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Pre face Axi s NPS 550 User’ s Manual 1 Pr efac e Thank yo u f or pu r chasing t he Axis NP S 550 Network Pr i nt S erv er. O ur g o al i n d e vel opi n g t hi s p r od uc t is t o e na ble yo u to co n nec t y our p r in t er s anywh ere in y our netwo rk, allow in g all n etw or k u se rs acce ss to sh a re d pr i nt e r resource s. A bout Axi[...]

Prefa ce 2 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual About this m anual T h i s ma n ual wi ll gui de you through a si m ple step-by-ste p in st al lation and con f i gu ra tio n pr oc edur e. It is di vi de d in to f our s ect ion s : Introd uc tion The NPS 550 pr int serv e r , h ow i t w o rk s , w here t o u se i t , an d i ts m ain fe a tu r es . Ge tti[...]

Pre face Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 3 Emission n ot ices US A T his e q u ipme nt ge n er ates, u ses, and c an radi ate radio f reque ncy ene rgy and if not ins talled a n d u sed in ac cord a nce wit h th e ins t ruct io n ma nua l , ma y ca u se in t erf er enc e t o ra dio co mmu ni cat io n s. It ha s been test e d a n d f oun d to c o m p[...]

Ta bl e of contents 4 Axi s NP S 550 User’ s Manual Table of contents 1 In tr od ucti on 6 How I t W or ks 7 W h er e To U s e i t 7 Mai n Features 9 2 Ge t tin g st ar te d 1 0 Pr in ter In s t a lla t i on 12 N e tw or k In s t a l lat i on 1 3 3 Se tup f or Ne tW a re 14 Pr int Server Mo d e (A u tomati c ) 17 Pri n t Se r v er Mo d e (Par ame[...]

Ta bl e of contents Axi s NPS 550 User’ s Manual 5 Se t up y o ur NPS 550 46 Set up an d at tach a print queu e 50 Pr int met hods 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 Pr int er s 57 Ch a ra c ter S et Con v er s ion 59 Str in gs B ef or e a n d Af te[...]

Se ct ion 1: Int rod uction 6 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S ectio n 1 Introduc tion The A x is NPS 550 is a stand -a l on e n et work pr in t s erv er fo r t he E the rn et en viro nm ent . U si ng t h e N PS 550 m a kes i t possi bl e to con ne ct y ou r pri n te r s an yw he re in an Eth er ne t ne two rk , al low in g a ll n etw ork use rs a[...]

Sec t ion 1: Introduction Axi s NPS 550 User’ s Manual 7 How It Works Et herne t ne twork print da t a i s t r a nsmitted as packe ts us i ng a hi gh- s peed pr otoc ol ve ry different from t he standards used by s er ia l or par al l el pri nt er s. Each pa c ket contains information about the sender, the receiver, how to unpac k the pa cke t , [...]

Se ct ion 1: Int rod uction 8 A xis N P S 550 User’ s Manual Ne tW ar e Th e NPS 550 has tw o different m odes i n t h e NetWare e nvironment – P r in t S erver Mo d e and Re m o te Pr i nte r Mo de . In Print S er ve r Mode, the NPS 550 e m ul ates a Ne tWare Prin t Se r ver. At po w er - on it w il l l og in to ea ch fil e s e rver in th e ne[...]

Sec t ion 1: Introduction Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 9 Main Feat ur es R eliab ility T he Axi s NP S 550 har dw ar e prov ides h i gh perf ormance and rel i ability c om bine d w ith lo w po w er c ons u m pti o n. I t i s b as ed on th e Ax is E TRAX c h i p w i th an i nte grated 32 bi t RI SC C PU an d Ether net c on t r o ller . Fl exib ili[...]

Se ct ion 2: Gett i ng st a rted 10 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S ectio n 2 Gettin g sta rte d 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 pa cki n g mat e ri al s ar e rec yclab l e. The standard de l i ve ry • N PS 550 P ri nt Serv er; p art no . 0037-3 • NPS 550 Use r&apos[...]

S e ct i on 2: G etting sta rte d Axi s NPS 550 User’ s Manual 11 The N PS 5 50 back a nd fr ont pa ne l s 10baseT Connector 10base2 Connector External Power Supply Connector T est Button POWER Indicator P ACKET Indicator PRINTER Indicator ST A TUS Indicator FRONT BACK LPT1 Printer Connector Parallel LPT2 Printer Connector Parallel COM1 Printer c[...]

Se ct ion 2: Gett i ng st a rted 12 A xis N P S 550 User’ s Manual P rinter Installat ion Connect a par a l lel printer to N PS 550 and m ake a t est p rin t o ut: 1. S wi t c h of f th e p rin ter . 2. C o n nec t th e pri n ter to the L PT1 port using the s uppl i ed pri n te r cable . 3. C o n nec t th e ex tern al power supply. Th e in di c a[...]

S e ct i on 2: G etting sta rte d Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 13 Net w o rk I nstallation 1. Reco rd t h e ser ia l nu m b er of you r NP S 5 50. Yo u wi l l n e ed t h i s numbe r f or th e s etu p . 2. C o nnec t y o ur NP S 550 to th e n e two r k u sin g a tw iste d-pa i r ( 10b aseT) o r a thin-wi r e (10base 2) Ethernet cabl e . No te: Eac[...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 14 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S ectio n 3 S et up for N etWare The N PS 550 c an r un in either P r in t Se rv er Mo de , Re mo t e Pr in t er Mo d e or both sim ul tan eous l y. Th e b as ic co nf igu r atio n is do ne u s ing the PC ONSOL E software suppl ied from Novell , and i f y o u c h oose a se t up o th[...]

Se ction 3: Se t up for N etWare Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 15 P ri nt Ser ver M o de A n NPS 550 i n print serve r m o de e mul ates a No v el l print serv e r (a w o r ksta tio n ru nnin g PS ER VE R). This i s t he r e co mme nd ed m ode for me di um - siz ed to large n e two rk s. Ther e are th r e e d i ffer en t way s to se t up th e p r [...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 16 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Fi le Se rv er Co ntrolled L o g-In T he NPS 550 w ill first l o g in t o the Configuration Fi le Serv er , a nd th en to any a d d itio nal N etWa r e s e rver s fo un d in t he fi le se r v er con fi gu ra t ion . S ee pag e 20 for s etup proc e d ures. Re mo te P r inter Mod e An[...]

Se ction 3: Se t up for N etWare Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 17 P rint Se rv e r Mode (Automatic) The setu p p r oc edure invo lves ad din g a pr int s e r v er an d l in kin g it to one or m or e p ri nt queu es . Both s tep s ar e ca r r ied ou t in P C ONSO L E . Add a Pri nt Se rver Fol lo w th es e s tep s t o a d d a pr in t ser ver to you[...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 18 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Lin k a P r int Q ueue to th e Pri nt Se rv er T h e n ex t s t e p i s to l i nk a p ri nt q u eu e to th e p ri nt s e rv e r: 1. S tar t PCO NSOL E acc ord ing to ste p s 1-3 o n the previous p age. 2. S elect Pr int Queue Inf ormat ion ( 3 .xx ) or Pri nt Q ue u e s ( 4 . xx). I[...]

Se ction 3: Se t up for N etWare Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 19 P rint Se rv e r Mode (Parameter Controlled) Thi s is s i milar t o the au t omati c print server mode, but t he NP S 550 w ill no t a u t om atica lly lo g in to all f il e ser ver s and sc an fo r qu eu es t o s e rv ic e. In stea d, t h e fil e se r v ers an d p rin t queu es ar [...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 20 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual 8. To s p ecify m ore p r int qu eues, sel ec t L OGIN2 throug h L OGI N1 6 i n con s ecu tive o rder. R e p e a t st e p 7 fo r ea c h pr i nt qu eu e. 9. S elect Save , th en se l e c t Ca nce l un t il AXCF G close s d own . P rint Se rv e r Mode (File Server Controlle d) This me[...]

Se ction 3: Se t up for N etWare Axi s NPS 550 User’ s Manual 21 Ne tW are 3 . xx: 1 . Log in a s su p ervi sor to th e N et W ar e s erv er, a n d sta rt PCON SOL E. 2. S elect C h ange C urre nt File Serv er , t hen selec t th e fi l e se r ver a t w hi ch you want t o k eep th e qu eu e a n d prin ter co nfigurations. Mak e a not e o f t he c [...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 22 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Ne tW are 4 . xx: 1 . Log in a s su p ervi sor to th e N et W ar e s erv er, a n d sta rt PCON SOL E. 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 Curr ent N etW are Server , the n sel ec t t h e fi le s erv er a t w hich you want to keep the qu eu[...]

Se ction 3: Se t up for N etWare Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 23 N PS 550 C o n f ig urat ion Th e c onfig u r a ti on in v ol ve s s p ecif yi ng th e con f igu r atio n f il e s er v er . T hi s is done us in g A XCF G, th e Axis NPS ins tal lat ion s oftw ar e o n th e di sk sup pl ied with the NPS 550. Fo llow the ins t ructions in t h e re a[...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 24 A xis N P S 550 User’ s Manual Remote Printe r M od e T he c onfi g urat ion for re mote p rint er mode c ompri se s 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 i nter to the Pri n t Qu eue 4. C o n figure the NPS 5 50 Add a Pri nt Se rver T he Ne tWa[...]

Se ction 3: Se t up for N etWare Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 25 Ne tW are 3 . xx: 1. S elect Pr in t Server I nform atio n f rom th e PC ONS O LE Ma in M en u . 2. S el ect the NetWa re Print Ser v er to which yo u w an t to link y our N PS 55 0. 3. S elect Pr in t Ser v er Co nf i g ura ti on , and th en Pr in t er C on figu r atio n . 4. S el [...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 26 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Ne tW are 4 . xx: 1. S elect Pr i n t S e r v e r s from th e PC O NSOLE M ain Menu . 2. S el ect the NetWa re Print Ser v er to which yo u w an t to link y our N PS 55 0. 3. S elect Pr i n te r s . 4. Pres s <Ins ert> to ad d a r em ote p rin ter to th e Def ined Printers li [...]

Se ction 3: Se t up for N etWare Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 27 Co nfi g u re t h e N PS 550 T h e c o nf ig u r at i on in vo lv es s pe c if yi n g wh ic h Ne t W ar e pr in t s e rv er s a n d pr i nte r numbers the NPS 550 shal l attach to . This is don e usin g AXCFG, th e Ax i s NP S inst alla ti on sof twa r e on t h e d isk su pp l ie d [...]

Se ction 3: Se tup for Ne tWare 28 A xis N P S 550 User’ s Manual Verify the Communic atio n T o ve ri fy c o mm uni c a ti o n by m ak in g a t e st p r in t out , j us t se n d a jo b t o one o f t he p rint queue s t h at N PS 550 will serv ice. U se CAPTURE, NPR INT , o r PC ONSOL E . Example: Use CAP T URE from th e DO S c om ma nd l in e wh[...]

Section 4: Se tup for W ind ows Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 29 S ectio n 4 S et up for W indows T his se ct i on describes h ow to set up your NPS 550 for the Mic rosoft 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 e d: •W i n d o w s 3 . 1 (re quir es ad d-on netw or k su p po rt ) • Wi n do w s f or Wo[...]

Se ct ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 30 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Req u i rements: 1. M i cr osof t N e tw or k m u s t b e r u nn in g w he n in st a ll in g a nd u s in g Axi s P r in t Ut il ity. 2. Axi s P r int U til it y mu s t b e r u nni ng when ev er yo u wa nt to p r i n t to you r n e tw o r k p ri n te r. Peer -to-pee r vs. Cli e nt -[...]

Section 4: Se tup for W ind ows Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 31 Win dows for Workg ro u ps Se tu p for pee r-to - peer p rintin g Follo w thes e s tep s t o inst all y ou r N PS 55 0 f or p ee r -t o-peer p r in ti ng at a Wind o ws f or Wo rkg r oups workst a tion: 1. D ou b le -c li ck t h e Axis P rint Utility ic o n. 2. I n the Por t me nu , [...]

Se ct ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 32 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Cli e nt -S er ve r pr inti ng: Ser ve r se tu p Fol l o w thes e steps t o inst all y our NP S 55 0 f or cl ie nt-se rver pr in ting a t a Wind o ws f or Wo rkg r oups server: 1. C hoo se a w or kst atio n that you want t o u se a s serv er f or ne two r k pri nt- in g . The serve[...]

Section 4: Se tup for W ind ows Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 33 W in dow s 9 5 Se tu p for pee r-to - peer p rintin g Follo w thes e s tep s t o inst all y ou r N PS 55 0 f or p ee r -t o-peer p r in ti ng at a Wind ows 95 w o rkst ation: 1. D ou b le -c li ck t h e Axis P rint Utility ic o n. 2. I n the Por t me nu , c l ic k Add . 3. I n the NP[...]

Se ct ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 34 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Cli e nt -S er ve r pr inti ng: Ser ve r se tu p Fol l o w thes e steps t o inst all y our NP S 55 0 f or cl ie nt-se rver pr in ting a t a Wind o ws 95 se rv er: 1. C hoo se a w or kst atio n that you want t o u se a s serv er f or ne two r k pri nt- in g . The serve r must be av [...]

Section 4: Se tup for W ind ows Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 35 W in dow s N T Se tu p for pee r-to - peer p rintin g Follo w thes e s tep s t o inst all y ou r N PS 55 0 f or p ee r -t o-peer p r in ti ng at a Wind ows N T w ork station: 1. D ou b le -c li ck t h e Axis P rint Utility . 2. I n the Por t me nu , c l ic k Add . 3. I n the NP S P o[...]

Se ct ion 4: Se tup for Wind ows 36 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Cli e nt -S er ve r pr inti ng: Ser ve r se tu p Fol l o w thes e steps t o inst all y our NP S 55 0 f or cl ie nt-se rver pr in ting a t a Wind ows N T se r ver: 1. C hoo se a w or kst atio n that you want t o u se a s serv er f or ne two r k pri nt- in g . The serve r must be av [...]

Section 4: Se tup for W ind ows Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 37 Win dows NT - LP D printing T his se ct ion desc ribes h o w to se t u p a Wi nd ows N T S e rv e r (v e r . 3. 5 o r la ter ) f or L PD pri nti ng ov er the TC P/ IP p ro toco l . Install the TC P /IP Prot o col St ack In t he Contro l Pa nel , cli ck th e Ne t wor k i con . If t he[...]

Se ction 5: Se tup for OS/ 2 38 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S ectio n 5 S et up for OS/2 The b a s ic con f igu r atio n in the OS/ 2 en viron m ent is d on e us in g t h e Axis Pr int Utilit y for OS/ 2 i ncluded on the di sk s upp lied wi t h t h e NPS 550. It co mpr ise s fou r s t eps: 1. Act ivate the NetB EU I protoc ol (i f no t a lready[...]

Section 5: Set up for OS/2 Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 39 A ctiva te the N etBEU I Pr o 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 ng 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/LAPS t o a ctivate NetB EUI (see the MP TS/LAP S docu - me ntat ion for de tail s) . •L A N M a n a g[...]

Se ction 5: Se tup for OS/ 2 40 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Install the NP S 55 0 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 nd r u n ni n g, y o u c a n i ns t a l l t h e NPS 550 by c l ickin g the I n st al l e ntry on th e acti on bar . The I n st al l com m a nd in itia tes a sea r ch fo r Ax is p r in t s e r v ers o n [...]

Section 5: Set up for OS/2 Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 41 Creat e a P rint Q ue u e Ea ch Axi s p r in t s er v er p or t wi ll b e see n as a pr int q ue ue d estination by the OS /2 P r in t Manag er . Pr int q u e ue d e s t in a tio ns a r e re fe rred to as de vi c es in OS /2 ve rsi on 1. x and po r t s in v ersion 2. x. T he y app e ar as[...]

Se ction 5: Se tup for OS/ 2 42 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual OS /2 V ersi on 2.x Th e p r in t qu eu e as s ign me nt pr oce d u r e u nd er OS /2 v er s ion 2.x is d one in on e o per atio n – the def in i tion of a pri nte r wi ll a u t omatic al l y create a qu eu e. Fo l l ow th ese step s to crea te a print qu eu e and assi gn it to an NP[...]

Section 5: Set up for OS/2 Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 43 Verify the Communic atio n T o v e ri fy c om mun ic a t ion by 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 j ob to one o f t h e p ri nt queues that NPS 550 w ill se r vi c e. Example: Us e[...]

Se ction 6: Se tup for U ni x s ystems 44 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual 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 u p f o r TC P / I P i n a Un i x en v i r o nm en t . Th e ste ps d e scribed o n t he f ollowing page s are: 1. Prepa r e your s ys tem f or a n ew TC P /I P node. Pr oc ed u re s : Fi n d an u[...]

Se ction 6: Set up for Uni x s yste ms Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 45 P rep are y our system E ac h n ode i n a T CP /I P ne t wor k mus t h av e a u ni qu e In t er net (I P) addr e ss , and al so a unique ho s t na m e t o be u sed a s an alias f o r the IP address. Bef o r e y ou add your NPS 550 to a T C P/IP n e twork, you mu st prepare yo [...]

Se ction 6: Se tup for U ni x s ystems 46 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S et up y o ur N PS 55 0 W he n yo u ha ve pr ep ar ed you r s y st em t o acc e pt a n ew TC P/ IP n od e, y ou are ready to se t u p yo u r NP S 550 as a n o d e on yo ur network. T his is don e by do wn-load in g the new I P add r ess to the N PS 550 u si ng one of t h ese[...]

Se ction 6: Set up for Uni x s yste ms Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 47 Th e ar p me t hod Th e ar p co m man d assoc iat e s your N PS 550’s n ode address w i th an IP addr ess . Th e IP addre ss i s t h en dow n-lo ad ed by the ping co mma nd . Th e ar p com m a nd s yn tax d e p e nds on you r Un ix sy s t em (see ex am ples b el ow ). T his [...]

Se ction 6: Se tup for U ni x s ystems 48 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Th e rarp met ho d Th e ra rp me th od u s es a d ae mo n to esta bl ish an d m ain tai n com m u nic atio n betw een th e h os ts list ed i n a E t hern et addr ess tab le ( /e t c / ethe rs on most sy stem s). Rarp daem o ns a r e norma ll y only u sed on B SD - type an d S[...]

Se ction 6: Set up for Uni x s yste ms Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 49 Th e boot p m e thod Th e bootp m eth od u se s a d aem on to est abli s h and mai nt ain com m u nic atio n betw een th e h os ts list ed i n a boo t table ( /e tc /b oo tp t ab on most s ystems). F ol low t h ese ste ps to use the bo o t p m ethod: 1. O pen the bo o t t abl [...]

Se ction 6: Se tup for U ni x s ystems 50 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S et u p an d attach a print qu eu e The f i nal st ep i s d on e u sin g the ax i n st al l s cr ip t , wh ich i s u p -lo ad ed f r om the N PS 550 t o yo ur host using FTP. You do n’t ne ed a n y te c h nica l kn ow led ge ab o ut y our Un ix sy s t em ; axin stall w i l[...]

Se ction 6: Set up for Uni x s yste ms Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 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 ear i n bo l d): Th e axi nstal l scr ipt has n o w be e n u p-l oad e d to y our host . Run axins tall Ty pe t he co mma n d sh axi nsta ll to ru n the s cri p t . Yo u w [...]

Se ction 6: Se tup for U ni x s ystems 52 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual P rin t meth ods T h e NPS 550 sup po rts se veral d i fferent prin t met hod s for printing un d er TC P/ IP. Axinsta l l w i ll sugg est a pr in t m e tho d su ita b le f or y our par tic ul ar Unix sy s t em, but y o u m ight wa nt to use a n oth er m e th od d epe n din g[...]

Se ct ion 7: Se tup for Macintosh Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 53 S ectio n 7 S et up for M a cinto sh The b as ic setu p for Ma cin tos h i s d on e b y openi ng the Chooser wi nd o w and click ing a pr i nter. 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 co nfig ure the N PS 550 (e. g . l o gica l prin ter d e fini[...]

Se ct ion 7: Se tup for Macintosh 54 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Choose a Printe r C ho os in g a pr int er is sli gh tly dif f er ent dep en din g o n wh ich vers io n of Las e rWr ite r pri nt e r d rive r you ar e using . T he La serWr ite r 7. 0 driver a s sumes t h at y ou use a st a nda rd PostScript drive r, an d can no t take advanta ge[...]

Se ct ion 7: Se tup for Macintosh Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 55 L ase rWrit er 8. 0 Pri nt er D r ive r Op e n th e C hoos er wi ndow by click in g Ch ooser in the Ap p le menu . Fo l- lo w th ese s tep s t o ch o ose a pr in ter : 1. C li c k th e L as e rW ri t e r 8 . 0 i c on . 2. If yo ur net work ha s more t han on e zon e, cl ick on th e[...]

Se ct ion 8: Advanced O ptions 56 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S ectio n 8 Advance d Option s This s ecti on ta kes you b eyo nd the “p l ug- and- p r in t” c onc ept and int o t he area of Pr int S erver Configur at ion an d Pr int Mana g ement . This s ecti on p r ovi d es an o ve r v iew o f th e uniq u e fun cti ons th a t mak e th e NPS[...]

Se ct ion 8: Adva nce d Options Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 57 Lo gical P rinte rs O n e of the most p o we r f ul f e atur e s of the NPS 550 is the Log i cal Pr int er con cep t. A l ogical pr in ter is a co nfigu r able de vi ce d r ive r ac tin g as an i nte r- fa ce b et wee n th e n etw or k an d th e p h ys i cal pr in ter . Y ou ma y sp [...]

Se ct ion 8: Advanced O ptions 58 A xis N P S 550 User’ s Manual The f o llow in g pr oper ti es c an be c onfig u red in d ivi d ua l ly f or e ach l ogi cal pr i n ter: • P hy si cal Printer Po r t (see t able be low) • 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 a ge 60 ) • Str in g S[...]

Se ct ion 8: Adva nce d Options Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 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 , langu a ge sp eci fi c char acter s ( s u ch as å ü ô ñ) are so me times pri nte d i n c[...]

Se ct ion 8: Advanced O ptions 60 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual S tring s Be fo re 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 a re en t ered a s hexa d [...]

Se ct ion 8: Adva nce d Options Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 61 S tring Su bst itutions The str in g su bstit u t ion fu nct ion p erf orms sear ch- and -r epl ace oper ati o ns on the pri nt data. Th e pr imar y app lic atio n is t o re p l ace pr int er co nt r o l co mmands. U p to 20 st rin g su bsti tutions may be sp ecified i nd i v idua ll[...]

Se ct ion 8: Advanced O ptions 62 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual P ost S c ript Functions The NPS 550 c an t ranslate stand a r d ASCII prin t data in t o PostS c r ip t f o r- m at. Thi s ma ke s it p os s ibl e to pr int w ith a Pos t Scrip t p ri nte r f ro m a ho st th at do es n’t su p po rt P ost Script. T he Po s t Scr ip t fun cti ons ar[...]

Se ct ion 8: Adva nce d Options Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 63 Po s tS cr ip t P age O rientatio n Whe n th e A SC I I t o Po st Scr ip t f il ter i s a ct iv e, a p ag e o r ien ta ti on m u st be sp ec if ie d. The de fau l t p a ge or ien t ati on is Por tr ait, an d m a y be sp ec if ie d i nd iv idu ally fo r e a c h lo g ic a l p ri nt e r[...]

Se ct ion 8: Advanced O ptions 64 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Ac tion at P rin ter Busy I f th e pr inter i s busy w hen NPS 550 receiv es a n e w pr i nt j o b, y ou h av e th e cho ice bet we en sendi ng the prin t job to an oth er l og ical p r in ter , and m ake th e ho s t w ait unt il th e p ri nte r is re ad y. T he de fau lt se lec t i [...]

Se ct ion 8: Adva nce d Options Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 65 Telnet Log in The T e lnet su pport mak es it possible to l o g i n to the N PS 550 and exe - cu te v ar i ous co m man d s as s how n in the ex ampl e bel ow. Us e the telnet <h ostnam e> comma nd t o l og in. Example: Thi s samp l e t elnet se ss i on illu strat es the he lp [...]

Se ct ion 8: Advanced O ptions 66 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Acc oun t ing Th e a c co u n ti ng fi le co ntai ns da ta c onc er ni ng th e t en l a s t p r in t jo b s . I t sp ecif ie s a n in terna l job n u m b er , t he u s er th at in iti ated th e jo b, the p ro t o- col a nd l ogi cal pr i n ter t h at w as u sed, cur rent statu s (C o[...]

Se ct ion 8: Adva nce d Options Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 67 S tatu s Lo g ging Th e sta tus c o mm a nd shows wh ich pri n ter p o rt t he l o gi ca l pri nte rs ar e ass i gn ed t o, and thei r curren t sta tus . 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 192.36.253.96 ...[...]

Se ct ion 8: Advanced O ptions 68 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Lo c ally A d ministrated A dd ress Each N PS 550 i s preconfigured w i th a unique N ode A d dress (i n denti cal to the ser ial n u mber ). Yo u m ay change th e nod e a d dr ess t o a Loc a ll y Ad ministrated Addres s by edit in g th e N od e Ad d re s s en tr y in yo u r con fi [...]

Se ct ion 8: Adva nce d Options Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 69 SN MP Yo u m ay u se SNMP ( Sim p le Netw or k M an agem en t Pr oto col) fo r r e mo te monitoring o f t he N PS 550. All majo r f u nctions applicable t o print s er v - er s ar e suppo rt ed. SNM P ac tua ll y refe r s to a se t of stan dards fo r ne two r k mana gem en t, includ [...]

Appendi x A: The para m ete r list 70 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Ap pendix A The pa r am e ter list T his a p pe ndix c ontains an o verview o f t h e NP S 550 parameters and how t o edit them . Pl eas e r ef er to the N PS P r int Ser ve r Tec hnical Ref er enc e f or a c omp let e de sc ript ion o f th e pa rame ter s. T he c urren t par ame[...]

Appe nd ix A: The pa r a me ter l ist Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 71 Unix (TCP/ I P) Use F T P t o c han ge th e co nf i g file : 1. Log in to the NPS 5 50. Co mm and: ftp <h ost name> En ter r oot as us er i d and pa ss as passw or d. 2. U p -l oa d the conf ig fi l e. Co mm an d: get c on f ig 3. Edit the f il e u sing your f avorite tex[...]

Appendi x A: The para m ete r list 72 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual F ac tory Default Settings If you shoul d n eed to reset t he N PS 550 to fact o r y defaul t c on di ti o ns, t he be st w ay to do th i s i s to us e the T EST butto n . T hi s p roce d ur e in volve s sw i tc h ing the N PS 550 o ff and on . I f yo u use a n e x t ern al p owe[...]

Appe nd ix A: The pa r a me ter l ist Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 73 Th e C o n fig File T he remai n der o f this a p pendix cont ai n s the compl e te N PS 550 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 conf ig file , an d th e rig h t colum n con tains bri ef de [...]

Appendi x A: The para m ete r list 74 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual --- NETWA RE MEN U NETW_ ENB. : YES Ne tWa re Prot oc ol En a bl e d PS_NA ME. : AXIS1 00086 P ri n t S erver Name ( 100086 are the l as t si x digi ts of th e ser ial num ber) CONFS ERV. : C on fig u rat io n Fi le Se rve r Na me PS_PO LL. : 5 P rint S e rv e r Po l l In te rva [...]

Appe nd ix A: The pa r a me ter l ist Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 75 --- A PPLET ALK ME NU ATLK_ ENB. : YES A pple T a lk Pr otocol En abl ed ATK_Z ONE. : AppleT alk Zone ZONER _EN. : YES HP Zo ne r Ena ble d ATK_F ONT. : DEFAU LT (D EFAUL T 35N ALL) P ostSc ript Font Se t BINAR Y. : NO Bi n a ry Tr an sf e r E na b l ed APRIN T_1. : AXIS1 00086[...]

Appendi x A: The para m ete r list 76 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual --- PRINT ER3 ME NU PR3_O UT. : COM1 ( LPT1 COM1 LPT2) PR 3 Ph y si ca l P ri n t e r P o rt PR3_S CND. : PR3 ( PR1 P R2 PR 3 PR4 PR5 P R6 PR 7 PR8 ) P R3 Se co ndar y Pr int er PR3_W AIT. : YES PR 3 W a it o n B u s y PR3_I N. : NONE ( NONE COM1) P R3 R ead - B ack Port PR3_B EF[...]

Appe nd ix A: The pa r a me ter l ist Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 77 --- PRINT ER6 ME NU PR6_O UT. : COM1 ( LPT1 COM1 LPT2) PR 6 Ph y si ca l P ri n t e r P o rt PR6_S CND. : PR6 ( PR1 P R2 PR 3 PR4 PR5 P R6 PR 7 PR8 ) P R6 Se co ndar y Pr int er PR6_W AIT. : YES PR 6 W a it o n B u s y PR6_I N. : NONE ( NONE COM1) P R6 R ead - B ack Port PR6_B [...]

Appendi x A: The para m ete r list 78 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual --- OUT PUT M ENU L1_ CENTR . : ST NDRD (IB M_PC STNDRD FAST HISP EED) LPT1 Ce n t ron i cs Int erfa ce T imi ng L1_ BSYTM . : 60 LPT 1 B usy Sta tus Ti me -Out C1_ READT . : 3 CO M1 P r in te r Fe ed b a c k D el a y C1_ HNDSH . : RO BUST- BOTH (N ONE XO N/XOF F ROB UST RDY/B SY[...]

Appendix B : Int e rna l pri ntouts Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 79 Ap pendix B Int ernal printouts T h er e are th ree d if fer en t int er nal pr in touts th a t can be p ri nte d u s ing the T EST butt on o n the NPS 550 fr o nt pan e l: The Te st Page The t est p a ge s ho w s t he software revisi o n a nd t he ba s i c co n f ig u rat ion of[...]

Appendix C : Te c hni cal spe cifi c a t ions 80 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Ap pendix C Technical specifications Netwo r k envir onm ent s • N e t Ware 3. 11, 3. 12, 4. 0x and 4.10 us ing bi ndery e m ulation • Wind o w s for Wo rkg r oups, W i ndows 95, W i ndow s N T ve r . 3. 5 a nd above • LA N Server 1.3 and above • LAN M anage r [...]

Appendix C : Tec hni cal spe cifi c a tions Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 81 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 tatus[...]

Appendix D: How to cont act A xis 82 Axis NP S 550 Us er’ s Manual Ap pendix D How to con tact Axis I f yo u ne ed t echni cal su pp o r t , plea s e c ont act your dea l er. If they can ’t he lp you, t he y w il l fo rwar d y o ur re que s t to us. A x is o n-line serv ic e U se the A xis on- li ne ser v i ce at any time to r et r i eve e l ec[...]

Appendix D: How t o c ontact Axis Axis NPS 550 Us er’ s Manual 83 Th e A x is offices I f yo u w a nt to con ta c t an A x i s of f ice, c ho os e th e o ne n e ar es t to you r re g i o n: E urope, M iddle East, South Am er ica , Af ric a A xis Comm un icat ions AB S cheelev ä ge n 16, S -223 70 Lund, S w ede n Phon e: +46 46 19 18 00 F a x : +[...]

Index 84 Axi s NP S 550 User’ s Manual Index A A ccoun ting 6 6 alias 45 A non ymou s F T P 82 arp 47 A SCII -to-Pos t Scr ipt C o nv ers i on 62 AX CF G 1 4 Ax i s o ff ic e s 8 3 A xis Pri nt U til ity f or OS/ 2 3 9 A xis Pri nt U til ity fo r Wi nd ow s 2 9 B Bi n c o n tr ol 6 0 bo otp 49 Bul let in B oard 82 Busy Acti on a t 64 C CA PTU RE [...]

Index Axi s NPS 550 User’ s Manual 85 NPS Man ager 38 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 D e fa ul ts 72 Paramete r List 70, 79 Po s tScript Fon t 63 Pa ge Fo rmat 6 3 Pa ge Orie ntat ion 63 Page Size 62 Po s tscript func ti o ns 62 Po we r Supply 12 Pr int M e thod s 51 PROS 52 R rarp 48 re [...]