Axis Communications AXIS 1440 manual

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    AXIS 1440 Network Print Server for EPSON Pr inters Quick Installation Guide Win dows • Macint osh • OS/ 2 • UNI X NetWare • LANtastic • Web Management[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide This guide covers the installation and basic setup procedures for the AXIS 1440. It als o contains an overview o f managemen t and conf igu ra tion too ls, and i ns tru ctio ns on up grad in g so ftw are. The following printers are supported by the AXIS 1440 Print Server: • EPSON Sty lus ® P hoto 700 • EPSON Sty lus Ph[...]

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    Hardware In stallation Follow these steps to connect the AXIS 1440 to the printer and your network. 1. Locate the serial number on the bottom of the AXIS 14 40 and write it down. You need this numbe r during configuratio n. 2. Turn the printer off and connect the AXIS 1440 to the printer’s parallel port. 3. Connect the AXIS 1440 to the n etwork u[...]

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    To instal l the soft ware for Windo ws 95, 98, or NT: 1. With Window s running, insert the AXIS Utilities disk 1 in your diskette drive. 2. Select Run from the Start menu, then type a:windows setup (where a i s the letter of your diskette driv e). Click OK . 3. Fo llow the instructi ons on screen. Choose Custom if yo u want to install AXIS N etPi[...]

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    Notes : ❏ You must alrea dy have instal led AXIS NetPilo t on you Windows workst ation be fore you begin these procedu res. ❏ If you’re using AXIS N etPilot to set up the p rint server fro m a Window s NT work station, your displa y should not be set to a generic vid eo driver, such as VGA com pati ble. Before you st art AXIS Ne tPilot, make [...]

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    Setting Up Wind ows Workstations You must configure the printer port of e ach workstation printing to the AXIS 1440 . When you set up workstations for peer-to -peer printing, the appropriate Axis utility (either AXIS Print Monitor or AXIS Print Utility for Windows ) must be installed on every workstatio n . For client-server printing, you only need[...]

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    To conf igure prin ter por ts for Win dows NT: 1. Cli ck Start , point to Setting s , then click Printers . 2. Right-click your EPSON printer icon and click Properties . 3. Cli ck the Ports tab, then click Add Port . 4. Select AXIS Port from the list, and click New Port... 5. Select your network protocol and click OK . 6. If yo ur network supports [...]

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    Setting Up Macintosh Computers Before you begin , the netwo rk (AT) vers ion of y our EPSON printer driver must be installed on your Macintosh computer. You can download your printer driver from EP SO N ’s Home Page at http://www.epson.com. Follow these steps to set up a Macintosh computer: 1. Ope n the Ch ooser window . 2. Select your EPSON prin[...]

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    AXIS NetPilot AXIS NetPilot is the recommended configuration and management tool for NetWare networks. You can use it to do the f ollowing: • Change the print server parameter settings for several network proto cols • Monitor prin ters an d view detailed printer information • Simplify administration by setting up print servers in logical grou[...]

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