Axis Communications Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500, AXIS 5550 manual Tcp/Ip

Basic Installation

Notes:

•If the host name has not been mapped to an IP address, simply replace the host name entry with the IP address.

•The ARP command varies between different UNIX/Linux systems. Some BSD type systems expect the host name and node address in reverse order. Furthermore IBM AIX systems will require the additional argument ether.

•When you execute the ping command for the first time, you may experience a significantly longer response time than is usual.

•The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10 minutes after restarting the print server

Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC

Configuration Once you have set the IP address of your print server, your network Methods printer can be added to any PC on your network. The method that you

choose should be dictated by your printing requirements and your supported network environments. Select the appropriate method from the table below:Installation Methods

Operating	Printing Protocol	See...
system
Windows	TCP/IP	“Adding Printers in Windows” on page 23
	NetBIOS/NetBEUI
	IP/IPX in PSERVER mode	“Setup using NDPS” on page 47
NetWare
	IP/IPX in Remote Printer	“Setup using NDPS” on page 47
	mode
Macintosh	Mac OS X AppleTalk	“Adding Printers in Macintosh” on page 39
UNIX/Linux	TCP/IP	“Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux” on page 72

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