section 5 Setting Up - IBM Mainframe, on page 65...
Page 45: Sna Printing - 5494 Mode
Notes: • SNA is only available for AXIS 570/670e and AXIS 5470e units with the SNA option installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 10. • IPDS data streams are only supported by the AXIS 670e and the AXIS 5470e unit with the IPDS option installed.
Page 46 If you are using a pre-version 3 release, you must perform the configuration procedure manually. If this is the case, please refer to the AXIS Network Print Server Technical Reference that is supplied on the AXIS Product CD or the Technical Notes that feature on the Axis Web site. Note: There is an AS/400 Parameter checklist in the AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Guide...
Page 47 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 Example: Selection or command ==> DSPLIND ETHERNET F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant F23=Set initial menu 2. Press F11 to display keywords. Example: Display Line Description S1032BB0 Line description ..: ETHERNET Option .
Page 48 Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual 4. Press Enter to display the SSAP list. Make sure that there is at least one SSAP entry dedicated for SNA. For your future reference, note the SSAP value for this entry.
Page 49 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 Example: Display Line Description S1032BB0 Line description ..: LIND ETHERNET Option ....:...
Page 50 Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual 9. Type DSPMODD QRMTWSC on the command line and press Enter. Press F11 to display the keywords. Verify that the mode description exists on the system and that it is configured as presented in the example below.
Page 51 F12=Cancel Use the command WRKCFGSTS *CTL xxxx* (where xxxx is the first 4 characters of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e 5494 LU Name) and press Enter to delete any previously created Controller and Device descriptions specific to your AXIS 5470e/570/670e. Delete the Device Descriptions (indented text) first and then the Controllers.
Page 52 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual To perform the instructions presented in this section, you should first Configuring the assign an IP address to your AXIS 5470e/570/670e using one of the AXIS methods presented in Assigning an IP address, on page 32.
Page 53 (xxxxPRT0z is the printer device name) and press Enter. This command starts the writer for this printer device. 3. Press the AXIS 5470e/570/670e test button once to print a test page. Ensure that the SNA status is defined on the test page as...
Page 54: Tn5250E Printing
The AS/400 Host System Checklist There is an AS/400 Parameter checklist in the AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Guide where you can enter the values described in this section for future reference. 1. Type WRKCTLD *VWS on the AS/400 command line and press Enter to determine the number of auto-configured virtual devices on your AS/400 system.
Page 55 5470e/570/670e 1. Start a Web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web pages of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e will appear.
Page 56 2. Direct a printout to this printer device to check the integrity of the communication link. 3. Press the test button on the AXIS 5470e/570/670e once to print a test page. Make sure that the TN5250E status is defined on the...
Page 57: Ppr/Ppd Printing - Ipds Data Streams
PPR/PPD Printing - IPDS data streams Note: IPDS is only available for AXIS 670e and AXIS 5470e units with the IPDS option installed. For more information, refer to Product Model Summary on page 10. The configuration procedures presented in this section are divided into three separate steps: •...
Page 58 Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual When configuring the AS/400 host system you can: Configuring the AS/400 Host System • create a PSF configuration • create a printer device description The system uses default values but you can optionally create a PSF...
Page 59 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 Example: Create PSF Configuration (CRTPSFCFG) Type choices, press Enter. PSF configuration..PSFCFG > AXISPR1 Library ...
Page 60 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual 8. Enter a port number at the line. The Port number (PORT) Axis print server is pre-configured with the port numbers 5001, 5002 and 5003 for IPDS printing. 9. Enter a FGID number at the line, Font Identifier (FONT) e.g.
Page 61 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 Example: Create Device Desc (Printer) (CRTDEVPRT) Type choices, press Enter. Device description ..DEVD > AXISPR1 Device class ..DEVCLS >...
Page 62 Section 4: Setting Up - AS/400 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual User-defined objects ..USRDFNOBJ Object ... . > AXISPR1 Library ..
Page 63 5470e/670e 1. Start a Web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the AXIS 5470e/670e in the location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web pages of the AXIS 5470e/670e will appear.
Page 64 5. Press F5 to refresh the display. The printer device should now be ACTIVE/WRITER 6. Direct a printout to this printer device. A successful printout verifies the communication link between the AS/400 and the AXIS 5470e/670e. The AXIS 5470e/670e is now ready for printing in the AS/400 environment.
Page 65: Section 5 Setting Up - Ibm Mainframe
, on page 89 Notes: • IPDS is only available for AXIS 5470e/670e units with the IPDS option installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 10. • SNA is only available for AXIS 5470e/570/670e units with the SNA option...
Page 66 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual If you intend to operate your AXIS 5470e/570/670e in a multi- protocol environment, you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual, namely: Section 4 - Setting Up - AS/400...
Page 67: Sna Printing
Mainframe/VTAM environment. Notes: • IPDS is only available for the AXIS 670e and the AXIS 5470e units with the IPDS option installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page • SNA is only available for AXIS 5470e/570/670e units with the SNA option installed.
Page 68 VTAM Major Node and PU definitions for the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. You will instead be working with the gateway VTAM definitions. Since the AXIS 5470e/570/670e will appear to the host as one or several LU's attached to the gateway PU, you need only add LU definitions to the gateway major node definition and then proceed to item 3 below.
Page 69 Customization (IBM part no: SC23-0112), with some changes to optimize use for AXIS 5470e/570/670e. VTAM for MVS is assumed, although the configuration for VM and VSE is similar. Creating a VTAM Logon-mode entry for your AXIS Logon-mode Entry 5470e/570/670e. Example: (Logon-mode entry for LU type 1 printing) * For application output of LU-1 SNA Character Stream (SCS) TITLE ‘SCS5470e’...
Page 70 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Example: (Logon-mode entry for LU type 3 printing) * For application output of LU-3 3270 Data Stream (3270DS) TITLE ‘DSC5470e’ DSC5470e MODEENT LOGMODE=DSC5470e, FMPROF=X’03’, TSPROF=X’03’, PRIPROT=X’B1’, SECPROT=X’90’, COMPROT=X’3080’, RUSIZES=X’8585’, PSERVIC=X’030000000000185018507F00’,...
Page 71 The example below shows how the print server PU, PATH, and LU Switched major definitions may be coded in a switched major node definition. node definitions * PU definition * E07xxxxxx is the node ID set in AXIS 5470e/570/670e. PU5470e1 PU ADDR=04, PUTYPE=2, IDBLK=E07,...
Page 72 AXIS 670e node ID. By default, this is the five last digits of the AXIS 670e serial number. The last twelve digits of MACADDR should be set to the AXIS 670e Node address. By default this is the...
Page 73 (e.g. Remote LAN = Ethernet and Host LAN = Token Ring), the MAC address definitions must be modified, as outlined below: Print Server Modifications: The AXIS 5470e/570/670e Host MAC address (H1_MAC_ADDR) must be bit- order reversed for each byte, e.g. if the host address is 08005AB77D49 the converted address will be...
Page 74 1 above. To perform the instructions presented in this section, you should first Configuring the assign an IP address to your AXIS 5470e/570/670e using one of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e methods presented in Assigning an IP address, on page 32.
Page 75 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe 2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web pages of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e will appear.
Page 76 •Actv •LU-1 •LU-3 Note: Please refer to Axis’ Technical Notes and FAQ on the Axis Web site, if the status SNA link is not active. line indicates that the The AXIS 5470e/570/670e is now ready for use in the SNA...
Page 77: Tcp/Ip Tn3270E Printing
TCP/IP transport protocol for the SCS, 3270 and IPDS data streams, as illustrated below: Note: IPDS is only available for AXIS 670e and AXIS 5470e units with the IPDS option installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 10 Configuring for TN3270E printing is described in four separate stages: •...
Page 78 5470e/570/670e 1. Start a Web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web pages of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e will appear.
Page 79 Configuration procedures can differ from other TN3270E servers. • For additional information about configuring other TN3270E servers, refer to the Technical Notes section on the AXIS Web pages. Communication is established in two separate stages, SNA Server-to- Microsoft SNA Server...
Page 80 5. Set the LU Name to the name you want to use for the printer device. This is the same name that you specify in the TN3270E Printer Name parameter of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. 6. Click OK. SNA Server Manager Main Window SNA Server - AXIS 5470e/570/670e connection 1.
Page 81 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe 6. Specify the IP Address of the client(s) that you want to assign to this LU. This is the IP address of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, i.e. the same as the INT_ADDR parameter in the Print Server.
Page 82 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual To set-up a TN3270E connection to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e you NetWare for have to set up PU and LU definitions. This is done by following the SAA Server steps below: 1.
Page 83 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe 9. Leave the rest at their default settings and click OK. Host PU profiles 10. Press the “insert” key to create a new Host PU Profile. Choose Host PU Profile from the list displayed in the dialog. Then the panel below will appear.
Page 84 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual 18. Leave the rest at their default settings. PU Profile name & Logical adapter 19. Click the LU Defaults icon. The panel below will appear 20. Set Default LU category to Public.
Page 85 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe Printer LU You can now generate a configuration report from NW for SAA. To do this, simply mark the server icon in the left window and select Generate Server Configuration Report from the...
Page 86 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The following table is a summary of a report generated by this command for the example above. Profile Name NWSAA SNA Network ID: SEEDB Peripheral node control point name:...
Page 87 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe Profile Name NWSAA Default Model Number: Default LU Category: Public Maximum frame size to transmit inbound: 0521 Remote node address: 020066800000 Remote Service Access Point: Local Service Access Point:...
Page 88 LU in the host is activated. 2. Send a print job from the host. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e is now ready for use. If needed, it can be further adapted to your system using the AXIS NetPilot™, Web- based configuration pages or IBM Printer Emulation.
Page 89: Ppr/Ppd Printing - Ipds Data Streams
PPR/PPD Printing - IPDS data streams Note: IPDS is only available for AXIS 670e and AXIS 5470e units with the IPDS option installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 10. In order to use the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to print IPDS data using...
Page 90 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual To specify a TCP/IP address space name you should enter the Specifying the TCP/IP following EXEC statement in the appropriate PSF writer procedure: address space name //STEP01 EXEC PGM=APSPPIEP,REGION=4096K,PARM=(,,,,tcpip_name) where is the name of the TCP/IP address space.
Page 91 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe The TCP/IP profile contains system configuration statements used to Modifying the initialize the TCP/IP address space. Among those statements, the TCP/IP profile following are subject to special considerations when you are printing from PSF on TCP/IP-attached printers: •...
Page 92 256 tiny data buffers PSF relies on TCP to detect when a connection with a TCP/IP-attached printer or an AXIS 5470e/570/670e is no longer available. When no data has been exchanged between PSF and its connection partner, TCP sends keep-alive probes to the connection partner periodically.
Page 93 AXIS 5470e/570/670e 1. Start a Web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web pages of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e will appear.
Page 94 (Use ATTN to interrupt.) EZA0464I PING: Ping #1 timed out If the ping is not successful make sure the AXIS 5470e/570/670e is configured according to the instructions in Assigning an IP address, on page 32 and in Configuring the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, on page 78.
Page 95 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe When a TCP-attached printer is to be used with JES, it must be JES definitions defined for deferred-printing mode. To use a PSF printer for deferred printing under JES, you must first code JES initialization statements to define FSSs and FSAs for PSF printers.
Page 96 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The following paragraphs describe the JES2 initialization statements shown above, which are typical of the JES2 statements used with PSF. For more detailed descriptions of all JES2 initialization statements, refer to the JES2 initialization and tuning publication for your operating system.
Page 97 FSS statement. This parameter is required. Enables form markings to be placed on the job trailer pages. For the AXIS 5470e/570/670e you should set this parameter to NO. MARK Note: This parameter is new in JES2 and replaces the MARK | NOMARK parameter.
Page 98 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual PRTnnnn Statement Explanation Specifies the data-set processing modes supported for the printer. It lists all the PRMODE values that the printer accepts. If the AXIS PRMODE 5470e/570/670e is connected to a PostScript printer, the correct setting PRMODE=(PAGE,LINE,) ..
Page 99 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe Below is sample JES3 statements for an TCP/IP attached AXIS JES3 Initialization 5470e/570/670e. In the example the JNAME=PRT1 have been used. FSSDEF,TYPE=WTR,FSSNAME=FSS3,PNAME=SAMPPRO3,SYSTEM=SYS1,TERM=NO DEVICE,DTYPE=PRTAFP1,JNAME=PRT1,JUNIT=(,SYS1,,ON),FSSNAME=FSS3 MODE=FSS,PM=(LINE,PAGE,),CHARS=(YES,GT12), CARRIAGE=(TES,A868),CKPNTPG=100,HEADER=YES,WC=(C) Note: This is only an example. For specific coding for JES parameters, refer to the JES publication for the level of JES you are using.
Page 100 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual FSSDEF Statement: The FSSDEF initialization statement is optional but recommended. If it is omitted, JES3 generates a default FSS for the printer being invoked. The FSSDEF statement can contain the following parameters:...
Page 101 In this case, printer performance is significantly reduced if PSF errors continue to occur. The recommended starting value is 100. Identifies the printer device type. For the AXIS 5470e/570/670e you PRTAFP1 DTYPE should specify the parameter value .
Page 102 Device Statement Explanation Specifies: 1. The device address (host-connected, channel-attached, non-SNA printers only). Do not specify a device address for the AXIS 5470e/570/670e when using TCP/IP attachment. JUNIT 2. The name of the processor to which the device is attached 3.
Page 103 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe Each AXIS 5470e/570/670e must be defined to PSF with a Defining the PRINTDEV statement in the PSF startup procedure. The following printer to PSF keywords are required on the PRINTDEV statement: •...
Page 104 Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual If you want to print both 240-pel and 300-pel AFP/IPDS jobs, create two separate FSAs, one for jobs with resolution of 120 or 240, and one for jobs with resolution of 300 pels. The 240-pel resolution FSA uses 240-pel resources, and the 300-pel resolution FSA uses 300-pel resources.
Page 105 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe Example continues CONT... //* REQUIRED ACTIONS = RESOLUTION - THIS START PROCEDURE IS SET UP FOR DRIVING A TCP/IP DEVICE AT 240 PEL RESOLUTION. TO CHANGE IT TO DRIVE 300 PEL RESOLUTION TCP/IP ATTACHED DEVICES:...
Page 106 /* CREATE INTERNAL TRACE FAILURE=WCONNECT, /* PSF ACTION ON PRINTER /* FAILURE TIMEOUT=REDRIVE, /* PSF ACTION ON TIMEOUT MGMTMODE=IMMED, /* PRINTER MANAGEMENT MODE DISCINTV=40, /* DISCONNECT INTERVAL IN /* SECONDS IPADDR=’xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx’ /* AXIS 5470e/570/670e IP ADDRESS PORTNO=’5100’, /* TCP/IP PORTO //PRT1 ENDCNTL...
Page 107 PSF requires 240-pel resources from the library. Do not store 120-pel resources in the library. When operating the AXIS 5470e/570/670e when emulating a Starting and stopping TCP/IP attached IPDS printer, you should use JES operator...
Page 108 MVS console. JES2: $Pprinter-name JES3: *VARY printer-name, OFF *CANCEL printer-name Note: printer-name The variable specifies the name of the printer FSA as , on page 95 defined in JES definitions You can now disconnect the power supply from the AXIS 5470e/570/670e.
Page 109 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe...
Page 110: Setting Up - Netware
IPX/SPX See Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot, on page 114 printing IPX/SPX If you need a more advanced installation that is not covered by the AXIS NetPilot Installation Wizard, continue with Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot, Advanced on page 117.
Page 111: Setup Using Ndps
Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5470e/570/670e using NDPS: Notes: • The HP-JETADMIN parameter of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e must be set to YES in order for the communication between the AXIS 5470e/570/670e and the NDPS gateway to be enabled. •...
Page 112 The Public Access print servers are immediately available for everyone on the network. • The Axis Gateway will appear in NetWare 5.1 and later releases. To use the Axis Gateway with earlier versions of NetWare, you can download the Axis Gateway Configuration utility from www.axis.com.
Page 113 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - NetWare 5. Choose the Axis Gateway configuration. Select TCP/IP or IPX as transport protocol and complete required tasks. 6. You are now ready to print in your NDPS environment. Your printer will appear as an NDS object in the Directory Tree and will offer a full range of network security options.
Page 114: Basic Setup With Axis Netpilot
Follow the instructions available on the AXIS Product CD to install the AXIS NetPilot software on to your computer. AXIS NetPilot software is available from the AXIS Product CD or from AXIS Web site at http://www.axis.com Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5470e/570/670e...
Page 115 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - NetWare The AXIS NetPilot Installation Wizard will guide you through the installation process. The following options are available: Note: The number of options varies according to the number of environments you enable.
Page 116 Section 6: Setting Up - NetWare AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The AXIS 5470e/570/670e 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 117: Advanced Installation Using Axis Netpilot
For information on advanced functions, please refer to the AXIS Network Print Server Technical Reference. You can download this or other technical information over the Internet by accessing the Axis WWW Home Page at http://www.axis.com/ or the AXIS Product CD.
Page 118 Section 6: Setting Up - NetWare AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The AXIS NetPilot NetWare Network Environment window The AXIS 5470e/570/670e periodically updates the configuration by scanning the NDS tree or, in the case of NetWare versions 3.x, the designated file servers.
Page 119 Section 6: Setting Up - NetWare 3. Click the Connect... button. The Connect NetWare Print Queues window will appear. The AXIS NetPilot Connect NetWare Print Queues window 4. Select the tree or server location of the print queue from the Resources box.
Page 120: Basic Queue-Based Printing (Pure Ip)
11. Click the OK button to return to the Network Environments window. Basic Queue-based printing (Pure 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). If you prefer using NDPS as your printing method, please refer to Setup using NDPS, on page 111.
Page 121 PSERVER NDS Distinguished Name: Example: AXISXXXXXX.CONTEXT Example: Setting the PSERVER parameters in the AXIS 5470e/570/670e Web interface. 4. Use the NetWare Administrator to create the printer, print server and queue objects in the NDS tree and then link them together.
Page 122 • If the IPX and IP transport protocols are enabled in your network, you can use AXIS NetPilot to install the AXIS 5470e/570/670e and to connect print queues. Please refer to Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot, on page 114. •...
Page 123: Queue-Based Printing Methods
The following overview explains the advantages and limitations of the two supported queue-based printing methods. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e logs on to a file server and repeatedly polls Print Server Mode the print queues for print jobs. In this fashion, the AXIS 5470e/570/670e emulates a NetWare print server, which is a workstation running PSERVER.
Page 124 • Higher network load. Notes: • You can change the network speed parameters of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the internal web pages: Click admin | General Settings and set the transmission speed to either “10 MBIT”, “100 MBIT” or “Auto-sense”.
Page 125: Setting Up - Windows
Having connected the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to your network, as described in Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Network, on page 26, this section describes how to install the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the Windows environment. Identify your Windows platform and follow the installing instructions from the list below.
Page 126: Axis Print System Overview
Section 12 IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), on page 203 AXIS Print System Overview Note: AXIS Print System requires AXIS firmware version 6.0 or higher in your AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server. Visit the Axis web site http://www.axis.com for firmware upgrades. AXIS Print System is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and...
Page 127: Windows 95 And Windows 98
Installing TCP/IP Install AXIS Print System software on your Windows 95 or Windows 98 client, if you have not already done so. AXIS Print System can be Printers in downloaded from the AXIS Online CD or from the Axis WWW Windows 95/98 home page at http://www.axis.com/.
Page 128 5470e/570/670e. • If you have an active DHCP server in your network, you should not use AXIS IP Installer to set the IP address. You should instead follow the installation instructions available in Installing TCP/IP Printer Ports, on page 129.
Page 129 Finish. The printer is now installed on your computer. You can see the printer in the My Printers window of AXIS Print System as well as in the Printers folder of the Windows operating system. If you want to change the default name or the password of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, use the Configuration Wizard that is available from the User mode of the Web interface.
Page 130 Section 7: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual If you want to change the default name or the password of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, use the Configuration Wizard that is available from the User mode of the Web interface. Refer to Using a Web browser, on page 170.
Page 131 OK. 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 name appears as <name>.LP1, where <name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e serial number, e.g.
Page 132 9. Choose whether you wish to produce a test page and click Finish. Note: You can share the printer drivers you have installed with other AXIS Print System users on your network. In AXIS Print System, check the Enable Driver Sharing box...
Page 133: Windows Nt4.0 And Windows 2000
Note: In Windows NT and Windows 2000, the user needs sufficient access rights on the domain server in order to manage printers on local computers via Axis Print System. The set of instructions you should use to install TCP/IP printer ports is dictated by the IP address of your AXIS 5470e/570/670e: •...
Page 134 The serial number is located on the underside label of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. • If you have an active DHCP server in your network, you should not use AXIS IP Installer to set the IP address. Follow the installation instructions available in Installing TCP/IP Printer Ports, on page 135.
Page 135 Finish. The printer is now installed on your computer. The printer will feature in the My Printers window of AXIS Print System as well as in the Printers folder of the Windows operating system. If you want to change the default name or the password of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, use the Configuration Wizard that is available from the User mode of the Web interface.
Page 136 5. Select NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK. 6. Select the AXIS Port you want to add. The port appears as <name>.LP1, where <name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e serial number, e.g. AX100086 (default serial no.).
Page 137 Finish. Note: You can share the printer drivers you have installed with other AXIS Print System users on your network. In AXIS Print System, check the Enable Driver Sharing box in My Printers | Settings | Program Options | General Using the Microsoft This section describes how to set up a Windows NT Server v4.0 for...
Page 138: Axis Print Monitor Overview
New Port. 4. In Add LPR compatible printer, enter the host name or IP address of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e as the print server to provide LPD. 5. Enter 'pr1', 'pr2', ... 'pr8' as the name of printer or print queue on that server.
Page 139: Windows Nt 3.5X
Note: AXIS Print Monitor can 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 140 Logical printer name. Click OK to return to the Create Printer dialog. 10. Select the AXIS LPR port you wish to use from the “Print to” drop-down list. The ports appear as <port name>@<IP address>...
Page 141 Click OK. The printer properties are displayed in an appropriate dialog that allows you to refine your printer setup. The Axis printer is now installed and will appear as an icon in the Print Manager. Note: You can share the printer drivers you have installed with other AXIS Print System users on your network.
Page 142 6. Select Other... in the “Print to” list box. 7. Select Axis Port from the list of available Print Monitors and click 8. Select the AXIS Port you wish to add and then click OK. The port appears as <name>.LP1, where <name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e serial number, e.g.
Page 143 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 7: Setting Up - Windows This section describes how to set up a Windows NT Server Using the Microsoft v3.5 and v3.51 for LPD printing over the TCP/IP protocol, using the LPD monitor with built-in Microsoft LPD monitor.
Page 144: Axis Print Utility For Windows Overview
OK. The Add LPR Compatible Printer dialog will now appear. 7. In the Name or Address field, type the IP address or the host name of your AXIS 5470e/570/670e. If you use a host name, this must be defined in the hosts file on your server prior to the installation.
Page 145 AXIS Print Utility for Windows must be running when printing in peer-to- peer mode. • The AXIS Print Utility for Windows is not needed on the client platforms for client-server printing. • If you want to change the default name of your AXIS 5470e/570/670e or amend any of the default parameters, you can do so using your Web browser.
Page 146: Windows 3.1 And Windows For Workgroups
It must also have the capacity to handle the print jobs that pass through it. Notes: • When using the client-server mode, other users can still install the AXIS Print Utility for Windows software, for printing directly to the network printer in peer-to-peer mode. •...
Page 147 Section 7: Setting Up - Windows 2. In the Port menu, click Add. 3. In the NPS Port list, select the AXIS 5470e/570/670e port. The port appears as <name>.LP1, where <name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e serial number, e.g.
Page 148 Check the Re-share at Startup box, then click OK. The server setup is now completed. Note: The AXIS Print Utility for Windows must be running when you print through your AXIS 5470e/570/670e. It is strongly recommended that you copy the AXIS Print Utility icon into your StartUp folder.
Page 149: Windows Clients Using Lantastic
AXIS 5470e/570/670e. Note: You can share the printer drivers you have installed with other AXIS Print System users on your network. In AXIS Print System, check the Enable Driver Sharing box in My Printers | Settings | Program Options | General.
Page 150 Section 7: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual LANtastic users can use the AXIS Utilities in exactly the same manner as described in the preceding Windows sections, using a choice of Axis utility software that is guided by the type of Windows client employed: •...
Page 151: Section 8 Setting Up - Os/2
Having connected the AXIS 5470e/570/650e to your network, as described in Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Network, on page 26, this section now describes how to set up your AXIS 5470e/570/650e for printing in the OS/2 environment. Continue with the instructions presented in the table below: Printing See ...
Page 152: Setting Up - Os/2
Having assigned an IP address to the AXIS 5470e/570/650e, as described in Assigning an IP address, on page 32, you are now ready to install it for TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The AXIS 5470e/570/650e supports LPR Printing using the lprportd service method.
Page 153: Netbios/Netbeui Printing
AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 is available from the software\prt_srv\utility\axpu\latest folder located on the AXIS Online CD. It can also be downloaded from the Axis WWW home page at http://www.axis.com/. Install this utility now if you have not already done so.
Page 154 Repeat this procedure for each server using the AXIS 5470e/570/650e. Note: The AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 must be running in order to print through your AXIS 5470e/570/650e. 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 155 AXIS 5470e/570/650e User’s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - OS/2 1. Double-click the Templates folder, then drag the Printer icon out Creating to the Workplace Shell (or into a folder) while holding the right a Print Queue mouse button down.
Page 156 Section 8: Setting Up - OS/2 AXIS 5470e/570/650e User’s Manual 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 AXIS 5470e/570/650e.
Page 157: Section 9 Setting Up - Macintosh
Basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed simply by opening the Basic Configuration Chooser window and selecting a printer. You can change the default name of your AXIS 5470e/570 or any of default parameters by editing the config file. To access the config file from a Macintosh, you can use: •...
Page 158: Choosing A Printer
4. Click the name of the printer you want. The default AXIS 5470e/570 printer name is shown as: AXIS<nnnnnn>_<port>, where <nnnnnn> is the last six digits of the AXIS 5470e/570 serial number, and <port> is LPT1. For example: AXIS100086_LPT1. 5. Click the Close box. This completes the configuration and closes the Chooser.
Page 159 4. Click the name of the printer you want. The default AXIS 5470e/570 printer name is shown as: AXIS<nnnnnn>_<port>, where <nnnnnn> is the last six digits of the AXIS 5470e/570 serial number, and <port> is LPT1. For example: AXIS100086_LPT1. 5. Click ‘Setup...’ and then ‘Auto Setup’. If the selected printer...
Page 160 5470e/570 is now ready to use as a print server. Note: For information on advanced AppleTalk functions such as non-PostScript printer support, please refer to the Axis NPS Print Server Technical Reference on the AXIS Online CD. The Binary Communication Protocol (BCP) and the Tagged Binary...
Page 161 AppleTalk printer type • set the IP address However, by assigning an IP address to your AXIS 5470e/570, you have access to all of print server’s parameters via any standard Web browser or via FTP. Refer to Section 11 Management & Configuration, on page 169 for more information.
Page 162 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 5470e/570 has been powered on. If you want it to reappear, you must restart your AXIS 5470e/570.
Page 163: Section 10 Setting Up - Unix
Assigning an IP address, on page 32, you are now able to print in interactive mode using LPR, FTP or Reverse Telnet protocols. However, if you want to integrate the AXIS 5470e/570/670e into your host spooler, you can use the Axis automatic installation script axinstall.
Page 164 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual To integrate the AXIS 5470e/570/670e into the host printer spooler, Integration into the you can use the auto installation script axinstall, resident in the AXIS Host Printer Spooler 5470e/570/670e. Follow the instructions below to install axinstall onto your host using FTP: 1.
Page 165 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 10: Setting Up - UNIX The axinstall script has now been downloaded to your host. Execute the script with this command: sh axinstall You will be guided through the installation by a step-by-step procedure. During the installation you will be asked to select a print method;...
Page 166: Print Methods On Tcp/Ip Networks
This is the recommended method for UNIX systems, but some System V versions do not support LPD. Advantages: Easy to set up – install the AXIS 5470e/570/670e as a remote queue in System V, or add a remote printer to /etc/printcap using the fields (BSD).
Page 167 (PROS A) and filter (PROS B). PROS A - Advantages: PROS A The AXIS 5470e/570/670e appears as a device to the system. This makes all filter and model options available. It provides accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional printing.
Page 168 A sample JCL script, , is available in the directory of the IBM MVS Systems jclex AXIS 5470e/570/670e. It gives an example of how to print a file from an MVS mainframe to an AXIS 5470e/570/670e using FTP.
Page 169: Management & Configuration
• Monitor your printers • Reset the AXIS 5470e/570/670e The method you should use to manage and configure your AXIS Configuration 5470e/570/670e depends on the operating system protocols of your Overview network. The table below displays which method to use for each supported environment.
Page 170: Using A Web Browser
To protect the admin pages from unauthorized use, enter a password in the Root Password field under admin | General Settings Follow the steps below to access the internal home page of the AXIS Accessing the Web 5470e/570/670e. The browser used in the following example is Pages Netscape Navigator 4.3.
Page 171 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 11: Management & Configuration 3. Type the host name or the IP address of your AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the Open Page dialog, as detailed below: You can alternatively type the host name or the IP address directly into the Web browser’s Location text field.
Page 172 The General Help page presents you with basic information about the AXIS 5470e/570/670e 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. The following services are available from the Admin mode. An Available Services additional link to the Axis home page is available from this mode.
Page 173 Driver settings, IPDS PCL Driver settings From the Network Settings page you can set all parameters that control the network traffic to and from the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. You can enable or disable any of the supported network protocols and fine-tune the parameter settings.
Page 174 A detailed index is also available. Note: You can change the network speed parameters of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e by clicking Admin | General Settings and set the transmission speed to either “10 MBIT”, “100 MBIT” or “Auto-Sense”.
Page 175: Using Axis Thinwizard
Follow the instructions below to start the AXIS ThinWizard: Starting AXIS ThinWizard 1. Make sure that the server where you installed AXIS ThinWizard is up and running on your network. 2. Start a Web browser from a client in your network.
Page 176 Section 11: Management & Configuration AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual 4. The AXIS ThinWizard start page will appear in the Web browser. Enter your user name and password and click the Log in button. 5. The AXIS ThinWizard interface appears. Select a network group from the list.
Page 177 All AXIS servers included in the network group appear in the window. 3. Click the link of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to access its internal Web page. You are now free to manage and configure the AXIS 5470e/570/670e as described in Using a Web browser on page 170.
Page 178: Using Axis Netpilot
Section 11: Management & Configuration AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Using AXIS NetPilot AXIS NetPilot, version 2.62 or higher, is the recommended tool to use for configuring the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in networks that support communication via the IPX/SPX or the NetBIOS/NetBEUI protocols.
Page 179 1. Select the AXIS 5470e/570/670e from the ‘Network Print Servers’ folder. 2. Click the Properties button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar or choose Properties from the Setup menu. 3. Select the tab that includes the parameter you want to change.
Page 180 To gain access to the Network Environment window, follow the instructions below: 1. Select the AXIS 5470e/570/670e from the ‘Network Print Servers’ folder. 2. Click on the Network button on the toolbar or select Network from the Setup menu.
Page 181 Section 11: Management & Configuration To simplify printer monitoring, you can create logical groups of Monitoring Printers printers. The printer status of each printer is displayed in the AXIS NetPilot window. AXIS NetPilot’s Monitoring Window Follow the instructions below to create a printer group:...
Page 182 2. If you want the status to appear in a new window, click the Monitoring button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar. Grouping logically AXIS NetPilot allows you to create logical groups of print servers in order to simplify administration. Installed print servers are displayed connected in the ‘Network Print Servers’...
Page 183 Print Server to group: a Print Server Group 1. Select the print server group folder, located in the ‘AXIS Units’ folder. 2. Click on the Add PS button on the toolbar or select Add Print Server from the File menu.
Page 184 Section 11: Management & Configuration AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Follow the instructions below to obtain rich printer information from Printer Information printers in the monitoring window: 1. Select the desired printer folder, located in the ‘Monitoring Printers’ folder. 2. Click the desired printer icon and choose Printer Information from the File menu.
Page 185 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 11: Management & Configuration AXIS NetPilot Summary window AXIS 570/670e You can use the AXIS NetPilot Upgrade Wizard to upgrade the AXIS Upgrading the Print 5470e/570/670e software. Please refer to Section 14 Upgrading the Server software, on page 227, for details.
Page 186: Using Ftp
Notes: • It is important that the destination file is specified in capital letters. Otherwise the edits are temporary and will be lost once the AXIS 5470e/570/670e has been powered off. • To edit the config file from a Macintosh you will need FTP support such as MacTCP, Fetch or Anarchie.
Page 187 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 11: Management & Configuration Example: > ftp npserver connected to npserver. 220 AXIS 5470e/570/670e FTP Print Server v5.58 Dec 16 1998 ready. Name (npserver:thomas): root 331 User name ok, need password (not visible) Password: pass 230 User logged in ftp>...
Page 188 Off-line, or Printing), number of bytes printed, elapsed time and off- line time. Follow the instructions below to view the account file using FTP: 1. Log in to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e by typing: in a DOS windows ftp <host name>...
Page 189: Using Telnet
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 11: Management & Configuration Using Telnet Having assigned an IP address to your AXIS 5470e/570/670e, as described in Assigning an IP address on page 32, you can manage your AXIS 5470e/570/670e using the Telnet protocol.
Page 190 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Example: > telnet npserver Trying 192.36.253.96... Connected to npserver. Escape character is ‘^]’. AXIS 5470e/570/670e TELNET Print Server v5.58 Dec 16 1998 AXIS 5470e/570/670e network login: root (not visible) Password: pass AXIS 5470e/570/670e TELNET Print Server v5.58 Dec 16 1998 Root>...
Page 191 Replace the command in step 3 above with hardreset default perform the other two reset operations. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e allows you to record a trace of the Printing Hexdumps communication between the AXIS 5470e/570/670e and the host. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports hexdump printing for the SNA, TN3270E, TN5250E, LPR/LPD and Raw TCP/IP printing protocols.
Page 192 2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are root pass 3. Enable the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to hexdump mode by typing: snahexdump 4. Select Start Logging from the Terminal menu in the Telnet window. Specify a file name and select the folder where you want to save the file.
Page 193: Using Snmp
Objects are contained in data bases called MIBs (Management Information Base), where MIB-II is a standard database. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports all relevant parts of MIB-II and also includes a private enterprise MIB. Refer to The AXIS MIB, on page 194.
Page 194 • A host, supporting FTP, on which to run the NMS software Follow these steps to add the AXIS MIB to your NMS software: 1. Log in to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e using FTP. 2. Download the MIB file /snmp/axis.mib to the NMS host.
Page 195: Using Hp Administration Tools
You can disable the HP JetAdmin and the HP Web JetAdmin support, by setting the HP_JETADMIN parameter to NO. • It is not possible to upgrade the AXIS 5470e/570/670e Flash Memory from the HP JetAdmin. • If the AXIS 5470e/570/670e has been configured with HP JetAdmin or HP Web JetAdmin, you cannot configure it with AXIS NetPilot unless you first reset it to the factory default settings.
Page 196 5470e/570/670e printer ports’ property pages. This can not be done with an HP print server. • If you are performing a reset on one of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e printer ports, all three ports will be reset. • From each port you can view all print queues connected to the print server and not only the queues connected to the specific printer port.
Page 197 HP JetAdmin does not support serial printer ports. If you must change The Serial Printer Port the default settings of the serial printer port of the AXIS 570/670e, it (AXIS 570/670e only) is recommended that you use the AXIS NetPilot. This will become necessary when you are installing a printer on your serial port.
Page 198: Using Novell Utilities
The Printer Status menu, detailed below, shows the status of an active Printer Status print job serviced by an AXIS 5470e/570/670e 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 199 You can use the NetWare Administrator to enable or disable status Notification notification messages for printers connected to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, e.g. Busy, Off-line, Out of paper, Paper jam, etc. You can also add or remove print job owners and administrators from the list of persons to be notified.
Page 200: Configuring The Print Server From An Ibm Host
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Configuring the Print Server from an IBM host Once communication with an IBM host has been established, all the AXIS 5470e/570/670e parameters can be edited by printing a file containing special configuration commands. To start the configuration, the command is entered in the file.
Page 201 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 11: Management & Configuration Select the PCL5 printer driver and disable the NetWare protocol: Example: (If you have not changed the default %CONFIG+ password; password (pass), the password is optional) PRDRIVER = PCL5; %CONFIG++ NETW_ENB = NO;...
Page 202 Section 11: Management & Configuration AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual...
Page 203: Ipp (Internet Printing Protocol)
Section 12: IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Section 12 IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Overview The AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server enables printing over the Internet with IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), a developing industry standard that allows users to print to remote printers across the Internet.
Page 204: Address-Schemes For Ipp Printers
1. the print server host name or IP-address 2. the port number 631 (only used in the 1.0 standard). 3. the local printer port name If “axisps” is the host name of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server, Example using host name in the 1.0 "631"...
Page 205: Currently Available Ipp Clients
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 12: IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) If “171.16.5.218” is the IP-address of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e print Example using IP- server and "LPT1" is the local printer port name, then the syntax of address in the 1.1 the address scheme will be ipp://171.16.5.218/LPT1 in the 1.1...
Page 206: User Requirements
Unix Printing System web-site: http://www.cups.org). User Requirements The IPP protocol does not require any special configuration of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server, the IPP function is automatically activated when you install your AXIS 5470e/570/670e. IPP is platform independent. Firewall Considerations...
Page 207: How To Print
Windows ’95/’98, on page 207. 2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer. 3. The recipient of the print job can collect the printjob at the destination printer.
Page 208 In this example the print servers http: address is http://171.16.5.218, Adding an IPP printer the printer is connected to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server port to your printer list in LPT1 and the printer is a HP LaserJet 5Si (and the port number is Windows NT 631).
Page 209 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 12: IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) Packard (can be down-loaded from the Hewlett Packard web site) on your computer. 2. Open Start | Settings | Printers. 3. Choose Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will start.
Page 210 7. The HP Internet Printer Connection will start. Click Next. 8. In the IP Address, Host Name or URL field, type the http:// address of the Axis print server to which the destination printer is connected. The URL will automatically appear in the Port Name field as well: In this example the printer’s http: address is...
Page 211 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 12: IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) 9. Next, the Wizard will confirm the information you have entered. Click Finish to complete the installation and go back to the Available Ports list. 10. The IPP printer port list is now available in the Available Ports list.
Page 212 Adding an IPP printer to your printer list in Windows 2000, on page 213. 2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.
Page 213 In this example the print servers’ http: address is http://171.16.5.218, Adding an IPP printer the printer is connected to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e printer port to your printer list in LPT1 and the printer is a HP DeskJet 1120C (and the port number is Windows 2000 631).
Page 214 Section 12: IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual 6. The Installation Wizard will ask you to select a printer driver corresponding to the destination printer. 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.
Page 215: Section 13 Using Logical Printers
Section 13 Using Logical Printers Using Logical Printers to Customize your Printing The AXIS 5470e/570/670e has a powerful facility for altering the print data. This means that your desired print format can be realized on any type of printer. The following actions can be invoked from the AXIS 5470e/570/670e: •...
Page 216 Section 13: Using Logical Printers AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Notes: • The examples in this section describe how you can configure the available logical printers using a standard Web browser. If you want to set them directly by editing the config file, just enter the values for the corresponding parameters.
Page 217 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 13: Using Logical Printers The AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports bi-directional printing. The Read-back Port information from the printer is read back on the parallel port when the parameter Read Back Port (PRx_IN) has the default setting AUTO.
Page 218 Section 13: Using Logical Printers AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual You have an HP LaserJet printer with dual input bins, and want to Example: print on pre-printed forms when using the logical printer PR4. The standard forms are taken form bin 1, and the pre-printed forms are taken from bin 2.
Page 219 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 13: Using Logical Printers The string substitution function performs search and replace String Substitutions operations on the print data. The primary application is to replace printer control commands. Up to twenty string substitutions may be specified individually for each logical printer.
Page 220 1B 59 the new printer command 4. Click OK. Note: Extensive use of string substitutions will decrease the throughput rate of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. A common problem in a multiple host environment is that different Character Set hosts use different ASCII character sets. As a result of this, language Conversion specific characters (such as å...
Page 221 Your network contains a host using the character set ISO 8859-2. In Example: AXIS 5470e order to direct its print jobs to the printer connected to the AXIS 5470e, you should assign the host to a separate logical printer, and install a character set conversion filter.
Page 222 The ISO 8859-2 printer data that is sent to logical printer PR1 is converted to IBM PC Set 2. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e logical printers can translate ASCII print ASCII to Postscript data into PostScript format. This makes it possible to print with a Conversion PostScript printer from a host that does not support PostScript.
Page 223 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 13: Using Logical Printers When hex dump mode is activated, the print data is printed as Debugging using the hexadecimal byte values rather than characters; printer control Hex Dump Mode commands are also printed as hex values. This allows you to inspect...
Page 224 Section 13: Using Logical Printers AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Follow the instructions below to set the PostScript parameters for Example: logical printer PR2: 1. Click admin and the Logical Printer Settings button. 2. Select the PR2 tab. 3. Set the Printer Language Translation parameter to POSTSCR.
Page 225 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 13: Using Logical Printers If print data is received for a printer that is already busy, the host must Redirecting Print Jobs wait. However, it is possible to use a logical printer to redirect the when a printer is busy print data to another logical printer when the target printer is busy.
Page 226 Section 13: Using Logical Printers AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual If you have an AXIS 5470e Copier or an AXIS 670e the following Digital Copier settings will appear in the Logical Printer Settings page: Parameter Settings AXIS 5470e Copier AXIS 670e •...
Page 227: Section 14 Upgrading The Software
Anonymous ftp, by logging in to ftp.axis.com and accessing the folder /pub/axis/ • your local dealer Note: If you are upgrading your print servers using AXIS ThinWizard, you do not need to obtain the firmware file prior to the upgrading process, provided that you are connected to the Internet.
Page 228: Upgrading The Firmware Software
AXIS ThinWizard TCP/IP networks. You must assign the AXIS 5470e/570/670e with an IP address, as described in Assigning an IP address, on page 32, before you can use this upgrading method.
Page 229 Notes: • If the upgrading process fails, simply try again. • If you lose contact with the AXIS 5470e/570/670e after an upgrading failure, just restart the print server by disconnecting and reconnecting the power supply to restore contact. • If the network diode flashes at half second intervals, the AXIS 5470e/570/670e cannot process any print jobs.
Page 230 1. Obtain the firmware file, using one of the methods presented on page 227. 2. Put the file in the AXIS NetPilot ‘Upgrade’ folder. This folder resides in the same folder as the AXIS NetPilot program and was created when AXIS NetPilot was installed on your client.
Page 231: Appendix A Sna Parameter Overview
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview Appendix A SNA Parameter Overview This appendix provides summary information on the parameters that control the basic operation of the SNA communication and the IBM printer emulation. It also describes how these parameters may be changed.
Page 232 Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The following tables summarize SNA host communication parameters Parameter Summary that must be considered when installing the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. The parameters are presented as: • Common Mainframe and AS/400 parameters •...
Page 233 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview Mainframe Specific Parameters Parameter Name Default Description NODE_ID Node ID E07xxxxx, where This is the SNA PU identification. "xxxxx" are the last The first 3 digits is the IDBLK and the last five is five digits of the the IDNUM.
Page 234 Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Parameter Name Default Emulation Description LU_NAME LU Name Axxxxxxx, where 5494 only This parameter defines the LU name of "xxxxxxx" is the the Print Server. The default value is last 7 characters of normally used.
Page 235 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview Parameter Name Default Emulation Description LU_NAME LU Name Axxxxxxx, where 5494 only This parameter defines the LU name of "xxxxxxx" is the the Print Server. The default value is last 7 characters of normally used.
Page 236 Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Parameter Name Default Emulation Description H1_LU_NAME Host LU Name DEFAULT 5494 only This parameter defines the LU name of the AS/400 system that should match the Local location name (LCLLOCNAME), defined in the AS/400 system.
Page 237: Updating Parameters
Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview Updating parameters This is most easily done from the internal web pages of your AXIS 5470e/570/670e. To set the parameters using a Web browser, you first need to assign an IP address to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. For instructions on how to do this, refer to Assigning an IP address on page 32.
Page 238 Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Example: To set the parameters to their default values, enter the following in your document and print it. (If you have not changed the default %CONFIG+ password password (pass), the password is optional.) PRDRIVER = PCL5;...
Page 239: Auto-Configuration And Mapping
Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview Auto-configuration and Mapping The configuration created in the AS/400 and the mapping to the AXIS 5470e/570/670e as a result of the auto-configuration process is illustrated by the figure below. Configuration in the Configuration in the...
Page 240 Appendix A: SNA Parameter Overview AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Printer devices will be named "A201PRT01", A201PRT02", A201PRT02"… The designation "PRTnn" corresponds to the logical printers in the Print Server, i.e. printer device "A201PRT01" will be mapped to Logical Printer #1. By default, all Logical Printers are mapped to the Physical Port LPT1.
Page 241: Appendix B Sna Gateways
3745 Communications Controller, IBM 3174 Establishment Controller, IBM 3172 LAN Interconnect Controller, etc. You need to set up at least one PU and LU definition for each AXIS 5470e/570/670e on the host, as described in the VTAM section. When attaching an AXIS 5470e/570/670e to a remote pass-through gateway, you need to set the mapping of SDLC or sub-channel address to MAC address in the gateway.
Page 242 • Case 1: VTAM Major Node definition is a Switched Major Node. The MAC address of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e must be bit- order reversed in the PATH entry. An AXIS 570 with a MAC/node address of 00408C1B06D4 will be defined using...
Page 243 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix B: SNA Gateways 1. Customize the AUTOEXEC and STARTUP files on the server. Add the LOAD statements for the LAN and WAN cards, the BTRIEVE database, and the NetWare for SAA 2.0 Gateway i.e. LOAD COMMEXEC and LOAD NWSAA.
Page 244 Appendix B: SNA Gateways AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The CSCON adds new parameters according to the adapter type you have set. The resulting screen can look like this: Example: Netware Comm Services Config V2.0 Wednesday 1999 September 4 16.27 Configure LUs for Downstream PUs _______________Downstream PU: AXIS570...
Page 245: Appendix C Extended Ibm Printer Emulation
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix C: Extended IBM Printer Emulation Appendix C Extended IBM Printer Emulation When printing from an IBM host, the AXIS 5470e/570/670e allows you to make use of the following printer functions not found in standard IBM printers: •...
Page 246 Appendix C: Extended IBM Printer Emulation AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Match/Substitute Strings may be defined. Note: AIC (AXIS Internal Codes) are listed in the AXIS Network Print Server Technical Reference. Fonts can be selected directly by FGID (Extended Emulation Font Selection commands or SCS SFG commands) or indirectly by pitch SCS SCD/SPD commands.
Page 247 The bar code function provides easy access to a range of standard bar Bar Codes code types resident in the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. Bar codes can only be printed on PCL printers. Before the bar codes can be printed, a bar code format has to be defined.
Page 248 Appendix C: Extended IBM Printer Emulation AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual • width is the bar code module width in 1/1000 inch. Valid range is 1 to 1000. The default value is 12. • height is the bar code element height in 1/24 inch. Valid range is 1 to 500.
Page 249 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix C: Extended IBM Printer Emulation Resulting printout: 0123 4565 0123 4565 The AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports a subset of the extended printer AXIS Cobra products emulation syntax of the AXIS Cobra products, including the bar codes compatibility syntax.
Page 250 Appendix C: Extended IBM Printer Emulation AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual...
Page 251: Appendix D Ibm Fonts
Appendix D IBM Fonts Fonts can be indirectly selected by the IBM system using pitch Font Selection, selection (CPI). In order to gain full access to the fonts the AXIS Coax Printer 5470e/570/670e offers an alternative font selection command. Please Emulations note that matrix printers only support a few fonts.
Page 252 Appendix D: IBM Fonts AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The fixed pitch fonts are not scalable. If a Point Size is specified, it will Available Fonts be used to compress or expand the character spacing. ( %/FONT will compress the 10 CPI font to 10.5 CPI without changing 11,105;...
Page 253 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix D: IBM Fonts FGID IBM Font Name Pitch 12 CPI Fonts Gothic Text 12 Gothic Italic 12 Gothic Bold 12 Serif Text 12 Serif Italic 12 Serif Bold 12 Math Symbol 12 Script Courier 12...
Page 254 Appendix D: IBM Fonts AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual FGID IBM Font Name Proportional PSM Fonts Boldface Italic Modern Boldface Essay Essay Italic Essay Bold Essay Light Document Proportional Typographic Fonts Sonoran-Serif 8-pt Roman Medium (Fixed Point Size) 1051 Sonoran-Serif 10-pt Roman Medium...
Page 255 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix D: IBM Fonts FGID IBM Font Name Proportional Typographic Fonts 3840 CG Times (Scalable - User Defined FGIDs) 3841 CG Times Bold 3842 CG Times Italic 3843 CG Times Bold Italic 3844 CG Omega 3845...
Page 256 Appendix D: IBM Fonts AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual FGID IBM Font Name Proportional Typographic Fonts 5687 Times Roman (Scalable Point Size) 5707 Times Roman Bold 5815 Times Roman Italic 5835 Times Roman Bold Italic 6199 Palatino 6219 Palatino Bold 6327...
Page 257: Ibm Print Formatting
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix E: IBM Print Formatting Appendix E IBM Print Formatting This appendix provides general parameter information relating to non-IPDS IBM print formatting. The following tables display the valid printer emulations that can be IBM Printer Emulation used in coax and twinax printer emulations.
Page 258 Appendix E: IBM Print Formatting AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Twinax Printer Emulations AS/400 Parameter Default Printer Emulation Printer Description Name Options PREMUL 3816_cx 3812_tx IBM 3812 model 1 and 2 page printer 3816_tx IBM 3816 models 01S and 01D, page printer with 5219...
Page 259 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix E: IBM Print Formatting Coax mode Mainframe Parameter Default Value Description Value User defined system language Name SYSL 37 US English *37 US English, Portuguese Alter- Austrian/German Alternate nate and Canadian Bilingual Canadian French Danish/Norwegian Alternate...
Page 260 Enter. The Code page value is the value of the system language (see the table above). • Visit the Axis web site at http://www.axis.com/ for more information on how to edit the character translation tables...
Page 261 Appendix E: IBM Print Formatting You can configure the formats for each paper bin separately from the Page Formats AXIS 5470e/570/670e internal web pages. Click admin | IBM Emulators | Detailed View for SCS/3270DS Common Emulator Settings. Select the Page Format tab to configure the parameters described below.
Page 262 • Top and left margins of 0.5 inches each by default. This parameter should match the printer type you have connected to ASCII Printer Driver your AXIS 5470e/570/670e. Select the correct printer type from the AXIS 5470e/570/670e internal web pages. Click admin | IBM Emulators | Detailed View for SCS/IPDS Emulator Configuration.
Page 263 If you wish to edit the control sequences within a printer driver, the USER driver must be selected. See AXIS Network Print Server Technical Reference for details. The Technical Reference is available on the AXIS Product CD. • AXIS 570/670e: The printer driver chosen for the AXIS 570/670e is common to the parallel ports and the serial port.
Page 264 Appendix E: IBM Print Formatting AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual...
Page 265: Appendix F Ipds Overview
IPDS System Languages The AXIS 5470e/570/670e must be set up for the System Language of your IBM system configuration in order to obtain the correct characters in each specific language. This is done from the IBM Emulators | Detailed view (SCS/IPDS Emulator Configurations) page.
Page 266 Appendix F: IPDS Overview AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Brazilian Danish/Norwegian Swedish/Finnish Italian Japanese English Portuguese Spanish and Spanish Speaking UK English Austrian/German Alternate Danish/Norwegian Alternate Swedish/Finnish Alternate Code page System language Spanish Alternate Japanese-Katakana French Azerty International Typographic Arabic Bilingual...
Page 267 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix F: IPDS Overview 1145 Castilian Spanish, Latin, American Spanish 1146 UK English 1147 French 1148 Multinational ECECP, Belgian, French, Belgian Dutch, Switzerland 1149 Icelandic Code page System language - Latin 1 ASCII Multinational PC with Euro...
Page 268 Appendix F: IPDS Overview AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual The basic IPDS parameters are set from the IBM Emulators | IPDS Configuration Detailed view (IBM IPDS Emulator Settings) page: Enter the configuration settings for the parameters described below. When you are finished, click OK at the bottom of the page to save your settings to the print server.
Page 269 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix F: IPDS Overview The Duplex Support setting determines whether duplex support for Duplex Support the attached printer shall be reported to the host. Enabled means that duplex commands are transferred to the printer. Disabled means that duplex printing is not supported.
Page 270 A downloaded 240 dpi font may appear jagged when printed on a 300 Loaded Font dpi printer. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e uses a font smoothing feature Smoothing to enhance the appearance of these fonts. The font smoothing may be disabled if you want to speed up the font loading or if your printer has insufficient PostScript virtual memory.
Page 271: Ipds Fonts
These parameters are for mapping the IPDS bin numbers to the bin PCL Output Bin numbers of the connected PCL printer. IPDS Fonts This section describes how IPDS fonts are handled by the AXIS 5470e/570/670e. There are two different approaches to font handling: • downloading fonts from the host.
Page 272: Printer Resident Fonts
In IPDS mode, printer resident fonts can be selected by the system referring to the FGID (Font Global IDentifier) and FW (Font Width). AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports a large set of resident fonts. Note: (IBM Mainframe only) For PSF systems, resident fonts need to be mapped to the host font name and code page.
Page 273: Immediate Font Substitutions
5470e/570/670e. The substitution table depends on the selected IBM printer emulation. Unsupported Fonts A selection of an unsupported FGID value will result in a substitution to a default font. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e uses the same default fonts as the emulated IBM printers.
Page 274: Typographical Fonts
If the selected font width (point size) is not available for the selected Scalable Fonts FGID, the AXIS 5470e/570/670e will set a point size in one of the following ways depending on the font: The font width value is converted to a point size used to dynamically Times Roman, scale the selected font.
Page 275: Appendix G Dbcs Support
Shift - JIS China 5x27_005_TX AXIS 5470e/570/670e Double-byte Character Tables The AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports SNA DBCS printing in IBM Important ! 5494 emulation only. Configuring the AS/400 Host, 5494 CU mode Follow the instructions below to configure the AS/400 Host for DBCS support: 1.
Page 276: Configuring The Axis 5470E/570/670E
Epson LQ 1600K 1. Start a Web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. 2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e in the location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web pages of the AXIS...
Page 277 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix G: DBCS Support Note: To protect the admin pages and the Configuration Wizard from unauthorized use, enter a password (default Pass) in the Root Password field under admin | General Settings. 3. Click the Configuration Wizard for IBM sessions button.
Page 278: Verifying The Communications Link
Appendix G: DBCS Support AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Verifying the Communications Link Having configured the AS/400 host AXIS 5470e/570/670e in accordance with the above, verify that the communications link is functioning correctly by following instructions 1-4 detailed in Verifying the Communication Link, on page 53.
Page 279: Amending Device Features
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix G: DBCS Support Amending Device Features After automatic setup, it may be necessary to change the Device features and Last Code Point of the printer device. Failure to do so may cause corruption within your print data.
Page 280: Extended Ibm Printer Emulation
Note: For more information refer to Appendix C - Extended IBM Printer Emulation Font Tables The following tables define the DBCS font types supported in the AXIS 5470e/570/670e (5494 CU Mode): DBCS FONTS (Japan) DBCS FONTS (China) FGID IBM Font Name...
Page 281 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix G: DBCS Support 50017 MS Mincho 15 CPI 50117 SimSun 15 CPI 50009 MS Mincho 17.1 CPI 50109 SimSun 17.1 CPI 50020 MS Mincho 17.1 CPI 50120 SimSun 17.1 CPI 50006 MS Mincho 18 CPI...
Page 282 Appendix G: DBCS Support AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual 50051 HanYang 18.9 CPI 50151 Compst 18.9 CPI 50041 HanYang 21.5 CPI 50141 Compst 21.5 CPI 50042 HanYang 21.5 CPI 50142 Compst 21.5 CPI 50052 HanYang 21.5 CPI 50152 Compst 21.5 CPI...
Page 283: Appendix H Digital Copier Support
Appendix H: Digital Copier Support Appendix H Digital Copier Support Note: This functionality is supported by the AXIS 5470e Copier model and the AXIS 670e only. The logical printers support the printing options available on digital copiers and multi-functional printers. It is recommended that you configure the eight logical printers (PR1-PR8) to allow for eight different combinations of the following options to suit your printing needs.
Page 284 Please refer to the documentation of your digital copier for more information on these features. Copier Hole Punch The AXIS 5470e/670e supports hole punching with the following options: • Off i.e. the hole punching option is not activated (default).
Page 285: Appendix A The Parameter List
After you have changed them, most parameters take effect for the next print job. If Requires Restart appears in a parameter description, you must restart the AXIS 5470e/570/670e, before the new setting for that parameter takes effect. Please refer to Section 11 Management & Configuration, on page 169, for more information about how to change the parameters.
Page 286 Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Description --- SNA MENU SNA Protocol Enabled SNA_ENB. : YES Control Unit Device Emulation DEVICE_EMUL. : 3174 (3174, 5494) SNA Ethernet Frame Type SNA_FR_TYPE. : FR_802_2 (FR_AUTO, FR_802_2, FR_DIX) Node Identifier (IDBLK/IDNUM value), where x xx xx are the five NODE_ID.
Page 287 DNS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 or disconnected. Specifies the name of the domain to which the print server belongs DOMAIN_NAME Defines the SLP scope to which the AXIS 5470e/570/670e belongs. SLP_SCOPE_LIST.: Default Reverse Telnet Options Enabled RTN_OPT. : NO Generates printer status report if enabled PPR_PRSTAT.
Page 288 : YES The PSERVER_NDS parameters specify which NDS tree or file server the PSERVER_NDS_ TREE PSERVER_NDS_FILESERVER: AXIS 5470e/570/670e will login to. It also specifies the path to the print PSERVER_NDS_DISTINGUISHED _NAME: server object in the tree. PSERVER Bindery 1 (Bindery file server name) PSERVER_BINDERY1.
Page 289 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: The Parameter List NetBIOS/NetBEUI MENU NetBIOS/NetBEUI Enabled LSLM_ENB. : YES NetBIOS Frame Type (Requires Restart) NB_FR_TYPE. : FR_AUTO (FR_AUTO, FR_802_2, FR_DIX) Name Printer 1 (100086 are the last six characters of the serial number) LPRINT_1.
Page 290 Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Description PRINTERxMENU (x = printers 1 to 8) PRx Read Back Port PRx_IN. : AUTO (AUTO, NONE,) (Read-Back of information) PRx String Before Print Job PRx_BEF. PRx String Substitutions PRx_STR. PRx Character Set Conversion PRx_CSET.
Page 291 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: The Parameter List IBM IPDS PostScript Driver (IPDS option only) Load Font Smoothing PS_LFSM. : Enabled Post Script Error Handler PS_ERRH. : Disabled Optimize Overlay Handling PS_OPTOVL. : Enabled Virtual Memory (KBytes) PS_VM. : 2000 PostScript Bin 1 Settings (Bin number, paper size, width, length, PS_BIN1.
Page 292 Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual IBM IPDS PCL Driver Settings PCL version PCL_VER. : PCL5 (PCL3, PCL4, PCL5) PCL subset PCL_SBSET. : AUTOMATIC Define the positioning by setting the parameters. PCL_BIN1. : 8, 0, 0 Define the positioning by setting the parameters.
Page 293 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: The Parameter List IBM SCS CPI MAPPING 5 CPI FGID and 5 CPI COR FGID definition FGID_CPI5. : 244, 11 10 CPI FGID and 10 CPI COR FGID definition FGID_CPI10. : 11 204 12 CPI FGID and 12 CPI COR FGID definition FGID_CPI12.
Page 294 Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual --- SSTR Substitution String Definitions -------- --- MSTR Match String Definitions -------- IBM PRINTER DRIVER Printer Driver Selection: (EPSON_FX_15CPI, EPSON_LQ_1600K, PRDRIVERBASE. : PCL5 EPSON_LQ_KS, GENERIC, PCL4, PCL5, IBM_PRO, EPSON_FX, EPSON_LQ) Start of Job Sequence SOJS.
Page 295 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: The Parameter List --- FONT FGID CSSF SBSET SPACING PITCH HEIGHT STYLE STROKE TYPEFACE STRING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FONT. : 3, DEFAULT, FIXED, 100, UPRIGHT, MEDIUM, 4102 1B 28 31 4F FONT. : 5, DEFAULT, FIXED,...
Page 296 Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual --- FONT FGID CSSF SBSET SPACING PITCH HEIGHT STYLE STROKE TYPEFACE STRING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FONT. : 751, 100, DEFAULT, PROP, UPRIGHT, MEDIUM, 4101 FONT. : 1051, 100, DEFAULT, PROP, 100, UPRIGHT, MEDIUM, 4101 FONT.
Page 297 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: The Parameter List --- FONT FGID CSSF SBSET SPACING PITCH HEIGHT STYLE STROKE TYPEFACE STRING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FONT. : 33335, 100, DEFAULT, PROP, UPRIGHT, MEDIUM, 4113 FONT. : 33355, 100, DEFAULT, PROP, UPRIGHT, BOLD, 4113 FONT.
Page 298 Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual --- FONT FGID CSSF SBSET SPACING PITCH HEIGHT STYLE STROKE TYPEFACE STRING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FONT. : 50044, 100, PC891, PROP, 144, UPRIGHT, MEDIUM, 41040 1B 28 31 39 48 1B 26 74 33 38 50 FONT.
Page 299 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: The Parameter List --- FONT FGID CSSF SBSET SPACING PITCH HEIGHT STYLE STROKE TYPEFACE STRING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FONT. : 50130, 100, PC891, PROP, 144, UPRIGHT, MEDIUM, 43088 1B 28 31 38 48 1B 26 74 33 38 50 FONT.
Page 300 Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual...
Page 301: Appendix A Test Button
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix A: Test Button Appendix A Test Button The test button is located on the front right hand side of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e and is used for: • Printing a test page, checking the connection to the printer.
Page 302 4. Press and hold the test button again until the network indicator remains constantly lit. 5. Restart the AXIS 5470e/570/670e by switching it off and on. The AXIS 5470e/570/670e is now reset to factory default settings. Note: All parameters except Node Address (NODE_ADDR) and Internet Address (IP_ADDR) are reset.
Page 303: Appendix B Technical Specifications
IBM (MVS, VM, VSE, OS/400), DEC VMS, guidelines for other systems. Other Systems SNA, TN3270E, TN5250E, PPR/PPD, LPR/LPD, FTP, PROS (named Print Methods pipe & filtered, Reverse Telnet. (AXIS 5470e/570) Print Method: AppleTalk Phase 2 Apple EtherTalk: Netscape Navigator 3.0 and MS Internet Explorer 3.0 or compatible WWW: browsers.
Page 304 Appendix B: Technical Specifications AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Note: IPDS only supported by AXIS 670e and AXIS 5470e with the IPDS option installed. IPX, SAP, RIP, SPX, SNMP and NCP (extended with NDS), NLSP, DIAG. NetWare: NetBIOS/NetBEUI and TCP/IP, WINS.
Page 305 ASCII printer languages: PostScript level 2, PCL 4/5, IBM Proprinter, Epson (FX, LQ) and Generic printer. (IPDS only supported by AXIS 570 and some models of the AXIS 5470e. For more information see “Product Model Summary” on page 10). Power Consumption Maximum 3.5W.
Page 306 Appendix B: Technical Specifications AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Weight (AXIS 570/670e) 0.86 lb. (0.39 kg) (AXIS 5470e) 0.22 lb. (0.1 kg) Environmental Temperature: 40° - 105° F (5° - 40° C). Humidity: 10 - 95% non-condensing. Approvals EN 55022/1994, EN50082-1/1992. FCC Class A.
Page 307: Appendix C Glossary
AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix C: Glossary Appendix C Glossary Active Directory Active Directory - a structure supported by Windows 2000 that lets any object on a network be tracked and located. Active Directory is the directory service used in Windows 2000 Server and provides the foundation for Windows 2000 distributed networks.
Page 308 This is a file that resides in the print server’s memory and contains all the parameters that determine the AXIS 5470e/570/670e functionality. By editing the config file (changing the parameter settings), you can configure the AXIS 5470e/570/670e to meet the printing needs of your network. CPGID...
Page 309 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix C: Glossary File Transfer Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used for logging in to network servers and for transferring files. High Performance Routing. IBM implementation of APPN (Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking). Includes pro-active congestion control and non-disruptive re-routing HTML Hypertext Markup Language.
Page 310 Appendix C: Glossary AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Logical Unit. The user's port into an SNA network. LU1 is a high performance print stream. LU2 is a 3270 terminal data stream. LU3 is a 3270 print data stream. LU6 is a host-to-host data exchange stream.
Page 311 AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Appendix C: Glossary Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used for downloading IP addresses in UNIX 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 the Ethernet Address Table for an entry matching the print server's Ethernet address.
Page 312 Appendix C: Glossary AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Transmission Control Protocol. The connection-oriented, transport- level protocol used in the TCP/IP suite of protocols. TFTP Trivial File Transport Protocol. A simpler version of the FTP protocol that is used by the print server for the automatic downloading of config files.
Page 313: Index
IBM Mainframes 67 AXIS Print Monitor 138 Copier Duplex 226 AXIS Print System 126 Copier Hole Punch 226 AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 154 Copier Model 226, 283 AXIS Print Utility for Windows 145 Copier Paper Source 226 Copier Staple 226...
Page 314 AXIS 5470e User’s Manual EBCDIC 308 IBM AS/400 303 Environmental 306 IBM Font Selection 251 Ethernet Address 32 IBM LAN Server 303 ETRAX100 13 IBM Mainframe 303 IBM SNA 65 Installation guide 30 Factory default settings 302 Installation Summary 31...
Page 315 SAP 311 Novell NetWare 303, 304 SAP(2) 311 SBCS 280 SCS 311 OS/2 SDLC 241 AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 154 Security 304 Installing the print server 154 Setting the Internet address ARP 37, 39 BOOTP 41 Paper Size DHCP 35...
Page 316 Windows 2000 Support services 4 Installing Printer Ports 133 Switched major node definitions 71 Windows 3.1 System V Systems 303 AXIS Print Utility for Windows 145 Peer-to-peer printing 146 Windows 95 TCP 312 Installing printer ports 127 TCP/IP 304 Windows 98...

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