Axis Communications 540/640 manual

A X IS 540/640 U s er’s Manua l 1 Prefa ce Than k y ou for purchasin g t h e AXIS 540/ 640 Netw ork P r i n t Se r v er. Our go al in dev elopin g th i s p r o duct is t o e n able yo u to co n ne c t yo ur prin ters an y w he re i n your n e tw ork, al low i n g a l l net work u s e r s acce ss to shar ed print er resources. Abo ut A xis A x is [...]

2 AXIS 540/ 640 Use r’ s M anual Ev e r y c ar e has be en tak en in t h e preparatio n of this manual; i f yo u dete c t a ny i n ac c u raci es o r omissio n s, p l e ase i nform u s a t t he addr es s o n the ba c k c ov e r. A xis Co m muni cati ons AB can no t be held r e sp o nsible f o r an y t echni cal or typo g r a p hic al errors a n d[...]

Ta b l e of C ont ent s A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 3 Table of C onten ts Se c t ion 1 I nt r o duc t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 W here t o use it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Se c t ion[...]

Ta b l e of Cont ents 4 AXIS 540/640 User’s M a nual Se c t ion 7 Se tting Up - UNI X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 I nstalla t ion in the U N IX Envir on ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Print Met hods on T CP /I P Ne t w or k s . . . . . . . . .[...]

Se ction 1: Int roduction A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 5 Section 1 Introduction The AXIS 540/ 640 series is a ran ge of pl ug-i n n et w o r k prin t se rvers for use i n Ethern et and T ok en Rin g e n v ironmen ts. T h e AXIS 540/640 se r ver plugs direc tl y i n to the p r i nte r ’ s pa ra l lel port and provi des all n etw ork u sers wi t[...]

Sec tion 1: Intr od uc tion 6 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l The AXIS 640/ 642 models are su i table for To k e n R in g n e tw ork en vi r o nmen ts. T he A XIS 64 0 h a s a n etw ork c o nn ect or fo r Un s h i e lde d T w ist ed Pai r (U T P) ca bl i n g, w hi le the AXIS 642 has a n e t wo r k co nn e cto r f o r Shie lded Tw isted Pair (ST[...]

Se ction 1: Int roduction A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 7 The AXIS N e tPilot softwa re , which i s suppl ied o n t h e A X IS U t ilitie s diske tt e , m ak es t h e j o b of in stall at i on an d co nfigurati o n quick an d co n v e ni e nt . AXIS NetPilot runs o n W i ndow s p latforms, a n d prov ides a qu ick i n stall a t i o n faci lit y s[...]

Sec tion 1: Intr od uc tion 8 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Where to use it The AXIS 540/ 640 ca n c o m muni cate w ith a ll the majo r computer syste m s and n e two rk proto cols. The s u pporte d protoc ols can be handled si m ultane ousl y maki ng the A XI S 540/640 the i d e a l print serve r solu t i on for a mi x ed sy stems e n vi ron[...]

Se ction 1: Int roduction A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 9 In P ri n t Serv er Mode the AX I S 540/640 emulate s a NetWare prin t serve r , w hile i n R e mote Print er Mode i t emul a tes a w orkstat ion ru n n i ng RPRI N TE R or NPRIN T ER. Logi cal print ers are s u pporte d i n b o th bin dery and NDS modes f or both PS ERVER an d NPRI N TER [...]

Sec tion 1: Intr od uc tion 10 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Macintos h Env ironme n t (AX IS 540+/542+ only) The print er co n n ecte d to the AXIS 540+/542+ w i ll appea r as a LaserWr i ter p ri nte r c on n e cted to an Appl e Talk ne t wo r k . Once select ed fr o m the Choo ser w i n d o w in the Appl e menu, the prin ters can b e acc es[...]

Se ction 1: Int roduction A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 11 Sec urity Yo u may set up passwords for a ll users, restricti n g bot h log i n and print er acc ess. Mo ni t or ing The AXIS N e tPilot softwa r e provi ded all o ws you to con ti n uousl y moni tor p ri n te r status. The AXIS 5 40/640 als o supports S N MP for remote m on i to r i ng .[...]

Sec tion 1: Intr od uc tion 12 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 13 Section 2 Ba sic Installa tio n Ch e c king an d I d entifying the Hardware Unpack a n d check al l the ite ms u si n g t h e foll o w i n g chec k list. Con tact yo ur d e ale r if a n yt hing is m i ssing or d a mag ed. A l l packi n g ma terials are r e cyclable. The AXIS 540[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 14 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Op t ional acce ssorie s Se lf- a dhe sive v elcr o ribbo n s, part no : 13282 an d 13283 B N C T-adapto r (AXIS 542 o n l y ), p a r t n o : 12839 Print er ca b l e ex ten sion , part n o : 13522[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 15 AXIS 540/54 2 Connectors P l an view of the AXIS 540/542 Test Butt on The te s t butto n is u sed fo r: • Prin t in g a te s t page to c he ck the c o nn ect i on t o t h e print er. • Prin tin g the param e ter list sh o w in g a ll the AX I S 5 40/542 set ti n gs. • Rese[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 16 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l AXIS 640/64 2 Connectors P l an view of the AXIS 640/642 Test Butt on The te s t butto n is u sed fo r: • Prin t in g a te s t page to c he ck the c o nn ect i on t o t h e print er. • Prin tin g the param e ter list sh o wi n g a l l the AXI S 640/642 set t in gs. • Re[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 17 Conn e c t in g Printe rs to the AXIS 540 / 6 4 0 Ca ution Make sure t ha t t he e x tern al powe r supply is m arke d w ith t h e co r rec t main s v ol t age. Con ne ct a Pr int er: 1. Sw i t ch of f the p r i n te r . 2. Con n ec t t h e AXIS 540/ 6 40 to the p r i n t er, ei[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 18 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Conn e c t in g the A XI S 5 40/542 to the Ethernet N e twork 1. S w it ch of f the printe r and discon n e ct the A X I S 540/542 e xt e r n a l po w er suppl y. 2. Not e t h e AXIS 540/ 542 serial n um be r found o n the un d e r si de label o f the prin t s e rver. Yo u ne[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 19 Conn e c t in g the A XI S 6 40/642 to the Toke n R ing Netwo rk Ca ution D O N O T co nn ect or di scon nec t t he n e tw ork cabl ing while the AXIS 640/ 642 i s powe r e d on . 1. S w it ch of f the printe r and discon n e ct the A X I S 640/642 e xt e r n a l po w er suppl y[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 20 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Basic Set Up of the Net w o rk In s t a l la tion Guide After co n ne c t in g t he A X IS 540/640 to y our n e t wo r k y ou are n o w ready to perf o r m the ba s i c se tup procedures. The method of i n stall atio n t h a t y o u choose should be d i ctat ed by y ou r p ri[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 21 Web Bas ed M a nageme nt I f you a r e usin g t h e T C P/IP proto col suit e a n d also h a v e acce s s to a n Inte r n et brow ser, you may man age t he AXIS 540+, 542+ 640 an d 642 models usin g H T T P, r e gard less of yo u r system p latform. Shoul d you w i sh to use thi[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 22 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Notes : ❏ IPX/ SPX : used i n Nov e l l Ne tWare ❏ T C P/IP: use d i n UNI X s y stems,Wi ndow s NT , Wi ndow s 95, Win dow s 3.11, Wi ndow s for Wo r k groups . . . ❏ NetBIO S/ Net B E U I: u s ed i n Wi ndow s NT, Wi ndow s for Workg r o u ps, Wi ndow s 95, LAN Serve [...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 23 The user i s g u i ded t h rough the insta llatio n process by a W i zard which asks for the rele va n t i nformatio n co n cerni n g y o u r ne t work e n v i r o nmen t. Y ou w i l l fin d more informatio n abo ut AXIS NetPi lo t i n Sect ion 3 Sett ing Up - N e t War e . W i [...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 24 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l T es t Pa g e The fin al user prompt in the I n stall a t i o n W i z ard al lo w s y ou t o pr i n t a te s t page through Net Wa r e . This page di sp l ay s the name of all the NetWare serve r s the A XIS 540/640 i s c o n n ecte d to a n d shows the stat u s of ea c h c o[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 25 Basic Set Up for TCP/IP T o e stabl i s h communic atio n w i th the TCP/I P ne t w o r k, a n I n tern et addr ess a n d a h o st n ame must be mapped t o the Et hernet/Node addr ess o f your AXIS 540/640 Prin t S erver. T o d o this, y ou must firstl y ac qu ire a n u n u se d[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 26 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l The Intern et A dd r e ss and Host Name in Y our Host Table En ter t he Inte r n e t addr ess a n d Hos t n ame i n to y ou r host table usin g the fo llow ing ste p- by -step inst r uct io n s: 1. Ac quire an un use d Inte r n e t addr e s s f rom your Net w o r k Admin istr[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 27 Se t the I nterne t Ad dr ess and Host Name Y o u may set the Int ernet address o f the A XIS 540/640 i n fo ur diff er e n t w a ys, using ei ther arp, ra r p, bo otp, or d hcp. T h e main characte r i stics of e ach of th e se met hod s are d e scribed be l o w : • ARP - av [...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 28 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Notes : ❏ DHCP i s o nly a v ai l able in “+” and To k en R in g mo dels. ❏ Please n o te that a lthough i t is rec om m e nded p ract ice t o refer t o the host name when acc essin g y o ur AXIS 540 /640, i t i s perfect ly acc eptable t o r e p l ace t h i s na m e [...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 29 AXIS 6 40/6 42 Token Ri ng Pr i nt Serv er: St ar t a DOS wi ndo w . T ype the f o l low i n g comm a n d: Ex ample: T he host w il l r e t ur n Rep ly fr om 1 92.16 8.3.1 91.. . or so m e si milar m essa g e. Th i s i n di cate s that the address h a s been set an d t h e c om [...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 30 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Usi ng ARP in UNI X Y o u may al so use the arp met h o d for dow nloadi ng the Int erne t addr ess w ithin a UNIX en v i ronmen t : AXIS 5 40/5 42 E th ernet Pri nt Server : T y pe th e foll owi n g c o m ma n d : Ex ample: The host w i ll return npsna me is ali ve, o r some[...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 31 Notes : ❏ T he arp co m m an d can vary betw een different U N I X sy stems. The 802. 5 argument i s o n l y required for I BM A IX syste m s, a n d some BSD t ype syste ms expe ct the host na me a n d n o de a d dress i n rev erse o r de r . Furthermore IBM AIX sy stems w i l[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 32 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l AXIS 6 40/6 42 Token Ri ng Pr i nt Serv er I f y o u are a IBM AI X user, y o u w i ll p rob abl y n o t have a c cess to a r arp daemon . I f t h i s i s the case, y ou may use e ither t h e arp o r boo tp methods i nste ad. 1. Appen d t h e foll o w i n g lin e t o your No [...]

Se ction 2: Bas ic In st all a tion A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 33 Using B O O T P in UNI X Fo l low these step-by -s t ep proce d u re below to use the bo otp me thod: 1. Appen d t h e foll o w i n g e ntry to y ou r boot ta bl e. T his i s ty pically perform ed edit i n g the file: /et c/boo tptab : E x ample f o r AXIS 540/542 /Ethern et : E[...]

Sec tion 2: Bas i c Inst all a tion 34 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Us in g DH C P i n Wind ows F o llow the s e s t ep-by-ste p proce dure below t o use the DHCP met hod: 1. Edit o r create a scope i n the DHCP man ager o f the D H CP daemon . The e n tries i nc l uded i n t o t his scope shoul d i n cl ude the foll ow i n g : • rang e o f[...]

Sect ion 3: Sett ing Up - Net Ware A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 35 Net W a r e Section 3 Setting Up - N etWar e I f you ha v e no t already done so , y ou should use t he Insta l latio n Wizard in A XIS NetPi l o t t o i nstall yo ur n e tw o r k prin t se r v er; re fer to Sect ion 2 - Ba s i c Install ation . After perf orm in g t h e basi c i[...]

Sec tion 3: Set ting U p - Ne tWa re 36 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l N etWar e Usin g AXIS NetPi lo t to M an age you r Prin t Server s By open ing fold e r s from w i th in the l eft ha nd pan e of the AXIS NetPi lot main w i n dow y o u can : • f r o m ‘Netw ork Pr i n t Serv ers’ select an y i nstalled n e tw ork pri nt serv er that [...]

Sect ion 3: Sett ing Up - Net Ware A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 37 Net W a r e M anag ing Printe rs a nd Print Queue s Ha v i n g i nsta l led y our AXIS 5 40 / 640 p r i nt serve r i n a c cordance w ith the basic i n stall at i o n proce d ures de scr i bed i n S e c tion 2 - Basic Instal lation , y o u r AXIS 540/640 should n o w fe ature i n[...]

Sec tion 3: Set ting U p - Ne tWa re 38 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l N etWar e P r int Que u e C onnec t io n T o c o nn ect a p r i n t queue t o a prin t s e rver port, se l e ct t h e prin t se rver port you wish to con nec t from the NetWare Netw ork E nv iron ment wi ndow . C li ck C o n n ect. .. The Conn ec t Net Wa re Prin t Queues w [...]

Sect ion 3: Sett ing Up - Net Ware A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 39 Net W a r e C onfiguri ng vi a the P r operty Pag e s Se lec t the requi r e d Ne tw o r k Print Serv er and t h en Properti e s f ro m t h e Se t up menu i n the NetPilot Main w in dow, o r alternat i v el y c li c k the Propertie s Ico n o n t h e T oolbar. A c o m prehen s iv [...]

Sec tion 3: Set ting U p - Ne tWa re 40 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l N etWar e Print Serv er Mode In th i s mode the AXIS 540/640 l og s in t o a file se rver(s) an d repeat edl y poll s the p ri n t queues for prin t jobs. In this f ashio n , the AXIS 540/ 640 emul a t e s a NetWare pri nt serve r , t h at i s a work st atio n r u n ni ng PS[...]

Sect ion 3: Sett ing Up - Net Ware A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 41 Net W a r e Mo ni t or i ng the Printe rs Fo r the p urpose of prin ter m o n it orin g t h e AXIS N e tPilot al l o w s u se r s to creat e g roups of prin ters. The p r i n te rs comprisin g e ach group ma y then be displayed in the AX I S Net Pil o t w in dow. T o ex am i ne t[...]

Sec tion 3: Set ting U p - Ne tWa re 42 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l N etWar e Other NetWare Config u ration Methods Nove ll Utilitie s After i n s t a l lin g t h e A X IS 540/640 in to the NetWare e nv iron me n t using the AXIS Ne tPilot, adj u st me nts to the c onfig u ra t io n ca n be made a t a n y time, usin g the A X I S NetPi l ot [...]

Sect ion 3: Sett ing Up - Net Ware A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 43 Net W a r e Notifi cat ion Using the NetWare Admini strator y ou may also enable/disable status no tific atio n messages for p r i n te r s c o n n ecte d t o the AXIS 540/640, i .e . B u sy , Off l i n e , Out o f paper, Paper ja m.. . etc . P r i n t j o b ow n e rs and chosen [...]

Sec tion 3: Set ting U p - Ne tWa re 44 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l N etWar e Web Browser I f your n etw ork s u p po rts TCP/I P , y ou m ay c o nfigure t h e A X IS 540+/542+/640 an d 642 m o del s for ope ra t i on w ithin t he NetWare e n v i r o nmen t, using a n y standard Web browse r . F rom the A XI S NetWare Config u rati o n Page [...]

S e ction 4: S ett in g Up - Windows A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 45 Section 4 S et ting Up - Wind ows Hav in g c on n ect ed t he AXIS 540/ 640 t o y o u r ne t w o r k , this se ctio n n o w describes how t o set up y o ur AXI S 540/640 f o r p r i n ti ng in the Win dows e n viron ment . The foll o wi n g W i ndow s platform s are supported: [...]

Sec tion 4: Set ting U p - Windo ws 46 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Note: ❏ T he AXIS Pri nt Ut ility for Wi ndow s is n o t n eede d o n the clien t platform s f o r clien t-serve r print in g . A bout A XI S Print Utility for Windows AXIS P ri nt Ut ility for Win d ow s i s a dual pur po se applicat i on for n e tw ork prin t in g in the [...]

S e ction 4: S ett in g Up - Windows A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 47 Pe e r-to -Pe er v s . C l ient-Ser v e r P r inting Al l users requirin g a ccess t o a n e tw ork p r i nt e r i n pee r -t o-peer mo de w i ll ne e d t o i n stall the A XIS Print Utilit y for Windo ws so f t ware o nt o thei r w orksta ti o n . Users may the n add the requi[...]

Sec tion 4: Set ting U p - Windo ws 48 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Windo w s fo r Workgroup s Setup for Pe e r-to-P eer P rinting Fo llow these steps t o i n s t a l l y our AXIS 540/640 for pee r-t o-peer print i ng at a Windo ws for Workgroups w orkstat io n : 1. Double-click the AXIS Pri n t Utili t y i c o n . 2. In the Po r t men u, c l[...]

S e ction 4: S ett in g Up - Windows A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 49 Cli ent-Serv er Pri n t i ng : Se r v er Se t u p Fo llow these steps t o i n s t a l l y our AXIS 540/640 for clie nt-se r v er print i ng a t a Windo ws for Workgroups serv er: 1. Choose a workst atio n that y o u w ant t o use as se r v er for n etw ork prin t in g . The ser[...]

Sec tion 4: Set ting U p - Windo ws 50 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Cli ent-Serv er Pri n t i ng : C lie nt Se tup Fo llow t hese steps to us e your AXIS 540/640 fo r c l i en t -server print in g at a W i ndow s for Wo r kgroups clien t : 1. In the Con trol Pan el, select Pri n ters. 2. Se lect a prin ter driv er from the list o f In stall e[...]

S e ction 4: S ett in g Up - Windows A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 51 Windo w s 95 Setup for Pe e r-to-P eer P rinting Fo llow these steps t o i n s t a l l y our AXIS 540/640 for pee r-t o-peer print i ng at a Windo ws 95 w o rkstati on : 1. Double-click the AXIS Pri n t Utili t y ic o n. 2. In the Po r t men u, c l i c k Add . 3. In the N PS Po[...]

Sec tion 4: Set ting U p - Windo ws 52 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Cli ent-Serv er Pri n t i ng : C lie nt Se tup T o prin t i n clien t-serve r mode from w ithi n a Win dows 95 e n v i r o nmen t, it i s ne c essary to setup the serve r o n a Windo ws for Workg r o u ps w orksta tion . Re fe r to C lient-Serve r Pr in t ing: S e rver Setup,[...]

S e ction 4: S ett in g Up - Windows A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 53 Windo w s NT Setup for Pe e r-to-P eer P rinting Fo llow these steps t o i n s t a l l y our AXIS 540/640 for pee r-t o-peer print i ng at a Windo ws NT w orkstat ion : 1. Double-click the AXIS Pri n t Utili ty ico n . 2. In the Po r t men u, c l i c k Add . 3. In the N PS Port[...]

Sec tion 4: Set ting U p - Windo ws 54 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Cli ent-Serv er Pri n t i ng : C lie nt Se tup T o prin t i n clien t-serve r mode from w ithi n a Win dows NT e n v i r o nmen t, it i s ne c essary to setup the serve r o n a Windo ws for Workg r o u ps w orksta tion . Re fe r to C lient-Serve r Pr in t ing: S e rver Setup,[...]

S e ction 4: S ett in g Up - Windows A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 55 Inst all the TCP/I P Pr o tocol Sta ck In th e Con trol Pan el, click the Ne tw o r k i c on . If t h e T C P/IP Prin t in g en try ap p e ar s , t h e n TCP/I P i s a l ready i n stall ed . Close the Net w o r k fold er and skip to In st a l ling a P r inter below . Fo llow th[...]

Sec tion 4: Set ting U p - Windo ws 56 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Other Win d ows C o n figurat ion M e t hods AXI S N e t Pi l o t After i n s t a l lin g y our prin ters usin g t he AXIS Pr i n t U t ility for Win dows adjustmen ts to t h e AXIS 540/ 640 co n figuratio n can be made a t a n y time using the AXIS Net Pilot. Web Browser I f[...]

Se ction 5: Se tting Up - OS/ 2 A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 57 Section 5 S et ting Up - OS/2 Ha v i n g c o nn ect ed t h e AXIS 540/ 640 t o y o u r n et w o r k , this se ctio n n o w describes how t o set up y o ur AXI S 540/640 f o r p r i n ti ng in the OS/2 en v i r o nmen t. I f you int end to operate y our AXIS 540/640 i n a m u ltiprot[...]

Sec tion 5: Set ting U p - OS/ 2 58 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l A bout AX I S Pri nt U tility f o r OS/2 AXIS Print Utility for O S/2 is a d ual purpose appl i catio n fo r n et w ork print i ng i n t h e OS/2 e n v ironmen t . Its fundamen tal pu r po se i s to : 1. Install an d main tain t he AXIS 540/ 6 40 print er port as a n OS/2 prin t[...]

Se ction 5: Se tting Up - OS/ 2 A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 59 In t eg rat in g your A XI S 5 40/640 in t o the OS/ 2 Enviro n ment C reate a P rint Que ue (OS/2 ver s ion 1.x) 1. Double-click the Print Man ager icon , click Se tu p, then select Pri n te r s. . . 2. C l i ck Ad d t o mak e a n ew p r i n t er defin i ti o n, t h e n type a n am[...]

Sec tion 5: Set ting U p - OS/ 2 60 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Share the Pri nt Que u e A p r i n t queue m ust be made a s h ared r e sour c e b e f ore i t c a n b e acc essed from ot h e r computers (c l i e nt s or o ther serv ers). O pe n an O S / 2 w i ndow an d i ss ue the fo llow in g co m man d: NET SH ARE <queue _name> / PRI[...]

Se ction 5: Se tting Up - OS/ 2 A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 61 Other OS/ 2 Configuration Method s AXI S N e t Pi l o t After i n s t a l lin g y our prin ters usin g t he AXIS P r i nt Ut ility for OS/2, adjustmen t s t o t h e A X IS 540/640 co nfigurati on ca n be made a t a n y ti me usin g t he AXIS Ne tPilot. Note: ❏ T he AXIS N e tPilot[...]

Sec tion 5: Set ting U p - OS/ 2 62 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l[...]

Sect ion 6: Sett in g Up - M a c int osh A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 63 Section 6 S et ting Up - Mac i n tosh Note: ❏ Please n o te that t h i s sec t io n a p plie s on ly to t h e print serv ers supportin g the Appl e Et h e r Ta l k e n v ironmen t , i . e . AXIS 54 0+ an d AXIS 542+. Ha v i n g c on n ec t ed t h e AXIS 540+/ 542+ t o yo [...]

Sec tion 6: Se t ting U p - M a cintosh 64 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Yo u may c ha n ge the default name of y o u r AXIS 540+/542+ or a m e nd an y o f defa u lt paramet ers if y ou wish. Howe v e r , t o acc ess the conf ig file f rom a Mac in t osh you w i ll n e ed FTP support su c h as Ma c TCP, Fe tch or Anarchie . This is de sc r i b[...]

Sect ion 6: Sett in g Up - M a c int osh A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 65 La s e rWr it e r 7.0 P r inter D riv e r O p e n the Choose r w i ndow b y starti ng the C hoo ser fr o m the Appl e menu. F o llow these ste p s to choose a pr i n te r : 1. C l i ck the LaserW ri t er i c o n . 2. I f y o ur net work has more than o n e zon e, clic k o n[...]

Sec tion 6: Se t ting U p - M a cintosh 66 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l 5. Choose the PP D fil e matc h i n g your prin ter, a n d click ‘OK’. If y o ur pr i n te r does no t appea r i n the PPD file list , co n tact yo ur prin ter v e n d o r . Y ou may also us e the Ge neric PPD i f y o u do n o t n eed any print er speci f i c fea t ur[...]

Sect ion 6: Sett in g Up - M a c int osh A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 67 Yo u may se l e c t eit he r ASCII or e ither o f these bin ary dat a proto cols for y o u r prin ti n g w ithin the Ma ci n tosh e n v i r o nmen t, b y foll ow i n g th e step by step inst ructi on s below : 1. Open the C hoo s e r . 2. S e le ct a n et w ork pri nte r d [...]

Sec tion 6: Se t ting U p - M a cintosh 68 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Web Browser I f y o ur ne t work s u pports T C P /IP, y ou may alte r n ativ ely c onfig u re t h e AXIS 540+/ 542+ using a n appropriate Web browse r . A n y AppleTa lk parameter i n the AXI S 540+/542+ C o nfiguratio n f i l e may b e amended f r o m w i thin the Appl [...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 69 Section 7 S et ting Up - UNIX In st allation in the UNIX E nviro n ment Ha v i n g pe rformed t h e basic T CP/IP set u p pr o cedur e s as d e fi ned i n Sect ion 2 - Ba s i c Install ation , y ou a r e n o w able t o prin t in i n teract i ve mode u si ng FT P or Re verse T e lnet[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 70 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Integration int o the Ho s t Printe r Spoo l e r T o i nte grate the AX I S 540/640 i n t o t h e host p r i nte r spooler y o u w i ll n e ed t o use the auto inst al lati on script axinstal l, residen t i n the AX I S 540/640. Y o u may inst al l t h i s softw are o nt o y ou r[...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 71 The axinstall script has n o w bee n u p-loaded t o y o u r h o st. Ex ecute the script w i th this command: sh axin stall Y o u w i l l be gui d e d through the i n stall a t i on b y a step-by-ste p procedure. D uring the inst a l lati o n y o u w i l l be ask ed to selec t a p r [...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 72 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Print Method s on T C P /IP Networks The AXIS 540/ 640 sup po r t s se v eral diff e r e n t p r int methods i n the TCP/IP e n v i r o nment . axinstal l w il l suggest a prin t met h o d suitable fo r y o u r par t icul a r U NIX syst em, bu t y ou might wa n t to us e a n othe[...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 73 FTP The Fi l e Tran sfe r P rotoco l is u se d for tran s f errin g files betw een hosts. Adv a n t a ges : Uses i ndustry st andard n et w ork software o n the host. Limi t atio ns : No p r i n t er stat u s loggi n g. In the case of B S D i t may con flict w ith ot h e r i n p u t[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 74 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l R e v e rse Telne t Oft e n u se d for prin t in g v i a a t er m i nal se r v er prin ter po r t . On ly reco m men ded i f you a l ready have a Re v er s e T elnet drive r in stall ed . Adv a n t a ges : Easy t o se t up w ith pre vi o u sly i n stall ed Reve r se T e l n e t d[...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 75 U s i ng Logical Printe rs t o C us tomis e your P r inting The AXIS 540/ 640 has a powe r f ul facility for a l te ri ng the p r i n t data. Thi s mean s that y o u r d e sired prin t format c an b e realised on an y t ype of prin ter. T he foll o w i n g actio n s ma y be i n v o [...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 76 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Character Se t C onver sion A common problem in a multi p le host en v iron me n t is that di f feren t hosts u se diff e r e n t A S C I I characte r sets. A s a result o f this, languag e speci f i c c h aract ers (such as å ü ô ñ ) are someti m e s prin ted i n co r rec tl[...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 77 A d ding Strings B ef or e a n d A fter Pr int Jo bs These strin g func t io ns prov ide a w ay t o sen d print er co ntrol co mman d s before and a f te r eac h p r i nt jo b. They may be s p e cifie d i n divi dua lly f o r each l og ical prin ter. Al l strin gs are e n tered as h[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 78 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l String Subs titutions The strin g substi tution func tion pe r forms search a nd replace operat i on s on t h e prin t data . The p ri mary appl i cati on is to re p l ac e print er co ntrol comm a nds. Up to 20 st r i n g s u b st ituti ons ma y be speci f i ed i ndiv idual ly f[...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 79 A SCI I to Po s t scri pt C onver sion The AX IS 540/640 l o gical prin ters can translate ASCI I print data i n to PostS cript f o r mat. T h i s mak es i t po s si b le t o prin t w ith a Post Script print er fr om a h o st t h at d oe s n o t s upport PostSc r i p t . The co n ve[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 80 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l The PostS cript f on t ca n b e any fon t t ha t i s in stall ed i n t he print er; if n o fon t i s spec if i ed, Cour i e r w ill b e u se d . Ex ample: The foll o w in g e n t r ies are n e eded i n yo ur c onfig file to set up logi cal print er n umber 2 for ASCI I to PostSc [...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 81 Read-ba ck of in f ormat ion The AXIS 540/640 supports bi -d i recti onal pr i n ti ng . T he i nformatio n f rom the p ri nte r is re ad back o n t h e parall el p o r t w h e n the paramet er PRx_ IN has the defaul t setti ng of AUTO. H ow e v e r , i t i s required t hat the prin[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 82 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Using Telnet with the AXIS 540 / 6 4 0 The Telnet suppor t make s i t possi ble to log i n to the AXIS 540/640 an d ex ecute v ar i ous co m man d s as s how n i n the ex a mple below . Use the follow in g co m man d to log i n : telne t <ho st n ame> Typica l Telne t sess [...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 83 Viewi ng AX IS 540/640 Ac counting File us ing Telne t The ac count i ng f i l e c o nta ins data c o nc ernin g the te n la s t p rin t jo bs. It speci f i es an i nte rn al j ob n u m be r , t h e user t h at in i t iate d the job, t he protoc o l an d logi cal print er t h at w a[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 84 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Viewi ng t he A X IS 540/640s Sta tus us ing Telne t The stat u s command s h o ws whic h p r i n t er port the l o gica l p r inte r s are assign ed t o, a n d thei r curr e n t status. Typica l Telne t session to v iew log ical printe r s tatus Note: ❏ Si nce the print serv e[...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 85 Using SNMP for R emote M onito ring Yo u may use SNMP (Simpl e Netw ork Mana gemen t Prot ocol) for remote mon it o r i n g of the AXIS 540 / 640. A ll maj or functi o n s appl i cable t o p rin t servers ar e supported. Gene ral Inf ormat ion SNMP a ctual ly refers t o a set of sta[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 86 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Sy s tem Re quire ments for SNMP The followi n g requiremen ts m u st b e f u l f i lled i n ord e r t o make fu l l use of t h e AXIS 540/640 SNMP s upport: • A n NMS softw are that al l o w s you t o inst a l l priv ate en terpr i se MIB s . • A host that supports FTP o n w[...]

Sec ti on 7: Set ting Up - UNIX A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 87 Other UNIX C o n figuratio n M et h o d s Web Browser Yo u may al t ernati v e ly c o nfigure th e A X IS 540+/542+/640 an d 642 models for o p era ti o n w i t h i n the T CP /IP e n v ironmen t , usin g a n appropr i ate Web bro wser. A n y TCP/I P par a m e ter i n the A X I S 54[...]

Sec tion 7: Set ting U p - UNIX 88 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l[...]

Sec tion 8: We b Bas ed M a na gement A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 89 Win do w s In t er net Section 8 We b Based Ma n a gem ent Ha v i n g es t abl i s hed TC P/ IP co mmuni catio n a s de sc r i bed i n Sect ion 2 - Ba s ic Installation , you ar e n o w able t o access AXIS 540/640 series of Netw ork Pri nt S e rv ers from an y s t andard Web [...]

Sec tion 8: We b Ba s ed M an a g e m e nt 90 AXIS 560/ 660 Use r’s M anua l Wind ow s Intern et Accessing t h e W eb P ag e s Pr eparat ion To acc ess the A X I S 540/ 64 0 Home Page t h e Intern et Ad dress must be set, a s describe d in Ba s ic Set Up for TCP/I P , on page 25. A c cess in g the Con f igurat i o n Pag e s Fo l low the steps be [...]

Sec tion 8: We b Bas ed M a na gement A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 91 Win do w s In t er net The AXIS 540/542 Home Page From w it h i n the A X IS 540/542 Ho me We b Page y o u may v i ew the latest pr i n t jobs, print er port sta tus and e xamin e the cu r ren t paramete r list, or default s e tt i ngs. Lin ks to the AX IS Ho m e an d Product [...]

Sec tion 8: We b Ba s ed M an a g e m e nt 92 AXIS 560/ 660 Use r’s M anua l Wind ow s Intern et En hanced HTT P M anagement Serv ices Li n ks t o the foll o wi n g servi ces a re av ailabl e from the Home Page of the AXIS 540+, 542+, 640 an d 642 mode ls: • Con f i gurat ion • Man agemen t • Status • Ac count •H e l p Y o u ca n al so [...]

Sec tion 8: We b Bas ed M a na gement A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 93 Win do w s In t er net The Man agemen t Pa ge a l low s yo u to reset the print serve r an d set the parameters t o the fact ory de f ault v al u e s. You m ay also v i e w basic i n f o rmat io n abo u t y our the AXI S 540+/542+/640/642, i . e . the curr en t softw ar e v er[...]

Sec tion 8: We b Ba s ed M an a g e m e nt 94 AXIS 560/ 660 Use r’s M anua l Wind ow s Intern et[...]

Appe nd ix A: T he Test But ton A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 95 Ap pendix A The Test But ton The T e st Butto n is loc ated on the fron t ri gh t hand side of the AXIS 540/640. By d e p ressi n g this bu t t on yo u are able t o : • Prin t a te s t page , to check the c on n e ctio n t o the p rin ter. • Prin t a parameter li s t , to define[...]

Appendix A: The Test Butt on 96 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l F actory D e f a ul t S e t tings Should y o u w i sh t o reset the AXIS 540/640 to the fact ory de f ault sett i n gs, the be st w a y to do this i s to use the T est button . This procedure i n v olve s swi tchin g t h e AXIS 540/ 640 off an d o n . 1. Remov e the po wer cord to s[...]

Appe nd i x B: The Par amete r L is t A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 97 Ap pendix B The Pa r a m eter List Thi s appen di x prov ides an o v ervi e w of t h e A X IS 540/640 paramete r s a n d describe s how they may be edi ted. A s am ple p ar a m e ter li st i s also i n c l uded. How ev er, p l e a s e n o te that beca use of rec ent pri nt ser[...]

Appendix B: The Para me ter List 98 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Ed iting using FTP The Fi l e Tran s f e r P r o toco l pro v i des an other alt e rnati v e for chan gi n g the pa r a m e ter se ttin gs. U NI X, Wi nd ows and OS/2 W o r kst ations Fo llow the step-by-st ep proce d ure below to edit the c o nfig f i le from U N IX, Win d o w [...]

Appe nd i x B: The Par amete r L is t A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 99 Th e C on fig F i le The remain der of this appen di x co nta ins the compl ete AXI S 540/640 parameter l i s t. The le ft-han d co lumn s how s t h e parameters and t he ir defaul t v a l ues as they appea r in the co n f i g file, an d t he right colum n co ntai ns bri e f d[...]

Appendix B: The Para me ter List 100 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l --- SNMP MENU READ_ COM. : publi c R e ad-On ly C o mmu ni t y Name WRT_C OM. : pass R e ad-W r ite Community Na m e TRAPA DDR. : 0 0 0 0 S NMP Trap In t e rnet A ddres s TRAP_ COM. : publi c S NMP Trap Community Na me SYS_C ONT. : S ystem Cont a ct SYS_N AME. : S ystem Name SY[...]

Appe nd i x B: The Par amete r L is t A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 101 --- NetBI OS/Net BEUI MENU LSLM_ ENB. : YES L AN Ser ver/ LAN Mana g e r Protoc ol Enabl e d NB_FR _TYPE . : FR_AU TO (F R_AUT O, FR _802_ 2, FR _DIX) F ra me Type ( Req uires R es tart) LPRIN T_1. : AX100 086. L P1 P r i nter 1 Name (100086 are the l a s t s ix c haracters o[...]

Appendix B: The Para me ter List 102 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l --- PRINT ER1 ME NU PR1_W AIT. : YES (No f unctio n. Reser ved fo r futu re u se. ) PR1_I N. : AUTO (N ONE, AUTO) P R1 Re ad- Bac k o f i n fo r mation PR1_B EF. : P R1 Stri n g Be fore P rint Jo b PR1_S TR. : P R1 Stri n g Substitutions PR1_C SET. : NONE (NO NE, I SO>IB M, [...]

Appe nd i x B: The Par amete r L is t A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 103 --- PRINT ER4 ME NU PR4_W AIT. : YES (No f unctio n. Reser ved fo r futu re u se. ) PR4_I N. : AUTO (N ONE, AUTO) P R4 Re ad- Bac k of i n for mation PR4_B EF. : P R4 Stri n g Be fore P rint Jo b PR4_S TR. : P R4 Stri n g Substitutions PR4_C SET. : NONE (NO NE, I SO>IB M, [...]

Appendix B: The Para me ter List 104 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l --- PRINT ER7 ME NU PR7_W AIT. : YES (No f unctio n. Reser ved fo r futu re u se. ) PR7_I N. : AUTO (N ONE, AUTO) P R7 Re ad- Bac k of i n for mation PR7_B EF. : P R7 Stri n g Be fore P rint Jo b PR7_S TR. : 010A0 20D0A P R7 Stri n g Substitutions PR7_C SET. : NONE (NO NE, I SO[...]

A ppe nd ix C : Updating th e Software A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 105 Ap pendix C Updating the Softwar e The foll o w i n g so f t ware can be u p d at ed: • AXIS N e tPilot co n figuratio n sof t ware • AXIS Pr i n t U t ility for Wi ndow s • AXIS Pr i nt Utility for OS/2 • The AXIS 540/640 print serv e r softw are held i n Fl ash Mem[...]

Appendix C Upda ting t he Soft w a re 106 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l Web Browser S uppor t Because the AXIS 540/640 supports the H T T P protoc o l ov er TCP/IP , y o u may d ow nload the late s t softw are release s di rec tly from the Softw are Upgrade Pa g e. T o di s play the Softw are Upgrade P a g e s i mp l y c l i c k the ‘ S oftw[...]

A ppe nd ix C : Updating th e Software A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 107 Upgrading ov er the Network us i ng F TP T o upgrade o ve r the n et w o r k usin g F T P y o u w i ll n e ed t he foll o w i n g : • The file w i t h the ne w prin t se r v er so ft w are. T he n a m e o f this file i s i n the form p r od uct.ver sion , e. g. 540 _524. e[...]

Appendix C Upda ting t he Soft w a re 108 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l[...]

Appendix D: Tec hni c al Spec ifica tions A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 109 Ap pendix D Technical S pe c ifications Supported Syst em s Nov el l Ne tW are : V e rs io ns 3.11, 3.12, 4.10 and abov e, s upportin g both NDS a n d Bindery E m u lation . Up to 16 file serv ers a n d 96 print queues can be serve d . User mess age s are also sup po rted[...]

Appendix D: Te chni c al Sp ec i fica tions 110 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l L og ic a l Connec tion AX I S 540/542 Runn ing s imultane ou s ly any combin at io n o f the sup po rted pro t o cols. Use of IE EE802.2, IE E E802.3 , SNAP and Ethern et II fr ame types s imultane ou s ly. AX I S 640/642 Runn ing s imultane ou s ly any combin at io[...]

Appendix D: Tec hni c al Spec ifica tions A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 111 AX I S 542/542+ 1.1 x 2. 9 x 4.7 inches (2.7 x 7.2 x 11.8 cm ) AX I S 640/642 1.1 x 2.2 x 4.7 inches (2.7 x 5.6 x 11.8 cm) W e ight 0.26 lb. (0.1 2 Kg) Environme nt a l Temperature: 40 - 105° F (5 - 40° C) . Humidi ty : 10 - 95% n o n - co ndensing. Appr ovals EMC: E N [...]

Appendix D: Te chni c al Sp ec i fica tions 112 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l[...]

A ppe ndi x E: How To C ont ac t Axis A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 113 L u n d - B o s t o n - T o k y o COMMUNICATIONS ® Ap pendix E How To Co ntac t A x is T e chnic al Suppor t Should y o u require an y t e ch n ica l assistan c e, please co n tact y our A x is dealer. If your questi o n s can n ot b e answ ered i m medi ately, y ou r A x is[...]

Appendix E: H ow To Conta c t A xis 114 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l L u n d - B o s t o n - T o k y o COMMUNICATIONS ® FTP Y o u may also obt ai n files a n d i nform a ti o n th rough an o nymous f tp: log in to ftp.ax isinc .com or ftp.axi s .c om and go t o the / pub/axi s direct ory. Altern ativ ely, e n ter ftp:// ftp.axi si n c. com/ [...]

A ppe ndi x E: How To C ont ac t Axis A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 115 L u n d - B o s t o n - T o k y o COMMUNICATIONS ® Ja pan Ax is Com munic atio ns K.K. 8th Cen ter Pl aza 5F 1-10-16 N i h o m ba s hi H o r i dome -cho, C h uo-k u, T ok y o 103, J ap a n Phone : +81 3 3663 8801 Fa x : +81 3 3663 8802 Email: i n f o @a x iscom. c o. jp Sing[...]

Appendix E: H ow To Conta c t A xis 116 A XIS 540/ 640 Us e r’s M anua l L u n d - B o s t o n - T o k y o COMMUNICATIONS ®[...]

Ind ex A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 117 A Acc ounti n g File, 83 AIX, 31 Alias N ame, 26 An ony mo us FT P, 11 4 Appl e Et h e r T al k, 10, 63, 109 Approvals, 111 ARP, 27, 30 ASCII t o Postscript Conv ersio n , 79 A x is BBS, 114 AXIS MIB, 86 AXIS Net Pilot, 36 Ax i s Offi c es, 114, 11 5 A x is WWW Home Page, 113 B Ba sic Set U p, 25 H T TP, 2[...]

Ind ex 118 AXIS 540/640 User’s M a nual M Macin tosh, 10, 10 9 Microso f t LAN Man ag e r , 109 Microso f t Win d o w s, 109 Mon itori ng the Prin ters, 41 N ND S, 37 NET_MA SK, 33 NetBEUI /NetBIO S , 22 NetPilot , 36 Netw ork Indi cato r LED, 15, 16 Netw ork I n f o r mati o n Se rv ice s, 26 Netw ork Manage m e n t, 109 NI S , 26 Node Add ress,[...]

Ind ex A X IS 540/640 User’s Manua l 119 U U NIX, 9, 69, 109 U NIX Prin t Me thods, 72 Updati ng yo ur Softw are, 105 W Weig h t, 11 1 Windo ws , 9, 45, 109 Windo w s N T - L PD Print i n g , 54 Wizard , 23 Worl d Wide We b, 113 Y Yellow Pages, 26[...]