Axis Communications 5400 user manual Axis Print Monitor Overview

58 Section 5: Setting Up - Windows AXIS 5400 User’s Manual

Windows

AXIS Print Monitor Overview

AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows NT 3.5x environments. It allows AXIS Network Print Servers to be connected in the same simple fashion as a local printer port and once installed, is automatically initialized upon system startup. AXIS Print Monitor has been developed for peer-to- peer printing, allowing your print jobs to be sent directly to the print server.

Printing Environments AXIS Print Monitor supports printing over NetBIOS/NetBEUI and TCP/IP (LPR). To enable printing in these environments, please ensure that the desired printing protocols are running on your client.

Peer-to-Peer Printing The AXIS Print Monitor needs to be installed on each workstation to perform peer-to-peer printing. Once installed, the AXIS Print Monitor allows you to access all network printers, just as if they were connected directly to your workstation. Peer-to-peer printing offers the following benefits:

•You can easily monitor the status of your printers, by enabling error condition pop-up messages.

•You do not have to rely on a server.

Client-Server Printing AXIS Print Monitor needs only to be installed on one server to perform client-server printing. The installed printers must be configured to be shared to allow clients to use them. Pop-up messages should not be enabled on the server as they will not be displayed on the client platforms.

Note: ❏ AXIS Print Monitor can be used for DOS printing. Please refer to the AXIS Print Monitor’s Readme file for instructions. The readme file is located in the same folder where AXIS Print Monitor is installed on your PC.