AXIS Network Print Servers
User’s Manual
AXIS 5900 User’s Manual
Regulatory Information
USER’S MANUAL AXIS 5900 EN Part No. 23000, Revision 2.0a
Date August 2005 - Copyright Axis Communications AB
Information
Configuring the Axis Network Print Server for Wireless
Table of Contents
Support Services
Package Contents
Setup using iPrint
About Axis
Section
About this Manual
Supported Environments
Support Services
AXIS Network Product CD
Package Contents
Section 2 Product Overview
AXIS
Latest Versions
Physical Description
Underside label of print server
Test Button The test button is used for
Features and Benefits
The AXIS 5900 supports SNMP for remote monitoring
Connecting the Hardware
Section 3 Basic Installation Wired & Wireless
Network Print Server for Wireless Printing” on page
Installation Overview
“Setting up Using the Ethernet Interface” on page
“Setting up over the WLAN” on page
Select ad hoc mode
Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server
AXIS AddPrinter Wizard” on page
“Using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux” on page
“Setting the IP Address using DHCP” on page
“Setting the IP Address using Auto-IP” on page
Setting the IP Address using DHCP
Follow the instructions below to download the IP address using DHCP
range of IP addresses subnet mask default router IP address
Basic Installation Wired & Wireless
arp -a
Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using arp/ping
169.254.xxx.xxx
ping
using ARP in UNIX and Mac OS
Example
See Performing a Factory Default, on page
4. Restart the AXIS 5900 to download the IP address
1. Start your Web browser
Configuring the Axis Network Print Server for Wireless Printing
AXIS 5900 User’s Manual
Detailed View TCP/IP Network WLAN
7. To access the WLAN settings page, click Admin Network Settings
Basic Installation Wired & Wireless
WEP security. The default setting is that WEP encryption is disabled
in PSERVER mode
Configuring your Print Server
Basic Installation Wired & Wireless
Adding Printers in Windows
Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows
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Page
Windows
1. Windows XP/Windows Server
Optional Add Port as a suffix
9. Print a test page to verify your installation
3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components
4. Check Other Network File and Print Services and click Details
5. Check Print Services for Unix and click OK
1. Open the Control Panel 2. Click Add/Remove Programs
5. Add Microsoft TCP\IP Printing
Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor
1. Go to Start Settings Printers
2. Select Protocols 3. Add TCP\IP Protocol
Go to Start Settings Printers Add Printer. Select My Computer and
3. Choose LPR Port from Available Printer Ports and click New Port
AXIS Print Monitor Software
an IP address 192.168.3.191 or a host name AXIS181636
Adding Printers over TCP/IP in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor
8. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next
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LPT2
Page
Bonjour Printing in Mac OS
Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh
If the print server using Bonjour is already installed and the print server name or service name is changed, the print server must be removed from the Printer List and then re-installed with the new Bonjour service name
2. Select Printers Add Printer
Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk
Installation of LPR printing in Mac OS
2. From the Printer List dialog, select LPR printers using IP
Selecting a Printer
Installation on Mac OS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk
interface and select Admin Network Settings Detailed View
Choosing a Printer
LaserWriter 8.0 Printer Driver
2. Click the LaserWriter 8.0 icon
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
6. Write a text file containing the parameters you want to set
Adding Printers in NetWare
Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare
Setup using NDPS
5. Select the Axis Gateway configuration in the Gateway Type window
AXIS5FF66AP1 AXIS5FF66AP2
TCP/IP Network protocol
IPX Network protocol
400c 401c
i.e. 01d7e1c200408c5ff6a6400c
Check the Status it should be Idle
AXIS5FF66AIPX1
9. Select AXIS Gateway Configuration in the Gateway Type field
TCP/IP Network protocol
400c 401c
IPX Network protocol
AXIS5FF66AP1 AXIS5FF66AP2
i.e. 01d7e1c200408c5ff6a6400c
e.g. 01d7e1c200408c5ff6a6 and LPT1 or LPT2
4. Next, select the printer drivers for each client operating system. Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows 95/98. These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users’ workstations when they install this printer in the future
On the any workstation, browse to
Workstation
Manager
Adding Printers in NetWare
Page
3. Select Network printer and click Next
Adding Printers in NetWare
AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration
Setup using iPrint
Installing AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap in for NetWare
Type TOMCAT33 -STOP Enter Type NVXADMDN Enter
9. Click on Create Printer
9. Click on Create Printer
Install a Printer using AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration Snap- in
http//IP address of your NW server631/IPP
Installing the iPrint Printer on the Workstation
3. Choose the with Installation Wizard option
Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot
for each of the operating environments
Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot
Default Print Queue Names and Print Server Port Names
1. Open the NetWare Network Environments window
Basic Queue-based Printing over IP
Installing the Axis Network Print Server
Web Browser for Print Server Management” on page
Print Server Mode
print server in PSERVER mode takes one NetWare user licence
number of NetWare user licences is a major issue
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Instructions
Section 7 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux
Print Tools
Spooling
Type the command /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr in a Terminal window
3. Click the Add a new printer button
Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager
Typical Invocation from a Terminal Window
Adding a Remote Unix Printer
Debian
Red Hat
2. Select Unix Printer from the Queue Type menu, and click Next
SuSE
Systems supported by axinstall
AXIS axinstall Script
Note NLPRng is not supported by axinstall
Advantages
Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks
Advantages
Limitations
PROS B Advantages
PROS B Limitations
TCP/IP Printing
Installing the Axis Network Print Server Creating a Print Queue
Section 8 Adding Printers in OS/2
NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printing in OS/2
Sharing the
1. Open LAN Server Administration
Creating
a Print Queue
Web Pages
Section 9 Updating the Firmware
Upgrading the Firmware
TCP/IP Network
Type bin hash or binary hash and press Enter
Obtaining the Software
Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management
Section 10 Management and Configuration
To protect the Admin pages from unauthorized use, it is highly recommended that you change the default password
Available Services The following services are available from the User mode. A link to the from the User Mode Axis home page is available from this mode
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Node address NODEADDR IP Address INTADDR DHCP enabled DHCPENB
Print Server Settings
Setting the e-mail Notification Parameters
Using Logical Printers to Customize your Printing
Each logical printer can be set via the print servers’ internal Web pages Open a Web browser, enter the IP address of the print server in the Location/Address field and choose Admin Logical Printer Settings
8. Set the parameter Character Set Conversion to DECIBM
Settings
Example
4. Set the parameter Character Set Conversion to ISOIBM
Example
Settings
Settings
Settings
length of the string you want to replace
Settings
Example
Settings
3. Set the Printer Language Translation parameter to POSTSCR
4. Set the PostScript Page Size parameter to LETTER
5. Set the PostScript Page Orientation parameter to LANDS
The two printers must use the same printer driver
Settings
Settings
Settings
Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management
5. The AXIS ThinWizard interface appears
Management and Configuration
Managing
Print Servers
Using FTP for Print Server Management
not visible
config
ftp put config CONFIG
Example
account
Using Telnet for Print Server Management
get account
Root account
Example
telnet npserver Trying
Axis Network Print Server TELNET Print Server v7.00 Sep 06
Using SNMP for Print Server Management
Settings and click Create
Enabling Secure Web Services - SSL/TLS
Generating a Certificate Request
Generating a Self- Signed Certificate
Remote Config is enabled via Admin General Settings RConfig Support
To disable these protocols, go to Admin Security Settings Protocol
Only enabled protocols will be visible from this view
To enable these protocols, select Admin Network Settings Detailed
4. Click the Create initial user button
See “Enabling Secure Web Services - SSL/TLS” on page
Enabling the SNMPv3 Protocol
NetWare Administrator Printer Status Menu
Using Novell Utilities for Print Server Management
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Management and Configuration
NetWare Print Layout with corresponding information summary
Server does not sign packets regardless of the print server level
NetWare Packet Signature Levels
TCP/IP Restrictions
IPP Printing Requirements
Section 11 IPP - Internet Printing Protocol
IPP clients
comprises two industry standards
2. Open Start Settings Printers
2. Open Start Settings Printers
3. Choose Add Printer, then Network Printer
Example http//171.16.5.218631/LPT1
IPP - Internet Printing Protocol
5. In the Available Ports window, click Add Port
7. Choose The HP Internet Printer Connection Port and click New Port
8. The HP Internet Printer Connection will start. Click Next
Example http//171.16.5.218631/LPT1 or LPT2. Click Next
Adding an IPP Printer to your Printer List in Windows 2000/XP/2003
How to Print from Windows 2000/XP/2003
Example http//171.16.5.218631/LPT1 or LPT2 Click Next
Type One
Section 12 IP Addressing
DHCP Addressing
Type Two
Address and Subnet
Management” on page
Web interface. Refer to “Using a Web Browser for Print Server
2. Activate the scope. The print server automatically downloads the DHCP parameters. If you are using WINS or DNS, you should include at least one WINS or DNS server IP address in the DHCP scope. Immediately after the IP
The Test Button
Section 13 The Test Button
Troubleshooting
Section 14 Troubleshooting
Replies
Open a Terminal and enter the following commands
Troubleshooting
Windows
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Supported Systems
Section 15 Technical Specifications
Supported Protocols NetBIOS/NetBEUI
Security
RF Specifications
Firmware Upgrade
Logical Printers
Environmental
Hardware
management software for large enterprise networks and AXIS AddPrinter
Approvals
The Parameter List
Section 16 The Parameter List
The Parameter List
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The Parameter List
The Parameter List
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The Parameter List
Raw Port Number
SNMP Device Index
2. Select Printer and then Properties
4. Click Configure Port
1. Go to Start Printers and Faxes
Section 17 Glossary
DNS Domain Name System. Resolves host names into IP addresses
LED Light Emitting Diode Linux An open source implementation of UNIX
NetWare An operating system for local area networks
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Index
Index
Numerics
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Page
Queue-based printing
Disable Enable Pure IP
SAP Secure Web Services Security Settings Server Report
Auto-IP AXIS Print System BOOTP DHCP RARP SHIFTJIS Snap-in for iPrint
Index
View Certificate
Index
Adding Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 WINS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18, 153 Host Name Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Wireless Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Fragmentation Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Network Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Network Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 RTS Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 WLAN Parameters