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1 AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 M a c i n tosh AXIS 540+, 542+, 640, 642 Network Pr int Server User’s Manual[...]

AXIS 540/640 User ’s Manual 2 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh Safety Notices Please take some time to read throug h the safety notices be fore installing the AXIS 540/640. Cau ti on ! - must be observed to avoid loss of data o r damage to your equipment. Imp or ta n t: - must be obser ved to avoid operational impairment . Do not proceed beyo[...]

3 AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Preface Thank you for p urchasing the AXIS 540/640 Networ k Print Serv er. This pr oduct has been developed to connect your printers anywhere in your netwo rk, allowing all network users access to the shared pri nter resources. IMPORTANT! This manual p rovides introductory informa[...]

AXIS 540/640 User ’s Manual 4 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh IBM M ai nfra m e and S/3 x - AS/4 00 Print S er vers and Proto c ol Conv ert er s - include a wid e range of LAN, coax and tw inax attached pri nt servers for the IBM host enviro nment. By emulating IBM d evices, these se rvers provi de conversio n of the IPDS, SCS and 3270 DS da[...]

5 AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Table of Contents Sect ion 1 In troducti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Where to use it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 How to use [...]

AXIS 540/640 User ’s Manual 6 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh Section 6 Se tting Up - OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 TCP/IP Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 NetBI OS/ Ne tBE U I Pr in ti n g . [...]

7 AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appe ndix A Test Butt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Appendix B The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 Appendix C T[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 1: Introduction AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 8 Section 1 Intr oduction Based on the ThinServe r technology, the AXIS 540/640 all ows you to share your available printer resources with ever yone on your network. You can connect your AXIS 540/640 d irectly to any standar d printer. T h e A X I S 5 4 0[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 1: Introduction 9 Wher e to use it Supported Environments The AXIS 540/640 is the ideal print server in mix ed environments as it can co mmunicate with all the major co mputer system s and netw ork prot ocols i nclu ding: • NetWar e • UNIX • Windows • Windows cli[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 1: Introduction AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 10 Ho w to use it Installation and Integration The installation o f the AXIS 54 0/640 and its i ntegratio n into the network is p erf ormed u sing the app ro priate Axis cl ient soft ware, prov ided wi th your print s erv er: • AXIS NetPilot ™ (NetWa [...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 1: Introduction 11 Featur es and Benefits Reliability The AXIS 540/6 40 print se rv er provides high performanc e and reli abil ity co mbin ed wi th lo w powe r cons umption. T he el ectronic circui ts are base d on the pr oven AXIS ETRAX chip, w hich compri ses an integ[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 1: Introduction AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 12 Monito rin g The provi ded AXIS Pri nt System so ftware, the AXIS NetPi l ot softwar e and the internal AXIS 5 40/640 Web p ages allow you to continuously mo nitor printer status. The AXIS Print System and th e AXIS P rint Monitor c an be configured to[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 2: Product Overview 13 Section 2 Pr oduct Ov er vie w P a ckage Content s Verify that n othi ng is missing from the pri n t se rver package by using the check list b el ow. Please co ntact your dealer if anything s houl d be missing or damaged. All packi ng materials are[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 2: Product Overview AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 14 The AXI S Online CD The AXIS Online CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalog, that includ es all of the lates t AXIS U t iliti e s Softwa re, P rod uct So ftware , White Papers, User Documentation, Technical References, etc. It is compatibl e f[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 2: Product Overview 15 AXIS 540+/5 42+ Ph ysical Descriptio n Plan view of th e AXIS 540+/542 + Network Connect ors T he AXIS 540+ i s designed fo r 10 Mbps Ethernet netwo rks and connect to the networ k via a twisted pair (10baseT) cable. The AXIS 54 2+ is designed for [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 2: Product Overview AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 16 Centronics-to-Centronics and Centronics-to-mini Centronics extens ion cables may be obt ained from y our local di stributo r for us e with printers physically unable to accommodate the AXIS 540+/542+.[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 2: Product Overview 17 Test B utton The test button is used for: • Printing a test page to check the connection to th e printer. • Printing the parame ter list show ing all the AXIS 540+/54 2+ settings. • Resetting the AXIS 540+/542+ parameters to the factory defau[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 2: Product Overview AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 18 AXIS 640/64 2 Ph ysical Description Plan vie w of the AXIS 64 0/642 Network Connect ors The AXIS 640 is des igned for 4 and 16 Mbp s Token Ring networks and connect to the net work via an unshielded tw isted pair (U TP) cable. The AXIS 642 is design[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 2: Product Overview 19 Test B utton The test button is used for: • Printing a test page to check the connection to th e printer. • Printing th e parameter list showing all the AXIS 640/642 set tings. • Resetting the AXIS 640/642 parameters to the factor y default s[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 20 Section 3 Basic Installation Getting Star ted After y ou have ve rified that no items p resented in Packa ge Contents , on page 13, are mis si ng, you are now re ady to instal l your AXIS 540/64 0. Follow the instr uctions bel ow to instal l the[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 21 Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Netw ork Follow the ins truc tions below to connec t a printer to the netwo rk via the AXIS 540+/5 42+ print server . Cauti on! ❏ The AXIS 540+/542+ extern al power supply you ar e using must be marked w it[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 22 Notes: ❏ The test page includes a list o f the most important par ameter s, including the net work speed and the fi rmware version number . ❏ Each AXIS 540+/54 2+ Print Serve r is pre-confi gured with a unique node add res s that is identi c[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 23 Connecting a printer to the T ok e n Ring Netw ork Follow the ins truc tions below to connec t a printer to the netwo rk via the AXIS 640/64 2 print se rver. Cauti on! ❏ The AXIS 640/6 42 externa l power supply yo u are using must be marked wi[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 24 Notes: ❏ To minimize signal noise, i t is recommended that you use screened o r foiled Me dia Type 3 cablin g fo r 16 Mbps netwo rks and not standard UTP cabl ing. ❏ The test page inc ludes a li st of the most impor tant parame ters, includi[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 25 Installation Guide Installation Me thods Th e m e t h od o f in s t a ll a t i o n th a t y o u ch o o s e s h o u l d b e d i c t a t ed by y o u r printing requirem ents and your supported netw ork environments. Select the approp riate install[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 26 Installation Tools The appr opriate installatio n tools for the AXIS 540/640 are summarize d in the follow ing table : Recommended installati on tools for the AXIS 540/6 40 * A shareware LPR spooler is available for Windows for Workgr oups. Yo u[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 27 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot Follow the ins tructions avai lable on the AXIS Online CD to install the AXIS NetPilot software o n to your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on any of the Wi ndows platf orms; Window s 3.x, Wi ndows 95, Wi ndows 98, Wi[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 28 The AXIS NetPilot Installatio n Wizard guides you thro ugh the installatio n process. The following op tions are available: Not e: ❏ The number of options varies accord ing to the number of environm ents you enabl e. Print Ser ver Name The def[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 29 Print Qu eues The AXIS 540/640 uses the print server name followed by the printer port as the de fault Print Queue name and print server p or t name. If you want to change the default printer que ue names, just type the new names in th e availab[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 30 Notes: ❏ T he parameters entere d during installa tio n are not permanent; they can be altered at any ti me ac cording to your network printing re quirements. ❏ No serious or permanent damage will be caused if you make a mistake during insta[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 31 Assign ing an IP ad dr ess To establish communication w ith th e TC P/IP network, enabling TCP/IP printing and Web browser management, an IP address must be assi gned to your AXIS 540/64 0. Before yo u start System priv ileges You need root priv[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 32 Methods fo r setting the IP Address You can set the IP addres s us ing one of the followi ng methods, depe nding on your networ k ope ratin g envi ronment : Notes: ❏ T he ARP and RARP methods operate on single network segments only, that is th[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 33 Registering and Resolv ing Host N ames In order to register the host name of the AXIS 540 /640 in networks with dynamic IP add ress settings, WIN S (Windows Internet Name Servic e) and DD NS (Dyn amic Do m ain Nam i ng System ) are supported . I[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 34 Using AXIS IP In staller Follo w the i nstruct ions bel ow to se t the IP addres s of your A XIS 540/640 usi ng the AXIS IP Installer : Importa nt! ❏ You should not use AXIS IP Ins taller to set the IP addres s of the AXIS 540/640, if you have[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 35 Using DHCP Follow th e instructi ons below to download the IP ad dress using DHCP: 1. Edi t or create a scope i n the DH CP manager of the DH C P daemon. The entr ies inc luded in t his sc ope sho uld contai n the follow ing para meters : • ra[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 36 Using ARP in Windows and OS/2 Fo llow the i nstru ctions b elow to se t the IP addres s using ARP. AXIS 540+/5 42+ Ethern et Print Serve r s : 1. Start a DOS window . 2. Type the following co mmands: Exam ple The host will retu rn Reply from 192[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 37 AXIS 640/64 2 Token Ring Pri nt Servers : 1. Start a DOS window . 2. Type the following co mmands: Exam ple The host will retu rn Reply from 192.168.3.191 ... or a similar message. This indic ates th at the ad dres s has been s et and th at comm[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 38 Using ARP in UN IX Fo llow the i nstr uctions b elow to s et the IP addr ess using ARP. AXIS 540+/5 42+ Ethern et Print Serve r s : T ype the fo llow ing commands i n the shel l windo w: Example: The host wi ll return npsname is alive, or a simi[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 39 AXIS 640/64 2 Token Ring Pri nt Servers : T ype the fo llow ing commands i n the shel l windo w: The node ad dress is e ithe r th e seri al number found o n th e underside label o f the AXIS 640/642 or a Locally Admi nistrated Addres s. Example:[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 40 Using RARP in U NIX Follow the instructions b elow to set the IP address using RARP. AXIS 540+/5 42+ Ethern et Print Serve r s : 1. Append the following l ine to your E thernet Addres s table. This is typically located in the /etc/ethers file: E[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 41 AXIS 640/64 2 Token Ring Pri nt Servers : 1. Append the following l ine to your E thernet Addres s table. This is typically located in the /etc/ethers file: The node address is the serial numb er fo und on the undersid e label of the AXIS 640/64[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 3: Basic Instal lation AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 42 Using BOOTP in UNIX Follow the inst ructio ns below t o set the IP ad dress us ing BOOTP: 1. Append the following entry to yo ur boo t table. This is typi cal l y perfo rmed by e diting t he fil e: /etc/bootptab Exampl e - AXIS 540 +/542+ E ther[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 3: Basic Installa tion 43 The AXIS 54 0/640 can automatical ly download a cu stomized config file from a TFTP se rver. Jus t add the name o f the config file and th e TFTP se rv er ’ s IP addr ess to yo ur boot table. Th e config file is downloaded immediately afte r t[...]

NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 44 Section 4 Setting Up - NetW ar e This se c tion de scribe s how to contin ue the in stallat ion of the AXI S 540/640 in the NetWare enviro nment. Identify which trans port protocol you are running on your networ k and which installation method you should use. C ont inue the[...]

NetWar e AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare 45 Setup using NDPS The AXIS 54 0/640 suppor ts Novell Di stributed Pri nt Services (NDPS), which is Nove ll ’ s new generation architecture for prin ting and printer administratio n. You can run NDPS over Pure IP (TCP/IP) or IPX/SPX. Before the AXIS 540/640 can be i nstalle[...]

NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 46 Installin g the AXI S 540/640 in NDPS en vir onments Having ass igned an IP addre ss to the AXIS 540/640 as described in Assigning an IP address , on page 31, you are now ready to install the AXIS 540/640 f or NDPS printing. Y ou can selec t to install the connecte d printe[...]

NetWar e AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare 47 ❏ The Axis Gateway will appear in NetWare 5.1 and later releases. To use the Ax is Gateway with earli er v ersions of NetWar e, you can do wnload th e A xis Gate way Conf igurat ion ut il ity from www.axis .com. ❏ To pr in t u sing T CP/IP, Axis print server fi rmware 6[...]

NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 48 Ad v an ced Inst alla tion using AX IS Ne t P il ot Having ins talled your AXIS 540/640 print serv er in acco rdance with the basic i nstallatio n proced ures desc ribed in Basic Setup wi th AXIS NetPilo t , on page 27, your AXIS 540/640 print serve r should now feature in [...]

NetWar e AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare 49 The AXIS NetPilot Ne tWare Network Env ironment window The AXIS 540/ 640 periodically update s the conf iguration by scanning the NDS tre e or, in the case of NetWare v ersions 3.x , the design ated file server s. Co nnect ing Print Queues Follow th e steps below to connect[...]

NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 50 The AXIS NetPilot Con nect NetWare Print Que ues window 4. Sel ec t the tree or se rv er location of the p rint queue from the Resources bo x. 5. Select an exi sting print queue to connect to the serve r port, or create a new print queue b y clicking on Crea te Queue. .. If[...]

NetWar e AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare 51 9. Select an appropriate N etWare P rint Server name, that will be associated with the AXIS 54 0/640 print serv er, by using the Brow se.. . button. Notes: ❏ You cannot typ e or edit the name manually. ❏ M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u h a v e P S E R V E R . N L M r u n [...]

NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 52 Basic Q ueue-b ase d Print in g (Pur e IP) Axis p rint servers w ith soft war e ve rsi on 6.0 o r late r all ow u sers to p rint in a P ure IP environment using tradi tional queue-bas ed printing. If you pr efer using NDPS as your pri nting method, please refer to Setu p us[...]

NetWar e AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare 53 Notes: ❏ If the PSERVER_NDS parameter includes the name o f a tree and not a sp ecific fi le server, RCON AG6.NLM must be running on at least on e file se rver in the sp ecifie d tree. ❏ If the IPX and IP transport pr otocols are enabled in your network, you can use AXI[...]

NetW are Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 54 Queue-ba sed Printing Methods The follo win g overview exp lains the advantages and limitatio ns of the two suppor ted queue-based printi ng methods. Print Serv er Mode The AXIS 540/64 0 logs in to a file server (s) and repeatedly p olls the print queues fo r print job s. I[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 55 Section 5 Setting Up - W indo ws Having co nnected the AXI S 540/640 to your network, as descr ibed in Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Network , on page 21, this secti on describ es how to in stall the AXIS 540/640 in t he Windows environment. Identi fy your Windo ws p[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 56 If you intend to use the AXIS 540/640 in a multiprotocol envir onment, you sh ould also refer t o the foll owing se ctions: Section 4 Setting Up - NetWare , on page 44 Section 6 Setting Up - OS/2 , on page 81 Section 7 Setting Up - Macintosh , on page 87 Section 8 Setting U[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 57 AXIS P rin t System Ov er vie w AXIS Print System is the rec omme nded tool to use fo r net work printing in Windows 95, Wi ndows 98 and Windows N T 4.0 environments. AX IS Print System allows Axis Network Pr int Servers to be connected in the same simple fashion as a local[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 58 W indo ws 95 and W indo ws 98 Installing TCP/IP Printers in Windows 95/98 Install the AXIS Pri nt Syste m softwa re on your Windows 9 5 or Windows 98 client, if you have not already done so. AXIS Print System can be downloaded from the AXIS Onli ne CD or from the Axis WWW h[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 59 4. AXIS IP Installer opens. Click the serial number of the AXIS 540/640 that app ears in the ser ver list. Restar t the AXIS 540/640 if it doe s not appe ar in the li st. Notes: ❏ T he serial number is located on th e unde rside labe l of the AXIS 540/640. ❏ If you have[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 60 Installing TCP/IP Prin ter Port s Follow the instr uctions b elow to inst all an AXIS Raw T CP/IP printer port, us ing AXIS Prin t System: 1. Start AXIS Print System by sel ecting AXIS Pri nt Sy stem from the Start menu. 2. AXIS Print Syste m starts. Select your desir ed pr[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 61 Installing NetB IOS/Ne tBEUI printers in Windows 95/98 Follow the pr ocedures be low to install Axi s NetBIOS/N etBEUI prin ter port s on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 work stati on, using th e AXIS Print System: 1. To s tart the Add Printer Wizar d, s el ect Se tti ngs - Prin[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 62 Installing Shared Printers on your Windows 95/98 client Follow the instr uctions bel ow to instal l shared p rinters on y our Windows 95 or Windows 98 cl ient: 1. Sta rt th e Add P rint er Wiza rd by s ele cting Sett ings - Print ers from the Start menu and double-cli ck th[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 63 W indo ws NT4.0 and W indo ws 2000 Installing TCP/IP Printers in Windows NT 4.0/2000 Install the AXIS Pri nt Syste m softwa re on your Wind ows NT 4 .0 workstation, if you have not alr eady done so. AXIS Print System can be downlo aded from th e AXIS Online CD or from the A[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 64 4. AXIS IP Installer opens. Click the serial number of the AXIS 540/640 that app ears in the ser ver list. Restar t the AXIS 540/640 if it doe s not appe ar in the li st. Notes: ❏ T he serial number is located on th e unde rside labe l of the AXIS 540/640. ❏ If you have[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 65 Installing TCP/IP Prin ter Port s Follow the instr uctions b elow to inst all an AXIS Raw T CP/IP printer port, us ing AXIS Prin t System: 1. Start AXIS Print System by sel ecting AXIS Pri nt Sy stem from the Start menu. 2. AXIS Print Syste m starts. Select your desir ed pr[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 66 Installing NetB IOS/Ne tBEUI printers in Windows NT 4.0/2000 Follow th e pr ocedure bel ow to instal l Ax is Printe r Po rts from a Windows NT 4.0 or Wind ows 2000 wor kstation: 1. To s tart the Add Printer Wizar d, s el ect Se tti ngs - Prin ters from the Start menu and do[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 67 11. Selec t the pr inter driver you w ant to install an d c lick Ne xt> . 12. Enter an appro priate name for your printe r and click Ne xt> . 13. Choo se whether you want to share the p rinter with other netwo rk users and click Next> . 14. Choos e whether you want[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 68 Installin g a prin ter Follow the in structio ns below to instal l a prin ter for LP D print ing: 1. Ope n the Control P an el and open the ‘ Pr i nt e r s ’ f older. 2. Cli ck Add Printer , select My Com put er and then go to Next . 3. Sel ect Add Port . In Printer Por[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 69 AXIS Print Monitor Ov er vie w AXIS Print Monito r is the recommended too l to use for network printing in Windows NT 3.5x enviro nments. It allows AXIS Network Print Ser vers to be connecte d in the same simple fashion as a local printer port and once ins talle d, is autom[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 70 W indo ws NT 3.5x Installing TCP/IP Printers in Windows NT 3.5x Install the AXIS Print Mo nitor software on yo ur W indows NT3.5x client, if you have not already done so. AXIS Print Monitor can be downloade d from the AXIS Online CD or from t he Axis WWW home page at http:/[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 71 9. From the Add LP R port dialog , enter the IP add ress or host name of your print server and define a Logic al printer name. Click OK to return to the Create Printer d ialog. 10. Select the AX IS LPR port you wish to us e from the “ Print to ” drop-down list. The port[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 72 3. C hoose an appr opriate pr inte r driver fo r your pr inter from the Man ufactu rers and Prin ter Mode ls list di splay ed and then p roceed directly to step 6. Please note that it is only necessary to perform steps 4 - 5 if yo ur printe r does not appear in the mo del l[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 73 Using t he Mic rosoft LPD monitor with Window NT 3.5x This se c tion de scribe s how to set up a Wi n dows N T Server v3.5 an d v3.51 fo r LPD prin ting over the TCP/IP p rotocol, u sing the buil t-i n Micr osof t LPD mo nito r. Basic Setup If you have not already done so ,[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 74 Installing a Printer Follow the f ollowing step-by-st ep instr uctions t o install a p rinter fo r LPD pr in ti ng. 1. In th e Control P anel , c lick the Pri n t M a n a g e r . 2. In th e Prin t er menu, select Cr eate P rinter . 3. In the Printer N ame field, typ e a nam[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 75 AXIS Prin t Utility for W indo ws Ov er vi e w AXIS Pri nt Util ity for Windows i s the to ol to us e for netw ork pri nting in Wi ndows for Workgrou ps and Windows 3.1 en vironmen ts. AXIS Pr int Utilit y for W indows c an be do wn loaded from th e softwareprt_srvuti lit[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 76 ❏ If you want to change the default name of your AXIS 540/640 or amend any of the default paramete rs, you can do so using the AXIS NetPilot, or any standard Web browser. Refer to Section 9 Management & Configu ration , on pa ge 108. Peer-to-Peer vs. Client-Server Pri[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 77 W indo ws 3.1 and W indo ws for W orkgr oups Windows 3.1 In order to pr int to a networ k printer, Wind ows 3.1 requires the installati on of network su pport, s uch a s the LA N S erver or LA N Manager Workstatio n software . When inst alled, pr oceed as d escrib ed unde r[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 78 Notes: ❏ AXIS Print Utility for Wi ndows mus t be running wh en you pr int through your AXIS 540/640. It is stro ngly recommended that you copy the AXIS Print Utility i con into your StartUp folder. ❏ To enable TCP/IP printing in Windows 3.1 and Wi ndows for Workgrou ps[...]

Wind ows AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows 79 Client-Server Printin g: Cli ent S etu p Follow these steps to use you r AXIS 540/640 for c lient-ser ver pr inting at a Windows f or Workgroups client: 1. In th e Control Panel , select Prin t er s . 2. Select a pr inter dri ver from t he list o f Installed Printer s, or c[...]

Wind ows Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 80 W indo ws Cl ients using LANtastic From any Windows client, the AXIS 540/640 c an also be use d for network printing i n LAN tastic environme nts. LANtastic us ers can use the AXIS U tilities in exactly the same manner as desc ribed in the p receding Wind ows sections , usi[...]

OS/ 2 AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 81 Section 6 Setting Up - OS/2 Having co nnected the AXI S 540/640 to your network, as descr ibed in Connecting a printer to the Ethernet Network , on page 21, this secti on now de scribes h ow to set up your AXIS 5 40/640 for p rinting in the OS/2 environment . Continue wi th the i[...]

OS/ 2 Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 82 TCP/IP Printing Having ass igned an IP address to the AXIS 54 0/640, as described in Assigning an IP address , on page 31, you are now ready to install it fo r TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The AXIS 540/640 supports L PR Pr inting using the lprp ortd service m etho d. I[...]

OS/ 2 AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 83 NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printing The AXIS Print Utility f or OS/2 is the tool to us e fo r NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing in OS/2 environments. AXIS Pr in t Utilit y for O S/2 is avail able fro m the softwareprt_srvutilityaxpulatest fo lder lo cate d on the A XIS On line CD. It can also be[...]

OS/ 2 Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 84 About AXIS Print Utility for OS/2 AXIS Print U tilit y for OS/2 is an app licatio n for N e tBI O S/Ne tBE UI printing in the OS/2 envi ro nment. Its allows you to: • Install and maintain the AXIS 540/640 pr inter por ts as OS/2 pri nter ports . • Capture and moni tor print j [...]

OS/ 2 AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 85 Creating a Print Queue (OS/2 vers ion 2.x and OS/2 Warp) 1. Dou ble-cl ick th e Templa tes f older, then drag the Printe r icon o ut to the Work pl ace Shell (or into a f older) while ho lding the righ t mouse button down. 2. Type a name of your choice in the N ame field. 3. Sele[...]

OS/ 2 Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2 AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 86 Sharing the Print Q ueue A print queue mus t be made a s hared re source be fore i t can be accessed f rom other clie nts or server s. The follow ing three exampl es show how you can share your p rinter resources: Open an OS/ 2 window and is sue the fo llowing c ommand: NET SHARE [...]

Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh 87 Section 7 Setting Up - Macintosh Having co nnected the AXIS 540+/542+ to your networ k, this section now de scribes how to set up your AXIS 540+/54 2+ for pri nting in Macintosh enviro nments using AppleT alk. If you inte nd to operate your AXIS 540+/542+ in a multipro t[...]

Macintosh Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 88 Choosing a Printe r Selecting a Printer Th e method for choos ing a prin ter varie s dependin g on wh ich versi on of LaserW r iter printe r driver you are using. • The LaserWriter 7.0 driver assumes that you use a standard Post- Script driver, and cannot take advantage[...]

Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh 89 LaserWriter 8.0 Printer Driver Follow the instr uctions b elow to choo se a pri nter: 1. Sel ect Chooser from the Apple menu. 2. Cli c k the LaserWriter 8.0 ic on. 3. If your network has more than one zone click on the zone you want. If your network has no zon es, this b[...]

Macintosh Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 90 Bi-di rectio nal s upport The AXIS 54 0+/542+ allows the printer dri ver to communicate directly wi th the printer and cons equen tly facilitates c omp lete functional contro l over print jobs, e.g. automatic dow nloading of fonts not res i dent in the pri nter. This func[...]

Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh 91 Setting Param eters In AppleTalk, you can change a limited number of the parameters of the AXIS 540+/5 42+. You can: • enable and disable binary data transfers for your printing • select the type of binary transfer protocol to use • specif y the AppleTal k printe r[...]

Macintosh Section 7: Setting Up - Macintosh AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 92 6. Write a tex t f ile containing the parameters you w ant to set: Parameters that you d o not want to set should be excluded fr om the text fi le. Refer to B - The Param eter List , on page 150, for inf ormation about which values that are valid for each parameter. 7. Pr[...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 93 Section 8 Setting Up - UNIX Installation in the UN IX En vir onmen t Having p erf ormed the basi c TCP/IP se tup procedures as defined in Assigning an IP address , on page 31 and onwards, you are now able to print in interact ive mode u sing LPR , FTP or R everse T elnet proto col[...]

UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 94 Integr ation into the Host Printer Spooler To integrate the AXIS 540/640 into the hos t pr inter spooler, you can use the auto installat ion script axinstall , resident in the AXIS 540/640. Follow the instr uctions b elow to inst all axinstall onto your host using FTP: 1. Login to[...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 95 The axinstall script has now been downloaded to your host. Execute the script wit h this command: sh axinstall You will be guided thr ough the i n st allation by a step -by-step procedure. During the installation you will be asked to select a print method; we suggest you choose LP[...]

UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 96 Print Methods on TCP/IP Netw orks The AXIS 540/640 supports seve ral differe n t pr int methods in the TCP/IP envi ronment. axinstall will suggest a print meth od suitable for your particular UNIX sy stem, but you might want to use another method depending on your printing require[...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 97 Limitations: Spooler features, and printcap or lpr options ( BSD) s u ch as multiple copies, are not availabl e. FTP The File Trans fer Pr otocol i s used fo r transfe rring fi les betw een hosts. Adva ntag es: Uses in dustry standa r d networ k soft ware on the host. Limitations:[...]

UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 98 PROS B PR OS B - Advant ages : It provides accounting and status loggi ng. Supports bi-di rectional printing. The printer information read back can be viewed in a log file . PRO S B - Limi tations : A ‘ C ’ c omp il er is r e qui re d t o bui l d th e P ROS B dri vers and in t[...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 99 Using Logical Printer s to Customiz e y our Printing The AXIS 540/640 has a powerful facility for al teri ng the print data. This means that your desire d print format can be realized on any type of print er. The follow ing actions can b e invoked from the AXIS 540/640: • The ch[...]

UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 100 Notes: ❏ T he examples in this sec tion descri bes how you can conf igure the available logic al printers using a standard Web browser. If you want to set them di rectly by editing the confi g file, just enter the values for the co rrespond ing p a ram eters. ❏ The exampl es [...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 101 Character Set Conversio n A commo n problem in a multiple host en vironment i s that di ffere nt hosts use diffe rent ASCII charac ter sets . As a resul t of this, language specific ch aracters (such as å ü ô ñ ) ar e sometimes printed incor rectly. The AXIS 540/640 s olution[...]

UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 102 Adding Strings Before and After Print Jo bs These st ring functi ons pr ovide a way to se nd printe r control commands befo re and after each pr int job. Th ey may be spec ified indi vidually fo r each logical p rinter. All strings are en tered as hexad ec imal byte v alues. Exam[...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 103 String Substitu tions The stri ng subs titution function perf o rms search and replace operations on the print data. The primary application is to replace printer contro l commands. Up to twen ty string substitut io n s may be specif ied indivi dual ly for each lo gical p rin ter[...]

UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 104 Example: Assu me that yo u want to replace the UNIX New L ine (hex 0A ) with an ASCII NewLine (hex 0D 0A ), and the printer command E C G1 (hex 1B 47 31 ) wit h E C Y (he x 1B 59 ) for logic a l prin ter PR 2. Follow the ins truc tions below to substi tute c ommand strings: 1. Se[...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 105 ASCII to Po stscript Conversio n The AXIS 540/640 logical printe rs can translate ASCII print data i nto PostSc ript f ormat. Thi s makes it possib le to pri nt wit h a PostScr ipt printer fr om a ho st that does not sup po rt PostScript. The co nversion is selected by activati n[...]

UNIX Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 106 The d efault pa ge s ize is A4 and th e de fault page ori entati on is Po rtra it, whil e the page format p aramet ers are: The Po stScrip t font ca n be any font t hat is inst alled i n the pr inter; if no font is specif ied, Co urier wil l be used. Example: Foll ow th e instruc[...]

UNIX AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX 107 Read-back of informatio n The AXIS 540/ 640 suppo rts bi- dire ctional pr inti ng. The inform ation from the prin ter is read back on th e par allel port whe n the parameter Read Back Port (PRx _IN) has the default setting of AUTO . However, it is required t hat the printer al so[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 108 Section 9 M anagement & Configur ation The management and configuration tools that are supported by the AXIS 540/640 al lows you to : • Change the print se rver paramete rs, i.e. editing the config file • Receiv e extend ed i[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 109 Using a W eb br ow ser Once you have established the AXIS 540/64 0 in the TCP/IP environment, as de scribed i n Assigning an IP address on page 31, you are fre e to acc ess the AXIS 5 40/64 0 We b p ages fr o m any Java enabl ed Web [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 110 3. Type the host name or the IP addr ess of your AXIS 540/64 0 in the Open Page dialog, as detailed belo w: You can alter natively type the host name or the IP addr ess dire ctly into the Web brow ser ’ s Loc ation t ext field. The[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 111 Click the Ad min button to enter the Admin mod e. If the management password is set to anything but pass , you must enter root as the user and the p ass word . The p as swor d pass is the default passw or d of the AXIS 540/640. The A[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 112 From the Print J obs page yo u can view the status of the curr ent print jobs, includi ng the number o f printed bytes and the origin o f the print job. You can also view a log of the 20 late st print jobs t hat includes the user, th[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 113 From the Print J obs page yo u can view the status of the curr ent print jobs, includi ng the number o f printed bytes and the origin o f the print job. You can also view a log of the 20 late st print jobs t hat includes the user, th[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 114 Using AXIS ThinWizar d AXIS ThinWizard is a management tool that allows you to manage and upgrade ThinServer products. You can find, monitor and upgrade your Ax is print s ervers r emotely in any TC P/IP ne twork us ing a standa rd W[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 115 Starting AXIS ThinWizard Fol low the instructi ons below to start the AXIS ThinW izard: 1. Make sur e that the computer wher e you installed the AXIS ThinWizard is up and running on your network. 2. Start a Web browse r from a c lien[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 116 Cr eating a Networ k Group The ne twork group conc ept is the corner s tone o f AXIS ThinWizard . By dividing your network into network groups, you can monitor your print serv ers more effici ently. The scop e of each netw or k group[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 117 Managing the print servers Follow the instruc tio ns below to access the AXIS 5 40/640 usi ng AXIS ThinWiz ard: 1. Cli c k the Manage Network button in the main men u. 2. Select the network grou p, incl uding the AXIS 540/ 640, from [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 118 Using AXIS NetPilot AXIS NetPilot is the recomme nde d tool to use for c onf iguri ng the AXIS 540/640 i n networks that supp ort communication vi a the IPX/SPX or the NetBIOS/NetBEUI protocols. AXIS NetPilot allows you to: • Chang[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 119 Changing the para meter v alues AXIS NetPilot provid es you with two us eful tools for changin g parameter v alues: • Property pages: Use the Prop erty pages if you have little experience i n editing config files and ne ed a user-f[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 120 Follow the ins tructions below to use the Parameter List Ed itor: 1. C hoos e Edit Parameter List from the Setup menu. 2. Down load a config fi le fro m a print s erver or from your hard di sk by selecting from Fi l e or from Pr i n [...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 121 Monitori ng P rinters To simplify p rinter mo nitoring, you can creat e logical gr oups of printers. T he pr inter status o f each printer is d isplayed in the AXIS NetP il ot wi ndow . AXIS N etPilot ’ s Mo nitori ng Window Creati[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 122 Adding a printer to a printer g r oup Foll ow the instructi ons be low to add a printer to a printer gro u p: 1. S elect the print er group f older, locat ed in the ‘ Monitoring Printers ’ fold er. 2. C lick on the Add Printer bu[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 123 Grouping logically connected Prin t Ser vers to gether AXIS NetPilot allows you to c reate logical groups of print servers in order t o simpl ify admini stratio n. Installed p rint ser vers are d isplayed in the ‘ Netwo rk Print Se[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 124 Printer Inform ation Follow th e instructions be lo w to obtain detailed p rinter informat ion from printers appearing in the monitoring window: Not e: ❏ The extent o f the detailed printer i n fo rmation is dep ending on your prin[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 125 You can als o view th e detai led print er info rmation in the Summary window. AXIS NetPilot Summary window Upgrading the Print Server You can use the AXIS NetPilot Up grade Wizard to upgrade the AXIS 540/640 so ftware. Ple ase refe [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 126 Using FTP Having ass igned an IP addr ess to you r AXIS 540/640, as descri bed in Assigning an IP address on page 31, you can change the AXIS 5 40/64 0 parameter settings us ing the File Transp or t Protocol (FTP) . Editing the confi[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 127 Example: > ftp npserver connected to npserver. 220 AXIS 540/640 FTP Print Server v 6.00 Jun 17 1999 ready. Name (npserver:thomas): root 331 User name ok, need password Password: pass (not visible) 230 User logged in ftp> get co[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 128 Viewing the Status File The status co m m and shows whic h printer port the lo g ical printe rs are assigned to, and their current status. Follow the ins tructions below to view the status file using FTP: 1. Log in to the AXIS 54 0/6[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 129 Using T e lnet Having ass igned an IP addr ess to you r AXIS 540/640, as descri bed in Assigning an IP address on page 31, you can manage your AXIS 540/640 usi ng the telnet pr otocol. Viewing the Account File The account file contai[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 130 Example: Typical Teln et session to vi ew the Account File > telnet npserver Trying 192.36.253.96... Connected to npserver. Escape character is ‘^]’. AXIS 540/640 TELNET Print Server v6 .00 Jun 17 1999 AXIS 540/640 network log[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 131 Viewing the Status file The status co m m and shows whic h printer port the lo g ical printe rs are assigned to, and their current status. Follow the ins tructions below to view the status file using teln et : 1. Log in to the AXIS 5[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 132 Using SNMP You can use SNMP (Simple Network Manage ment Protocol) for remotely moni toring and config urin g of the AXIS 540/640. All major functio ns for pr int serv er s are su pp orted. General Info rm atio n SNM P refers to a set[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 133 The AXIS MIB In order to make full us e of the AXIS 540/640 SNMP su pport, you are required to use NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs, like the AXIS MIB. The AXIS MIB contains a large number of objects wh[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 134 Using HP A dministr a ti on T ools The AXIS 540/640 is fully compatibl e with the HP JetAdmin and the HP Web Je tAdmin pr inter management software . You can use e ither tool to install and co nfi gure your printe r devices, and to m[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 9: Management & Configuration 135 Using No v el l Utilities After installing the AXIS 540/640 into the Net Ware env ironment, you can manage your AXIS 54 0/640, using e ither Novell ’ s NetWar e Administ rat or, or PCO NS OLE (PCO NAG6 in NetWare 5x). NetWa re Admi[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 9: Management & Configuration AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 136 Notific ation You can use the N etWare Administrator to enable or disable status notification mes sages for printers connected to the AXIS 540/640, e.g. Busy, Off-line, Ou t of paper, Paper jam, etc. You can also add o r remove print[...]

AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual Section 10: IPP 137 NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWar e NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 10 IPP Ov er view IPP (Internet Printing Protocol ) is a TCP/IP based client-serve r protoco l. IPP enables pr inting over an y L AN or WAN supporti ng TCP/IP. The mos t pr evalent example of th is is IPP pr[...]

Section 10: IPP AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual 138 NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWare UNIX Windows OS/2 Macintosh User Requirements The I PP prot ocol does not re quire a ny spe cial c onfigur atio n of th e print server, the IPP function is automatic al ly activated when you i n sta l l yo u r AXIS 6 40 /642 P r int S e r v e r . IPP is [...]

AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual Section 10: IPP 139 NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWar e NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Ad dr ess Sc hemes When using IPP printing, you need to know the IP address or host name o f your IPP - e n ab l e d A x is p r i n t s e r v e r . T h e A X IS 640 /642 Pr i n t Server sup ports the http : address [...]

Section 10: IPP AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual 140 NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWare UNIX Windows OS/2 Macintosh Ho w It W ork s In order to print using IPP , you need to be able to access a printer w h i c h is c o n n e c t e d to the AXIS 64 0 /642 , wh i c h has i n t e grat e d I P P. Once you have access to the destination printer,[...]

AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual Section 10: IPP 141 NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWar e NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Exam ple Adding an IPP pr inter in Windows ‘ 95 for printing with the Micros of t IPP Client : In this e xample we wil l assume t he print ers ’ http: address is http:/ /axis ps:631/LPT1 : To add a de stinatio n[...]

Section 10: IPP AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual 142 NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWare UNIX Windows OS/2 Macintosh Exam ple Adding an IPP pr inter in Windows ‘ 98 for printing with the Micros of t IPP Client : In this e xample we wil l assume t he print ers ’ http : address is http:/ /axis ps:631/LPT1 : To add a de stinatio n printe r [...]

AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual Section 10: IPP 143 NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh NetWar e NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Exam ple Adding an IPP printer in Wind ows 2000 f or printing with the Micros of t IPP Client : In this e xample we wil l assume t he print ers ’ http : address is http:/ /axis ps:631/LPT1 . If you want to pr int [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 11: Upgrading the Software AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 144 Section 11 Upgr ading the Softw ar e The following so ftware can be upgr aded free of charge: • AXIS NetPilot configurat ion softw are • AXIS ThinWizard • AXIS Print System • AXIS Print U tility fo r Windo ws • AXIS Print Ut ility [...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 11: Upgrading the Software 145 Upgr ading the Firmw a re Softw ar e You can upgr ade the AXIS 540/640 Flas h memory using one of the follow ing met hods: • AXIS ThinWizard (TCP/IP) • FTP (TCP /IP) • AXIS NetPilot Upgrade Wizard (IPX/SPX) Not e: ❏ Updati ng instru[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Section 11: Upgrading the Software AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 146 Upgrading over the Networ k us ing F TP To upgrade o ver the networ k using FTP you w ill need the fi le with the new print server software. The name of this file is in the fo rm product_version.bin , e.g. 540_600.bin fo r soft ware rel ease[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Section 11: Upgrading the Software 147 Not e: ❏ Should you encounter any pr oblem that prevents a suc cess ful upgrade over your network , it may become necessary to perform the flash loading operation vi a the parallel port, LPT1. In this case, you are advised to contact your[...]

UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix A: Test Button AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 148 NetW are Appendix A Test Button The test button is locate d on the front right ha nd s ide of the AXIS 540/640 and i s used for : • Printing a test page, c hec king the connection to the printer. • Printing a par ameter list, sho wing the AXIS 540/640 curre[...]

Net War e UNIX OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix A: Test Button 149 Windows Factory Default Set ting s Follow the instructi ons below to reset the AXIS 540/640 to the factory defaul t se t ti ngs: 1. Remove the external power supp ly to sw itch off the AXIS 540/640. 2. Pres s and hold down the te st b utton, while you plug th[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 150 Appendix B The Parameter Li st This app endix pr o v ides an o verview of the AXIS 540/640 parameters . Please refer to the AXIS N etwork P rint Server T e chnical Reference for a complete des cription of th e parameters. A lternatively , you [...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 151 --- TCP/IP MENU TCP_ENB. : YES TCP/I P Enab led INT_ADDR. :0000 Intern et Addr ess DEF_ROUT. :0000 Default Rout er Address (0.0.0 .0 for n o route r) NET_MASK. :0000 Net Mask (e.g. 255.255. 255.0 for class C, 0 .0.0.0 for auto-sense) PROS_PWD.[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 152 --- NETWARE MENU NETW_ENB. : YES NetW are En abled NETW_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL. : DUAL_STACK (IPX_ONLY, IP_ONLY, DUAL_STACK) Ne t W a re Transp or t prot o col s E n a bled JOB_CHECK_DELAY. : 5 Job Check Delay (Print Server queue polling interval)[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 153 --- NetBIOS/NetBEUI MENU LSLM_ENB. : YES NetBIOS/NetBEUI Enabled NB_FR_TYPE. : FR_AUTO (FR_AUTO, FR_802_2, FR_DIX) NetBIO S F ra me Type (R equires Resta r t) LPRINT_1. : AX100086.LP1 Name Printer 1 (100086 are the last six c haracters of the [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 154 --- PRINTER1 MENU PR1_IN. : AUTO (NONE, AUTO) Read B ack Port (Read-Back of information) PR1_BEF. : Strin g Befo re Pri nt Job PR1_STR. : String Substitutions PR1_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, [...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 155 --- PRINTER4 MENU PR4_IN. : AUTO (NONE, AUTO) Read B ack Port (Read-Back of information) PR4_BEF. : Strin g Befo re Pri nt Job PR4_STR. : String Substitutions PR4_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7FR>IBM, [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix B: The Parameter L ist AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 156 --- PRINTER7 MENU PR7_IN. : AUTO (NONE, AUTO) Read B ack Port (Read-Back of information) PR7_BEF. : Strin g Befo re Pri nt Job PR7_STR. : 010A020D0A String Substitutions PR7_CSET. : NONE (NONE, ISO>IBM, 7UK>IBM, 7SW>IBM, 7GE>IBM, 7[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix B: The Parame ter List 157 --- LPT1 Menu L1_CENTR. : HISPEED (IBM_PC, STNDRD, FAST, HISPEED) Centro ni c s In t e rfac e Tim i ng LPT 1 L1_BSYTM. : 60 Busy Status Tim e-O ut LPT1 (All status rep orti n g dis abl ed if set to 0) L1_MGM_INFO. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) Pr int[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix C: Technical S pecifications AX IS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 158 Appendix C Technical Specifications Supported Systems Novell NetWare: Versions 3. 11, 3.12, 4 .10 and a b ove, supporti ng both NDS and Bi ndery Emulation. A maximum of 16 bi ndery file servers an d 96 print queues can b e ser ved. NDPS [...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix C : Technical Speci fications 159 Network Management SNMP-MIB II compliant (over UDP/IP a nd IPX) , host resou rce MIB compli ant (over UDP/IP and IPX), pr ivate enterp rise MIB in cluded. LAN Network Manager for OS/2. Print server status in NWAdmin/PCONSOLE. Hardware 3[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix C: Technical S pecifications AXIS 540/640 U ser ’ s Manual 160 Power Con sumption Power provided by external supply: AXIS 54 0+ Maximum 17 0 mA at 12 VDC. (Type PS- A, 9V, 300 mA) . Power can option ally be prov ided by the print er (Centron ics pin 18: 5 VDC, 300 mA) . AXIS 54 2+ Maximum 170 mA at [...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix D: Gl ossary 161 Appendix D Glossa ry AIX Advanced Interactiv e eXecutive. A vers ion of the UNIX op erating syste m from I BM that runs on various IBM comp uters including Mainframe s ystems. ARP Ad dress Re solu tion Prot ocol . A pr otocol within th e TCP/ IP s uite [...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix D: Glossary AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 162 DHCP Dynamic Host Confi guration Protocol. DHCP is available in Windows NT, NetWare 5 and UNIX systems, and allows for the automatic but temporary assignment of IP addresses f rom a central pool. DHCP causes the selected host to automatically alloc a te a[...]

NetWar e UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual Appendix D: Gl ossary 163 Logica l Pri n te r A logical prin ter acts as a filter betw een the network and the physi c al printer. It appears to the user as a normal printer with additional characteristics. For example a UNIX workstation may only s end a li ne feed (LF) to a sha[...]

NetW are UNIX Wind ows OS/ 2 Macintosh Appendix D: Glossary AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 164 TFTP Tri vial File Transp ort Proto col. A si mpler ve rsion of the FTP p rotocol that is used by the pri nt server for auto matic downloadin g of config file s. UNIX A 32-bit mul ti-taski ng, multi -user operat ing system or iginally devel op ed by A T&a[...]

165 AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh A Account file 128, 129 ASCII to Postscript Conversion 105 axinstall 94 AXIS MIB 133 AXIS NetPilot 118 AXIS Print Monitor 69 AXIS Print System 57 AXIS Print U tility for OS/ 2 84 AXIS Print U tility for Win dows 75 B Basic setup AXIS NetPilot 27 TCP/IP 31 Bi-d irect ional Pri[...]

AXIS 540/640 User ’ s Manual 166 NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/2 Macintosh N NDPS 45 NDS 49 NetWare Advance d inst allatio n 48 Basic in stalla tion 27 NDPS 45, 137, 138, 139, 140 NetWare printing m odes Print Server Mode 54 Remote Prin ter Mode 54 Network conn ectors 15 Network Indicator LED 19 Network in dicator LE D 17 O OS/2 AXIS Print U tility fo[...]

167 AXIS 540/640 Use r ’ s Manual NetWare UNIX Win dows OS/ 2 Macintosh Installi ng Print er Ports 63 Windows 3.1 AXIS Print U tility for Win dows 75 Peer-to-pe er printing 77 Windows 95 Installi ng printer p orts 58 Windows 98 Installi ng printer p orts 58 Windows for Wo rkgroups AXIS Print U tility for Win dows 75 Client -serve r printing Clien[...]