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1 AXIS 5400 User’s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 Network Pr int Server User’s Manual.
AXIS 5400 User ’s Manual 2 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh Safety Notices Please take some time to read throug h the safety notices be fore installing the AXIS 5400. Cau ti on ! - must be observed to avoid loss of data or damage to your equipment.
3 AXIS 5400 User’s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Preface Thank you for purc hasing the AXIS 5400 Network Print Ser ver. This produc t has been developed to connect your printers anywhere in your netwo rk, allowing all network users access to the shared pri n ter resources.
AXIS 5400 User ’s Manual 4 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh Network A ttache d CD/DVD Servers - pr ov ide a fl ex ible a nd co st- effic i ent so l ution fo r shar i ng CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and other optical media across the network. They are available in Ethernet, Fast E thern et and Token Ring vers io ns.
5 AXIS 5400 User’s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Table of Contents Sect ion 1 In troducti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Where to use it . . . . . . .
AXIS 5400 User ’s Manual 6 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh NetBI OS/ Ne tBE U I Pr in ti n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Section 7 Se tting Up - Macin tosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 1: Introduction 7 Section 1 Intr oduction Based on the ThinServer te chnology, the AXIS 5400 allows you to share your available printer resources w ith e ver yone on your network.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 1: Introduction AXIS 5400 U s er ’ s Manual 8 Wher e to use it Supported Environments The AXIS 5400 is the ide al print ser ver in mixe d en vironments.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 1: Introduction 9 Ho w to use it Installation and Integration The installation of the AXIS 5400 and its i ntegration into the.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 1: Introduction AXIS 5400 U s er ’ s Manual 10 Featur es and Benefits Reliability The AXIS 5400 print server provides hi gh perfo rmance and r eliab il ity combined wi th low power cons umpt ion.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 1: Introduction 11 Futur eproof You can upgrade the AX IS 5400 Flash memory over the network. This allows you to quickly update and enhance the o perational features of your AXIS 5400 when new print serv e r sof tware becomes availa ble.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 2: Product Overview AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 12 Section 2 Pr oduct Ov er vie w P a ckage Cont ent s Verify that n othi ng is missing from the pri nt se rver package by usin g the check list b el ow. Please co ntact your dealer if anyth ing should be missing or damaged.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 2: Product Overview 13 The AXI S Online CD The AXIS Onli ne C D contains an easy-to-us e electronic c atalog, that includ es all of the lates t AXIS Util iti es So ftw are , P rodu c t Soft wa re, White Papers, User Documentation, Technical References, etc.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 2: Product Overview AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 14 AXIS 54 00 Ph ysical Descrip tion Plan view of the AXIS 54 00 Network Connect ors T he AXIS 5400 is de.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 2: Product Overview 15 Test B utton The test button is used fo r: • Printing a test page to check the connection to th e printer. • Printing the parame ter list showing al l the AXIS 5400 settings.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 16 Section 3 Basic Installation Getting Star ted After y ou have ve rified that no items presented in Pac kage Conte nts , on page 12, are missing, yo u are now ready to install your AXIS 54 00.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 17 Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Netw ork Follow the ins truc tions below to connec t a printer to the netwo rk via the AXIS 5400 pr int server.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 18 Notes: ❏ The test page includes a list o f the most important par ameter s, including the net work speed and the fi rmware versi on number .
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 19 Installation Guide Installation Me thods T h e m e t h o d o f i n s t a l l a t i o n t h a t y o u c h o o s e s h o u l d b e d i c t a te d by y o u r printing requirem ents and your supported netw ork environment s.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 20 Installation Tools The appropri ate installation too ls for the AXIS 5400 are summar ized in the fo llowin g table : Recommended installation tools f o r the AXIS 5400 * A shareware LPR spooler is available for Windows for Workgr oups.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 21 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot Follow the ins tructions avai lable on the AXIS Online CD to install the AXIS NetPilot software o n to your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on any of the Wi ndows platf orms; Window s 3.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 22 The AXIS NetPilot Installatio n Wizard guides you thro ugh the installatio n process. The following op tions are available: Not e: ❏ The number of options varies accord ing to the number of environm ents you enabl e.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 23 Print Qu eues The AXIS 5400 uses the print se rver name followed by the printer port as the de fault Print Queue name and print server p ort name.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 24 Notes: ❏ T he parameters en tere d during installa tio n are not permanent; they can be altered at any ti me ac cording to your netwo rk printing re quirements.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 25 Assign ing an IP ad dr ess To establish communication w ith th e TC P/IP network, enabling TCP/IP printing and Web browser management, an IP address must be assi gned to your AXIS 5400.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 26 Methods fo r setting the IP Address Yo u can set the IP address us ing one of the fol lowi ng metho.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 27 Registering and Resolv ing Host N ames In order to register th e hos t name of the AXIS 5400 in networks with dynamic IP addres s settings, WINS (Windows Internet Name Servi ce) and DDNS (Dy namic Domain N aming System) are suppo rted.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 28 Using AXIS IP In staller Follow the instructions below to set the IP address of your AXIS 5400 usin.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 29 Using DHCP Follow the ins tructions be low to do wnload the IP addr ess using DHCP: 1. Edi t or create a scope i n the DH CP manager of the DH CP daemon.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 30 Using ARP in Windows and OS/2 Follow the i nstruct ions bel ow to set the IP addres s using ARP: 1. Start a DOS window . 2. Type the following co mmands: Exam ple The host will retu rn Reply from 192.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 31 Using ARP in UN IX Follow the i nstructio ns below to set the IP addres s using ARP: T ype the foll owing command s in the shell w indow: Example: The host wi ll return npsname is alive, or a simil ar mess age.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 32 Using RARP in U NIX Follow the instructions b e low to set the IP address us ing RARP: 1. Append the followin g line to your E thernet Addr ess table.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 33 Using BOOTP in UNIX Follow th e instructio ns below to set the IP addres s using BOOT P: 1.
NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 34 Section 4 Setting Up - NetW ar e This se c tion de scri be s how to contin ue th e in stalla tion of the AX IS 5400 in the NetWare envir onment. Identify which transport protoc ol you are running on your network and which installation method you shou ld use.
NetWar e AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWar e 35 Setup using NDPS The AXIS 54 00 supports N ovell Dist ributed Print Se rvices (ND PS), which is Novel l ’ s new generation architecture for printing and printer administration.
NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 36 Installin g the AXI S 5400 in N DPS en vi r o nments Having ass igned an IP address to the AXIS 5400 as desc r ibed in Assigning an IP address , on page 25, you are now ready to install the AXIS 5400 for ND PS printing.
NetWar e AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWar e 37 ❏ The Axis Gateway will appear in NetWare 5.1 and later releases. To use the Ax is Gateway with earli er versions of NetW are, you can do wnload th e Axis Ga te way Con f igurat ion ut ility fro m www.
NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 38 Ad v anced I nstallati on usin g AXIS NetPil ot Having installed your AXIS 5400 print server in accordance wi th the basi c inst.
NetWar e AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWar e 39 The AXIS 54 00 periodi cally updates the co nfiguration by scanning the NDS tre e or, in the case of NetWare v ersions 3. x, the desi gnated file server s. Co nnec ting Print Queues Follow the ste ps below to co nnec t a print queue to the print serv er port: 1.
NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 40 5. Select an exi sting print queue to connect to the ser ve r port, or create a new print queue b y clicking on Crea te Queu e... If you hav e se lec ted a n ex isti ng q ueue , a dvan ce t o ste p 8.
NetWar e AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWar e 41 Basic Queue-base d printing (P ure IP ) Axis p rint servers w ith soft war e ve rsi on 6.0 o r late r all ow u sers to p rint in a P ure IP env ironment using traditio nal queue-bas ed printing.
NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 42 Notes: ❏ If the PSERVER_NDS parame ter includes the name of a tree and not a sp ecif ic fil e ser ver RCONAG 6.NLM mus t be r unning on at least on e file se rver in the sp ecifie d tree.
NetWar e AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWar e 43 Queue-ba sed Printing Methods The follo win g overvie w exp lains the advantages and limitatio ns of the two suppor ted queue-based pr inti ng methods. Print Serv er Mode The AXIS 5400 logs in to a file se rver(s ) and repeated ly poll s the print queues for pr int jobs.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 44 Section 5 Setting Up - W indo ws Having co nnected the AXIS 5400 to yo ur network, as described in Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Netw ork , on page 17, this section describ es how to i nstall the AXIS 5400 i n the Windo ws envir onment.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 45 If you intend to use the AXIS 5400 in a multipro tocol environment, you sho uld also r efer to the followi ng sectio n s: Sectio.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 46 AXIS P rin t System Ov er vie w AXIS Print System is the rec omme nded tool to use fo r network printing in Windows 95, Wi ndow s 98 and Wind ows NT 4.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 47 W indo ws 95 and Win do ws 98 Installing TCP/IP Printers in Windows 95/98 Install the AXIS Pri n t Sy stem softw are on your Windows 9 5 or Windows 98 client, if you have not already done so.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 48 4. AXIS IP Installer opens. Click the serial number of the AXIS 5400 that appears in the server list. Restart the AXIS 5400 if it does not appe ar in the list . Notes: ❏ T he serial number is located on the undersid e l abel of the AXIS 5400.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 49 Installing TCP/IP Prin ter Port s Follow t he instruct ions below t o instal l an AXIS Raw TCP/IP pr inter port, us ing AXIS Prin t System: 1. Start AXIS Print System by sel ecting AXIS Pri nt Sy stem from the Start menu.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 50 Installing NetB IOS/Ne tBEU I printers in Windows 95/98 Follow the pr ocedures be low to install Axis NetBIO S/NetBEU I prin ter port s on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 work stati on, using th e AXIS Print System: 1.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 51 Installing Shared Printers on you r Windows 95/98 client Follow the instr uctions bel ow to instal l shared printers on your Windows 95 or Windows 98 cl ient: 1.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 52 W indo ws NT4.0 and W indo ws 2000 Installing TCP/IP Printers in Windows NT 4.0/2000 Install the AXIS Pri n t Syst em softw are on your Windows NT 4.0 workstation, if you have not alr eady done so.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 53 4. AXIS IP Installer opens. Click the serial number of the AXIS 5400 that appears in the server list. Restart the AXIS 5400 if it does not appe ar in the list . Notes: ❏ T he serial number is located on the undersid e l abel of the AXIS 5400.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 54 Installing TCP/IP Prin ter Port s Follow t he instruct ions below t o instal l an AXIS Raw TCP/IP pr inter port, us ing AXIS Prin t System: 1. Start AXIS Print System by sel ecting AXIS Pri nt Sy stem from the Start menu.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 55 Installing NetB IOS/Ne tBEU I printers in Windows NT 4.0/2000 Follow th e pr ocedure b el ow to instal l Axis Printe r Ports fro m a Windows NT 4.0 or Wind ows 2000 wor kstation: 1.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 56 11. Selec t the pr inter driver you want to install and click Nex t> . 12. Enter an appro priate name for your printe r and click Next> . 13. Choo se whether you want to share t he printer wi th other network users and click Next> .
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 57 Installin g a prin ter Follow the i nstructio ns below to inst all a pri nter for LPD pr inting: 1. Ope n the Co ntrol P an el and o pen the ‘ Pr i nt e r s ’ f older. 2. Clic k Add Printer , select My Co mput er and then go to Next .
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 58 AXIS Print Monitor Ov er vie w AXIS Print Monito r is the recommended too l to use for networ k printing in Windows NT 3.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 59 W indo ws NT 3.5x Installing TCP/IP Printers in Windows NT 3.5x Install the AXIS Print Mo nitor software on yo ur Windows NT3.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 60 9. From the Add LP R port dialo g, enter the IP ad dress or host name of your print server and define a Logic al printer name. Click OK to return to the Create Printe r d ialog.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 61 3. C hoose an appr opriate pr inter dri ver for your printer fr om the Man ufactu rers and Printer Mo dels list display ed and then proce ed directly to step 6. Please note that it is only necessary to perform steps 4 - 5 if yo ur printe r does not appear in the mo del list.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 62 Using t he Mic rosoft LPD monitor with Window NT 3.5x This se c tion de scribe s how to set up a Window s NT S erv er v3.5 an d v3.51 fo r LPD pri nting over the TCP/IP p rotocol , using the buil t-in Micr osoft LPD mo nitor.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 63 Installing a Print er Follow the f o llowing step-by- step instr uctions to install a printer for LPD pr in ti ng. 1. In the Control P anel , click the Pri n t M a n a g e r . 2. In the Prin t er menu, select Cr eate P rinte r .
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 64 AXIS Prin t Utility for W indo ws Ov er vi e w AXIS Pri nt Util ity for Windows i s the to ol to us e for netw ork pri nting in Wi ndows for Workgrou ps and Windows 3.1 e nvironme nts.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 65 Peer-to-Peer vs. Client-Server Printing Window s for W orkgr oups and Wind ows 3. 1 users , requi ring acc ess to a networ k printer in peer- to-peer mode , will nee d to instal l the AXIS Print U ti lity for Windo w s s of t war e o nto th e ir w ork stat io n.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 66 W indo ws 3.1 and W indo ws for W orkgr oups Windows 3.1 In order to pr int to a network pri n ter , Window s 3.1 r equi res the installati on of networ k su pport, s uc h a s the LA N S erver or L A N Manager Workstatio n softwa re.
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 67 Notes: ❏ AXIS Print Utility for Wi ndows mus t be running wh en you pr int through your AXIS 5400 . It is strongly recommended that you copy the AXIS Print Utility i con into your StartUp folder.
Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - W indows AX IS 5400 User ’ s Manual 68 Client-Server Printin g: Cli ent S etu p Follow these steps to use your AXIS 5400 f or client-serv er printing at a Window s for Wo rkg roups cl ient: 1. In the Control Panel , select Pri nt e rs .
Wind ows AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 69 W indo ws Clients using LANtastic From any Windows client, the AXIS 540 0 can also be use d for network printing i n LAN tastic environme n ts.
OS/ 2 Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 AXIS 5400 U ser ’ s Manual 70 Section 6 Setting Up - OS/2 Having co nnected the AXIS 5400 to yo ur network, as described in Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Netw ork , on page 17, this section now describe s how to set up your AXIS 5400 f or printing in the OS/2 environment.
OS/ 2 AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 71 TCP/IP Printing Having ass igned an IP address to the AXIS 54 00, as described i n Assigning an IP address , on page 25, you are now ready to install it fo r TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment.
OS/ 2 Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 AXIS 5400 U ser ’ s Manual 72 NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printing The AXIS Print Utility f or OS/2 is the tool to us e for NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing in OS/2 environments. AXIS Pr in t Utilit y for O S/2 is av ailable f rom the softwareprt_srvutilityaxpulatest fo lder lo cate d on th e A XIS On lin e CD.
OS/ 2 AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 73 About AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 AXI S Print U tility for OS/2 is an app licatio n for N etBIOS/ NetBEU I printing in the OS/2 envi ro nment. Its allows you to: • Install and mai ntain the AXIS 5 400 printer ports as O S /2 printer por ts.
OS/ 2 Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 AXIS 5400 U ser ’ s Manual 74 Creating a Print Queue (OS/2 vers ion 2.x and OS/2 Warp) 1. Doub le-cl ick the Templa tes f older, then drag the Printe r icon ou t to the Work pl ace Shell (or into a f older) whil e ho lding the ri ght mouse button down.
OS/ 2 AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 75 Sharing the Print Q ueue A print queu e must be made a share d resourc e before it can be accessed f rom other clie nts or serv er s.
Macintosh Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 76 Section 7 Setting Up - Macintosh Having connected the AXIS 5400 to your network, this section now descri bes ho w to set up y our AXIS 5400 fo r prin ting in M a cinto sh environments usi ng AppleTalk.
Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh 77 Choosing a Printe r Selecting a Printer The meth od for choosin g a prin ter varies de pendin g on wh ich versi on of LaserW r iter printe r driver you are using . • The LaserWriter 7.
Macintosh Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 78 LaserWriter 8.0 Printer Driver Follow the instr uctions b elow to ch oose a pri nter: 1. Sele ct Chooser fro m the Apple menu. 2. Clic k the La serWriter 8.0 ic on . 3. If your network has more than one zone click on the zone you want.
Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh 79 Bi-di rectio nal suppor t The AXIS 5 400 allows t he pr inter driv er to communicate di rectly with the prin ter and consequently faci litates complete functio nal control over print jo bs, e.
Macintosh Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 80 Setting Param eters In AppleTalk, you can change a limited number of the parameters o f the AXIS 5400.
Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh 81 6. Write a tex t f ile containing the parameters you w ant to set: Parameters that you d o not want to set should be excluded fr om the text fi le. Refer to B - The Param eter List , on page 139, for inf ormation about which values that are valid for each parameter.
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 82 Section 8 Setting Up - UNIX Installation in the UNIX Envir onmen t Having p erf ormed the ba si c TCP/IP se tup procedures as defined in Assigning an IP address , on page 25 and onwards, you are now able to print in interac tive mode u sing L PR, FTP or Revers e Telnet pr otocol s.
UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 83 Integr ation into the Host Printer Spooler To integrate the AXIS 5400 into the host pr inter s pooler , you can us e the auto inst allation s cript axi nstall , resi dent in the AXIS 5400.
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 84 The axinstall script has now been downloaded to your host. Execute the script wit h this command: sh axinstall You will be guided thr ough the i n st allation by a step -by-step procedure.
UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 85 Print Methods on TCP/IP Netw orks The AXIS 5400 supports several different p rint metho ds in the TCP/IP envi ronment.
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 86 Limitations: Spooler features, and printcap or lpr options ( BSD) s uch as multiple copies, are not availabl e . FTP The File Trans f er Protoco l is use d for trans ferring fi les between host s.
UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 87 PROS B PR OS B - Advant ages: It provides accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional printing.
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 88 Using Logical Printer s to Customize y our Pri nting The AXIS 5400 has a powerf ul faci lity for al tering the print data. This means that your desired print f ormat can be realized on any type of printer.
UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 89 Notes: ❏ T he examples in this s ec tion descri bes how you can c onf igure the available logic al pr inters using a standard Web browser. If yo u want to set them di rectly by editing the conf ig file, just enter the values for the co rresp ond ing p arameters .
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 90 Character Set Conversio n A common pr oblem in a multiple host en vironment i s that differe nt hosts use diffe rent ASCII charac ter sets. As a resul t of this, language specific ch aracters (such as å ü ô ñ ) ar e sometimes printed incor rectly.
UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 91 Adding Strings Before and After Print Jo bs The se string f unctions provid e a way to send pr inter contr o l commands befo re and after each print job. Th ey may be spec ified indi vidually fo r each logical p rinter.
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 92 String Substitu tions The string substitution f unction perfo rms search and re place operations on the print data. The primary application is to replace printer contro l commands. Up to twen ty string substitut io ns may be specif ied indivi dually for eac h logica l p rinter.
UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 93 Example: Assu me that yo u want to replace the UNIX New L ine (hex 0A ) with an ASCII NewLine (hex 0D 0A ), and the printer command E C G1 (hex 1B 47 31 ) wit h E C Y (he x 1B 59 ) for lo gica l prin ter PR 2.
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 94 ASCII to Po stscript Conversio n The AXIS 5400 logical printers can translate ASCII print da ta in to PostSc ript format. Thi s makes it poss ible to p rint wi th a PostS cript printer fr om a ho st that does not sup po rt PostScript.
UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 95 The d efault pa ge s ize is A4 and th e de fault page ori entati on is Po rtra it, whil e the page format p arameters are: The Po stScrip t font c an be any font that is installe d in the p rinter; i f no font is specified, Co urier wil l be used .
UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 96 Read-back of informatio n The AXIS 5400 supports bi-directio nal printing. The infor mation from the prin ter is read back on the parallel po rt when the paramete r Read Back Port (PRx _IN) has the default setting of AUTO.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 97 Section 9 M anagement & Configur ation The management and configuration tools that are supported by the AXIS 5400 all o ws you to: • Change the print se rver paramete rs, i.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 98 Using a W eb bro wser Once you have established the AXIS 5400 i n the TCP/IP environment, as de scribed i n Assigning an IP address on page 25, you are fre e to access t he AXIS 5400 We b pages from any Ja va enabled Web brow se r.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 99 3. Type the host name or the IP addr ess of your AXIS 5400 in the Open Page dialog, as detailed below: You can alter natively type the ho st name or the IP ad dress dire ctly into the Web brow ser ’ s Loc ation text field.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 100 Click the Ad min button to enter the Admin mode. If the managemen t password is set to anything but pass , you mus t enter root as the user and the p assword .
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 101 By clicking on the printer icon, a printer page opens, all owing you to view the s tatus and the supp orted ca pabilities of the conn ected prin ter.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 102 From the Print J obs page yo u can view the status of the curr ent print jobs, includi ng the number o f printed bytes and the origi n of the prin t job.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 103 Using AXIS ThinWizar d AXIS ThinWizard is a management tool that allows you to manage and upgrade ThinServer products.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 104 Starting AXIS ThinWizard Fol low the instructi ons below to start the AXIS Thi nWizard: 1. Make sur e that the computer wher e you installed the AXIS ThinWizard is up and running on your network.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 105 Cr eating a Networ k Group The netwo rk group concept is the corner stone o f AXIS ThinWizard . By dividing your network into network groups, you can monitor your print serv ers more effici ently.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 106 Managing the print servers Follow t he instru ctions bel ow to access the AXIS 540 0 using AXIS ThinWiz ard: 1. Clic k the Ma nage Network button in the main men u.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 107 Using AXIS NetPilot AXIS NetPilot is the recomme nde d tool to use for c onfiguring the AXIS 5400 in netwo rks that support c ommunication via the IPX/SPX or the Ne tBIO S/NetBEUI pr otocols.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 108 Changing the para meter value s AXIS NetPilot prov ides you with tw o us eful tools for.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 109 Follow the ins tructions below to use the Parameter L is t Ed itor: 1.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 110 Monitori ng P rinters To simplify p rinter mo nitoring, y ou can creat e logical gr oups of printers. T he pr inter status o f each printer is displayed in the AXIS NetP ilot wi ndow.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 111 Adding a printer to a printer g r oup Follow the ins tructions below to add a printer to a pr inter group: 1. S elect the print er grou p f older, locat ed in the ‘ Monitoring Printers ’ fold er.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 112 Grouping logically connected Prin t Ser vers to gether AXIS NetPilot allows you to c reate logical groups of print servers in order t o simpl ify admini stratio n.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 113 Printer Inform ation Follow th e instructions be low to obtain detai l ed printer info .
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 114 You can als o view th e detai led print er info rmation in the Summary window. AXIS NetPilot Summary window Upgrading the Print Server You can use the AXIS NetPilo t Upgrade Wizar d to upgrade the AXIS 5400 sof tware.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 115 Using FTP Having ass i gned an IP address to you r AXIS 5400, as de scribed in Assigning an IP address on page 25, you can change the AXIS 5400 parameter settings us ing the File Transp or t Protocol (F TP) .
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 116 Example: > ftp npserver connected to npserver.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 117 Viewing the Status File The status com mand shows wh ic h printer port the lo gical printe rs are assigned to, and their current status. Follow the ins tructions below to view the status file using FT P: 1.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 118 Using T elnet Having ass i gned an IP address to you r AXIS 5400, as de scribed in Assigning an IP address on page 25, you can manage your AXIS 5400 using the tel n et pr otocol.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 119 Example: Typical Teln et session to vi ew the Account File > telnet npserver Trying 192.36.253.96... Connected to npserver. Escape character is ‘^]’.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 120 Viewing the Status file The status com mand shows wh ic h printer port the lo gical printe rs are assigned to, and their current status. Follow the ins tructions below to view the status fi le usin g teln et: 1.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 121 Using SNMP You can use SNMP (Simple Network Manage ment Protocol) for remotely monitor ing and configuring of the AXIS 5400. All maj or functio ns for pr int serv ers are su pported .
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 122 The AXIS MIB In order to make full use of the AXIS 5400 SNMP support, you are required to use NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs, like the AXIS MIB.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 123 Using HP A dministra ti on T ools The AXIS 5400 is fully compatible with the HP JetAdmin and the HP Web Jet Admin printer manage ment softw are.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 124 Using No v ell U tilities After install ing the AXIS 5400 into the Ne tWare environment, you can manage your AXIS 5 400, using either Novell ’ s NetWar e Administrat or, or PCO NSOLE.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 125 Notific ation You can use the N etWare Administrato r to enable or disable status notification mess ages for printe rs connected to the AXIS 5400, e.
Section 10: IPP AXIS 5400 User’s Manual 126 NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWare UNIX Windows OS/2 Macintosh Section 10 IPP Ov e r vie w IPP (Internet Printing Protocol ) is a TCP/IP based client-serve r protoco l. IPP enables pr inting over a n y L AN or WAN suppo rti ng TCP/IP.
AXIS 5400 User’s Manual Section 10: IPP 127 NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWar e NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh User Requirements The I PP pr otocol does not re quire any s pecia l conf iguratio n of the print server, the IPP function is automatica l ly activ ated when you install you r AXIS 5400 Print Server.
Section 10: IPP AXIS 5400 User’s Manual 128 NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWare UNIX Windows OS/2 Macintosh Ad dr ess Sc hemes When using IPP printing, you need to know the IP address or host name of your I PP-enabled Axis print server. T he AXIS 5400 Prin t Server sup ports the ht tp: address scheme (which is used in the IPP 1.
AXIS 5400 User’s Manual Section 10: IPP 129 NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWar e NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Ho w It W orks In order to print using IPP , you need to be able to access a pr inter which is connected to the AXIS 5400, whi ch has integrated IPP.
Section 10: IPP AXIS 5400 User’s Manual 130 NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWare UNIX Windows OS/2 Macintosh Exam ple Adding an IPP pr inter in Wind ows ‘ 95 for pr inting with the Micro.
AXIS 5400 User’s Manual Section 10: IPP 131 NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWar e NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Exam ple Adding an IPP pr inter in Wind ows ‘ 98 for pr inting wit.
Section 10: IPP AXIS 5400 User’s Manual 132 NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWare UNIX Windows OS/2 Macintosh Exam ple Adding an IPP printer in Wind ows 2000 for printing with the Micros of t IPP Client : In this e xample we wil l assume the pr inters ’ http : address is http:/ /axisps:631 /LPT1.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 11: Upgrading the Software 133 Section 11 Upgr ading the Softw ar e The following so ftware can be upgr aded free o f ch arge.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 11: Upgrading the Software AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 134 Upgr a di ng the Firmw a re Softw ar e You can upgrade the AXI S 5400 Flash memory using o ne .
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Section 11: Upgrading the Software 135 Upgrading over the Networ k us ing FTP To upgrad e over the netw ork using FT P you will need the file wi th the new print server software. The name of this file is in the fo rm product_version.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 11: Upgrading the Software AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 136 Not e: ❏ Should you encounter any pr oblem that prevents a suc cess ful upgrade over your network , it may become necessary to perform the flash loading operation vi a the parallel port, LPT1.
Net War e UNIX OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix A: Test Button 137 Windows Appendix A Test Butto n The test button is locate d on the front right ha nd s ide of the AXIS 5400 and is used for: • Printing a test page, c hec king the connection to the printer.
UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix A: Test Button AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 138 NetW are Factory Default Set ting s Follow the instruc tions below to reset the AXIS 5400 to the factory defaul t se t ti ngs: 1. Remo ve the external pow er supply to s w itch of f the AXIS 5400.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 139 Appendix B The Parameter Li st This appendix provi des an overview of the AXIS 5400 parameters. Please refer to the AXIS N etwork P r int Server T e chnical Reference for a complete des cription of the parameters.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 5400 U s er ’ s Manual 140 --- TCP/IP MENU TCP_ENB. : YES TCP/I P Enab led INT_ADDR. :0000 Intern et Addr ess DEF_ROUT. :0000 Default Rout er Address (0.0.0 .0 for n o route r) NET_MASK.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 141 --- NETWARE MENU NETW_ENB. : YES NetW are En abled NETW_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL. : DUAL_STACK (IPX_ONLY, IP_ONLY, DUAL_STACK) NetWa re Transp or t pr otocols E n a b le d JOB_CHECK_DELAY.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 5400 U s er ’ s Manual 142 --- NetBIOS/NetBEUI MENU LSLM_ENB. : YES NetBIOS/Ne tBEUI Enabled NB_FR_TYPE. : FR_AUTO (FR_AUTO, FR_802_2, FR_DIX) NetBIO S F ra me Typ e (R equ ir es Rest art) LPRINT_1.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 143 --- PRINTER1 MENU PR1_IN. : AUTO (NONE, AUTO) Read B ack Port (Read-Back of information) PR1_BEF. : Strin g Befo re Pri nt Job PR1_STR. : String Substitutions PR1_CSET.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 5400 U s er ’ s Manual 144 --- PRINTER4 MENU PR4_IN. : AUTO (NONE, AUTO) Read B ack Port (Read-Back of information) PR4_BEF. : Strin g Befo re Pri nt Job PR4_STR. : String Substitutions PR4_CSET.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 145 --- PRINTER7 MENU PR7_IN. : AUTO (NONE, AUTO) Read B ack Port (Read-Back of information) PR7_BEF. : Strin g Befo re Pri nt Job PR7_STR. : 010A020D0A String Substitutions PR7_CSET.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 5400 U s er ’ s Manual 146 --- LPT1 Menu L1_CENTR. : HISPEED (IBM_PC, STNDRD, FAST, HISPEED) Cent ro nics Int e rf ace Tim i ng LP T 1 L1_BSYTM. : 60 Busy Status Tim e-O ut LPT1 (All status rep orti n g dis abl ed if set to 0) L1_MGM_INFO.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix C: Te chnical Specifications 147 Appendix C Technical Specifications Supported Systems Novell NetWare: Versio ns 3.11, 3.1 2, 4.10 and above , supporting both NDS and Bi ndery Emulation.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix C: Technical S pecifications AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 148 Network Management SNMP-MIB II compliant (over UDP/IP and IPX), host resource MIB compli ant (over U DP/IP and IPX), p rivate ent erprise MIB includ ed.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix C: Te chnical Specifications 149 Power Con sumption Power provided by external supply: Maximum 200 mA at 12 VDC. (Type PS-B, 12V, 500 mA). Dime nsions Height x Width x Depth 0.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix D: Glossary AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 150 Appendix D Glossa ry AIX Advanced Interactiv e eXecutive. A v ers ion of the UNIX op erating syste m from I BM that runs on various IBM computers includin g Mainframe s ystems.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix D: Gl ossary 151 DHCP Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol. DHCP is available in Windows NT, NetWare 5 and UNIX systems, and allows for the automatic but temporary assignment of IP addresses f rom a central pool.
NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix D: Glossary AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 152 Logica l Pri n te r A logical prin ter ac ts as a filter between the network and the physi cal printer. It appears to the user as a normal printer with additional characteristics.
NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual Appendix D: Gl ossary 153 TFTP Tri vial File Transp ort Proto col. A simpler versio n of the FT P protoc ol that is used by the pri nt server for auto matic downloadi ng of config file s.
AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 154 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh A Account file 117, 118 ASCII to Postscript Conversi on 94 axinstall 83 AXIS MIB 122 AXIS NetPilot 107 AXIS Print Monitor 58 AXIS P.
155 AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh N NDPS 35 NDS 39 NetWare Advance d inst allatio n 38 Basic in stalla tion 21 NDPS 35, 126, 127, 128, 129 NetWare printing m odes P.
AXIS 5400 User ’ s Manual 156 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh Windows for Wo rkgroups AXIS Print U tility for Win dows 64 Client -server printing Client setup 68 Server setup 67 Peer-to-pe er printing 66 Windows NT 4.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Axis Communications 5400 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 Axis Communications 5400 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Axis Communications 5400 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Axis Communications 5400 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Axis Communications 5400, 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 Axis Communications 5400.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Axis Communications 5400. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Axis Communications 5400 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.