Axis Communications 5400 user manual Pros a Pros a Advantages, Pros a Limitations

86 Section 8: Setting Up - UNIX AXIS 5400 User’s Manual

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Limitations:

Spooler features, and printcap or lpr options (BSD) such as multiple copies, are not available.

FTP The File Transfer Protocol is used for transferring files between hosts.

Advantages:

Uses industry standard network software on the host.

Limitations:

No printer status logging. In the case of BSD it may conflict with other input or output filters and does not allow both input and output filters. In System V no filters or interface programs can be used.

PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions; named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B).

PROS A PROS A - Advantages:

The AXIS 5400 appears as a device to the system. This makes all filter and model options available. It provides accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional printing. The printer information read back can be viewed in a log file.

PROS A - Limitations:

A ‘C’ compiler is required to build the PROS A drivers.

Note: ❏ You can download a ‘C’ compiler from http://www.gnu.org/.