Axis Communications AXIS 5550, Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500 manual Adding Printers in Macintosh

Adding Printers in Macintosh

Note:

For information on advanced AppleTalk functions such as non-PostScript printer support, please refer to the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 Technical Reference on the Axis Web site.

BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to enable or disable binary transfer of print data in the print server’s Web interface (Admin Network Settings Detailed View Macintosh Binary Protocol for Printer n. By enabling binary transfer you reduce printing time, provided that the print job is sent as binary data to the print server. This is particular true when you are printing large bitmaps.

•TBCP enables the print server to use the TBCP (Tagged Binary Communication Protocol) to transfer print data to the printer. Select this alternative when using Postscript printers.

•BCP enables the print server to use the BCP (Binary Communications Protocol) to transfer print data to the printer. Select this alternative when using Postscript printers.

•None disables all binary transfers, select this alternative for all non- PostScript printers and for ASCII PostScript printing.

Notes:

•If you have have set the Autodetect Printer Type parameter to YES, the text output format will be chosen automatically (Admin Network Settings Detailed View Macintosh Auto Detect Printer n Type Yes).

•Some printers, e.g. Epson InkJet printers, can not be used when TBCP is enabled.

Setting Parameters In AppleTalk, you can change a limited number of the parameters of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550. You can:

•enable and disable binary data transfers for your printing

•select the type of binary transfer protocol to use

•specify the AppleTalk printer type

•set the IP address

However, by assigning an IP address to your print server, you have access to all of the print server parameters via any standard Web browser or via FTP. Refer to Section 10 Management and Configuration, on page 88 for more information.

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