Introduction | Axis Communications 540+, 560 instruction

Introduction

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Axis Communications 540+, 560 user manual Introduction

Contents

Axis 540+/AXIS Network Print Servers Axis 540+/AXIS Regulatory Information Table of Contents Using Telnet Using Snmp Using Novell Utilities Section Advanced Installation using Axis NetPilotSection Management and Configuration Using a Web browser Red Hat 7.3 SuSE 8.0 About this Manual About Axis Support ServicesSection Supported Environments Introduction Package Contents Product Overview For Windows Axis Network Product CDAdobe Acrobat Reader software For UNIX/Linux Click index.htm Mac OS Physical Description Axis 540+ AxisBackside label of print server Management ConfigurationWindows-based printers On page 87 for details Features and Benefits Connect the Hardware Basic InstallationQuick overview Follow these steps to make your printer network ready Assign an IP Address to the Print Server Assignment UNIX/Linux performed by editing the file /etc/bootptab Automatic IP address assignment Open a Command Prompt and enter the following commands Using Rarp UNIX/LinuxUsing ARP Windows 98/NT Me/2000/XP/2003 Manual IP address assignment Using ARP UNIX/Linux and Mac Open a Terminal and enter the following commandsUsing Axis IP JumpStarter Click OK to save your settings Installation Methods Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC Adding Printers in Windows According to your computer environment Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server LPT1 LPT2 Example 192.168.3.191LPT1 Click Next Adding Printers in Windows Close Add/Remove Programs and the Control Panel Add Printer Wizard. Click Next Add TCP\IP Protocol Go to Start Settings PrintersSelect Protocols Add Microsoft TCP\IP Printing Installing a Network Printer Click NextList, click Add Port Server Axis Print Monitor SoftwareOverview Desired printing protocols are running on your client Axis 540+/AXIS Ports available Parallel port Serial port Axis 540+Axis Ports available Parallel port1 Serial port Axis 540+ Close the Printer Ports window Adding Printers in Windows Example AX100086.LP1 Adding Printers in Windows Installation in Mac OS Adding Printers in Macintosh Installation on MacOS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk Choosing a PrinterLaserWriter Printer Driver Bi-directional Support Verifying the Setup Click the LaserWriter 8.0 icon Adding Printers in Macintosh Write a text file containing the parameters you want to set 192.168.3.191 Setting Up NetWare IPX/SPX Setup using Ndps Select TCP/IP default or IPX as network protocol. Click Next Click OK TCP/IP Network protocol IP Address and Port, e.g 192.168.70.243 and LPT1IPX Network protocol D7e1c200408c5ff6a6400c 400c 401c 402c When done, select your printer and click Finish Log in as Admin AXIS5FF66AIPX1 Setting Up NetWare Ports available Parallel port Serial port Axis 540+ IPX Network protocol D7e1c200408c5ff6a6 and LPT1 Workstation Click Add. a list of available printers appears Setting Up NetWare Select Network printer and click Next Installing Axis IPP Gateway Configuration Snap For NetWare Axis provides two free Snap-ins for iPrint Type TOMCAT33 -STOP Enter Type Nvxadmdn Enter Click on iPrint Management on the left pane Click on Create Printer Select default drivers for your printer. Click Next and OK Installing the iPrint Printer on Workstation Http//IP address of your NW server631/IPP Basic Setup with Axis NetPilot Choose the with Installation Wizard option AXIS1A0003LPT1Q Advanced Installation using Axis NetPilot Axis NetPilot Connect NetWare Print Queues window Installing Axis Network Print Server Basic Queue-based printing over IP Pure IP requires that you run NetWare 5 or higher Printer Status NotificationPrint Layout Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux Print Tools Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager Edit PrintersClick the Add a new printer button Typical Invocation from a Terminal Window Debian Invocation Print Queues Red Hat Driver Then finish the wizard in the usual manner SuSE Axis axinstall Script Ftp npserver NLPRng is not supported by axinstall Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks Uses industry standard network software on the host Systems Updating the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware Updating the Firmware Open a command prompt from Start = Run Obtaining the Software Management and Configuration Using a Web browser Management and Configuration Axis 540+/AXIS Management and Configuration Using Axis ThinWizard for Print Server Management Axis ThinWizard interface appears Managing UpgradingAdditional Using FTP for Print Server Management Put config Config Example Not visible Using Telnet Network Print Server using the Telnet protocol Account Status Using Snmp Axis 540+/AXIS Management and Configuration Printer Status AdministrationNetWare To examine Management and Configuration Logical Printers Set the parameter Character Set Conversion to Decibm PrintersSet the parameter Character Set Conversion to Isoibm Click the OK button Printer. All strings are entered as hexadecimal byte values Select the PR4 tab Select the PR1 Web Set the Printer Language Translation parameter to Postscr Select the PR2 tab Axis 540+/AXIS 100 Select Admin Logical Printers and the PR3 tab Set the Physical Port parameter to LPT2 Click the OK buttonAxis 540+/AXIS 101 102 Test Button Axis 540+/AXIS 103 Supported Systems Technical SpecificationSupported Printers Supported Protocols Network Wired Network AttachmentsSecure Management Management Safety Power ConsumptionDimensions Environmental Index Telnet NDS NetWare Advanced installation Basic installation Ndps 38 Pure IP Queue-based printing Network Printer Parameter List 82, 103 password PortsRestart Setting up NetWare Snap-in for iPrint Axis 540+/AXIS 109 Windows, adding printers