Axis Communications AXIS 5550, Network Print Servers, AXIS 5500 Basic Setup with Axis NetPilot

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Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot

Install the AXIS NetPilot software on your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on Windows 98 and Windows NT.

Starting the Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 with Installation AXIS NetPilot:

1.Start AXIS NetPilot by double-clicking the NetPilot icon, which is located in the folder where you installed AXIS NetPilot.

2.Locate the Axis Network Print Server in the ‘New Axis Units’ folder. Select it and click the Install button on the AXIS NetPilot toolbar. If your network is large, it could take a few seconds before the print server appears in the folder.

3.Choose the with Installation Wizard option.

The AXIS NetPilot Installation Wizard guides you through the installation process. The following options are available:

Note:

The number of options varies according to the number of environments you enable.

Print Server Name The default print server name consists of the characters ‘AXIS’ followed by the last six digits of the serial number. If you want to change the print server name, just type the new name in the available text field.

Environments Choose which networking environments you want to configure the Axis Network Print Server for, e.g. NetWare, TCP/IP, Windows or Macintosh. If your network comprises various different platforms, you can enable any combination of environments.

NetWare NDS Place NetWare Print Queues on a specific bindery server, or alternatively into an NDS Tree.

The IP address Choose the method the Axis Network Print Server should employ for obtaining an IP address. DHCP, ARP, RARP, BOOTP and Auto-IP are supported. You can also select to set the IP address manually. Refer to “Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 15 for further information about setting the IP address.

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