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    AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 Network Print Servers User’s Manual[...]

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    2 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Regulatory Information Safety Notices Take some time to read through the safety notice s before installing the AXIS 5500/ AXIS 5550. Please observe all s afety markings and instructions when using this pro duct. Important: Observe “Important:” in the text to avoid operational im pairment. Do not proceed [...]

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    Table of Contents AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Support [...]

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    Table of Contents 4 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Setup using iPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Basic Setup with AXIS N etPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot . . . . . . . . . . 67 Basic Queue-based printing over IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Sec[...]

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    Table of Contents AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 Section 15 Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Section 16 The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 NetWare Parameter Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 TCP Ports Opened for Raw Pri nti[...]

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    Introduction 6 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550. This product has been developed to connect your prin te rs anywhere in your network, allowing all network users acce ss to shared printer resources. About this Manual This manual is applicable for an AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 wit[...]

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    Introduction AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 If you are connected to the I nternet, you can: • Download user documentati on and firmware updates • Find answers to previously resolv ed problems in the FAQ database. Search by product, category or phrase • Report problems to Axis support sta ff by logging in to your private support area [...]

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    Product Overview 8 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 2 Product Overview Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 package by using the check list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. AXIS 5500 & AXIS 5550 * The USB cable shipped[...]

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    Product Overview AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 AXIS Network Product CD The AXIS Network Product CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalog, that includes Axis software, firmwa re and user documentation. If your computer is set to French, Ger man, Italian or Spanish, the information will automatically be presented in th at language, oth[...]

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    Product Overview 10 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Physical Description AXIS 5500 AXIS 5550 Network Connector Axis Network Print Servers are de signed for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet netw orks and connect t o th e network via a twisted pair RJ45 category 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better. Printer Ports AXIS 5500 • One Low- and Ful[...]

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    Product Overview AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 1 Test Button The test button is used for: • printing a test page to check the connection to the printer • printing the parameter list showing the print server settings • performing a Factory Default of the print server, which will restore most of the parameters and settings to factory [...]

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    Product Overview 12 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Flexibility The print server supports printing in all major computer systems and environments, including five differe nt print methods in the TCP/IP environment. AXIS 5550 allows you to print on two printers simultaneously. The integrated IPP (Internet Printi ng Protocol) function allows for[...]

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    Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 3 Section 3 Basic Installation Quick Overview Follow these steps to make your printer network ready: 1. “Connecting the Hardware” on page 13 2. “Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 15 3. “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 21 Conn[...]

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    Basic Installation 14 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Backside label on print server 1. Make sure that your printer is switched off and that the print server’s Power Adapter is disconnected . 2. Locate the serial number , found on the underside label of the print server, and write it down. You will need this number to configure the print se[...]

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    Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 5 Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Receiving an IP Address with DHCP • If you have a DHCP server on your network , your print server will receive an IP address auto matically. The IP address will then appear on the test page you print by pressing the test button once. • If yo[...]

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    Basic Installation 16 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Manual IP Address Assignment Notes: Registering and Resolving Host Names In order to register the host name of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 in networks with dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) and DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) are supported. It is recommended t[...]

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    Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 7 in the print server’s We b interface. Refer to “Management and Configuration” on page 88. If the host name matches another entr y in the DDNS data base, the print server deletes that entry before registering. Notes: Set the IP Address with DHC P Follow the instructions below to dow [...]

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    Basic Installation 18 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Set the IP Address using RARP in UNIX/Linux Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP. Append the following line to your Ethern et Address table. This is typically located in the /etc/ethers file: Example: 1. Update, if necessary, your host table and alia s name databa[...]

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    Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 9 Set the IP Address using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux Below is an example of how to set the IP address of the print server using BOOTP: Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically performed by editing the file: /etc/bootptab Example: 1. If necessary, update your host table and[...]

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    Basic Installation 20 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Set the IP Address using ARP in Windows 98/NT/ Me/2000/XP 1. Open a Command Prompt and enter the following commands: 2. The host will return reply from 192.168.3.191 , or a similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established. 3. Log in to the[...]

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    Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 1 Notes: Making Network Printers availa ble for printing on your PC Configuration Methods Once you have set the IP address of your p rin t server, your network printer can be added to any PC on your network. The method that you choose should be dictated by your printing requirements and you[...]

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    Basic Installation 22 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Installation and Integration Refer to the table below to select the appropriate insta llation method. All Axis client software is available on www.axis.com See “IPP (Internet Printing Protocol)” on page 102 for information on Internet printing over Loca l and Wide Area Networks. Enviro[...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 3 Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows Overview of Installation Metho ds This section describes how to add ne twork printers to a computer in Windows. Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate installation method according to your computer envir onment: If you inte[...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 24 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual client computer th at wants to print. Each client computer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly. SNMP Device Index When using the TCP/IP protocol (and if the printer driv er permits), the print server can use SNMP Statu s to find out if the printe[...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 5 5. The Wizard searches for a suitable printer driver. If a suitable driver is not found, you w ill be asked to select a driver, otherwise the Wizard suggests which Printer Model and Printer Driver to use. Click Change driver to select another driver, or click Finish to accept and[...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 26 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Go Straight to the Print Server’s Web Interface Right-click on a printer in the Select Network Printer list an d select Print server ho me page to configure the print se rver from its embedded Web pages. Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard[...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 7 3. Click the Create a new port radio button and select Standard T CP/IP Port from the list. Click Next and the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard starts. Click Next . 4. Enter the IP address of the print server (Example: 192.168.3.191) The Port Name will be filled in automat[...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 28 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5. In the A dditional P ort In f o rm ation R equired windo w , choose the De vice Po r t y ou w ant to use , y ou will see LPT1, LPT2 and COM1 in a drop-do wn menu: AXIS 5500: Enter LPT1 f or the USB port*. AXIS 5550: Enter LPT2 f or the USB port* and LP T1 f or the parallel port.[...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 9 9. Choose whether you want to share th e printer with othe r network users, print a test page, etc. Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish . 10. Print a test page to verify. You have now completed the installation. *Tcpmon.ini Adding Printers in Windows NT [...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 30 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Installing a Network Printer 1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers | Add Printer . Select My Computer and click Next . 2. From the Available Ports list, choose the appropriate printer port, which will appear as the IP address or host name of the print server. If it doesn’t appear [...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 1 Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor This section describes how to set up a Windows 2000/XP server for LPR printing over the TCP/IP protocol , using the built-in Microsoft LPR Monitor i.e. Print Services for UNIX . Note: Basic Setup If you h[...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 32 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Enter the name of the server (or its IP address) in the field Name and address of server providing lpr (Example: AXIS100086) and enter the port you want to use in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server (Example: USB1). Click OK . End the wizard in the usual mann[...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 3 AXIS Print Monitor Software AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 98 and Me environments. AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www.axis.com AXIS Print Monitor Overview AXIS Print Monitor allows an AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 to be [...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 34 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Pr inters in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows 2000 workstation: 1. To start the Add Print er Wizard, select Settings [...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 5 Adding Printers over NetB IOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows NT workstation: 1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all work stations[...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 36 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor 1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all work stations that will print via the Axis print server. 2. Next, start the Windows Ad d Printer Wizard: select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click th[...]

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    Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 7 2. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Config ure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displa yed after retry. Click OK . Note: Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS/Net[...]

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    Adding Printers in Windows 38 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry. Click OK and Next . 8. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and clic[...]

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    Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 9 Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh Having connected the AXIS 5500/AX IS 5550 to your network, this section now describes how to set up your print server for printing in Mac OS X and earlier Macintosh environments using AppleTalk. If you intend to use the print server in a mu[...]

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    Adding Printers in Macintosh 40 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6. Click Add to finish the installation. The print server has now been added to the Printer List. 7. If you wish to configure printer settings, click Printers | Configure Prin ter . To Change the Bonjour Service Name You can change the print server’s Bonjou r service name via t[...]

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    Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 1 Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk This section describes setting up your print server for printing in the Mac OS X. 1. Start Print Center (from Go | Applications | Util ities => Print Cent er ) or the Printer Setup Utillity . 2. Select Printers | Add Printer... 3. From[...]

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    Adding Printers in Macintosh 42 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Installation on Mac OS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk Basic Configuration On Mac OS 9.1 or older, basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed simply by opening the Chooser wi ndow and selecting a printer. You can change the default name of your print server or any of default par[...]

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    Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 3 4. Click the name of the printer you want — the ports are shown as <host name>_<port>. Example : AXIS100086_USB1. On an AXIS 5550 you will also have acce ss to an LPT port, which will appear as LPT1 in the list. Example : AXIS100086 _LPT1. 5. Click the Close box. T[...]

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    Adding Printers in Macintosh 44 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Note: BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to en able or disable binary transfer of print data in the print server’s Web interface (Admin | Network Settin gs | Detailed View | Macintosh | Binary Protocol for Printer n . By enabling binary transfer you reduce printing tim[...]

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    Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 5 Example: The following example describes how you set the print se rver parameters in AppleTalk. Important: 1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2. Select a network printer driver — any LaserWriter will do. 3. Select the printer port ending with _CFG . 4. Close the Ch oo se[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 46 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare This section describes how to contin ue the installation of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 in the NetWare environment. Identify which transport protocol you are running on your network and which installation method you should use. Continue the insta ll[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 7 Setup using NDPS The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 supports N ovell Distributed Print Services (NDPS). You can run NDPS over Pure IP (TCP/IP) or IPX/SPX. Before the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 can be installed, make sure that NDPS is installed and a Broker is lo aded on your NetWare file server. Ax[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 48 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Type a name of your choice in the NDPS Printer Agent fi eld 5. Select the Axis Gateway configuration in the Gateway Type window. 6. Click OK 7. In the Select the printer’s type window, choose your printer. If you cannot find the printer, select an appr opriate Generic one (PCL[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 9 9. You will find the print server in the next window with the printer attached on the connected port. Depending on the tra nsport protocol you used when you start the installation, the print server should appear as following: • TCP/IP Network protocol: IP Address and Port , e.g:[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 50 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual <IPX External Network Number>:<Print server’s HW address>:<Socket Number> Example: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6:400c , where 400c corresponds to the LPT1 physical port, and 401c corresponds to the USB1 physical port. If the printer is not in th e displayed print list, [...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 1 5. Next, select the printer drivers for each client operating system. (Wi ndows 2000, NT and 95/98). These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users’ workstations when they install this printer in the future. 6. Click Continue and OK in the next NDPS window. The new Prin[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 52 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. From the Object menu, select Create . The New Object d ialog appears. 5. Select NDPS Printer. The Create NDPS Printer dialog appears. 6. Type a name of yo ur cho ice in the ND PS Printer Na me fie ld, e.g. AXIS5FF66A_IPX 1 In the Printer Agent Source field, select the source of [...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 3 8. Confirm the Printer Agent name (default is the name of the new printer you are creating) and browse to select the NDPS Manager to which you want to assign it 9. Select AXIS Gateway Configuration in the Gateway Type field. 10. Click OK . 11. In the Select the printer’s type wi[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 54 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual • TCP/IP Network protocol: IP Address and Port, e.g: 192.168.70.243 and LPT1 Only the ports with a connec ted prin ter will show up in this window. If the printer is not in the displayed print list: 1. Click Manually specify the print server enter the print server’s IP address [...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 5 IPX Network protocol: All the available ports w ill be presented, regardless if the printers are or not connected to those ports. Example: AXIS5FF66A_P1 corresponds to the LPT1 port, and AXIS5FF66A_P2 corresponds to the USB1 port. The IPX Addresses for the above printers will appe[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 56 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual If the printer is not in the displayed print list: 1. Click Manually specify the pr int server and enter the <IPX External Network Number> in the Network field. 2. Enter the <Print server’s HW address> in the LAN HW address field and choose a port in the Print server [...]

  • Page 57

    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 7 5. Click Contin ue and OK in the next NDPS window. Your printer will appear as an NDS object in the Directory Tree and will offer a full range of network security options. To install the printer on the workstatio n, See “Installing an NDPS Printer on a Workstation” on page 57.[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 58 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Click Add . A list of available printers appears. 5. The list of available printers shows the NDPS Public Access Printers on the network and the NDPS Controlled Access Printers in you current NDS context. To see the Controlled Access Pr inters in other context that you have righ[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 9 7. Click OK . The default driver for that printer is then automatically downloaded. If the printer object does not have a printer driver associate d with it, or a driver was not found, you will be prompted to either to choose from a list of printer drivers provided by NDPS or to p[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 60 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9. Verify by clicking Start - Settings - Printers on the workstation. Using the Add Printer Wizard 1. Click St art on your workstation, select Settings => Printers . There might be some differences regarding this menu depending of MS Operating System you are running. 2. Start th[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 1 When you have completed these steps, you are ready to start printing. Notes: Setup using iPrint iPrint is Novell's next generation of printing software that lets users print to and from all destinations. A standard Web page displays available printers to the user. By clicking[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 62 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3. Novell iPrint uses the NDPS infrastruc ture, so make sure that all the NDPS requirements have been met: • Make sure that the BROKER.NLM is loaded. If it isn’t, type LOAD BROKER in the server console prom pt and select the name of the Broker. • Make sure that the NDPS Manag[...]

  • Page 63

    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 3 Install a printer with AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap- in 1. Use an AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 and connect a printer to any port. 2. Connect the print server to the network. 3. Connect the power adapter. 4. Start the printer and the print server. 5. Log in as Admin. 6. Use a Web bro[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 64 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9. Click on Create Printer. 10. Choose a name for the printer. 11. Choose the context where the printer will be installed. 12. Browse for the NDPS Manager and select it. 13. In the Gateway Type drop-down list, choose the Axis LPR Gateway Configuration . Click Next . 14. Choose eith[...]

  • Page 65

    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 5 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot Install the AXIS NetPilot software on your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on Windows 98 and Windows NT. Starting the Installation Follow the instructions below to in stall the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 with AXIS NetPilot: 1. Start AXIS NetPilot by double-cli[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 66 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Print Queues The Axis Network Print Server uses the print server name followed by the printer port as the default Print Queu e names and print server port names. If you want to change the default printer queue names, just type the new names in the available text fields. AXIS 5500 A[...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 7 Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot Having installed your Axis Network Print Server print server in accordance with the basic insta llation procedures described in Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot , on page 65, your Axis Network Print Server print server should now feature in [...]

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    Adding Printers in NetWare 68 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Select the tree or server location of the print queue from the Resources box. 5. Select an existing print queue to connect to the server port, or create a new print queue by clicking on Create Queue... I f y o u h a v e s e l e c t e d a n e x i s t i n g queue, advance to step [...]

  • Page 69

    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 9 Basic Queue-based printing over IP Axis print servers with software versio n 6.0 or later allow users to print in a Pure IP environment using tradit ional queue-based printing (which usually uses the IPX transport protoco l). Note that only NDS queue-based printing is supported. I[...]

  • Page 70

    Adding Printers in NetWare 70 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5. Use the Add Printer Wizard on your work sta tion to install the printer on your client. Note that only NDS queu e based PSERVER printing is supported. When installing, choose Network Printer and browse to the queue you have just created. Alternatively, choose Local Printer and s[...]

  • Page 71

    Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 1 Using Novell Utilities After installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare environment, you can manage your Axis Network Prin t Server, using either Novell’s NetW ar e Ad ministrator, or PCONSOLE. NetWare Administration Some useful features provided by the NetWare Ad[...]

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    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 72 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 7 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux Print Tools For printer configuration, printtool and printconfig are the most common. How they are invoked depends on which distribution and window manager you use. AIX SMIT is the recommended printing tool. It contains an integrated print[...]

  • Page 73

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 3 Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator . This operating environment has an integrated printe r driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality. Instructions: Type the command /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr in a Terminal window. SuSE YaST2 is th[...]

  • Page 74

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 74 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1. Select the Network printer radio button and click Next . 2. Enter the IP address or host name of the print server as well as the port you want to use. Port numbers available for TCP/IP are: Also see “TCP Ports Opened for Raw Printing” on page 1 58. 3. Click Next . Fill in[...]

  • Page 75

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 5 Debian 3.0 Debian offers a choice between plain LPD, LPRng and CUPS. There are several printer configuration tools in this distribution, e.g. the apsfilter (version 5 or later), which adds support for LPRng and Ghostscript's uniprint driver scheme. Red Hat's printtool[...]

  • Page 76

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 76 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Red Hat 7.3 Printtool has been replaced by Printconf . The utility maintains the /etc/printcap configuration file, print spool directories, and print filters. Note: If you type printtool at a shell prompt, printconf will automatically start. Invocation 1. On the Gnome desktop, s[...]

  • Page 77

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 7 Adding a Remote Unix Printer To add a remote UNIX printer, such a s one attached to a differ ent UNIX/Linux system on the same network, click the New button in the main printconf window. Select Unix Printer from the Queue Type menu , and click Next . Enter a unique name for the[...]

  • Page 78

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 78 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual SuSE 8.0 The printing system on SuSE Linux is based on an apsfilter, with some enhancements; SuSE's apsfilter will recognize all common file formats (including HTML, if html2ps is installed). There are two ways to setup printers on SuSE systems: • YaST2 will let you confi[...]

  • Page 79

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 9 AXIS axinstall Script Having performed the basi c TCP/IP setup procedures as defined earlier in this manual, you are now able to pr int in interactive mode using PROS, LPR, FTP or Reverse Telnet protocols. However, if you want to integrate the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 with your ho s[...]

  • Page 80

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 80 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 supports severa l different print methods in the TCP/IP environment. axinstall will suggest a print method suitable for your particular UNIX/Linux system, but you might want to use another method depending on your printing[...]

  • Page 81

    Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 1 PROS A protocol developed at Ax is. Comes in two versions; named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B). PROS A Advantages The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 appears as a device to the sy stem. This makes all filter and model options available. It provides accounting and status logging. Suppor[...]

  • Page 82

    Adding Printers in OS/2 82 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 8 Adding Printers in OS/2 This section describes how to set up your print server for printing in the OS/2 environment. Continue wi t h th e instruc tions presented in the table below: TCP/IP Printing Having assigned an IP address to th e print server, you are now ready to inst[...]

  • Page 83

    Adding Printers in OS/2 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 3 www.axis.com => Software => Discontinued products. Instal l it if you have not already done so. If you want to change the de fault name or any of the print server’s default parameters, you can do so us ing any standard Web browser or WinOS/2 window under OS/2. Refer to Sectio[...]

  • Page 84

    Adding Printers in OS/2 84 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Creating a Print Queue (OS/2 version 2.x and OS/2 Warp) 1. Double-click the Templates folder, then drag the Printer icon out to the Workplace Shell (or into a folder) while holding the right mouse button down. 2. Type a name of your choice in the Name field. 3. Select PIPE< name&[...]

  • Page 85

    Updating the Firmware AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 5 Section 9 Updating the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware You can upgrade the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 firmware using one of the following methods: • AXIS ThinWizard (TCP/IP) • From the print server’s internal Web pages (TCP/IP) • FTP (TCP/IP) Note: Upgrading from the Print Server’s [...]

  • Page 86

    Updating the Firmware 86 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7. If y ou do not ha ve a def ault passw ord, just click Ne xt > . If some o f y our serv ers use a differ ent User ID or P assw or d th an the def ault entries , the y will be displa y ed in the R emaining serv er s list. Enter the User ID and P assw ord f or each individual serv er[...]

  • Page 87

    Updating the Firmware AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 7 1. From www.axis.com, download the firmware and save it to a new directory on your computer, e.g. c:A xis (if the directory does not exist, create it). 2. Open a command p rompt from Start => Run . The Run window will appear. Type cmd and click OK . (Windows 98: Type command and cl[...]

  • Page 88

    Management and Con figuration 88 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 10 Management and Configuration The management and configuration t ools that are supported by the Axis Network Print Server allow you to: • Change the print server parameters, i.e. editing the config file • Receive extended information about the print jobs • Receiv[...]

  • Page 89

    Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 9 Admin When in Admin mode, you have access to all the print server's parameters and you can change them to your liking. This mode is intended for network administrators and can be password protected to prevent unauthorized changing of th e print server parameters. Note: Acc[...]

  • Page 90

    Management and Con figuration 90 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Available Services from the User Mode The following services are available from the User mode. A link to the Axis home page is available from this mode. Printer Overview The Printer Overview page contains a section that al lows you to view the general parameter setting of the Ax[...]

  • Page 91

    Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 1 accumulated usage of the connec ted pr inters allows you to control the usage of the connected printers. To delete an ongoing print job, use the delete button ne xt to the job. Network Settings From the Network Settings page you can set all parameters that control the network t[...]

  • Page 92

    Management and Con figuration 92 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Software Default A Software Default will reset all prin t server parameters and settings to their default values except: • Node address (NODE_ADDR.) • IP Address (INT_ADDR.) • DHCP enabled (DHCP_ENB) • Installed certificate •P r i v a t e k e y Also see The Test Button[...]

  • Page 93

    Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 3 5. The AXIS ThinWizard interface appears: Important! The first time you use AXIS ThinWizard, set the Preferences to reflect your network environment: Select a network group from the list on the Manage Network page. If the list is empty, you must firs t create a group. Click the[...]

  • Page 94

    Management and Con figuration 94 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Managing Print Servers Follow the instructions below to access the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 using AXIS ThinWizard: 1. Click Manage Network in the main menu. 2. Select the network group, including the, from the drop-down list. All AXIS servers included in the network group appear in t[...]

  • Page 95

    Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 5 Editing the config file Follow the instructions below to edit the config file using FTP: 1. Log in to the Axis Net work Print Server by typing: ftp <host name> or ftp <IP address> in a DOS windo w (W indows) or in a UNIX shell. 2. Enter the user id and the password.[...]

  • Page 96

    Management and Con figuration 96 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Viewing the Account File The account file contains data concerning the ten last print jobs. It specifies an internal job number, th e user that initiated the job, the protocol and logical prin ter that was used, cu rren t status (Completed, Off- line, or Printing), number of byt[...]

  • Page 97

    Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 7 1. Log in to the Axis Net work Print Server by typing: telnet <host name> or telnet <IP add ress> in a DOS window (Windows) or in a UNIX shell . 2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are root and pass .) 3. View the account file by typing: acco[...]

  • Page 98

    Management and Con figuration 98 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Performing Resets Three types of reset co mmands allow you to perform soft resets, to perform hard resets, and to r eset th e print server’s parameters to its default settings. Follow the instructions below to pe rform a soft reset using telnet: 1. Log in to the Axis Net work [...]

  • Page 99

    Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 9 1. Log in to the Axis Net work Print Server using FTP. 2. Download the MIB file /snmp/ axis.mib to the NMS host. 3. Install the AXIS MIB according to instructions in your NMS software documentation. The AXIS MIB The AXIS MIB contains a large nu mber of objects which may be cate[...]

  • Page 100

    Management and Con figuration 100 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual NetWare Admin istra tor Pr inter Status Menu Notification You can use the NetWare Administrator to enable or disable status notification messages for printers connected to the Axis Network Print Server, e.g. Busy, Off-line, Out of pape r, Paper jam, etc. You can also add or rem[...]

  • Page 101

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 101 Section 11 Configuration Possibilities This section describes some spec ial features offe red by the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550: Autodetect Printer Type , on page 101 Auto-IP , on page 101 Changing Language in the Print Server’s Web Interface , on page 119 E-mail Notification , on pag[...]

  • Page 102

    Configuration Possibilities 102 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Auto-IP, a method which enables the host to automatical ly take a linklocal IPv4 address. Auto-IP is supported by Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP and Mac OS version 8.5 and higher. E-mail Notification Whenever an event that ne eds human intervention occurs in a network printer, the conc[...]

  • Page 103

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 103 With IPP, a user with an Internet connection can send a document to any printer which is connected to the In ternet. IPP is platform independent and can be used to print over any LAN or WAN that supports TCP/IP. In practical terms, this means that you can send documents to a remo[...]

  • Page 104

    Configuration Possibilities 104 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Example using an IP Address in the 1.1 Standard: If “171.16.5.218” is the IP address of the print server and "USB1" is the local printer port name, then the synt ax of the address scheme will be ipp://171.16.5.218/USB1 in the 1.1 standard. IPP User Requirements The [...]

  • Page 105

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 105 How to Prin t from Windows NT: Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know: • the address of the print server. The address contains the IP address or host name of the print server and the printer port name . • the brand and type of the printer in order to install[...]

  • Page 106

    Configuration Possibilities 106 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5. In the Availa ble Ports window, click Add Port : 6. The Printer Ports dialog will appear, showing a list of Available Printer Ports . 7. Choose The HP Internet Prin ter Connection Port and click New Port. 8. The HP Internet Printer Connection will start. Click Next .[...]

  • Page 107

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 107 9. In the IP Address, Host Name or URL field, type the address of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 to which the destination printer is connected. The URL will automatically appear in the Port Name field as well: (Example: http://171.16.5.218:63 1/LPT1 if you have an AXIS 5500 and want to [...]

  • Page 108

    Configuration Possibilities 108 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 14. The new printer will appear in your Printer window. You are now ready to start printing using IPP. How to Prin t from Windows 2000/X P Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know: • the address of the print server. The address contains the IP address or host na[...]

  • Page 109

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 109 4. Enter the printer address in the URL field. (Example: http://171.16.5.218:63 1/LPT1 if you have an AXIS 5500 and want to address the parallel port or http://171.16.5.218:631/USB1 to a ddress the USB port.) Click Next . 5. If you do not have a driver corresponding to the destin[...]

  • Page 110

    Configuration Possibilities 110 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8. The new printer is added to your Select Printer window: 9. You are now ready to print using IPP: specify your new destination printer from the printer list and click Print .[...]

  • Page 111

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 111 Logical Printers for Customized Printing The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 has a powerful facility for altering the print data. This means that your desired pr int format can be realized on any type of printer. The following acti ons can be invoked from the print server: • The character [...]

  • Page 112

    Configuration Possibilities 112 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 solution to this problem is to assign a character set conversi on filter to a logical printer, and then link that logical printer to the host causing the problem. You select your desired conver sion filter by setting the Character Set Conversion (PRx_CSET.[...]

  • Page 113

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 113 Example: Follow the instructions below to add a string after the print job: 1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Adm in | Logical Printers. 2. Select the PR5 tab. 3. Enter t he str ing 04 in the String After Print Job text field. 4. Click the OK button. Example:[...]

  • Page 114

    Configuration Possibilities 114 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings: 1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Admin | Logical Printers. 2. Select the PR1 Web page. 3. Enter t he str ing 01 0A 02 0D 0A in the String Substitutions text field. 4. Click the OK button. This conv[...]

  • Page 115

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 115 ASCII to Postscript Conversion The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 logical printers can translate ASCII print data into PostScript format. This makes it possible to print on a PostScript printer from a host that does not su pport PostScript. The conversion is selected by activating a filter [...]

  • Page 116

    Configuration Possibilities 116 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Set the PostScript Page Size parameter to LETTER . 5. Set the PostScript Page Orientation parameter to LANDS . 6. Enter the string 48 0 120 60 3 0 50 in the PostScript Page Format text field. 7. Enter t he str ing Helvetica in the PostScript Font text field. 8. Click the OK bu[...]

  • Page 117

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 117 Read Back of information The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 supports bi-directional printing. The information from the printer is read back on the parallel port when the parameter Read Back Port (PRx_IN.) has the default sett ing of AUTO. However, it is required that the printer also suppor[...]

  • Page 118

    Configuration Possibilities 118 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Network Speed With the Network Speed parameter you can manually specify the speed at which you will send and receive netw ork packages. You can change the Network Speed setting to correspond to the type of network you are using (10 or 100 Mbit). To change the Network Speed in an [...]

  • Page 119

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 119 Print Server Levels Print server signature le vels are assigned by a new NET.CFG parameter SIGNATURE LEVEL = n Regardless of server level, the AXIS pr int server has th e capa bility to lo g in in Print Server Mode since it supports NCP Packet Level 3 (which is the most restricti[...]

  • Page 120

    Configuration Possibilities 120 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual TCP/IP Restrictions In a new and unconfigured Axis Networ k Print Server any user is allowed to send TCP/IP print jobs. Using a re striction list you can reject TCP/IP printing from specified IP addresses. Enabling TCP/IP Restrictions In the print server’s Web interface, selec [...]

  • Page 121

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 121 Enabling Secure Web Services — SSL/TLS In a new and unconfigured AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550, SSL/TLS is disabled . Certificates To use SSL/TLS you have to create or obtain a digital certificate. There are two kinds of certificates: self-sig ned certificates and third party certificate[...]

  • Page 122

    Configuration Possibilities 122 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual browser session. The browser reports the new state by changing into https mode. In the browser’s Security Alert box, select View Certificate and Install Certificate . Follow the instructions of the Install Certificate Wizard. Generating a Certificate Request Select th e Generat[...]

  • Page 123

    Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 123 Disabling Protocols To further increase security, you must disable protocols that are considered insecure; • FTP (also used by AXIS ThinWizard, if FTP is disabled, AXIS ThinWizard can not function properly.) •T e l n e t •A u t o - I P •D H C P •B O O T P • Remote Con[...]

  • Page 124

    Configuration Possibilities 124 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Enabling the SNMPv3 Protocol Invoke the print server’s Web interf ace to enable the SNMPv3 protocol. 1. Select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network and ensure that HTTPS Enabled is set to yes to guarantee a secure configuration. Note: You must have a valid [...]

  • Page 125

    IP Addressing AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 125 Section 12 IP Addressing IP Address and Subnet Mask The print server must be correctly configur ed wit h the following information to function properly: • an IP address •a s u b n e t m a s k • a default gateway (or router) IP Address Each device on your network must ha ve a unique IP ad[...]

  • Page 126

    IP Addressing 126 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Type Two In larger (Class B) ne tworks, where ther e are more device s, the IP address of ‘162.168.3.191’ is split into two parts but is structured differently: • Part one (‘162.168’) identifies the ne twork on which the device resides. • Part two (‘.3.191’) identifies the devi[...]

  • Page 127

    IP Addressing AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 127 Auto-IP Addressing Network devices use automatic IP addressing if they are configured to acquire an address using DHCP but ar e unable to contact a DHCP server. Automatic IP addressing is a scheme wh ere devices allocate themselves an IP address at random from the indu stry standard subnet of [...]

  • Page 128

    IP Addressing 128 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Setting the IP Address using DHCP Follow the instructions below to dow nload the IP address using DHCP: 1. Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon. The entries included in this scope should contain the following parameters: • range of IP addresses • subnet mask • de[...]

  • Page 129

    The Test Button AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 129 Section 13 The Test Button The test button is located on the fr on t right hand si de of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 and is used for: • Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer. • Printing a parameter list to see th e print server’s current settings. • Performing a Fac[...]

  • Page 130

    Troubleshooting 130 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 14 Troubleshooting This section provides useful informatio n to help you resolve difficulties you might have with your AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550. Fault symptoms, possible causes and remedial actions are provided within a quick reference table. Please visit the Axis W eb site for la test tr[...]

  • Page 131

    Troubleshooting AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 131 IP Address Check with Ping By sending a data packet to a specific IP address and waiting for a reply, Ping can determine whethe r that IP address is accessible. Ping can also help you to determine IP address conflicts with your AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 and troubleshoot TCP/IP probl ems on the net[...]

  • Page 132

    Troubleshooting 132 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Axis Support Server Report In order to obtain optimal support from Axis support technicians, please follow these instructions when submitting a Support question. 1. Go to the print server’s Web pages by typing the print server’s IP address in the Address/Location field of your Web browse[...]

  • Page 133

    Technical Specification AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 133 Section 15 Technical Specification Supported Printers Low- and F ull-Speed USB 1.1 and 2.0 printers. AXIS 5550 also supports all parallel printers except host-based printers and copiers, e.g. CAPT, GDI, PPA Supported Systems Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP and 2003 Novell [...]

  • Page 134

    Technical Specification 134 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Logical Printers Lo gical printer ports can be progr ammed to perform auto ASCII to PostScript conversion, add string before and after job, string substitution, alternative output and character set conversion Security Password protected configuration SSL/TLS support for HTTPS securit[...]

  • Page 135

    Technical Specification AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 135 AXIS 5550 One Low- and Full-Speed USB 1.1 po rt, which also works with USB 2.0 (Low-Speed and Full-Speed) printers. No te: The USB cable shipped with the product supports Low-Speed and Full-Speed. IMPOR T ANT! Hi-Speed is not supported One 36-pin Centronics connector parallel por t, [...]

  • Page 136

    Technical Specification 136 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Safety EN 60950 Included Accessories AXIS Network Product CD with soft ware for installation, management and printing, including AXIS ThinWizard (the recommended Axis management software for large ente rprise networks) and AXIS AddPrinter (for easy and quick installation) User docume[...]

  • Page 137

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 137 Section 16 The Parameter List This section provides an overview of the AXIS 5500 and AXIS 5550 print server paramete rs. See the Axis We b si te for latest technical information. The config File See Using FTP for Print Server Management , on page 94 for information on how to fetch the pri[...]

  • Page 138

    The Parameter List 138 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual AXIS 5500 (AXIS 5500 Network Print Server V7.06 Nov 3 2 005. S/N: 00408C60F4A1) Parameter settings: --- General Menu NODE_ADDR. : 00 40 8C 60 F4 A1 NETWORK_SPEED. : AUTO_SENSE (AUTO_SE NS E, 10_HALF_DX, 10_FULL_DX, 100_HALF_DX, 100_FULL_DX) PS_NAME. : AXIS60F4A1 ROOT_PWD. : pass USERS. : [...]

  • Page 139

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 139 BOOTP_ENB. : YES RARP_ENB. : YES WINS_ENB. : YES WINS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 WINS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 NBT_SCOPE_ID. : DNS_ENB. : YES DNS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 DNS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 DOMAIN_NAME. : SLP_ENB. : YES SLP_SCOPE_LIST. : DEFAULT BONJOUR_ENB. : YES BONJOUR_SRVNAME_USB1. : SMTP_SERVER. : FTP_ENB. [...]

  • Page 140

    The Parameter List 140 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual RTEL_PR8. : 0 --- SNMP Menu SNMP_V1_ENB. : YES SNMP_V2_ENB. : YES READ_COM. : public WRT_COM. : pass TRAPADDR. : 0 0 0 0 TRAP_COM. : public SYS_NAME. : SNMP_AUT. : DISABLE (DISABLE, ENAB LE) TRAP_PRT. : DIS ABLE (DISABLE, ENABLE) --- SNMPv3 Menu SNMP_V3_ENB. : NO --- NetWare Menu NETW_ENB[...]

  • Page 141

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 141 PSERVER_BINDERY3. : PSERVER_BINDERY4. : PSERVER_BINDERY5. : PSERVER_BINDERY6. : PSERVER_BINDERY7. : PSERVER_BINDERY8. : PSERVER_BINDERY9. : PSERVER_BINDERY10. : PSERVER_BINDERY11. : PSERVER_BINDERY12. : PSERVER_BINDERY13. : PSERVER_BINDERY14. : PSERVER_BINDERY15. : PSERVER_BINDERY16. : NP[...]

  • Page 142

    The Parameter List 142 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual LPRINT_5. : LLOGIC_5. : PR5 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, USB1) LPRINT_6. : LLOGIC_6. : PR6 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, USB1) LPRINT_7. : LLOGIC_7. : PR7 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, USB1) LPRINT_8. : LLOGIC_8. : PR8 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, [...]

  • Page 143

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 143 PR1_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR1_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR1_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR1_FONT. : --- Printer2 Menu PR2_NAME. : PR2_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR2_BEF. : PR2_STR. : PR2_C SET. : NONE ( NON E, ISO >IBM , 7UK> IBM, 7SW>I BM, 7 GE[...]

  • Page 144

    The Parameter List 144 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual --- Printer4 Menu PR4_NAME. : PR4_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR4_BEF. : PR4_STR. : PR4_C SET. : NONE ( NON E, ISO >IBM , 7UK> IBM, 7SW>I BM, 7 GE>IBM , 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR4_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR4_AFT. : PR4_DUMP. : NO PR4_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LET[...]

  • Page 145

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 145 PR6_BEF. : PR6_STR. : 01 0A 02 0D 0A PR6_C SET. : NONE ( NON E, ISO >IBM , 7UK> IBM, 7SW>I BM, 7 GE>IBM , 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR6_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR6_AFT. : PR6_DUMP. : NO PR6_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR6_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR[...]

  • Page 146

    The Parameter List 146 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual PR8_AFT. : PR8_DUMP. : NO PR8_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR8_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR8_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR8_FONT. : --- USB1 Menu U1_MGM_INFO. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) U1_COMMENT. : U1_BIDIR. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) U1_READT. : 3 U1_BUFFER_SIZE.[...]

  • Page 147

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 147 AXIS 5550 (AXIS 5550 Network Print Server V7.06 Nov 4 2 005. S/N: 00408C60F4A1) Parameter settings: --- General Menu NODE_ADDR. : 00 40 8C 60 F4 A1 NETWORK_SPEED. : AUTO_SENSE (AUTO_SE NS E, 10_HALF_DX, 10_FULL_DX, 100_HALF_DX, 100_FULL_DX) PS_NAME. : AXIS60F4A1 ROOT_PWD. : pass USERS. : [...]

  • Page 148

    The Parameter List 148 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual AUTOIP_ENB. : YES BOOTP_ENB. : YES RARP_ENB. : YES WINS_ENB. : YES WINS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 WINS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 NBT_SCOPE_ID. : DNS_ENB. : YES DNS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 DNS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 DOMAIN_NAME. : SLP_ENB. : YES SLP_SCOPE_LIST. : DEFAULT BONJOUR_ENB. : YES BONJOUR_SRVNAME_LPT1. : BONJOU[...]

  • Page 149

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 149 RTEL_PR6. : 0 RTEL_PR7. : 0 RTEL_PR8. : 0 --- SNMP Menu SNMP_V1_ENB. : YES SNMP_V2_ENB. : YES READ_COM. : public WRT_COM. : pass TRAPADDR. : 0 0 0 0 TRAP_COM. : public SYS_NAME. : SNMP_AUT. : DISABLE (DISABLE, ENAB LE) TRAP_PRT. : DIS ABLE (DISABLE, ENABLE) --- SNMPv3 Menu SNMP_V3_ENB. : [...]

  • Page 150

    The Parameter List 150 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual PSERVER_BINDERY1. : PSERVER_BINDERY2. : PSERVER_BINDERY3. : PSERVER_BINDERY4. : PSERVER_BINDERY5. : PSERVER_BINDERY6. : PSERVER_BINDERY7. : PSERVER_BINDERY8. : PSERVER_BINDERY9. : PSERVER_BINDERY10. : PSERVER_BINDERY11. : PSERVER_BINDERY12. : PSERVER_BINDERY13. : PSERVER_BINDERY14. : PSER[...]

  • Page 151

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 151 LPRINT_3. : LLOGIC_3. : PR3 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) LPRINT_4. : LLOGIC_4. : PR4 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) LPRINT_5. : LLOGIC_5. : PR5 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) LPRINT_6. : LLOGIC_6. : PR6 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR[...]

  • Page 152

    The Parameter List 152 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual --- Printer1 Menu PR1_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR1_NAME. : PR1_SCND. : PR1 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR1_WAIT. : YES PR1_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR1_BEF. : PR1_STR. : PR1_C SET. : NONE ( NON E, ISO >IBM , 7UK> IBM, 7SW>I BM, 7 GE>IBM , 7FR>IBM, 7ND>[...]

  • Page 153

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 153 PR2_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR2_FONT. : --- Printer3 Menu PR3_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR3_NAME. : PR3_SCND. : PR3 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR3_WAIT. : YES PR3_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR3_BEF. : PR3_STR. : PR3_C SET. : NONE ( NON E, ISO >IBM , 7UK> IBM, 7SW&[...]

  • Page 154

    The Parameter List 154 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual PR4_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR4_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR4_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR4_FONT. : --- Printer5 Menu PR5_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR5_NAME. : PR5_SCND. : PR5 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR5_WAIT. : YES PR5_IN. : AUTO[...]

  • Page 155

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 155 PR6_AFT. : PR6_DUMP. : NO PR6_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR6_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR6_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR6_FONT. : --- Printer7 Menu PR7_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR7_NAME. : PR7_SCND. : PR7 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR7_[...]

  • Page 156

    The Parameter List 156 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR8_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR8_AFT. : PR8_DUMP. : NO PR8_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR8_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR8_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR8_FONT. : --- LPT1 Menu L1_CENTR. : HISPEED (IBM_PC, STNDR[...]

  • Page 157

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 157 NetWare Parameter Combinations When NetWare is enabled (i.e. when the NETW_ENB. parame te r is set to “yes” in the NetWare Menu), the different settings of the NETW_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL. and NDPS. parameters will result in these functionalities: Functionality 1. Raw TCP ports 9100 = LPT[...]

  • Page 158

    The Parameter List 158 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual TCP Ports Opened for Raw Printing AXIS 5500 AXIS 5550 Note: The TCP port numbers entered in RTEL_P Rx. will override the settings in the two tables above. SNMP Device Index When using the TCP/IP protocol (and if the printer driv er permits), the print server can use SNMP Statu s to find o[...]

  • Page 159

    The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 159 Enable SNMP Status SNMP Status is enabled thr oug h Windows’ printer port settings. Example You have a three port print server an d want to enable SNMP Status for LPT2. The table above tells you to set the SNMP Device Index to 3. Using Windows XP as an example: 1. Go to Start | Printers[...]

  • Page 160

    Glossary 160 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 17 Glossary AIX Advanced Interactive eXe cutive. A vers ion of the UNIX operating s ystem from IBM that runs on various IBM computers including Mainframe systems. AppleTalk A local area network protocol for communication between Apple Computer products and other computers and peripherals. A[...]

  • Page 161

    Glossary AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 161 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol . Enables e.g. a print server to automatically obtain an unused IP address from the DHCP server. To fully benefit from this method, th e print server also supports DDNS, which is available in Windows 2000 networks. Digital Certificate Used to create digital [...]

  • Page 162

    Glossary 162 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Linux An open source implementation of UNIX. LLC Logical Link Control. An addition al data link layer protocol which operates on top of the MAC protocol defined in the or iginal Ethernet standard (the "Blue Book"). LPD The Line Printer Daemon is a protocol for transferring print jobs betw[...]

  • Page 163

    Glossary AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 163 the Ethernet Address Table for an entry matching the print server's Ethernet address. If a matching entr y is found, the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server. RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing. A processor designed to increase performance, using a limited set of of assembly[...]

  • Page 164

    Glossary 164 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual WINS Windows Internet Name Service. A NetBIO S Name Server that maps NetBIOS names to dynamically assigned IP a ddresses. Wizard A special form of user assistance th at automates a task through a dialog with the user. Wizards help th e user to accomplish tasks that are complex and require experienc[...]

  • Page 165

    Index AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 165 Index A Account file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 166

    Index 166 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Configuration methods FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 NetWare Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 99 PCONSOLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 167

    Index AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 167 HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 HTTPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 161 I IEEE 1284 Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 168

    Index 168 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual NDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 162 NetBIOS/NetBEUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

  • Page 169

    Index AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 169 Printing Bi-directional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Client/Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 170

    Index 170 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual TCP/IP Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Tcpmon.ini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Technical Assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]