Axis Communications NPS 530 manual

Pre face Axi s NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 1 Pr efac e Thank y ou for pu rchasing t h e Ax is NP S 530/ 532 N etw o rk Print Se rver. Ou r g oa l in de vel op in g th is p r odu ct is t o enab l e yo u to con ne ct you r pri nte rs any wh er e in y ou r netwo r k , all ow in g a ll n etw or k use r s acce s s to sh a red pr i nter reso ur ces.[...]

Prefa ce 2 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual About t his manual T h i s ma n ual wi ll gui de you through a sim pl e step-by-ste p in st a llat i o n a nd con fi gu ra tio n p r oc edur e. I t is di vi d e d in to f ou r sec t ions : Introd uc tion The NPS 530/532 pr int se rv e r , how i t works, w h ere t o use it , a nd its mai n fe at ure [...]

Pre face Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 3 Emission n ot ic es US A T his e q u ipme n t ge ner a tes, u ses, a nd can ra di ate r adio freque nc y en e rgy a nd if not ins talled and u sed in ac co rda nce wit h th e ins tr ucti on ma nua l, ma y ca us e in t erf er enc e t o ra d io comm uni cat io n s. It ha s been test e d a n d f o und t[...]

Ta bl e of contents 4 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual Table of contents 1 In tr od ucti on 6 How I t W or ks 7 W h er e T o U s e i t 7 Mai n Features 9 2 Ge tting starte d 1 0 Pr in te r In s t a lla t i on 12 N e tw or k In s ta l lat i on 1 3 3 Se tup f or Ne tW a re 14 Pr int Server Mo d e (A u t omat ic) 17 Pri n t Se r ver Mo d e (Par am [...]

Ta bl e of contents Axi s NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 5 Se t up y our NPS 530/532 46 Set up an d at tach a print qu e ue 50 Pr int metho ds 52 7 Se tup f or M a c i nt osh 53 Ch oose a Pri nte r 54 V er if y t h e Co mm u ni ca t i on 5 5 8 Adva nced O p tions 5 6 Logi cal P r int ers 57 Ch a ra c ter S et Con v er s ion 59 Str in gs B ef or e[...]

Se c t ion 1: Int rod uction 6 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S ectio n 1 Introduc tion The A x is NPS 530 and 532 are p lu g-in n etwork pr i nt servers f o r the E t h e r n et en vi ro n m en t . Th e r e is no fu n c ti o na l d i f f er en c e b et w ee n t h e m ; it’s onl y th e net wo rk co nn ecto r th at d if fers . The NPS 530/[...]

Sec t ion 1: Introduction Axi s NP S 530/532 Us er’s M a nual 7 How It Works Et he rnet network print da t a i s transmitted as packe ts us i ng a high-speed pr otoc ol ver y di ff er ent f r om t he standards used by serial or parallel pr i nt er s. Each pa cke t contains information about the sender, the rece i ver, how to unpac k t he packet, [...]

Se c t ion 1: Int rod uction 8 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual Ne tW ar e Th e N PS 530/532 h as t wo di f f erent m o des i n the Net War e e n vironmen t – Pr i nt Se rve r M od e an d R em ote Pri nte r Mode . In Prin t S e r ver Mo d e, t he N PS 530/ 532 e m ul ate s a Ne t Ware Prin t Ser v e r. A t po we r- o n it w il l l og i n t o e[...]

Sec t ion 1: Introduction Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 9 Main Feat ur es R eliab ility T he A xis NPS 530/532 har dw are pr ovides h i gh perf o rmance and re l i a bil it y c om b in ed wi t h lo w p ow e r c o nsu m p t io n. I t i s b a s e d o n t h e A xi s E TRAX ch i p w i th a n in t egrated 32 b i t RI SC C PU a n d Eth ern et co [...]

Se c t ion 2: Gett i ng st ar t e d 10 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S ectio n 2 Gettin g sta rted Unp ack and in s p ect all pa rt s f or da ma ge. C ont act y ou r de ale r if an ythi ng is mi ss i ng. A ll p ac ki n g mat e ri al s a r e rec yclab l e. The standard de l i ve ry • N PS 530 P ri nt Serv er; p art no . 0039-1 or NP S 532[...]

S e ct i on 2: G etting sta rte d Axi s NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 11 T h e N PS 530 s i de p anels T h e N PS 530 s i de p anels ETHERNET TEST POWER P ACKET TEST Button POWER Indicator P ACKET Indicator FRONT BACK Printer Connector ETHERNET Connector External Power Supply Connector ETHERNET TEST POWER P ACKET TEST Button POWER Indicator P AC[...]

Se c t ion 2: Gett i ng st ar t e d 12 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual P rinter Installat ion At t a ch the NPS 530/532 t o y our p rinte r ’s paral l el port and mak e a te s t pr int o ut : 1. S wi t c h of f th e p rin ter . 2. Atta c h the N PS 53 0/ 5 32 to the prin ter , eit h e r dir ectl y to th e p ar a llel p ri nte r po rt , o r us[...]

S e ct i on 2: G etting sta rte d Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 13 Net w ork Installation 1. Reco rd t he ser ia l nu m b er of you r NP S 5 30/ 532 . Yo u wi ll n ee d this numbe r for th e s etu p. 2. N PS 530 o nly: Conn ect your NPS 530 to the n etwo rk us in g a tw is te d-pair (10ba s eT) Et hernet c abl e. 3. N PS 532 o nly: Conn ect[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 14 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S ectio n 3 S et up for N etWare The NPS 530/532 can run i n e i t h er Pr int Se rver Mod e , Re mo t e P r in te r Mod e o r both si mul tan eous ly . The b as ic c o nf igu r atio n is do ne usi ng th e PC ONSOL E software suppl ied from Novell , and i f y o u ch oose a [...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 15 P ri nt Se r ver M ode An NPS 530/ 532 in print se r ver mode emulates a Novell pr i n t se rver (a w o r ksta tio n ru nnin g P SE RVE R). Th i s i s the r eco mme nde d m ode fo r me di um - siz ed to large n e two rk s. Ther e ar e th re e di ff er en t way s to se t up t[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 16 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Fi le Se r v er Co ntr olled Log-In T he NPS 530/532 will first l og i n to the Configur ati o n File S erver , and then t o any add i t ional Net War e serv ers f o und i n the f i l e server co nf igur ati on. See page 20 for se tu p p roce dur es . Re mo te P r inter Mod[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 17 P rint Se rv e r Mo de (A u tomatic) The setu p p roc edure in v o l v es ad din g a p rin t se r v er an d l in kin g it to on e or m or e p ri nt queu es. Both s tep s ar e ca r r ied ou t in PC ONSO LE . Add a P ri nt Se rver Fol lo w thes e s tep s t o ad d a pr in t ser[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 18 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Lin k a P rint Q ueue to the Pri nt Se rve r T h e n ex t s t e p i s to l i n k a p ri nt q u eu e to th e p r i nt s e r ve r : 1. S tar t PCO NS OLE acc ord ing to ste p s 1-3 o n the previous p a ge . 2. S elect Pr in t Q u eue Inf ormat ion ( 3.xx ) o r Pri n t Q ueu e[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 19 N PS 53 0/ 532 C o n figurat ion T h e c o nf ig u r at i on in vo lv es s p e c if yi n g wh ic h Ne t W a r e f i l e s e r ve r s a nd pr i nt queues t he NPS 530/532 shal l at tach t o. T his i s done using AXC FG , th e A xis NP S c onfig u ra tion sof tw ar e o n th e [...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 20 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual P rint Se rv e r Mo de (F ile Server Controlle d) This meth od us es a Net W are f il e server (the Configur ati on File S e rver ) to hol d t he prin t qu eu e informa ti o n . T h e N PS 530/ 532 w ill n o t autom ati cally log in to all file s erv ers an d s c an for qu eue[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 21 Ne tW are 3.xx: 1. Log in a s su p ervi sor to t he Ne tW ar e s erv er, a n d sta rt PCO NS OLE. 2. S elect C h ange C urre nt File Serv er , t hen selec t th e fil e ser ver a t whi ch you want t o k eep th e qu eu e a n d prin ter co nfigurations. Ma ke a note o f t he c [...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 22 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Ne tW are 4.xx: 1. Log in a s su p ervi sor to t he Ne tW ar e s erv er, a n d sta rt PCO NS OLE. 2. P r e s s <F4> to s wi tc h to Bi nd e r y M od e . 3. S elect Chang e C u rr ent N etW are Server , then sel ect t h e fi le s erv er a t w hich you want to keep the [...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 23 N PS 53 0/ 532 C o n figurat ion Th e c onf ig u r at i on in v ol ve s s p ecif ying the con figu ra tio n fil e ser v er . T hi s is done us ing A XCF G , the Axis NPS in sta l l at ion sof tw are o n th e di sk sup plied w ith the NPS 530/532. Fo l low the i nstruc ti o n[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 24 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual Remote P rinter Mode T he c onfi g urat ion for re mote p rin ter mo de c omp ris es t he f ollo wing s teps: 1. A d d a P ri n t Se rver 2. C r eate a Pr in t Q u eu e 3. L ink a R emote Pr in ter to the Pri n t Queue 4. C o nfi gure the NPS 5 30/ 532 Add a P ri nt Se rver T [...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 25 Ne tW are 3.xx: 1. S elec t P r int Serv er Info rm at ion f rom th e P C ONS OLE Ma in M enu . 2. S el ect the NetW are Print Ser v er to which yo u w an t to link you r N PS 53 0/ 5 32. 3. S elect Pr in t Se rv e r Co nf i g ura ti on , and th en Pr in ter C on fig u rat i[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 26 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Ne tW are 4.xx: 1. S elec t Pr i n t S e r v e r s f r om th e PC ON SO L E M ain Menu . 2. S el ect the NetW are Print Ser v er to which yo u w an t to link you r N PS 53 0/ 5 32. 3. S elect Pr i n t er s . 4. Pres s <Ins ert> to ad d a r em ote p r in ter to th e De[...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 27 Co nfi gu re t h e N PS 53 0/ 532 T h e c o nf ig u r at i on in v o lv es sp e c if yi n g w h ic h Ne t W a re p r in t s e r v er s an d pr i n ter n umbers t h e NP S 530/ 532 shal l at t ach to . T h is is don e using AXC FG , th e A xis N PS i nsta lla tio n sof tw ar [...]

Se c t ion 3: Setup for N etWa re 28 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual Verify the Communic atio n T o ve ri fy c o mm u ni ca ti o n b y ma k in g a t e st p r in t out , j u st se n d a jo b t o one o f the p ri nt queues t hat NPS 530/532 w ill s er vi c e. U se CAPT URE, NPR INT , o r PC ONSOL E . Example: Use CAP T URE fr om th e D O S c omma[...]

Section 4: Se t up for Wind ows Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 29 S ectio n 4 S et up for W indows T h is section desc r ibes how to set up yo ur NPS 530/530 for t he Microsoft Wind o ws e nviro n m e nt. Th e follow i ng Wind o ws pl atfo r ms are sup po r t ed: •W i n d o w s 3 . 1 (r e qu ire s ad d- on netw ork suppo r t ) • Wi n do [...]

Se c t ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 30 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Req u i rements: 1. M i crosof t N e twor k mu s t be r u nn in g w he n in s t allin g and u s in g Axi s P r in t U t il ity. 2. Axi s P r int Util it y m us t b e ru nni ng wh en ev er yo u wa nt to p r i nt to your n e tw o rk p ri n te r. Peer -to-pee r vs. Cli e nt -S[...]

Section 4: Se t up for Wind ows Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 31 Win d ows for Workgroups Se tu p for pee r-to - peer p rintin g Fo l l o w these st eps t o in st all y our NPS 53 0/ 530 for peer-to-peer prin ting at a Wi ndo w s for Wo r k group s w o rkstat i on : 1. D ou b le -c li ck t h e Axis P rint Util ity ico n . 2. I n the Por t m[...]

Se c t ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 32 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Cli e nt -S er ve r pr inti ng: Ser ver s etup Foll o w these steps t o i nstall y our NPS 53 0/530 for clie n t-serv er printing at a Wi ndo w s for Wo r k group s serv e r : 1. C hoo se a w or kst atio n that you want t o u se a s serv er for ne tw o r k pri nt- in g . T [...]

Section 4: Se t up for Wind ows Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 33 W indow s 95 Se tu p for pee r-to - peer p rintin g Fo l l o w these st eps t o in st all y our NPS 53 0/ 530 for peer-to-peer prin ting at a Wi ndows 95 work statio n: 1. D ou b le -c li ck t h e Axis P rint Util ity ico n . 2. I n the Por t me nu , c l ick Add . 3. I n the N[...]

Se c t ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 34 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Cli e nt -S er ve r pr inti ng: Ser ver s etup Foll o w these steps t o i nstall y our NPS 53 0/530 for clie n t-serv er printing at a Wi ndows 95 se r ve r: 1. C hoo se a w or kst atio n that you want t o u se a s serv er for ne tw o r k pri nt- in g . T he serve r must be[...]

Section 4: Se t up for Wind ows Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 35 W indow s NT Se tu p for pee r-to - peer p rintin g Fo l l o w these st eps t o in st all y our NPS 53 0/ 530 for peer-to-peer prin ting at a Windows NT wor k stat i on: 1. D ou b le -c li ck t h e Axis P rint Util ity . 2. I n the Por t me nu , c l ick Add . 3. I n the NP S P[...]

Se c t ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 36 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Cli e nt -S er ve r pr inti ng: Ser ver s etup Foll o w these steps t o i nstall y our NPS 53 0/530 for clie n t-serv er printing at a Wi ndow s N T serve r: 1. C hoo se a w or kst atio n that you want t o u se a s serv er for ne tw o r k pri nt- in g . T he serve r must be[...]

Section 4: Se t up for Wind ows Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 37 Win d ows NT - LPD printing T his se ct ion desc ribes h ow to set up a Wi nd ows N T S e rver (v er. 3. 5 o r la ter ) f or L PD pri n ti ng ov er th e TC P/ IP p ro toco l . Install the TC P /IP Prot o col St ack In t he Control Pa ne l , c li ck th e Ne t wo r k i con . If [...]

Se c t ion 5: Setup for O S/ 2 38 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S ectio n 5 S et up for OS/2 The b a s ic con figu r atio n in the OS/ 2 en v ir on ment is d on e u s in g t he Axis Pr int Utility f or OS/2 i n c l uded o n the disk supplied w i t h t he NPS 530/ 532. It co mprises four st eps: 1. Act ivate the Net B EU I protoc ol (i f no[...]

Section 5: Set up for OS/2 Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 39 A ctiva te the N etBEUI Pro tocol A c ti v at i ng th e N e t B E U I p r o t oc o l i s d o n e u s i n g th e L A N S e rv er / L A N Mana ger Se tup : •L A N S e r v e r Us e MPTS/ L APS t o a ctiv ate NetB EUI (see the MPTS/L APS docu - me ntat ion f or d e tail s) . •L A N[...]

Se c t ion 5: Setup for O S/ 2 40 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Install the NP S 53 0/532 O nc e t h e A x is P r i nt U t il it y i s in s t al le d a n d r u n ni n g, y o u c a n i ns t a l l t h e NPS 530/532 by c licking the Instal l en tr y on th e a cti on bar . Th e I n st al l com m a nd in itia tes a s ea r ch fo r Axis p r in t [...]

Section 5: Set up for OS/2 Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 41 Creat e a Print Queue Ea ch Axi s p ri n t s er v er por t wi ll be s ee n as a pr int q ue ue d estination by the OS /2 P r in t Mana g er. P r int q u e ue de s t in a tio ns ar e r e f e r r ed to as de vic es in OS / 2 ve r si on 1 . x and po r t s in v ers i on 2. x. T he y ap[...]

Se c t ion 5: Setup for O S/ 2 42 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual OS /2 V ersi o n 2 .x The p r in t qu eu e as s ign m e n t p r oce d ur e und er OS /2 v er sion 2.x is d one in on e o per atio n – th e def i ni tio n of a pri nte r w i l l a u t oma tic ally create a qu eue. Fo l low these steps to crea te a pri nt queu e and assign it [...]

Section 5: Set up for OS/2 Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 43 Verify the Communic atio n T o v e ri fy c om mun ic at io n b y m a ki ng a t e s t p ri nt o ut , u se th e N ET C O PY co mm and (o r an y o ther print m e thod such as dr ag -and-dr op, et c.) t o send a job to o n e o f t he p ri nt queues t hat NPS 530/532 w il l s e rvic e. [...]

Se c t ion 6: Setup for Uni x s ystems 44 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S ectio n 6 S et up for Unix system s T h i s s e c t io n c ov e r s t h e s et up fo r T C P / IP i n a U n i x en vi r o n m en t . Th e ste ps d e scribed on the f o l low i ng pa ges a r e: 1. Prepa r e your s ys tem f or a n ew TC P / IP n ode. Pr oc e d u re s: [...]

Se c t ion 6: Se tup for Uni x s ystems Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 45 P rep are y o ur syste m E ac h n ode i n a T CP /I P ne t wo rk mus t h av e a u ni q ue Int er n et (IP) addr ess , and al so a unique hos t n a m e t o be used a s an alias f or t he I P address. Bef o r e you add yo ur NPS 530/532 to a TCP/I P ne tw o rk, y ou m us[...]

Se c t ion 6: Setup for Uni x s ystems 46 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S e t u p y our NP S 530/ 53 2 W he n yo u h ave pr ep ar ed you r sy st em t o acc e pt a n ew TC P/ IP n od e, y ou are r e ad y to set up your NPS 530/532 as a node o n your n e twork. This is don e by dow n -load ing the n ew IP addr ess to the NPS 530/532 us i ng [...]

Se c t ion 6: Se tup for Uni x s ystems Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 47 Th e ar p me t hod Th e arp co m mand asso c iat e s your N PS 530/ 532’s n ode add ress w ith an I P a ddr ess . T he IP a d dre ss i s t h en dow n-lo ad ed by t he ping c omma n d. Th e ar p c o m mand synta x depe n ds o n your U n ix sy ste m (s ee e x a mples b[...]

Se c t ion 6: Setup for Uni x s ystems 48 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Th e rarp m eth od The ra rp me th od u s es a d ae m o n to es tab l is h an d m ain tai n com m u nic atio n b etw een the h osts list ed i n a E t her net add r ess t ab le ( /e t c / et h e rs on most system s). Rarp daem o ns are n orm ally only u sed on B SD - ty[...]

Se c t ion 6: Se tup for Uni x s ystems Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 49 Th e boot p m e thod Th e boot p m eth od u se s a d aem on to est abli sh a nd mai nt ain com m u nic atio n b etw een the h osts list ed i n a boot ta ble ( /e t c /b oo tp ta b on most s yste ms).Fol low t h es e steps to use th e bo o tp m ethod: 1. O pen the boot [...]

Se c t ion 6: Setup for Uni x s ystems 50 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S e t up and attach a print queue The f i n al st ep i s don e usin g th e ax i n st al l sc r ipt , wh ich i s u p- l o ad ed f r om the N PS 530/532 t o yo ur host usin g F T P. Y ou d o n’t n e ed an y te chn ical kn ow led ge abo ut y ou r Un ix sy s t em ; axi n[...]

Se c t ion 6: Se tup for Uni x s ystems Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 51 Example: Bel o w i s a sampl e FTP session sh owing ho w t o up- loa d ax inst all (u se r entr ie s app e ar in bo l d): Th e axin stal l sc r ipt has n o w be e n u p-l oad e d to y o ur host. Run axins tall Ty pe t h e co m m an d sh axi nsta ll to r un th e scr i p[...]

Se c t ion 6: Setup for Uni x s ystems 52 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual P rin t meth ods T h e NPS 530/532 su pports se v eral diffe r ent pr i nt met hods for pr inting un de r TCP/ IP. A x i n st al l will sugg est a pri nt m ethod suitabl e for y our part i c ular Un i x syste m, b ut you mi gh t w a n t t o use ano th er me t ho d dep [...]

Se c t ion 7: Se tup for Macintosh Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 53 S ectio n 7 S et up for M a c int o sh The b as ic setu p for Ma cin tos h i s d on e b y op eni ng th e Chooser wi nd ow and click i ng a pr i n ter. Be f ore co n fi g uri ng yo ur Ma cin t osh sy st em , you ma y wan t t o c o nfi g ure the N PS 530/ 532 (e . g . l o g i[...]

Se c t ion 7: Se tup for Macintosh 54 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Choose a P rinter C h o osin g a pr int er is sli ght ly dif fe r ent d epe n din g o n whic h vers io n of Las e rWr ite r pri nt e r d ri ve r you ar e usi ng. T he Lase rWr iter 7.0 driver a s sumes tha t you use a standard Post S cri pt drive r, an d can no t take adva[...]

Se c t ion 7: Se tup for Macintosh Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 55 L ase rWriter 8. 0 Pri nt er D r iv er Ope n the C hoos er w i n dow by cl ick ing Choose r in the Ap p le m enu . Fo l - lo w th ese s tep s t o ch o ose a p r in ter: 1. C li c k t h e L a s e rW ri t er 8 .0 i c on . 2. If yo ur net work ha s more t han on e zon e, cl ic[...]

Se c t ion 8: Advanced O pt ions 56 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S ectio n 8 Advance d Option s This s ecti on ta kes you beyo nd the “p l u g-and -p r in t” c onc ep t and int o t h e area of Pr int S erve r Configur a t io n an d Print Management . This s ecti on p r ovi d es an o ve rview o f th e uniq u e fun cti ons th a t mak e [...]

Se c t ion 8: Adva nc e d Options Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 57 Lo g ical Printers O n e of the most p o werful f e atur e s of the NPS 530/532 is the Logical Pr inter co ncep t. A logica l p ri nte r is a co nfigu rab le d evice dr i v er ac ting as an in ter f ace b etw een t he n etw or k and the p h ys ic al pri nt er. You m ay spec-[...]

Se c t ion 8: Advanced O pt ions 58 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual The f o l l ow ing p rop erti es c an be c on f ig u red indi vidua l l y f or e ach l ogi cal pr i n ter: • C hara ct er Se t Conv e rsi o n ( pag e 59) • St ri ngs Be fo re a n d Af te r Pri nt Jo bs (p age 60) • Str in g Su b sti tutio ns (pa g e 61 ) • P o stScrip t[...]

Se c t ion 8: Adva nc e d Options Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 59 Charac te r Se t Conversion A c omm on pro blem i n a mul tip l e hos t en viro n ment i s tha t diffe re nt ho sts use di ffe re n t A S CI I c ha rac t er se t s. As a r esu lt o f t hi s, lang u age s p eci fi c char acter s ( s u ch as å ü ô ñ) are so me times pri nt[...]

Se c t ion 8: Advanced O pt ions 60 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual S t rings Before and After Print Jobs T hese string fun ct io n s provide a way t o se n d pr i nt e r c o nt rol c omm ands be fo re a nd a f ter e ach pr int j o b. T hey ma y b e sp eci fied i ndiv idu ally for each lo gical p r in ter . Al l str ing s ar e ent ered a s h[...]

Se c t ion 8: Adva nc e d Options Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 61 S t ring Substitutions The str i n g su bs tit u t ion f unct ion p erf orms sear ch-a nd- r epl ace oper ati ons on the pri n t da ta. T h e pr im ar y ap plic atio n is t o r e p la ce pr int er co nt r o l co mmands. U p t o 20 st rin g substi t u tions may be sp ecified [...]

Se c t ion 8: Advanced O pt ions 62 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual P ost S c rip t F u n ctio n s The NPS 530/532 ca n tran slate sta n dar d AS CII print data into Post Scr i pt fo rmat. T h is m ak es it possible t o prin t w it h a Po st S cript pri nte r f ro m a hos t tha t d oesn ’t s u pp or t Po stScr ipt . T h e P ostScr i pt f u[...]

Se c t ion 8: Adva nc e d Options Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 63 Po s tS cr ip t P age O rientat ion W he n th e A SC II t o Po st Scr ipt f il ter i s ac t iv e, a p ag e o ri en ta ti on mus t be sp ec if ie d. The de faul t p a ge or ien t ati on is P or tr a it, an d m a y b e s p ecif ie d i nd iv idu a lly fo r e a c h lo g ic a l p[...]

Se c t ion 8: Advanced O pt ions 64 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Hex Du mp Mo de Whe n h e x dump mo de i s ac tiv ated , the p r int da ta w il l be p ri nte d as he xa- deci m al b y te va l u es rat he r th an ch ar a cte rs. Pr in ter c ont ro l comm ands are a ls o pri nt e d a s h e x va l ue s . Th is fu n c t io n i s u se d fo r [...]

Se c t ion 8: Adva nc e d Options Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 65 Telnet Lo gin T h e T e lnet su pport mak es i t possi bl e to log in to the N PS 530/532 a nd ex ecu te v ar io u s co mman d s as sho wn in th e ex ample b e lo w. Use t h e teln et <h ostnam e> comma n d t o log i n . Example: Thi s samp l e t elnet se ss i on illu [...]

Se c t ion 8: Advanced O pt ions 66 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Acc ou nt in g Th e a c co u n ti ng fi le c o nta i ns da ta c onc er ni ng th e t en l as t p r in t j ob s . It sp ecif ie s a n in ter nal job n umber , t he us er tha t in iti a ted th e jo b, the p ro t o- col a nd l o gi cal p rin ter t h at wa s u sed , cu rrent stat[...]

Se c t ion 8: Adva nc e d Options Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 67 S t atus Logging Th e sta tus comm a nd sho ws wh ich pri n te r po rt t he l o gic a l pri nte rs a r e ass igned t o, an d thei r curren t statu s. Example: Thi s samp l e t elnet se ss i on illu strat es the sta tu s co m m an d : > telnet salesdept Trying 192.36.253.9[...]

Se c t ion 8: Advanced O pt ions 68 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Lo c ally Administrated A dd re ss Each N PS 530/532 is preconfigured wi t h a u nique Node A dd r e s s (i n d e n - tic al to th e ser i al n u m ber ). You ma y cha nge t he no de a d dr ess t o a Loc all y Ad ministrated Addres s by ed it in g th e N od e Ad d r e ss en [...]

Se c t ion 8: Adva nc e d Options Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 69 SN MP Yo u m a y u s e SN MP ( Sim p le Netw ork M an agem en t Pr oto c ol ) fo r r e m o te monitoring o f t he N PS 530/532. All major functions ap pli cable to pr i nt serv e r s are suppo rted. SNM P ac tuall y refe rs to a s e t of stan d a rds fo r netwo r k m ana gem[...]

Appendi x A: The pa ramete r li st 70 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Ap pendix A The pa r am e ter list T his app en dix co ntains an o v erview of the NPS 530 / 532 par am e te r s an d h ow t o e dit them . Plea s e ref er t o t he NP S Pri nt Serv er T echni cal Re fere nce fo r a c omp l e te de scri pt i o n of t he para m ete rs. T he[...]

Appe nd ix A: The par amet er l ist Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 71 Unix (TCP/ I P) Use F T P t o c han ge th e co nf i g file : 1. Log i n t o the NPS 5 30/ 532. Co mm and: ftp <h ost name > En te r r oot as us er i d and pa ss as pa sswor d. 2. U p -l oad the conf ig fil e. Co mm an d: get c onfig 3. Edit the f il e u sing your fav[...]

Appendi x A: The pa ramete r li st 72 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual F ac tory Default Settings If you shoul d need t o reset t h e NP S 530/532 to f actory defau lt c ondi tion s, the best w ay to do this i s to us e the T EST butt on . T his proce du re i nvolv es switc hi n g the NPS 530/532 off a n d o n . I f y ou us e an e x t e r nal[...]

Appe nd ix A: The par amet er l ist Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 73 Th e C o n fig File T he remai n der o f t his a p pe ndi x co n t ain s t he co mple te N PS 530/ 532 pa rame ter lis t. Th e left c o l umn sh ows the pa rame ter s a n d the i r d efa ult v al ue s as the y app ear in t h e co nfig f ile, and the r ig ht co l u m n cont[...]

Appendi x A: The pa ramete r li st 74 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual --- NETWA RE MEN U NETW_ ENB. : YES Ne tWa r e Pr otocol E nabl e d PS_NA ME. : AXIS1 10086 P ri n t S erver Name ( 110086 are th e l as t s i x d ig i ts of the s eri al numb e r) CONFS ERV. : C on fig urat io n Fi l e Se rve r Na me PS_PO LL. : 5 P ri nt S e rv e r Pol l[...]

Appe nd ix A: The par amet er l ist Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 75 --- A PPLET ALK ME NU ATLK_ ENB. : NO A pple T a lk Pr otocol En abl e d ATLK_ KEY. : A pp leTa lk Pr otocol K e y ATK_Z ONE. : A ppl eT alk Zone ZONER _EN. : YES HP Zo ne r Ena ble d ATK_F ONT. : DEFAU LT (D EFAUL T 35N ALL) P ostSc ri p t Font Se t BINAR Y. : NO Bi na ry[...]

Appendi x A: The pa ramete r li st 76 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual --- PRINT ER4 ME NU PR4_W AIT. : YES PR4 W a it o n Bu s y PR4_B EF. : P R4 S t ri ng Be fo re P rin t Jo b PR4_S TR. : P R4 Str ing S ubs ti tuti ons PR4_C SET. : NONE ( NONE ISO>I BM 7U K>IBM 7SW> IBM 7GE> IBM 7 FR>IB M 7ND >IBM DEC>I BM) P R4 C ha r[...]

Appe nd ix A: The par amet er l ist Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 77 --- PRINT ER8 ME NU PR8_W AIT. : YES PR 8 W a it o n B u s y PR8_B EF. : P R8 S t ri ng Be fo re P rin t Jo b PR8_S TR. : 010A0 20D0A PR8 S tr i ng S ubs ti tuti ons PR8_C SET. : NONE ( NONE ISO>I BM 7U K>IBM 7SW> IBM 7GE> IBM 7 FR>IB M 7ND >IBM DEC>I [...]

Appendix B : Internal pr i nt o u t s 78 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Ap pendix B Int ernal printouts T h er e are th ree d if feren t int er nal pr in tout s th at can be p ri nte d us ing the T EST butt on o n the NPS 530/532 f ront panel: The Te st Page The t est p a ge s ho w s t he software re v isi o n an d the ba s i c co n f ig u [...]

A ppe ndix C: P r otoc ol Support Upgrad e s Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 79 Appen dix C Protocol Suppor t Upgrades The NPS 530/532 i s by default d e livered with Nov ell Net Ware and LAN Se rver/ LAN M a nag e r suppo rt . TC P /IP and App le E t he rT al k suppo rt ar e ava ilable as s o ft ware keys f r om y our dealer . T h e software[...]

Appendix C : Protoc ol S uppor t Upgrade s 80 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Up g rade using AXCFG The di sk su ppl ie d wi th the NPS 530/532 co n tains A XCFG, a m enu- d ri ve n c onf ig u ra t ion uti l it y f o r Nove l l Ne t Wa re an d L AN Serve r /L AN Ma na ger th at pe r for m s th e t asks m e nti one d a bov e. Fo ll ow t he in[...]

A ppe ndix C: P r otoc ol Support Upgrad e s Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 81 Up g rade using TCP/IP Even i f t h e T C P/I P pr oto c ol i s d isabled, t he NPS 530/532 has a limite d FT P f il e t ransfe r suppo rt to al low upg radi ng f r om a UN IX work s t ation. Fol lo w th es e s tep s t o u pgr a d e u s i ng FT P f il e t r a nsf [...]

Appendix C : Protoc ol S uppor t Upgrade s 82 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Verify the Up g rade Yo u can ver i fy t h a t the up grad e i s s ucces sf ully comple ted by pr intin g the te st page afte r th e N P S 530/532 h as be en restarted. T o pr int the test page, pre s s th e TES T bu t ton u nt il th e ST ATU S in dica to r s tar t[...]

Appendix D: Te chnic a l speci fi c a tions Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 83 Ap pendix D Technical specifications Netwo r k envir onm ent s • N e t Ware 3. 11, 3. 12, 4. 0x and 4.10 usi ng bindery e m ulation • Wind o w s for W orkgroups, W i ndows 95, Windows N T ve r . 3. 5 and above • LA N Server 1.3 and above • LAN M anage r 2.0[...]

Appendix D: Technical s pe c ifications 84 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual N e tW ar e fe a tu re s • S tanda rd installat ion u s i ng PC ONS OLE • Pri nt S e r ve r Mo de for hi gh -speed prin ting • Re mote Printer M ode for up to 16 pri nter s per N etWare user licence • U p to 96 print que ues o n 16 file s er vers • Por t S t[...]

Appendix E: How to cont act A xis Axis NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 85 Ap pendix E How to con tact Axis I f yo u ne ed t echni cal su pport , plea s e c o nt act your dea ler. I f they can ’t he lp you, t hey w il l fo rwar d y o ur re q ue st to us. A x is o n-line serv ic e U se the A x i s on- li ne servi ce at any ti m e to ret r i ev e e[...]

Appendix E: How to cont act A xis 86 Axi s N PS 530/532 Use r ’s M a nual Th e A x is o ffices I f yo u w ant to con tac t an A xi s of f ice, c ho os e th e o ne ne ar es t to you r re g i o n: E urope, M i ddle East, South Am er ica , Af ric a A xis Comm un icat ions AB S c heelev ä ge n 16, S-223 70 Lund, S w e den Phon e: +46 46 19 18 00 F a[...]

Index Axi s NPS 530/ 532 User ’ s M a nual 87 Index A A ccoun tin g 66 alias 45 A non ym ous F TP 85 arp 47 A SCII -to-P ost Scrip t Co nver sion 62 AX C F G 1 4 Ax i s o ff ic e s 8 6 A xis Pri nt U til ity f or OS/ 2 39 A xis P ri nt U til ity for W i nd ow s 29 B Bi n c o n tr ol 60 bo otp 49 Bul let in B oard 85 C CA PTU RE 28 C h ara cter Se[...]

Index 88 Axis N PS 530/ 532 User’ s Manual P Pag e Format 63 Pag e Orientation 63 Pag e Size 62 Pa rame ter e di t in g 70 Facto r y Def aul ts 72 Paramete r List 70, 78 Po s tScript Fon t 63 Pa ge Fo rmat 6 3 Pa ge O r ie ntat ion 63 Page Size 62 Po s tscript functio ns 62 Po we r Supply 12 Pr in t Me thod s 5 1 P r i nt e r ca b l e ex t en s i[...]