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2 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Regulatory Information Safety Notices Take some time to read through the safety notice s before installing the print serv er. Please observe all safety m arkings and instructions when using this product. Important: Observe “Important:” in the text to avoid operational im pairment. Do not proceed until you have fully [...]

AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 3 Radio Trans mission Regu latory Informati on The channel must be set ac cording to the radio frequency r equirements in your cou ntry: * (France) outdoor use permitted on pr ivate property with prior authorization Tested to comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. This product must be installed and used in s tri[...]

4 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Supported Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 5 Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Setup using NDPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Setup using iPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Advanced[...]

Introduction 6 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AX IS 5900. This product has been developed to connect your printers an ywhere in your ne twork, allowing all network users access to shared prin ter resour ces. The AXIS 5900 can be installed either as an IEEE 802.11b wireless print server or as an Etherne[...]

Introduction AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 7 Support Services Should you require any technical assi stance, please contact your Axis reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your Axis reseller will forward your queries thro ugh the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the I nternet, you can: • Do[...]

Product Overview 8 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 2 Product Overview Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the AXIS 5900 print server package by using the check list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Caution! AXIS Network Product CD The AXIS Network Product C[...]

Product Overview AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 9 Start-up procedures for UNIX, OS/2 and Mac OS Using your preferred file manager application, navigate to the CD root directory and click index.ht m Latest Versions The latest version of Axis documentation, software and firmware is available on www.axis.com Physical Description AXIS 5900 Underside label o[...]

Product Overview 10 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Test Button The test button is used for: • Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer. • Printing the parameter list show ing the print server settings. • Performing a Factory Default of the pr int server, which will restore most of the parameters and settings to factory default v[...]

Product Overview AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 11 Features and Benefits Reliability The AXIS 5900 print server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption. The electronic circuits are based on the AXIS ETRAX 100 LX chip, whic h comprises an integrated 32 bit RISC processor an d associated network controllers. Flexibili[...]

Product Overview 12 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Monitoring The internal Axis Ne twork Print Server Web pages and the AXIS ThinWizard software allow you to co ntinuously monitor printer status. The Web pages are used to monito r single Axis units and AXIS ThinWizard can be used to monitor multiple Axis units. The AXIS 5900 supports SNMP for remote mon[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wirele ss) AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 13 Section 3 Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) Connecting the Hardware 1. Make sure that your printer is switched off and that the Power Adapter external is disconnected . 2. Locate the serial number, found on th e underside label of the print server, and write it down. Yo[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) 14 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Installation Overview Select the appropriate method to es tablish a connection between the workstation / laptop and the Axis Ne twork Print Server. The following descriptions provide an overview of the installation procedures: • “Setting up Using the Ethernet Interface” on[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wirele ss) AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 15 Setting up ove r the WLAN Before you begin, configure the WLAN settings on your workstation / laptop as described below (refer to th e user documentation of your WLAN network interface for instructions): •S e l e c t ad hoc mode. •S e t t h e SSID to AXIS followed by the la[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) 16 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Before you Start If you have a DHCP server on your ne twork, your print server will receive an IP address automatically. The IP address will then appear on the test page you printed earlier. If you are not working in a DHCP network, yo[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wirele ss) AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 17 Methods for Setting the IP Address You can set the IP address of your Axis Network Print Server using one of the following methods, dependin g on your network operating environment: * The IP address of the print server wi ll be set automatically using these methods. Notes: Regi[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) 18 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual registered at a DDNS server, in the print ser ver’s Web interface. Refer to “Management and Configuration” on page 92. If the host name matches another en try in the DDNS data base, the Axis Network Print Server deletes th at entry before registering. Notes: Setting the IP[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wirele ss) AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 19 connected it to the ne twork. In the absence of a DHCP server, your Axis Network Print Server will automatically be assigned an IP address through integra ted Auto-IP. Th e Auto-IP address structure is: 169.254.xxx.xxx. The Auto-IP function will only work when DHCP is enabled i[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) 20 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 3. If the host returns Reply from 192.168.3.191 ... or a similar message, the IP address has been set successfully. Interrupt the “ping -t” loop by pressing CTRL+C on your keyboard. If the host returns Request timed out ... you need to perform a Factory Default on the print [...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wirele ss) AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 21 1. Open a Terminal and write: 2. Without interrupting the “ping -t” loo p, restart the print server by disconnecting and then re-connecting the power supply. 3. If the host returns Reply from 192.168.3.191 ... or psname is alive ... or a similar message, the IP address has [...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) 22 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 3. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is typically performed using the rarpd -a command. 4. Restart the AXIS 5900 to download the IP address. Using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux Below is an example of how to set the IP address of the Axis Network Print Server using [...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wirele ss) AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 23 Configuring the Axis Network Print Server for Wireless Printing 1. Start your Web browser. 2. In the Location/Address field, type the host name or the IP address of your AXIS 5900 . 3. Click Admi n to enter the administrator’s pages. Note: 4. Create a certificate. See Enablin[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) 24 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 7. To access the WLAN settings page, click Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TC P/IP Network | WLAN WLAN Parameters Refer to the table below for a descri ption of the WLAN parameter settings used to configure the Axis Network Print Server for wireless printing. WLAN Par[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wirele ss) AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 25 Edit WEP Parameters Click the Edit WEP Parameters button. You will be prompted for the root password (default pass ). Enter the WEP keys and click OK to save your settings. Notes: When you have entered the WLAN sett ings to match your network, click OK to save your settings. Pr[...]

Basic Installation (Wired & Wireless) 26 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Configuring your Print Server Configuration Methods Once you have set the IP address of your Axis Network Print Server print server, it can be managed and config ured over the LAN or WLAN using a number of different methods. The method that you choose should be dictated by your [...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 27 Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows Overview of Installation Metho ds This section describes how to add ne twork printers to a computer in Windows. Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate installation method according to your computer envir onment: If you intend to use the[...]

Adding Printers in Windows 28 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual client computer th at wants to print. Each client computer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly. SNMP Device Index When using the TCP/IP protocol (and if the printer driv er permits), the print server can use SNMP Statu s to find out if the printer is ready t[...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 29 5. The Wizard searches for a suitable printer driver. If a suitable driver is not found, you w ill be asked to select a driver, otherwise the Wizard suggests which Printer Model and Printer Driver to use. Click Change driver to select another driver, or click Finish to accept and install the [...]

Adding Printers in Windows 30 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Go Straight to the Print Server’s Web Interface Right-click on a printer in the Select Network Printer list an d select Print server ho me page to configure the print se rver from its embedded Web pages. Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard 1. Windows [...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 31 3. Click the Create a new port radio button and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list. Click Next and the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard starts. Click Next . 4. Enter the I P address of the print s erver in the Printe r Name or IP Addr ess field (Example: 192.168.3.191) The Port [...]

Adding Printers in Windows 32 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 6. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the driver list or fro m a directory/file. Click Next . If you already have the printer’s dr iver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or replace it. 7. Click Next . Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your d[...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 33 Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor This section describes how to set up a Windows 2000/XP/2003 server for LPR printing over the TCP/IP protoc ol, using the built-in Microsoft LPR Monitor i.e. Print Services for UNIX. Note: Basic Setup If you have not a[...]

Adding Printers in Windows 34 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Client/Server Printing Select Network printer instead of Local Printer in Step 2 above if your print server has already been insta lled by the administrator on another computer. Follow the in structions in the Add Printer Wizard to complete the installation. Important! Alternative Method for L[...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 35 Installing a Network printer 1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers | Add Printer . Select My Compu ter and click Next . 2. From the Available Ports list, choose the appropriate printer port, which will appear as the IP address or host name of the print server. If it doesn’t appear in the lis[...]

Adding Printers in Windows 36 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual AXIS Print Monitor Software AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 98 and Me environments. AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www.axis.com AXIS Print Monitor Overview AXIS Print Monitor allows the print se rver to be connected in the sa[...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 37 Adding Printers over TCP/IP in Wi ndows NT using AXIS Print Monitor 1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all work stations that will print via the print server. AXIS Print Moni tor is availa ble free of charge on www.axis.com 2. To start the Add P rinter Wizard, select Settings | P rinters from t[...]

Adding Printers in Windows 38 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Pr inters in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows 2000 workstation: 1. To start the Add P rinter Wizard, select Settings | P rinters [...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 39 Adding Printers over NetB IOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows NT workstation: 1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all work stations that will pr[...]

Adding Printers in Windows 40 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor 1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all work stations that will print via the Axis print server. 2. Next, start the Windows Ad d Printer Wizard: select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printe[...]

Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 41 Configure the Port: 1. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu a nd highlight the printe r you wish to configure. Select File | Properties | Details and click Port Settings . 2. Choose whether error condition po p-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Config ure AX[...]

Adding Printers in Macintosh 42 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh Having connected the AXIS 5900 to your network, this section now describes how to set up your print se rv er for printing in Mac OS X and earlier Macintosh en viro nments using AppleTalk. If you intend to use the print server in a multi-protocol enviro [...]

Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 43 6. Click Add to finish the installation. The print server has now been added to the Printer List. 7. If you wish to configure printer settings, click Printers | Configure Pr inter . To Change the Bonjour Service Name You can change the print server’s Bonjou r service name via the print ser[...]

Adding Printers in Macintosh 44 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk This section describes setting up your print server for printing in the Mac OS X. 1. Start Print Center (from Go | Applications | Utilities => P rint Center ) or the Printer Setup Utility . 2. Select Printers | Add Printer... 3. From the Printer Li[...]

Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 45 Installation on Mac OS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk Basic Configuration On Mac OS 9.1 or older, basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed simply by opening the Chooser wi ndow and selecting a printer. You can change the default name of your print server or any of default parameters by e[...]

Adding Printers in Macintosh 46 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 4. Click the name of the printer you want — t he ports are shown as <host name>_<port>. Example : AXIS100086_LPT1. 5. Click the Close box. This completes the configuration and closes the Chooser. Repeat this procedure for each Maci ntosh computer on the network using the print [...]

Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 47 BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to en able or disable binary transfer of print data in the print server’s Web interface (Admin | Network Settin gs | Detailed View | Macintosh | Binary Protocol for Printer n . By enabling binary transfer you reduce printing time, provided that t[...]

Adding Printers in Macintosh 48 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 6. Write a text file containing the parameters you want to set : Note: 7. Print the text file. The settings will be stored in the print server. 8. Open the Choose r and select the pr inte r port you wish to use for printing documents. 9. Close the Choo ser. Note: BINARY_TYPE_1. :BCP INT_ADDR[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 49 Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare This section describes how to contin ue the installation of the AXIS 5900 in the NetWare en vironment. Identify which transport protocol you are running on your network and which in stallation method you should use. Continue the installation by se lecting t[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 50 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Setup using NDPS The AXIS 5900 supports Novell Distribu ted Print Services (NDPS). You can run NDPS over Pure IP (TCP/IP) or IPX/SP X. Before the AXIS 5900 can be installed, make sure that NDPS is installed and a Broker is loaded on your NetWare file server. Axis Network Print Server uses the [...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 51 Public Access Printers Follow these instructions to create a publ ic access printer using the NDPS Manager object in your NetW are administrator utility: 1. Double-click on the NDPS Manager object you will be using to control the Printer A gents. 2. On the Identification page for the NDPS Mana[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 52 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 9. You will find the print server in the next window with the printer attached on the connected port. Depending on the tra nsport protocol you used when you start the installation, the print server should appear as following: • TCP/IP Network protocol: IP Address and Port , e.g: 192.168.70.2[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 53 The IPX Addresses for the above printers will appear as: <IPX External Network Number>:<Print server’s HW address>:<Socket Number> i.e.: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6:400c where 400c, 401c, and 402c are the so cket numbers corresponding to the LPT1 and LPT2 physical ports: If the p[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 54 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 5. Next, select the printer drivers for each client operating system. (Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows 95/98). These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users’ workstations wh en they install this printer in the future. 6. Click Continue and OK in the next NDPS window. The new P[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 55 4. From the Object menu, select Create . The New Object dialog appears. 5. Select NDPS Printer. The Create NDPS Printer dialog appears. 6. Type a name of your choi ce in the NDPS Printer Na me field, e.g. AXIS5FF66A_IPX 1 In the Printer Agent Source field, select the source of the Printer Agen[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 56 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 8. Confirm the Printer Agent name (default is the name of the new printer you are creating) and browse to select the NDPS Manager to which you want to assign it 9. Select AXIS Gateway Configuration in the Gateway Type field. 10. Click OK . 11. In the Select the printer’s type window choose y[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 57 14. You will find the print server in th e next window with the printer attached on the connected port. Depending on the transport proto col you used when you start the installation, the print server will appear as: • TCP/IP Network protocol: IP Address and Port, e.g: 192.168.70.243 and LPT1[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 58 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual If the printer is not in the displayed print list: 1. Click Manually specify the prin t server enter the print server’s IP address in the IP Address field and choose a port in the Print server port field e.g., 192.168.70.243 and LPT1 (or LPT2 ) . IPX Network protocol: All the available ports[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 59 If the printer is not in the displayed print list: 1. Click Ma nually specify the prin t server and enter the <IPX External Network Number> in the Network field. 2. Enter the <Print server’s HW address> in the LAN HW address field and choose a port in the Print server port field:[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 60 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 4. Next, select the printer drivers for each client operating system. (Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows 95/98). These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users’ workstations wh en they install this printer in the future. 5. Click C ontinue and OK in the next NDPS window. Your pri[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 61 Installing an NDPS Printer on a Workstation To install the printer on a workstatio n, use either Novell Printer Manager (NetWare 5.1 only) or the Add Printe r Wizard on th e local workstation. Using Novell Printer Manager 1. Log in as Admin. 2. On the any workstation, browse to <NW 5.1 File[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 62 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 5. The list of available printers shows the NDPS Public Access Printers on the network and the NDPS Controlled Acce ss Printers in you current NDS context. To see the Controlled Access Pr inters in other context that you have rights to, click the Browse button and select your choice. Click OK.[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 63 7. Click OK . The default driver for that printer is then automatically downloaded. If the printer object does not have a printer driver associate d with it, or a driver was not found, you will be prompted to either to choose from a list of printer drivers provided by NDPS or to provide a disk[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 64 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 9. Verify by clicking Start - Settings - Printers on the workstation. Using the Add Printer Wizard 1. Click St art on your workstation, select Settings => Printers . There might be some differences regarding this menu depending of MS Operating System you are running. 2. Start the Add Printe[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 65 5. Browse to the ND PS Printers . Expand either the NDPS Controlled Acce ss Printers or the NDPS Public Access Printers folder, select your newly installed NDPS printer and follow the instru ctions. When you have completed these steps, you are ready to start printing. Notes: • The Public Acc[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 66 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Setup using iPrint iPrint is Novell's next generation of printing software that lets users print to and from all destinations. A standard Web page displays available printers to the user. By clicking a printer, the iPrint c lient is installed (if not installed previously), the printer&apo[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 67 4. Shutdown Tomcat and the NetWare Enterprise Web Server on the NetWare file server by executing the following commands: Type "NSWEBDN" <Enter> Type "TOMCAT33 -STOP" <Enter> Type "NVXADMDN" <Enter> 5. Map the next available dr ive (e.g. G:) to th[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 68 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 9. Click on Create Printer. 10. Choose a name of your choice for the printer 11. Choose the context where the printer will be installed. 12. Browse for the NDPS Manager and select it. 13. In the Gateway Type drop-down list, choose the Axis IPP Gateway Configuration . Press Next . 14. In the Pr[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 69 Installing the iPrint Printer on the Workstation An iPrint printer can by locally instal led on the workstation in two ways: • Using the iPrint Client • Using the MS Add Printer Wizard at the workstation. See “Using the Add Printer Wizard” on page 64. Installing the iPrint Printer usin[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 70 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot Install the AXIS NetPilot software on your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on Windows 98 and Windows NT. Starting the Installation Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5900 with AXIS NetPilot: 1. Start AXIS NetPilot by double-clicking the NetPilot icon,[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 71 AXIS 5900 Default Print Queue Names an d Prin t Server Port Names for each of the operating environments. Test Page The final user prompt in the Installation Wizard allows you to print a test page through NetWare. The test pa ge displays the name of all the NetWare servers the Axis Ne twork Pr[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 72 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 3. If you are not logged on to your Ne tWare file server, a dialog box will ask you to log on. The Axis Network Print Server peri odically updates the configuration by scanning the NDS tree or, in the ca se of NetWare versions 3.x, the designated file servers. Connecting Print Queues Follow th[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 73 Notes: 10. If you want to define a remote pr inter number slot manually, check the Manual box and type the desired numb er in the box. 11. Click the OK button to return to the Net work Environments window. Basic Queue-based Printing over IP Axis print servers with software versio n 6.0 or late[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare 74 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 4. Use the NetWare Administrator to create the printer, print server and queue objects in the NDS tree and then link them together. The Print Services Quick Setup (Non-NDPS) utility can be used for this. Go to To ols in the NetWare Administrator . 5. Use the Add Printer Wizard on your work sta[...]

Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 75 Limitations • Lower performance, typically 20 - 70 kbytes/s for NLM and higher network load. Using Novell Utilities After installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare environment, you can manage your Axis Network Prin t Server, using either Novell’s NetW are Ad ministrator, or[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 76 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 7 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux Print Tools For printer configuration, printtool and printconfig are the most common. How they are invoked depends on which distribution and window manager you use. AIX SMIT is the recommended printing tool. It contains an integrated printer driver li[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 77 Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator . This operating environment has an integrated printe r driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality. Instructions: Type the command /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr in a Terminal window. SuSE YaST2 is the recommended[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 78 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager Using the Mandrake 8.2 distribution (with CUPS installed) and the KDE windows manger as an example, a t ypical set-up begins with starting Mandrake Control Center. 1. Click Hardwa re | Printer and the Printerdrake application will be invoked. 2. Clic[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 79 Debian 3.0 Debian offers a choice between plain LPD, LPRng and CUPS. There are several printer configuration tools in this distribution, e.g. the apsfilter (version 5 or later), which adds support for LPRng and Ghostscript's uniprint driver scheme. Red Hat's printtool is also supp[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 80 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Red Hat 7.3 Printtool has been replaced by Printconf . The utility maintains the /etc/printcap configuration file, print spool directories, and print filters. Note: If you type printtool at a shell prompt, printconf will automatically start. Invocation 1. On the Gnome desktop, select the Ma[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 81 Adding a Remote Unix Printer 1. To add a remo te UNIX printer, such as one attached to a d ifferent UNIX/Linux system on the same network, click the New button in the main printconf window. 2. Select Unix Printer from the Queue Type menu , and click Next . 3. Enter a unique name for the pri[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 82 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual SuSE 8.0 The printing system on SuSE Linux is based on an apsfilter, with some enhancements; SuSE's apsfilter will recognize all common file formats (including HTML, if html2ps is installed). There are two ways to setup printers on SuSE systems: • YaST2 will let you configure "P[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 83 AXIS axinstall Script Having performed the basi c TCP/IP setup procedures as defined earlier in this manual, you are now able to pr int in interactive mode using PROS, LPR, FTP or Reverse Telnet protocols. However, if you want to integrate the AXIS 5900 with your ho st spooler, you can use [...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 84 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks The AXIS 5900 supports several differ ent print methods in the TCP/IP environment. axinstall will suggest a print method suitable for your particular UNIX/Linux system, but you might want to use another method depending on your printing requiremen ts (banner[...]

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 85 PROS A protocol developed at Ax is. Comes in two versions; named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B). PROS A Advantages The AXIS 5900 appears as a device to th e system. This makes all filter and model options available. It provide s accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional pr i[...]

Adding Printers in OS/2 86 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 8 Adding Printers in OS/2 This section describes how to set up your print server for printing in the OS/2 environment. Continue wi th the instr uctions presented in the table below: TCP/IP Printing Having assigned an IP address to th e print server, you are now ready to install it for TCP[...]

Adding Printers in OS/2 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 87 NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printing in OS/2 AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 is the tool to use for NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing in OS/2 environments. This tool can be fetched from www.axis.com => Software => Discontinued products. Instal l it if you have not already done so. If you want to change the de fault[...]

Adding Printers in OS/2 88 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Creating a Print Queue (OS/2 version 2.x and OS/2 Warp) 1. Double-click the Templates folder, then drag the Printer icon out to the Workplace Shell (or into a folder) while holding the right mouse button down. 2. Type a name of your choice in the Name field. 3. Select PIPE<name>.LP1 (or L[...]

Updating the Firmware AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 89 Section 9 Updating the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware You can upgrade the AXIS 5900 firmware using one of the following methods: • AXIS ThinWizard (TCP/IP) • From the print server’s internal Web pages (TCP/IP) • FTP (TCP/IP) Note: Upgrading from the Print Server’s Internal Web Pages Foll[...]

Updating the Firmware 90 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 7. If you do not have a default password, just click Next > . I f some of your servers use a different User ID or Passwo rd than the default entries, the y will be displayed in the Remainin g servers list. Enter the User ID and Password for each individual server. Click Next > . 8. Name the u[...]

Updating the Firmware AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 91 1. From www.axis.com, download the firmware and save it to a new directory on your computer, e.g. c:A xis (if the directory does not exist, create it). 2. Open a command prom pt from Start => Run . The Run window will appear. Type cmd and click OK . (Windows 98: Type command and click OK .) The[...]

Management and Con figuration 92 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 10 Management and Configuration The management and configuration t ools that are supported by the Axis Network Print Server allow you to: • Change the print server parameters, i.e. editing the config file • Receive extended information about the print jobs • Receive printer po[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 93 Admin When in Admin mode, you have access to all the print server's parameters and you can change them to your liking. This mode is intended for network administrators and can be password protected to prevent unauthorized changing of th e print server parameters. Note: Accessing the We[...]

Management and Con figuration 94 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Available Services from the User Mode The following services are available from the User mode. A link to the Axis home page is available from this mode. Printer Overview The Printer Overview page contains a section that al lows you to view the general parameter setting of the Axis Network P[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 95 accumulated usage of the connec ted pr inters allows you to control the usage of the connected printers. To delete an ongoing print job, use the delete button ne xt to the job. Network Settings From the Network Settings page you can set all parameters that control the network traffic to an [...]

Management and Con figuration 96 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Software Default A Software Default will reset all prin t server parameters and settings to their default values except: • Node address (NODE_ADDR.) • IP Address (INT_ADDR.) • DHCP enabled (DHCP_ENB) • Installed certificate •P r i v a t e k e y Also see The Test Button , on page 1[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 97 Print Server Settings S o m e u s e f u l s et ti ng s t ha t c an be ch an ged in the print server are described here. See the print se rver’s Help pages for detailed information on all print server settings. For Changing the Network Printer’s ’Name’ From the print server’s Web i[...]

Management and Con figuration 98 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Setting the e-mail Notification Parameters In order to set the e-mail addresse s of the people to whom the trouble- reports will be sent: 1. From your print server’s internal Web page, go to: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | e-mail No tification. The following options will appea[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 99 Note: Wireless Printing Check-list Check the following before printing wirelessly. Click Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | WLAN to check the print server settings. • The Network Mode parameter must be set to Auto Sense or WLAN. This parameter is set on the Ad min | General Settin[...]

Management and Con figuration 100 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Network Print Server: • The character set can be changed to suit the printer • Strings can be added before and after the print data • Strings within the print data can be substituted • ASCII to PostScript conversion • Redirection of print data to another printer if the printer is[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 101 You select your desired conver sion filter by setting the Character Set Conversion (PRx_CSET) parameter. The output from the conversion filter is always IBM PC Set 2 (Code Page 437) , and this is the character set the printer must be set up for. Example: Your network contains a host using [...]

Management and Con figuration 102 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Follow the instructions below to add a string after the print job: 1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Admin | Logical Printer Settings. 2. Select the Pri nter5 tab. 3. Enter th e string 04 in the String Af ter Print Job text field. 4. Click the OK button. Example: Follo[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 103 4. Click the OK button. This is the default setting for logical printers PR5 through PR8. Example: Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings: 1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Admin | Logical Printer Settings. 2. Select the Pri nter2 tab. 3. Enter th [...]

Management and Con figuration 104 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Example: Follow the instructions below to conver t ASCII print data to PostScript for logical printer PR2: 1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Admin | Logical Printer Settings. 2. Select the Pri nter2 tab. 3. Set the Printer Language Translation parameter to POSTSCR . 4.[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 105 6. Enter the string 48 0 120 60 30 50 in the PostScript Page Format text field. 7. Enter th e string Helvetica in the PostScript Font text field. 8. Click the OK button. Redirecting Print Jobs when a Prin ter is Busy If print data is received for a printe r that is already busy, the host m[...]

Management and Con figuration 106 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Read-back of Information The Axis Network Print Server suppor ts bi-directional printing. The information from the printer is read back on the parallel port when the parameter Read Back Port (PRx_ IN) has the default setting of AUTO. However, it is required that the printer also supports b[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 107 Using AXIS ThinWizard fo r Print Server Management AXIS ThinWizard software allo ws you to manage and upgrade multiple Axis products. Using a standard We b browser, you can find, install, monitor, configure and upgrade your Axis print servers remotely in any TCP/IP network (WLAN or LAN). A[...]

Management and Con figuration 108 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 5. The AXIS ThinWizard interface appears: Important! The first time you use AXIS ThinWizard, set the Preferences to reflect your network environment: Select a network group from the list on the Manage Network page. If the list is empty, you must firs t create a group. Click the Network Gro[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 109 4. Click OK to create the network group. You can edit the properties of each network group from the Network Groups page. Simply sele ct the network group from the list and use one of the Edit , Copy or Remove commands. Managing Print Servers Follow the instructions below to ac cess the pri[...]

Management and Con figuration 110 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Using FTP for Print Server Management Having assigned an IP address to your Axis Network Print Server, as described in “Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 16, you can change the Axis Network Prin t Server parameter settings using the File Transport Protocol (FTP). Ens[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 111 Example: Viewing the Status File The status command shows which prin ter port the logical printers are assigned to, and their curren t status. Follow the instructions below to view the status file using FTP: 1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing: ftp <host name> or ftp[...]

Management and Con figuration 112 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing: ftp <host name> or ftp <IP address> in a DOS wi ndows (W indows and OS/2) or in a UNIX shell window . 2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are root and pass .) 3. Download the account file t o your hos[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 113 Example: Typical Telnet session to v iew the Account File Viewing the Status file The status command shows which prin ter port the logical printers are assigned to, and their curren t status. Follow the instructions below to view the status file using telnet: 1. Log in to the Axis Network [...]

Management and Con figuration 114 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 3. Restart the print server’s protocols by typing: softreset Replace the command in step 3 above with hardreset or default to perform the other two reset operations. Telnet Help By typing help in step 3 in any of the Telnet instruction sets above, a list of all available commands will be[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 115 The AXIS MIB The AXIS MIB contains a large nu mber of objects which may be categorized as follows: • Menu objects - used for viewing an d changing the Axis Network Print Server configuration from the NMS program. Refer to The Parameter List , on page 142. • Printer status and unit admi[...]

Management and Con figuration 116 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Generating a Self- Signed Certificate 1. Select the Generate Self-Signed Certificate radio button and click Next . 2. Enter th e data asked fo r: • Country Name: Example : US • State or Province Name: Example : California • Locality Name: Example : Los Angeles •O r g a n i z a t i [...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 117 Accessing the Print Server’s Web Pages over https:// Whenever SSL/TLS is enabled, you can only reach the print server’s Web interface through the secure servic es. The unsecur e way via http:// is closed and now you have to address the print server’s Web interface in the secure way, [...]

Management and Con figuration 118 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Enabling the SNMPv3 Protocol Invoke the print server’s Web interf ace to enable the SNMPv3 protocol. 1. Select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network and ensure that HTTPS Enabled is set to yes to guarantee a secure configuration. Note: You must have a valid certificat[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 119 Using Novell Utilities for Print Server Management After installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare environment, you can manage your Axis Network Prin t Server, using either Novell’s NetWare Administrator , or PCONSOLE (Not available in NetWare version 5.x or higher). NetW[...]

Management and Con figuration 120 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Print Layout You can view installed Axis Network Print Server Network Print Servers and their relative print queues for any NetWare Organizational Unit. You can also display summary information by right-clicking on the printer object you want to examine. NetWare Print Layout with cor respo[...]

Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 121 NetWare Packet Signature Levels NetWare Packet Signatures protect servers and clients using the NCP (NetWare Core Protocol) services and prevent packet forgery by requiring the server and the clien t to sign each NCP packet. There are two levels of NCP Packet Signature: the Server Level an[...]

Management and Con figuration 122 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual TCP/IP Restrictions In a new and unconfigured Axis Networ k Print Server any user is allowed to send TCP/IP print jobs. Using a re striction list you can reject TCP/IP printing from specified IP addresses. Enabling TCP/IP Restrictions In the print server’s Web interface, select Admin | N[...]

IPP - Internet Printing Protocol AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 123 Section 11 IPP - Internet Printing Protocol The Axis Network Print Server enables printing ove r the Interne t with IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), an indu stry standard that allows users to print to remote printers across the Internet. With IPP, a user with an Internet connection can[...]

IPP - Intern et Printing Prot ocol 124 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Address Schemes for IPP Printers When using IPP printing, you need to know the IP addres s or host name of your Axis print server. IPP is a client/server type protocol which comprises two industry standards: • the 1.0 standard, which uses an http:// address scheme • the 1.1 standa[...]

IPP - Internet Printing Protocol AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 125 Adding an IPP Printer to your Printer List in Windows 98 1. Install the IPP client for Windows 98 on your computer. This IPP client can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site. 2. Open Start | Settings | Printers. 3. Choose Add Printer , then Network Printer . 4. In the Printer field [...]

IPP - Intern et Printing Prot ocol 126 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 5. In the Available Por ts window, click Add Port : 6. The Printer Ports dialog will appear, showing a list of Available Printer Ports . 7. Choose The HP Internet Prin ter Connection Port and click New Port. 8. The HP Internet Printer Connection will start. Click Next .[...]

IPP - Internet Printing Protocol AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 127 9. In the IP Address, Host Name or URL field, type the address of the Axis Network Print Server to which the destination printer is connect ed. The URL will automatically appear in the Port Name field as well: ( Example: http://171.16.5.218:63 1/LPT1 or LPT2 ). Click Next . 10. The Wiza[...]

IPP - Intern et Printing Prot ocol 128 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 14. The new printer will appear in your Printer window. You are now ready to start printing using IPP. How to Print from Windows 2000/XP/2003 Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know: • the address of the print server. The address contains the IP address or host name[...]

IPP - Internet Printing Protocol AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 129 4. Enter the printer ad dres s in the URL field. ( Example: http://171.16.5.218:63 1/LPT1 or LPT2 ) Click Next . 5. If you do not have a driver corresponding to the destination printer installed on your computer, the Wizard will prompt you to install one. Click OK . 6. The Installation [...]

IP Addressing 130 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 12 IP Addressing IP Address and Subnet Mask The print server must be correctly configur ed with the following information to function properly: • an IP address •a s u b n e t m a s k • a default gateway (or router) IP Address Each device on your network must ha ve a unique IP address to oper[...]

IP Addressing AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 131 Type Two In larger (Class B) ne tworks, where ther e are more devices, th e IP address of ‘162.168.3.191’ is split into two parts but is structured differently: • Part one (‘162.168’) identifies the ne twork on which the device resides. • Part two (‘.3.191’) identifies the device within th[...]

IP Addressing 132 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Auto-IP Addressing Network devices use automatic IP addressing if they are configured to acquire an address using DHCP but ar e unable to contact a DHCP server. Automatic IP addressing is a scheme wh ere devices allocate themselves an IP address at random from the indu stry standard subnet of 169.254.x.x [...]

IP Addressing AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 133 Setting the IP Address using DHCP Follow the instructions below to dow nload the IP address using DHCP: 1. Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon. The entries included in this scope should contain the following parameters: • range of IP addresses • subnet mask • default router[...]

The Test Button 134 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 13 The Test Button The test button is located on the fr ont right hand side of the AXIS 5900 and is used for: • Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer. • Printing a parameter list to see th e print server’s current settings. • Performing a Factory Default of the prin[...]

Troubleshooting AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 135 Section 14 Troubleshooting This section provides useful informatio n to help you resolve difficulties you might have with your AXIS 5900. Fault symptoms, possible causes and remedial actions are provided within a qu ick reference table. Please visit the Axis W eb site for la test troubleshooting tips, m[...]

Troubleshooting 136 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual IP Address Check with Ping By sending a data packet to a specific IP address and waiting for a reply, Ping can determine whethe r that IP address is accessible. Ping can also help you to determine IP address conflicts with your AXIS 5900 and troubleshoot TCP/IP problems on th e network. Follow the instr[...]

Troubleshooting AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 137 Axis Support Server Report In order to obtain optimal support from Axis support technicians, please follow these instructions when filling in and submitting a Support question. 1. Go to the print server’s Web pages by t yping the print server’s IP address in the Address/Location field of your Web br[...]

Technical Specifications 138 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 15 Technical Specifications Supported Printers All parallel printers exce pt host-based printers and copiers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, PPA Supported Systems Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP and 2003 Novell NetWare 3.X, 4.X, 5.X, 6.X. Supports bi ndery and NDS mode. Supports user messag[...]

Technical Specifications AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 139 Logical Printers Lo gical printer ports can be progr ammed to perform auto ASCII to PostScript conversion, add string before and after job, string substitution, alternative output and character set conversion RF Specifications Unlicenced 2.4 GHz frequency band, RX sensitivity - 70 dBm, TX power[...]

Technical Specifications 140 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Network Connection Supports: IEEE802.2, IEEE802.3, SNAP and Ethernet II frame types simultaneously NWay for autodetection of network speed WLAN SNAP/802.2/802.3 for 802.11b Ethernet All standard Ethernet and Fast Et hern et networks: RJ-45 connector (Category 5 or 6, shielded twisted pair cable[...]

Technical Specifications AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 141 Approvals EMC EN 55 022:1998 (CISPR 22:1 997), Class B EN 55 024:1998 EN61000-3-2:19 95+A1+A2+Corrig.+A1 4 EN 61000-3-3:1 995+A1 ETS 300 826 FCC 47 CFR part 15 Other ETS 300 32 8 ARIB T-66 Safety EN 60950:2000, approved power su pplies for all countries Included Accessories AXIS Network Product[...]

The Parameter List 142 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Section 16 The Parameter List These are the defau lt parameters in a ne w, unconfigured print server . A complete list of all Axis prin t server parameters can be found on www.axis.com AXIS 5900 (AXIS 5900 Network Print Server V7.00 Oct 01 2004. S /N: 00408C5E44D6) Parameter settings: --- General Men[...]

The Parameter List AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 143 TCP_ENB. : YES PAR_TCP_RESTRICT_LIST. : PROS_PWD. : netprinter PROS_PRT. : 35 LPD_BANN. : OFF (OFF, AUTO, LAS T) DEFAULT_RAW_TCP. : 9100-9101 (9100 -9101, CLOSED) RTN_OPT. : NO RTEL_PR1. : 0 RTEL_PR2. : 0 RTEL_PR3. : 0 RTEL_PR4. : 0 RTEL_PR5. : 0 RTEL_PR6. : 0 RTEL_PR7. : 0 RTEL_PR8. : 0 --- SNMP Men[...]

The Parameter List 144 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual NPRINTER6. : NPRINTER7. : NPRINTER8. : --- NetBIOS/NetBEUI Menu LSLM_ENB. : YES NB_FR_TYPE. : FR_802_2 (FR_AUTO, FR_802_2, FR_DIX) LPRINT_1. : AX5E44D6.LP1 LLOGIC_1. : PR1 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, LPT2) LPRINT_2. : AX5E44D6.LP2 LLOGIC_2. : PR2 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7,[...]

The Parameter List AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 145 --- Printer2 Menu PR2_OUT. : LPT2 (NONE, LPT1, L PT2) PR2_NAME. : PR2_SCND. : PR2 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR2_WAIT. : YES PR2_IN. : AUTO (AUTO, NONE) PR2_BEF. : PR2_STR. : PR2_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IB M, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR2[...]

The Parameter List 146 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual PR5_DUMP. : NO PR5_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEG AL, EXECUT) PR5_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS , R_PORTR, R_LANDS) PR5_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR5_FONT. : --- Printer6 Menu PR6_OUT. : LPT2 (NONE, LPT1, L PT2) PR6_NAME. : PR6_SCND. : PR6 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR6_WAIT. : YES PR6_IN. :[...]

The Parameter List AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 147 --- LPT2 Menu L2_CENTR. : HISPEED (IBM_PC, STNDRD, FAST, HISPEED, HINOACK) L2_BSYTM. : 60 L2_MGM_INFO. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO ) L2_COMMENT. : L2_BIDIR. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO ) L2_READT. : 3 --- Email Menu EMAIL_NOTIFICATION. : NO REPLY_ADDRESS. : PAPER_JAM_ADDRESS. : OUT_OF_PAPER_ADDRESS. : TONER_LOW_[...]

The Parameter List 148 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Enable SNMP Status SNMP Status is enabled thr oug h Windows’ printer port settings. Example You have a three port print server an d want to enable SNMP Status for LPT2. The table above tells you to set the SNMP Device Index to 3. Using Windows XP as an example: 1. Go to Start | Printers and Faxes .[...]

Glossary AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 149 Section 17 Glossary 802.11b A standard for wireless LAN communi cations operating within the 2.4 GHz ISM band. Access Point A network attached device that acts as a bridge between th e wireless LAN and the wired LAN and inte rconnects wireless clients. AIX Advanced Interactive eXe cutive. A vers ion of the UNI[...]

Glossary 150 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual config File This is a file that reside s in the pr int server’s memory and contains all the parameters that determine the print se rver’s functionality. By editing the config file (changing the parameter setti ngs), you can configure the print server to meet the printing ne eds of your network. Client/serv[...]

Glossary AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 151 IPP Internet Printing Protocol. A developi ng industry standard that allows users to print to remote printers across the I nternet. With IPP, a user with an Internet connection can send a document to any printer connected to the Internet. IPP is platform independent and can be used to print over any LAN or WAN[...]

Glossary 152 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual NetWare An operating system for local area networks. PCL Printer Control Language — a set of command codes used when printing. A PCL driver is a small program that works between the operating system and the printer. Peer-to-Peer Printing When selecting Peer-to-peer printing, all print jobs are sent directly [...]

Glossary AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 153 TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is an Internet software utility for transferring files that is simpler to use than the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) but less capable. It is used wh ere user authentication and directory visibility are not required. TFTP uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) rather tha[...]

Index 154 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Index Numerics 802.11b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 A Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Account file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 155 C CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Certificate Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index 156 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Flash Loading over the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 157 LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Local Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 33 Logical Link Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index 158 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual P Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Peer-to-Peer Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index AXIS 5900 User’s Manual 159 Software Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 SPX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index 160 AXIS 5900 User’s Manual Windows Adding Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 WINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18, 153 Host Name Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]