Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AXIS 1610 del fabbricante Canon
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1 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual AXIS 1610 for Canon CAPT Printers User’s Man ual.
AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 2 Saf ety Noti ce s Please, read through the foll owing safety notic es before ins talling the AXIS 1610. Caut ion ! - im plies that i f not follow ed y ou m ay los e data or damage your equi pmen t. Important: - implies th at if not f ollowed th e operati on of the AXI S 1610 may be impaire d.
3 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Prefa ce Pref ace Thank yo u for pu rcha sing t he AXIS 16 10 fo r Cano n CAPT prin ters N etwork Print Server. This pro duct has bee n devel oped t o conn ect y our p rinters anywhe re in y our ne twork, allowing all network user s access t o the shared prin ter resourc es.
Preface AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 4 Network Print Se rvers offer a pow erful a nd c ost-e ffic ient m ethod for shari ng pri nter resour ces in y our ne twor k. They c onnect t o any stand ard pr inter, f eaturin g high perform ance , simp le man ageme nt and easy upgr ading acro ss the networ k.
5 AXIS 1610 User’s Manual Prefa ce Support Services Shoul d you req uire a ny technic al assi stan ce, pl ease contac t your Axi s deal er. I f your questi ons cannot be answer ed immedi ately, your Axis de aler will f orward yo ur queri es through the appropri ate channels to ensure you a rap id resp onse.
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7 AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al Contents Section 1 Introducti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Where to use it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 1: Int roduction AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 8 Sectio n 1 Introduct ion Base d on the Th inServe r technol ogy, AXIS 1610 for Can on CAPT printers all ows you to share your Canon CAPT printer resources with every one on your network. You can c onnect your AXIS 16 10 di rectl y to any Ca non C APT print er wit hout any addi tional cabli ng.
AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al Section 1 : Intro duction 9 Where to use it Supported Environmen ts The AXI S 1610 suppor ts printi ng over TC P/IP or NetBIOS/NetBEUI from the following clients: • Windows 95 • Windows 98 • Windows NT 4.
Section 1: Int roduction AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 10 How t o us e it Installation and Integ rati on The install ation of the AXIS 1610 and its integ ration into the networ k is perf ormed us ing a se.
AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al Section 1 : Intro duction 11 Features and Benefits Reliability The AXIS 1 610 prin t serv er pr ovid es h igh pe rform ance a nd relia bility comb ine d wit h low powe r co nsump tio n.
Section 2: Prod uct Overview AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al 12 Sectio n 2 Product Overview Package Conten ts Verify that nothing is missin g from the print s erver pack age b y usin g th e ch eck lis t be low. Pl ease con tac t yo ur de al er if anyth ing shoul d be miss ing or dama ged.
AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al Section 2: Product Overvie w 13 AXIS 1610 P hys ical D escrip tion AXIS 1610 Network Co nnectors The AX IS 1610 is des igned for 10 Mbps Etherne t and 10 0 Mbp s Fast Ethe rne t ne twork s a nd co nn ects to t he net wor k v ia a twis ted p air c atego ry 5 cabl e (10 baseT and 100b aseTX) or b etter.
Section 2: Prod uct Overview AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al 14 Test Button Th e test butto n is used f or resetting the AXIS 1610 paramete rs to the fact ory d efau lt s etti ng s. Re fer to Us ing the Test Button , on page 49, f or more i nformatio n. Network Indicator The netwo rk indicator flashes to indicate net work activit y.
AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al Section 3: Installation 15 Section 3 Installation Connectin g a printer to the Network Follow the ins tructions below to co nnect a printer to the networ k via the AXI S 1610 print ser ver. Caution! ❏ Make sure that the AXIS 1610 e xternal power supply you are using is marked with the correct voltage! 1.
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 16 Assigning an IP address To establis h communication with the TCP/IP netwo rk and to enabl e Web browser and Net spot manageme nt, an IP ad dress must be assigned to your AXIS 1610.
AXIS 1610 User’s Manu al Section 3: Installation 17 Me thod s fo r se tti ng the IP Address You can set the IP address using one o f the followi ng methods , depen ding on y our ne twork env iron ment: Note: ❏ The RARP method operate on single n etwork segments only, i.
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User’s Manual 18 2. Connect the AXIS 1610 to the ne twork. Not e the ser ial number that is loca ted on the unde rside label of the AXIS 1 610. 3. Start AXI S IP Installe r. 4. Click the serial number of your AX IS 1610 that a ppear s in the server list.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 3: Installation 19 Using ARP in Windows 95/98, ME & Windows NT, 2000 Follo w the ins truc tions be low t o set the IP address using ARP: 1. Start a DOS windo w . Type the following comma nds: Exam ple The host will return Reply from 192.
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 20 Using ARP in UNIX F ollow the inst ructio ns belo w to set the IP add ress us ing ARP . Type the fo llowing co mmands in the sh ell windo w: Example: The hos t will retu rn npsname is alive or a simil ar message.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 3: Installation 21 2. Update, if necessary, your host table and alias name databases, as required by your system. 3. If it is not already running, start the RARP dae mon. This is typically performed using t he rarpd -a command.
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 22 3. If it is not already running, star t the BOOTP daemon. This is typically performed using t he bootpd command. 4. Restart the AXIS 1610 to download the I P address, default rou ter address, and subnet mask.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 3: Installation 23 Installing Printer Ports usin g AXIS Print Monitor About AXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor is a Windo ws component that has been devel oped f or netw ork p rinting .
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 24 Installing Printers for Printing over TCP/IP Using AXIS Print Monitor in Windows 95/98 and Windows ME Follo w the pr ocedu re belo w to ins tall TCP /IP Por ts fr om a Window s 95/98/ Me wo rkstati on: Local Pr inter Port 1.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 3: Installation 25 Remote Printer Port 1. The printer you defined above is now displayed in the print ers folder. Right-click the print er object and select Pr operties from the menu. 2. Click the Details tab and click Add Port .
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 26 Using AXIS Print Monitor in Windows NT , Windows 2000 and Windows XP Follo w the pr ocedu re belo w to ins tall TCP /IP Por ts fr om a Window s NT, 2000 or XP works tation: 1. Install th e AXIS Print Mon itor on your workstation.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 3: Installation 27 13. Choose whethe r you want to share the printer wit h other network users and click Next> 14.
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 28 Installing printers for Printing over NetBIOS/NetBEUI Using AXIS Print Monitor in W in dow s 95/ 9 8 and Windows ME Follow the procedures b elow to install NetBIOS/NetBEUI ports from a Windows 9 5/98 or Windo ws ME wor ksta tion: 1.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 3: Installation 29 Using AXIS Print Monitor in Windows NT and Windows 2000 Follow the proc edure below to install NetBIOS/NetBEUI Ports from a Windows NT 4 .0 or Win dows 20 00 works tati on: 1. Install th e AXIS Print Mon itor on your workstation.
Section 3: Installati on AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 30 Basic Setup with AXIS Net Pilot Follow th e instr uctions av ailable on th e AXIS Product R esources CD to install the AXIS NetPilot sof tware on to your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on Windows 9 5/98, M E, NT 4.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 3: Installation 31 The AXIS Ne tPilot Install ation Wizar d guides yo u through the insta llati on pr oces s. The follo wi ng o ption s are av ailabl e: Printer Po.
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 32 Sectio n 4 Managemen t & Configuration The mana gem ent and c onfig uration t ools t hat are suppor ted by the AXIS 1610 allow you to : • Change the print server paramet ers, i.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 33 Using a Web brows er Once you have est ablished the AXIS 16 10 in the TC P/IP environme nt, as describe d in Assigning an IP address , on pa ge 22, you c an acc ess the AXIS 16 10 W eb page s from any s tandard Web bro wser.
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 34 The hom e page of you r AXI S 161 0 appear s in yo ur bro wser. The AXIS 1 610 Home Pag e Web int erface Services Links to th .
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 35 Overvi ew From the Conf igurati on page s you c an: • Modify configuration parameters, including the print er port name and root password. A complete parameters list can be found in The Parameter List , on page 52 .
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 36 Using N etspot The Canon N etSpo t utility pro vide s easy ne twork m anagem ent of your devi ces b y allo wing y ou to se t up th ose devi ces and dis play d evice s ta tus an d feat ures .
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 37 Using AXIS NetPil ot AXIS NetPil ot is the reco mmended tool to use for co nfiguring the AXIS 161 0 in networks that suppor t communica tion via the NetBI OS/ NetBEUI or IPX pr otoc ols.
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 38 Changing the parameter values AXIS NetPilot provides you with two usef ul tools for chang ing parameter v alu es: • Property pages: Use the Property pages if you have lim- ited experience in edi ting config files.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 39 The Param eter List Editor The Para meter List Ed itor is a simpl e edit or that enabl es you to: • Edit the AXIS 1610 config fi le. •S a v e c u s t o m i z e d config files to your hard disk.
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 40 Moni tori ng Prin ter s To simplify p rinter moni toring, you can create logic al group s of printe rs. Th e printer status of each pri nter is displ ayed in the AXIS Net Pilo t window .
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 41 3. The Add Printer window appears. Double-click the print s erver, to which the des ired printer is conn ected and select the printer port. Click OK . Exam ini ng p rint ers Follow the ins tructions be low to monitor the printers : 1.
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 42 3. The Add Network Print Server window appear s. Select the print server and click OK . Examining Print Servers Follow the ins tructions be low to monitor the print se rvers: 1.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 43 You can also vi ew the detail ed printer i nformation in the Summary window. AXIS Net Pilot Summ ary wi ndow Upgrading the Print Server You can use the AX IS NetPilot Upgrad e Wizard to upgrad e the AXIS 16 10 so ftware .
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 44 Using F TP Having assigne d an I P addres s to your AXIS 16 10, as descri bed in Assigning an IP address , on page 22 , you can c hange th e AXIS 16 10 par ame ter settin gs u sing th e Fil e Trans port P rot ocol (FTP).
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 45 Example: > ftp npserver connected to npserver. 220 AXIS 1610 FTP Print Server v5.8 0 Nov 1 2001 ready. Name (npserver:thomas): root 331 User name ok, need password Password: pass (not visible) 230 User logged in ftp> get config 200 PORT command successful.
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 46 Viewi ng the Sta tus File The stat us com man d sh ows wh ich p rinte r por t the logi cal printers are assigned to, and their current status. Follo w the ins truct ions belo w to view the status file using FTP: 1.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 47 Using SNMP You can use SNMP (Simple Net work Management Protoco l) for remote ly mon itori ng and conf iguri ng the A XIS 1 610. Al l m ajor functi ons for pri nt server s are supp orted.
Section 4: Man agement & Configuration AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 48 The AXIS MIB In orde r to m ake fu ll us e of the A XIS 16 10 SNM P su ppor t, yo u are required to u se NMS software that allo ws you to install private ente rpris e MIBs, like th e AXIS MIB.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 4: Management & Con figuration 49 Using the Test Button The test butto n is located on t he front right hand si de of the AXIS 16 10 an d is us ed f or rese tting the A XIS 16 10 pa rameter s to the factory d efault settings .
Section 5: Upgrad ing the Firmware AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 50 Section 5 Upgrading the Firmware You can upgrad e the AXIS 1610 firmware in the f lash memory using one of the follo wing me thods: •F T P ( T C P / I P ) • AX IS NetPilot Upgrade Wizard (IPX/SPX) Note: ❏ Updating instructions are also supplied with the software update.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Section 5: Upgradin g the Firmware 51 5. Wait for the flash loading opera tion to finish. This normally takes 1 to 4 minut es. The u nit aut omatically rest arts with the ne w print server sof tware. 6. Log out using the command quit, bye or exit depending on your FTP version.
Appendix A: The Parameter List AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 52 Appendix A The Parameter List The le ft-hand column sh ows the parame ters and their default values as th ey appear i n the config file and the right-hand column sho ws the name of the par ameters as they appear i n the intern al Web pa ges.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Appendix B: Technical Specifi cations 53 Appendix B Technical Specifications Supported Systems Microsoft Windows: Windows 95/9 8, ME, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP WWW: Nets cape N avi gator 3 .0 an d above an d MS I ntern et Exp lore r 3.
Appendix B: Technical Speci fications AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 54 RJ-45 c onn ector (Cate gory 5 Unshi eld ed Tw isted Pair ) for 10base T Ether net an d 100 baseTX Fast Ether net Security A Root password prote cts the configuration se ttings Parallel Printer One IEE E 1284 complia nt high-sp eed par allel p ort, 36 -pi n Centronics connecto r.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Appendix C: Glossary 55 Appendix C Glossary BOOTP A TCP/IP prot ocol, us ed fo r downl oading star t-up in forma tion such as the IP address to hosts on t he network.
Appe nd ix C: Glos sar y AXIS 1610 User ’ s Manual 56 FTP File Tran sfer Pr otocol. A TCP/IP pr otoc ol used f or logg ing in to network se rvers and f or transfe rring f iles HTML Hypertext Markup Language.
AXIS 1610 Us er ’ s Manual Appendix C: Glossary 57 TFTP Trivial File Transp or t Pr otoco l. A simpl er ve rsio n of t he F TP protoc ol that i s use d by t he p rint se rver for au toma tic downlo ading of co nfig fi les URL Unifo rm Resource Loc ator.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Canon AXIS 1610 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Canon AXIS 1610 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Canon AXIS 1610 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Canon AXIS 1610 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Canon AXIS 1610, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Canon AXIS 1610.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Canon AXIS 1610. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Canon AXIS 1610 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
