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Regulatory Information

Safety Notices Take some time to read through the safety notices before installing the print server. Please observe all safety markings and

Important: Observe “Important:” in the text to avoid operational impairment. Do not proceed until you have fully understood the

Electromagnetic Compatibility

(EMC)

USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

Europe This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022, and the requirements

Japan This is a class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information

Australia This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio communications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 1998

instructions when using this product.

implications.

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

- increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

- connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected

- consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Shielded (STP) network cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the class B limits.

for immunity according to EN55024 residential, commercial, and light industry. Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables.

Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables.

AS/NZS 3548. Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables.

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Axis’ Trademarks AXIS IP JumpStarter, AXIS ThinWizard, AXIS Print Monitor, AXIS AddPrinter.

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Acknowledgments

Support Services Should you require technical assistance, please contact your Axis dealer. If your questions cannot be answered immediately,

Patent information Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document. In

Software Acknowledgments This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit.

local Axis office, which can be found on the cover of this document. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material.

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particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http://www.axis.com/patent.htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries.

USER’S MANUAL AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ EN

Part No. 27981, Revision 3.5

This manual applies to the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ with firmware version 7.10 or higher.

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Supported Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Section 2 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

AXIS Network Product CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Latest Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Section 3 Basic Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Quick overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connect the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Assign an IP Address to the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Automatic IP Address Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Manual IP Address Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC . . 18

Installation Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using AXIS

AddPrinter Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add

Printer Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft

LPR Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor

AXIS Print Monitor Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Adding Printers over TCP/IP in Windows NT using AXIS Print

Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS

Print Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS

Print Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS

Print Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS/NetBEUI

using AXIS Print Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Bonjour Printing in Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installation of LPR printing in Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installation on Mac OS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk . . . . . . . 38

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Choosing a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setup using NDPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setup using iPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Basic Queue-based printing over IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Section 7 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Print Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Typical Invocation from a Terminal Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Debian 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Red Hat 7.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

SuSE 8.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Section 8 Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Obtaining the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Section 9 Management and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management . . . . . . . . 79

Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management . . . . . . . 84

Using FTP for Print Server Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Using Telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using Novell Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Section 10 Configuration Possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Autodetect Printer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

E-mail Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Network Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

NetWare Packet Signature Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Changing Language in the Print Server’s Web Interface . . . . 104

TCP/IP Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Enabling Secure Web Services — SSL/TLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Enabling the SNMPv3 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Enabling IEEE 802.1X Port-based Authentication . . . . . . . . . 109

Section 11 Logical Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Section 12 IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Section 13 The Test Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Section 14 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Section 15 Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Section 16 The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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AXIS 5400+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

AXIS 5600+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

SNMP Device Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Section 17 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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Introduction

Section 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+. This product has been developed to connect your printers anywhere in your network, allowing all network users access to shared printer resources.

About this Manual

This manual is applicable for the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ with firmware version 7.10 or higher, providing introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the print server in various network environments. It is intended for everyone involved in installing and managing the print server. To fully benefit from this manual, you should be familiar with basic networking principles.

These instructions are based on the settings in a new and unconfigured print server. To reload the default parameters, you can perform a Factory Default, which will restore most of the settings. See “Performing a Factory Default” on page 122.

Supported Environments

About Axis

• Windows

•NetWare

•Macintosh

•UNIX/Linux

Axis increases the value of network solutions. The company is an innovative market leader in network video and print servers. Axis' products and solutions are focused on applications such as security surveillance, remote monitoring and document management. The products are based on in-house developed chip technology, which is also sold to third parties.

Axis was founded in 1984 and is listed on the Nordic list, Mid Cap, Information Technology. Axis operates globally with offices in 17 countries and in cooperation with distributors and system integrators in 70 countries. Markets outside Sweden account for more than 95% of sales. Information about Axis can be found at www.axis.com

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Support Services

Introduction

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your Axis reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response.

If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• Download user documentation and firmware updates

• Find answers to previously resolved problems in the FAQ database.

Search by product, category or phrase

• Report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private

support area

• Visit the Axis support Web at www.axis.com/techsup

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Product Overview

Section 2 Product Overview

Package Contents

Verify that nothing is missing from the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ package by using the check list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable.

Hardware Model Power Adapter

AXIS 5600+

Axis Print Server

AXIS 5400+

Ensure that the print server’s Power Adapter is marked with the correct voltage!

PS-H

Media Title

Warranty sheet

Printed Material

Optional accessories (not included in box)

Cables

AXIS Network Product CD

The AXIS Network Product CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalog, that includes Axis software, firmware and user documentation. If your computer is set to French, German, Italian or Spanish, the information will automatically be presented in that language, otherwise you will see the English version.

AXIS Network Product CD

Warranty Axis Servers (USA) Warranty Axis Servers (other countries)

AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ User’s Guide

Description

AXIS 5600+ Parallel Printer Cable

Centronics to Mini Centronics Cable

AXIS 5400+

Printer Extension Cable

To read the PDF documents you need an Acrobat Reader, which can be

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Product Overview

fetched at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html

Start-up Procedures

for Windows

Start-up Procedures

for UNIX/Linux,

and Mac OS

Latest Versions

If your computer is configured to autostart CDs, the AXIS Network Product CD will start automatically when inserted into a local CD drive on Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000 and XP platforms. You can also navigate to the CD root directory and start the index.htm file from within the Windows file manager.

Using your preferred file manager application, navigate to the CD root directory and click index.htm

The latest version of Axis documentation, software and firmware is available on www.axis.com

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Physical Description

AXIS 5400+

Power

indicator

Network indicator

AXIS 5600+

Power Adapter connector

Ethernet connector

Parallel printer port (LPT1)

Test button

Backside label of print server

Serial number same as

MAC/Ethernet number; e.g.

00408c181cf0 =

00-40-8c-18-1c-f0 (Windows)

00:40:8c:18:1c:f0 (Unix/Mac)

Note: “S/N” can also appear as “Ser. No.” or “Serial no.”

Network Connector Axis Network Print Servers are designed for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps

Ethernet networks and connect to the network via a twisted pair RJ45 category 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better.

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Printer Ports

AXIS 5400+ Parallel port: One 36-pin Centronics connector. Highspeed IEEE 1284

compliant with ECP support and throughput of 1 MB/sec.

AXIS 5600+ Two Parallel ports: 25-pin DSUB connector. Highspeed IEEE 1284

compliant with ECP support and throughput of 1 MB/sec.

One Serial port: 9-pin DSUB connector, RS-232, XON/ XOFF or RTS/CTS, data rates up to 115,200 baud

Test Button The test button is used for:

• Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer.

• Printing a server report and parameter list to see the print server’s

current settings.

• Performing a Factory Default of the print server, which will restore most

of the parameters and settings to factory default values.

See The Test Button, on page 122 for details.

Network Indicator The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity.

Product Overview

Power Indicator The power indicator is lit while power is applied. If it is not lit, or if it

flashes, there is a problem with the print server or its Power Adapter.

Printer compatibility All printers can be used except host-based printers (also known as CAPT,

GDI, PPA or Windows-based printers).

Configuration and

Management

The print server can be configured and managed from its internal Web pages, using HTTP as well as HTTPS in the secure mode. These Web pages offer you a platform independent management tool that is suitable for all supported network environments. See Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management, on page 79 for details.

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Product Overview

Features and Benefits

Reliability The print server provides high performance and reliability combined with

Flexibility The print server supports printing in all major computer systems and

Speed The AXIS ETRAX 100 LX chip supports data transfer rates of up to 200

Easy to Install The print server installs, operates and is managed in a reliable and easy

low power consumption. The electronic circuits are based on the AXIS ETRAX 100 LX chip, which comprises an integrated 32 bit RISC processor and associated network controllers.

environments, including five different print methods in the TCP/IP environment. The integrated IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) function allows for printing from LAN to LAN via a WAN, such as the Internet.

Mbit/s (100 Mbit Ethernet full duplex).

fashion.

Security You can assign a password to restrict login and printer access.

Network control IEEE 802.1X and HTTPS encryption are also supported.

Monitoring The internal print server Web pages and AXIS ThinWizard (3.0 and up)

allow you to continuously monitor printer status. The Web pages are used to monitor single Axis units while AXIS ThinWizard can be used to monitor multiple Axis units.

Through e-mail notification, the printer administrator can be notified by e-mail whenever an event that requires human intervention occurs in a printer. The e-mail contains a short and concise description of the event.

Future Proof The firmware stored in the print server Flash memory can be upgraded

over the network. This allows you to quickly update and enhance its operational features when new print server software becomes available.

NetWare Packet

Signature

The print server supports NetWare Packet Signature Level 1, 2, 3, which protects servers and clients using the NetWare Core Protocol

™

services. NCP packet signature prevents packet forgery by requiring the server and the client to sign each NCP packet. See your Novell NetWare documentation for detailed information.

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Section 3 Basic Installation

Quick overview

Follow these steps to make your printer network ready:

1. Connect the Hardware, on page 13

2. Assign an IP Address to the Print Server, on page 14

3. Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC, on page 18

Connect the Hardware

1. Make sure that the printer is switched off and that the Power Adapter is

disconnected

from the print server.

Basic Installation

2. Locate the serial number, found on the underside label of the print server,

and write it down. Example: S/N: 00408c181cf0

3. Connect the printer directly to a port on the print server or using an

appropriate cable.

4. Connect the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ to your network (Ethernet Connector),

using a twisted pair RJ45 category 5 cable.

5. Switch on the printer and make sure it is ready for printing (display showing

“Online”, “Ready”, etc.)

6. Connect the Power Adapter to the print server. The Network Indicator will

start flashing when the print server is correctly connected to the network.

7. Wait 1 minute and press the test button once. A test page will be printed

on the connected printer — keep it handy during the installation. The test page will show the assigned IP address of the print server.

Print server’s IP address

Note:

AXIS 5400+: the test page is printed on LPT1. AXIS 5600+: when all printer ports are attached to a printer, the test page is printed in this

order: LPT1, COM1, LPT2.

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Assign an IP Address to the Print Server

Methods for Setting

the IP Address

Automatic IP Address

Assignment

Manual IP Address

Assignment

You can obtain an IP address for your print server by using one of the following methods, depending on your network operating environment.

See IP Addressing, on page 118 for detailed instructions on IP address management.

Method Server required Comment

AXIS AddPrinter Wizard

DHCP DHCP server

RARP RARP server

BOOTP BOOTP server

Auto-IP No server required.

See “Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard” on page 20

Dynamic assignment of IP addresses. See “Obtain an IP Address with DHCP” on page 15

Static assignment of IP addresses. Cannot be used over routers. See “Obtain an IP Address using RARP in UNIX/Linux” on page 16

Static assignment of IP addresses. See “Obtain an IP Address using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux” on page 15

Automatic assignment of IP addresses. See “Auto- IP Addressing” on page 120

When assigning an IP address manually you need to know the Ethernet address of the print server. The Ethernet address is based on the print server’s serial number, found on its underside label. Example: A print

server with the serial number 00408c181cf0 will have the Ethernet address 00 40 8c 18 1c f0.

Method Platform Comment See

“Set the IP Address using ARP in Windows 98/NT/ Me/2000/XP/2003” on

page 16

“Set the IP Address using ARP in UNIX/Linux and Mac OS X” on page

“Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard” on page 20

“Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management” on page 84

Windows

ARP/Ping

UNIX/Mac OS X

AXIS AddPrinter WIzard

AXIS ThinWizard Windows 2000/XP

Windows 2000, XP, 2003

Requires the IP address for each device to be downloaded individually. Cannot be used over routers.

You must define the Default Router and Subnet Mask. Log

in to the print server’s Web pages and select Admin |

Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network| Default Router and Subnet Mask. DHCP, Auto-IP, BOOTP

and RARP must first be set to

No.

Axis software that allows you to find print servers in your network and assign an IP address to them.

Axis software that assists in setting the IP address of multiple print servers simultaneously. This software is recommended for large organizations and enterprise networks.

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Notes:

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

• You need root privileges on your UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X system, or administrator privileges on a Windows NT server to set the IP address using RARP, BOOTP, DHCP and to add an entry to the ARP table with the command 'arp -s'.

• When assigning an IP address manually, you must utilize a unique IP address that is not already in use in your network.

Automatic IP Address Assignment

Basic Installation

Obtain an IP Address

with DHCP

Obtain an IP Address

using BOOTP

in UNIX/Linux

If you have a DHCP server on your network, your print server will automatically obtain an IP address when you connect it physically to the network. The IP address will appear on the test page that is printed when you press the test button once.

Below is an example of how to set the IP address of the print server using BOOTP. Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically performed by editing the file:

/etc/bootptab

Example:

npsname:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\ :ha=00408c100086:ip=192.168.3.191:\ :sm=255.255.255.0:gw=192.168.1.1

1. If necessary, update your host table and alias name databases as required by your system.

2. If it is not already running, start the BOOTP daemon. This is typically performed using the

bootpd command.

3. Restart the print server to download the IP address, default router address, and subnet mask. The print server can automatically download a customized config file from a TFTP server. Just add the name of the config file and the TFTP server’s IP address to your boot table. The config file is downloaded immediately after the print server receives its IP address.

4. You have now successfully set the IP address of the print server. Proceed to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 18.

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Basic Installation

Obtain an IP Address

using RARP in

UNIX/Linux

Note:

Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP.

Append the following line to your Ethernet Address table. This is typically located in the

/etc/ethers file:

Example:

00:40:8c:10:00:86 npsname

1. Update, if necessary, your host table and alias name databases as required by your system.

2. If it is not already running, start the RARP daemon. This is typically performed using the

rarpd -a command.

3. Restart the print server to download the IP address.

4. You have now set the IP address of the print server. Continue to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 18.

You have to restart the print server to download the IP address.

Obtain an IP address

using Auto-IP

Auto-IP is a scheme where devices allocate themselves an IP address at random from the industry standard subnet of 169.254.x.x. AXIS print servers are configured to support Auto-IP by default. See also “Auto-IP Addressing” on page 120.

Manual IP Address Assignment

Set the IP Address

using ARP in

Windows 98/NT/

Me/2000/XP/2003

1. Open a Command Prompt and enter the following commands:

Syntax Example

arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> ping <IP address>

2. The host will return indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established.

3. Log in to the print server’s Web pages (see Using a Web Browser for Print

Server Management, on page 79), select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network and define Default Router and Subnet Mask. Make sure you first set DHCP, Auto-IP, BOOTP and RARP to No.

You have now set the IP address of the print server. Continue to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page 18.

arp -s 192.168.3.191 00-40-8c-10-00-86 ping 192.168.3.191

reply from 192.168.3.191, or a similar message. This

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• When you execute the ping command for the first time, you will 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.

• By using the arp -d command, the static entry in the arp table is removed from the host’s cache memory.

Set the IP Address

using ARP in

UNIX/Linux and Mac

OS X

Notes:

1. Open a Terminal and enter the following commands:

Syntax Example

arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> ping <IP address>

2. The host will return

psname is alive, or a similar message. This indicates

arp -s 192.168.3.191 00:40:8c:10:00:86 ping 192.168.3.191

that the address has been set and that communication is established.

3. Log in to the print server’s Web pages (see Using a Web Browser for Print

You have now successfully set the IP address of the print server. Continue to “Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC” on page

18.

• 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.

See Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management, on page 84 for instructions on setting IP addresses with AXIS ThinWizard.

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Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC

Configuration

Methods

Installation Methods

Installation and

Integration

Once you have set the IP address of your print server, your network 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:

Refer to the table below to select the appropriate installation method. All Axis client software is available on www.axis.com

Environment

Windows 2000, XP, 2003

Windows 98, Me

Method/ Client Software

Install AXIS AddPrinter software.

Install AXIS Print Monitor software, then use Windows Add Printer Wizard

KDE Printtool

Printconf

Description

Used for adding network printers to your computer in Windows 2000, XP, 2003

Used for adding network printers to your computer in Windows 98, Me

Used for installing network printers in Debian and others

Used for installing network printers in Red Hat and others

UNIX/Linux

NetWare Pure IP

NetWare

Macintosh

YaST2 Printer Configuration Tool

Sam Used for installing network printers in HP UX

NetWare Administrator Used for installing network printers in NetWare

AXIS Gateway Configuration Utility software

AXIS NetPilot software

Bonjour and Macintosh standard methods in native/classic mode

Used for installing network printers in SuSE

Used for installing and configuring NDPS printers in NetWare

Tool that runs on Windows platforms that use NetWare over IPX./SPX (Queue-mode)

Used for installing network printers in Macintosh

See “IPP (Internet Printing Protocol)” on page 95 for information on Internet printing over Local and Wide Area Networks.

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Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows

Adding Printers in Windows

Overview of

Installation Methods

This section describes how to add network printers to a computer in Windows. Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate installation method according to your computer environment:

Windows Platform

Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003

Windows 2000 NetBIOS/NetBEUI

Windows NT

Windows 98/Me

Protocol Method See...

“Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard” on

page 20

“Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard” on page 22

“Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor”

on page 25

Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor, on page 30

Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor, on page 26

“Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor” on page 31

“Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor”

on page 32

“Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS/NetBEUI using AXIS Print Monitor” on page 33

TCP/IP (LPR)

NetBIOS/NetBEUI

TCP/IP (LPR)

NetBIOS/NetBEUI

AXIS AddPrinter software

Windows Add Printer Wizard

Microsoft LPR Monitor

AXIS Print Monitor software

Windows Add Printer Wizard

AXIS Print Monitor software

If you intend to use the print server in a multi-protocol environment, refer to the chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in this manual.

Client/Server Network For client/server printing, each computer sends print jobs through a

network server computer.

The printer must first be installed on the server computer (from the Add Printer Wizard, AXIS Print Monitor) and then shared on the network, which makes it a network printer. It will then appear as a Network Printer (in Windows Add Printer Wizard and in AXIS Print Monitor) on the client computers. Each client computer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly.

For Windows 98 and Me, it is only necessary to install AXIS Print Monitor on a server for client/server printing.

Peer-to-Peer Network In Peer-to-Peer networks, each computer prints directly to the network

printer. The network printer appears as a Local Printer (in Windows Add Printer Wizard and in AXIS Print Monitor), and needs to be added to each

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client computer that wants to print. Each client computer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly.

In Windows 98 and Me, AXIS Print Monitor must be installed on all (printing) client computers for Peer-to-Peer printing.

SNMP Device Index When using the TCP/IP protocol (and if the printer driver permits), the

print server can use SNMP Status to find out if the printer is ready to accept a new job. See “SNMP Device Index” on page 150.

Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard

AXIS AddPrinter is a Wizard that locates your network printers and helps you install them in your Windows environment. When you have completed the Wizard, the network printer is ready for use. To install a network printer you must be logged in as an Administrator or be a member of the Administrators' group.

1. Install AXIS AddPrinter Wizard on all Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 workstations that will print via the print server.

2. Before you continue, ensure that the print server is properly connected to the printer, network and power.

3. Start AXIS AddPrinter. Click Next. The Wizard will perform an automatic search for all Axis network printers, which is indicated by the progress bar at the bottom of the screen.

4. Select a printer from the Select Network Printer list and click Next. If the printer does not appear, see Easy Access to All Network Printers, below.

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5. The Wizard searches for a suitable printer driver.

If a suitable driver is not found, you will be asked to select a driver, otherwise the Wizard suggests which Printer Model and Printer Driver to use.

Click Change driver to select another driver, or click Finish to accept and install the suggested driver.

Easy Access to All

Network Printers

Find... If the print server is located outside your local subnet it will not appear in

Refresh If the print server has just been switched on, the printer has not had time

Set IP To set or change the IP address, select the print server and click Set IP.

The installation is complete and you can start using the network printer.

The Wizard's Select Network Printer list also provides quick and easy access to all connected and configured network printers.

the list. This may be the case if your router blocks SLP traffic. Click Find. Enter the IP address or host name displayed on the print server’s Test page and click OK. Example: 192.168.3.191 or AXIS181cf0

to report its presence. This process can take a few minutes. In this case, Printer Model is stated as No printer connected. Click Refresh to rescan your local network segment for available print servers and update the status. If you still do not see the expected values, click Help and select Troubleshooting.

Decide whether you want to configure the IP settings manually or want the Wizard to suggest a static IP address.

Example: Select Suggest... and click OK. Confirm — or modify — the Wizard’s suggested IP settings. Click OK.

Note: The Suggest... option is only available when the computer has one network card.

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Go Straight to the

Print Server’s Web

Interface

Right-click on a printer in the Select Network Printer list and select Print server home page to configure the print server from its embedded Web

pages.

Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard

1. Windows XP/Windows Server 2003: Go to Start | Printers and Faxes and click the Add a Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.

Windows 2000: Go to Start | Settings | Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.

2. In the Wizard, select Local Printer attached to this computer. Make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box

checked. Click Next.

is not

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3. Click the Create a new port radio button and select Standard TCP/IP Port from the list. Click Next and the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard starts. Click Next.

4. Enter the IP address of the print server in the Printer Name or IP Address field

(Example: 192.168.3.191)

The Port Name field will be filled in automatically when you enter the IP address. Optionally, add the port you want to use as a suffix

AXIS 5400+: _LPT1 AXIS 5600+: _LPT1, _LPT2 or _COM1

(Example: 192.168.3.191_LPT1) Click Next.

Optional: Add _Port as a suffix

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5. This screen will only appear if you have an AXIS 5600+: In the Additional Port Information Required window, select the Device Port you want to use: LPT1, LPT2 or COM1

Click Next then Finish

6. Select Manufacturer and Printer from the driver list or from a directory/file. Click Next. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or replace it.

7. Click Next. Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your default printer. Click Next.

8. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, print a test page, etc. Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish.

9. Print a test page to verify your installation.

You have now completed the installation.

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Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor

This section describes how to set up a Windows 2000/XP/2003 server for LPR printing over the TCP/IP protocol, using the built-in Microsoft LPR Monitor i.e. Print Services for UNIX.

Note:

See “Alternative Method for LPR Printing” on page 26 for instructions on how to set up printing over LPR without installing Print Services for Unix.

Basic Setup If you have not already done so, you should perform the TCP/IP basic

setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing.

Preparing for

LPR Printing

Follow the following steps to prepare for LPR printing:

1. Open the Control Panel.

2. Click Add/Remove Programs.

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.

6. Click Next and Finish.

7. Close Add/Remove Programs and the Control Panel.

Installing an LPR

printer

Follow the instructions below to use the standard Windows method for installing an LPR printer in Windows 2000/XP/2003:

Windows XP/2003: 1. Go to Start | Printers and Faxes and click the Add a Printer icon to start

the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.

Windows 2000: 1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start

the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next.

2. Select the appropriate radio button: Local Printer. Click Next.

3. Click the Create a new port radio button and select LPR Port from the list. Click Next.

4. Enter IP address (or host name) of the print server in the field Name and address of server providing lpr (Example: 192.168.3.191) and enter the port you want to use in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server (Example: LPT1, LPT2, COM1). Click OK.

5. End the Wizard in the usual manner: select Manufacturer and Printer, keep/replace driver, name the printer, make it default or not, share it or not and finally decide whether you want to print a test page.

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Client/Server Printing Select Network printer instead of Local Printer in Step 2 above if your

print server has already been installed by the administrator on another computer. Follow the instructions in the Add Printer Wizard to complete the installation.

Important!

Alternative Method for

LPR Printing

• Make sure that the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer checkbox is not checked

• Press F1 to access the Windows online help system if you need additional help when installing a printer/print server using this method.

If you wish to print over LPR but do not wish to install Print Services for Unix you can do this by changing the printing protocol after having

installed the printer using the Standard TCP/IP method, see “Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard” on page 22 for instructions.

Once the printer is installed, follow these instructions to change the printing protocol:

1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers.

2. Double-click the installed printer.

3. Select Properties from the Printer menu.

4. Click the Ports tab.

5. Click the Configure Port button.

6. Click the LPR radio button and enter the queue name (PR1, PR2...).

7. Click OK to finish.

Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor

If you have not already done so, you should perform the TCP/IP basic setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing.

Preparing for

LPR Printing

In the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. Select the Services tab. If the TCP/IP Printing entry appears, then TCP/IP is already installed. Close the Network folder and go on to Installing an LPR printer, below.

First, prepare for LPR printing:

1. Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon.

2. Select Protocols.

3. Add TCP\IP Protocol.

4. Select Services.

5. Add Microsoft TCP\IP Printing.

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Installing a Network

printer

1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers | Add Printer. Select My Computer and click Next.

2. From the Available Ports list, choose the appropriate printer port, which will appear as the IP address or host name of the print server. If it doesn’t appear in the list, click Add Port.

3. Choose LPR Port from Available Printer Ports and click New Port.

4. Type the print server’s IP address (or host name) in the field Name or address of server providing lpd (Example: 192.168.3.191). Enter which port to use in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server (Example: LPT1). Click OK and then Close.

5. The added print server will now appear in the Available Ports list. Click Next, choose a driver and finish the installation as usual.

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AXIS Print Monitor Software

AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 98 and Me environments. AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www.axis.com

AXIS Print Monitor

Overview

AXIS Print Monitor allows the print server to be connected in the same simple fashion as connecting a local printer. Once installed, it is automatically initialized upon system startup. AXIS Print Monitor has been developed for peer-to-peer printing, allowing your print jobs to be sent directly to the print server.

Printing Environments AXIS Print Monitor supports printing over TCP/IP (LPR and Raw TCP) and

NetBIOS/NetBEUI. To enable printing in these environments, please ensure that the desired printing protocols are running on your client.

Peer-to-Peer Printing The AXIS Print Monitor needs to be installed on each workstation to

perform peer-to-peer printing. Once installed, the AXIS Print Monitor allows you to access all network printers, just as if they were connected directly to your workstation.

Client/Server Printing AXIS Print Monitor needs only to be installed on one server to perform

client/server printing. The installed printers must be configured to be shared to allow clients to use them. Pop-up messages should not be enabled on the server as they will not be displayed on the client platforms.

Note:

AXIS Print Monitor can also be used for DOS printing. Please refer to the AXIS Print Monitor’s Readme file for instructions. The Readme file is located in the same folder where AXIS Print Monitor is installed on your PC.

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Adding Printers over TCP/IP in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor

1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the print server. AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www.axis.com

2. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon.

3. The Wizard asks you to select My Computer or Network printer server. Select My Computer, click Next.

4. Click Add Port... In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port and click New Port...

5. Select LPR (TCP/IP) as your choice of protocol and click OK.

6. Enter the IP address or the host name of your print server (Example: enter an IP address: 192.168.3.191 or a host name: AXIS181636). In the Logical Printer Name field, enter the port you wish to use; LPT1, LPT2 or COM1. Click OK, click Close.

7. Select Manufacturer, Printers, choose a printer name and if you want to use the printer as your default printer. Choose if you want to share the printer and print a test page. Click Finish.

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8. You may now configure the port, as described below.

Configure the Port: 1. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and highlight the printer

you wish to configure. Select File | Properties | Ports and click Configure Port.

2. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry. Click OK.

Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advised to use the print driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software.

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Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor

See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows 2000 workstation:

1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon. Start the installation by clicking Next.

2. The Wizard asks you to select Local printer or Network printer. Select Local printer. Click Next.

3. Click Create a new port. In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port and click Next.

4. Select NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK.

5. Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports. The port appears as <name>.<port> (Example: AX100086.LP1). The <port> is taken from the table below. Click OK.

Note:

Ports available

Parallel port 1

Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 5400+ LP1 — — AXIS 5600+ LP1 LP2 CM1

6. Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer. Click Next and proceed directly to step 9. It is only necessary to perform steps 7 - 8 if your printer does not appear in the list.

Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software.

7. Click the Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click OK.

8. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next.

9. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next.

10. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next.

11. Choose whether you want to print a test page, click Next and then Finish.

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Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor

See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows NT workstation:

1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the print server.

2. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon.

3. The Wizard asks you to select My Computer or Network printer server. Select My Computer. Click Next.

4. Click Add Port... In the Available Ports dialog, select AXIS Port and click New Port...

5. Select NetBIOS/NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK.

6. Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports. The port appears as <name>.<port> (Example: AX100086.LP1). The <port> is taken from the table below. Click OK.

Note:

Ports available Parallel port1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 5400+ LP1 — — AXIS 5600+ LP1 LP2 CM1

7. Close the Printer Ports window.

8. Click the Configure Port... button. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure Axis Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry. Click OK. Continue the installation by clicking Next.

9. Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer. Click Next and proceed directly to step 12. It is only necessary to perform steps 10-11 if your printer does not appear in the list.

Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software.

10. Click the Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click OK.

11. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next.

12. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next.

13. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next.

14. Choose whether you want to print a test page and then click Finish.

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Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor

1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server.

2. Next, start the Windows Add Printer Wizard: select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon.

3. After clicking Next in the first dialog, the Wizard asks you to select between Local Printer and Network Printer. You must select Local Printer as the print server emulates a local printer port. Click Next.

4. Choose the appropriate print driver for your printer. If the desired print driver already appears within the displayed Manufacturers and printers lists, highlight your selection, click Next and proceed directly to step 7. It is only necessary to perform steps 5- 6 if your printer does not feature in the model list.

5. Click the Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD into the appropriate disk drive of your computer.

6. Select the type of printer you want to install from the diskette/CD and click Next. If you already have the printer’s driver installed, you will be asked whether to keep it or to replace it.

7. Select the Printers@TCP/IP Port and click Next.

8. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and choose whether you want it to be the default printer. Click Next.

9. In the next window, do not

10. The printer you have defined will now be displayed in the Printers Folder. Right-click the printer object and select Properties.

11. Click the Details tab within the Properties page and then click Add Port to display the available monitors.

12. Click the radio button “other”. Select AXIS Port and then click OK.

13. Select LPR (TCP/IP) as your choice of protocol and click OK.

14. Enter the IP address or the host name of your print server (Example enter an IP address: 192.168.3.191 or a host name: AXIS181636). In the Logical Printer Name field, enter the port you wish to use; LPT1, LPT2 or COM1.

15. The TCP/IP port will then be added automatically to the list of available ports. Click Apply and OK.

16. You may now configure the port, as described below. The Axis Printer Port is now installed.

order a Test Page to be written, just click Finish.

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Configure the Port: 1. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and highlight the printer

you wish to configure. Select File | Properties | Details and click Port Settings.

Note:

Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advised to use the print driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software.

Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS/NetBEUI using AXIS Print Monitor

Follow the procedures below to install Axis NetBIOS/NetBEUI printer ports on a Windows 98 workstation, using AXIS Print Monitor:

1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon.

Note:

2. After clicking Next in the first dialog, the Wizard asks you to select Local printer or Network printer. Select Local printer. Click Next.

3. Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer. If the desired printer driver appears in the displayed Manufacturers and Printers lists, highlight your selection, click Next and proceed directly to step 6. It is only necessary to perform steps 4 - 5 if your printer does not appear in the model list.

Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software.

4. Click the Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click OK.

5. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next.

6. Select the AXIS Printer Port from the Available Ports list. The port names appears as <name>.<port>. Here, <name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the print server’s serial number (e.g. AX100086) and <port> is taken from the table below. Click the Configure Port button.

Ports available Parallel port1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 5400+ LP1 — — AXIS 5600+ LP1 LP2 CM1

Example: AX100086.LP1

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7. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry. Click OK and Next.

8. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next.

9. Choose whether you wish to print a test page and click Finish.

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Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh

Having connected the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ to your network, this section now describes how to set up your print server for printing in Mac OS X and earlier Macintosh environments using AppleTalk.

If you intend to use the print server in a multi-protocol environment, refer to the chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in this manual.

Bonjour Printing in Mac OS X

Bonjour is available from Mac OS X 10.2 and up. Bonjour is enabled by default in the print server. You can alter the Bonjour parameters from the print server’s Web interface: select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network.

1. From the Apple menu, select Go | Applications | Utilities and start the Print Center or the Printer Setup Utility.

Adding Printers in Macintosh

2. Click Add

3. High-light the printer you want to install. The print server’s default name is AXISxxxxxx Network Print Server (where the xs represent the last six digits of the print server’s serial number) followed by the ports available.

Example: AXIS610282 Network Print Server_LPT1.

4. Click Add to finish the installation. The print server has now been added to the Printer List.

5. If you wish to configure printer settings, click Printers | Configure Printer.

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To Change the

Bonjour Service Name

You can change the print server’s Bonjour service name via the print server’s Web interface: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network => Bonjour Service Name.

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.

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Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk

This section describes setting up your print server for printing in the Mac OS X.

1. Start Print Center (from Go | Applications | Utilities => Print Center) or the Printer Setup Utility.

2. Select Printers | Add Printer...

3. From the Printer List dialog, select AppleTalk.

4. Now, the port of your print server will appear in the list of available printers. The port is shown as <host name>_<port>. Example: AXIS100086_LPT1. Select the print server port you want to use.

5. Select an appropriate printer driver for your printer from the Printer Model drop-down list. If the printer is not available in the list, select Generic. (Note: Generic is only used for postscript printers.)

You can also browse for a printer driver on your computer or network by selecting Other... from the list.

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6. Click Add to complete the installation.

Installation of LPR printing in Mac OS X

If you want to print using LPR, select:

1. Printers | Add Printer...

2. From the Printer List dialog, select LPR printers using IP.

3. Enter the IP address or host name of the print server in the LPR printer’s Address field. You must uncheck box and enter a Queue Name:

Physical ports: LPT1, LPT2, COM1 Logical printer ports: PR1, PR2, PR, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8

4. Choose a printer driver from the Printer Model list and click Add to finish.

the Use Default Queue on Server check

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Installation on Mac OS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk

Basic Configuration On Mac OS 9.1 or older, basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed

simply by opening the Chooser window and selecting a printer.

You can change the default name of your print server or any of default parameters by editing the print server’s config file. To access the config file from a Macintosh, you can use:

• any Web browser with Javascript enabled

• FTP using MacTCP, Fetch or Anarchie

In order to use any of these methods, you must assign an IP address to the print server as described in “Setting Parameters” on page 40.

Choosing a Printer

Selecting a Printer The method for choosing a printer varies depending on which version of

LaserWriter printer driver you are using.

Autodetect Printer

Type

• The LaserWriter 7.0 driver assumes that you use a standard PostScript driver, and cannot take advantage of any printer specific features.

• The LaserWriter 8.0 driver uses PPD files that contain printer descriptions. This gives you full control over any features your printer might have.

The print server can automatically detect the type of printer you are using if you enable Autodetect Printer Type. The print server can then recognize Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers. Most Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers that have Mac OS printer drivers for network printing are supported. Without the Autodetect Printer Type function, the AppleTalk printer type has to be specified manually in the print server. For Epson InkJets it would be "EPSONLQ2" and for HP InkJets it would be "DeskWriter". If the print server does not recognize the connected printer, the default setting "LaserWriter" will be used as printer type. "LaserWriter" is the recommended setting to be used with all PostScript printers.

See the Help pages in the print server’s Web interface for details.

LaserWriter 7.0

Printer Driver

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Follow the instructions below to choose a printer:

1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click the LaserWriter icon.

3. If your network has more than one zone, click on the zone you want. (If your network does not have any zones, this box will not appear.)

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4. Click the name of the printer you want — the ports are shown as <host name>_<port>. Example: AXIS100086_LPT1.

5. Click the Close box. This completes the configuration and closes the Chooser.

Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh computer on the network using the print server.

LaserWriter 8.0

Printer Driver

Follow the instructions below to choose a printer:

1. Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click the LaserWriter 8.0 icon.

3. If your network has more than one zone click on the zone you want. (If your network does not have any zones, this box will not appear.)

4. Click the name of the printer you want — the ports are shown as <host name>_<port>. Example: AXIS100086_LPT1.

5. Click Setup... and then Auto Setup. If the selected printer supports bidirectional printing and the appropriate PPD file is available, the installation is performed automatically and you can therefore proceed directly to step 7 (if this is not the case, the PPD file must be selected manually, as described in step 6).

6. Choose the PPD file matching your printer, and click OK. If your printer does not appear in the PPD file list, please contact your printer vendor. Use the Generic PPD if you do not need any printer specific features.

7. Click OK, and then click the Close box. This completes the configuration and closes the Chooser.

Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh computer on the network using the print server.

Bi-directional

Support

The AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ allows the printer driver to communicate directly with the printer and consequently facilitates complete functional control over print jobs, e.g. automatic downloading of fonts not resident in the printer.

This functionality has backward compatibility with older printers and Macintosh computers, which means that the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ can generate appropriate responses to Macintosh printer queries when the connected printer does not support bi-directional communication.

Verifying the Setup You simply need to print a document from the Macintosh computer to

verify communication to the chosen printer. The basic installation can be considered complete if the print test is satisfactory. The AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ is now ready for use.

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BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to enable or disable binary transfer of

Notes:

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 nonPostScript printers and for ASCII PostScript printing.

• 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 5400+/AXIS 5600+, such as:

• 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 9 Management and Configuration, on page 79 for more information.

Follow the instructions below to set the print server parameters in AppleTalk:

Important:

DO NOT use the parameter values from this example when configuring your print server. You should select values that are appropriate for your printers and network settings.

1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Select a network printer driver — any LaserWriter will do.

3. Select the printer port ending with _CFG.

4. Close the Chooser.

5. Open a text editor, e.g. SimpleText.

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6. Write a text file containing the parameters you want to set:

BINARY_TYPE_1. :BCP INT_ADDR. :192.168.3.191 ATYPE_1. :EPSONLQ2

Parameters that you do not want to set should be excluded from the text file. Refer to the Parameter list in this manual for information about which values that are valid for each parameter.

7. Print the text file. The settings will be stored in the print server.

8. Open the Chooser and select the printer port you wish to use for printing documents.

9. Close the Chooser.

The _CFG port disappears 60 minutes after the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ has been powered on. If you want it to reappear, you must restart your print server.

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Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare

This section describes how to continue the installation of the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ in the NetWare environment. Identify which transport protocol you are running on your network and which installation method you should use. Continue the installation by selecting the appropriate installing instructions from the table below:

Installation method

NDPS

iPrint

Queue-based printing

Transport protocol

TCP/IP IPX/SPX

iPrint over LPR

iPrint over IPP

IPX/SPX Basic Configuration

IPX/SPX Advanced configuration

Action

See “Setup using NDPS” on page 43 and “Public Access Printers” on page 44 “Controlled Access Printers” on page 48

See “Setup using iPrint” on page 57 and “Install a printer using AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration Snap-in”

on page 59 See “Setup using iPrint” on page 57 and

“Install a printer with AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap-in” on page 59

To install using the AXIS NetPilot Installation Wizard, see “Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot” on page 61

If you need a more advanced installation that is not covered by the AXIS NetPilot Installation Wizard, see “Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot” on page 62

See “NetWare Administration” on page 66 for information on Novell’s administration tools.

If you intend to operate your AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ in a multiprotocol, mixed environment, you should also proceed to the other relevant sections in this manual.

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The AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ supports Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS). You can run NDPS over Pure IP (TCP/IP) or IPX/SPX.

Before the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ can be installed, make sure that NDPS is installed and a Broker is loaded on your NetWare file server.

Axis Network Print Server uses the AXIS NDPS Gateway for printing in networks using either IP or IPX as transport protocols. The printer gateways are included with the NDPS software (from version 5.1 and up) and are automatically installed together with NDPS.

Installing the Axis

Network Print Server

in the NDPS

environments

Important:

Having assigned an IP address to the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ as described in Assign an IP Address to the Print Server, on page 14, you are now ready to install the Axis Network Print Server for NDPS printing. You can select to install the connected printers as public or controlled access printers. Follow the instructions below to install the Axis Network Print Server using NDPS:

• The NDPS Enabled parameter of the Axis Network Print Server is by default enabled. It must be set to Yes in order for the communication between the print server and the NDPS gateway to be enabled. To change this parameter, log in to the print server’s Web pages and choose: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | NetWare => NDPS Enabled => Yes.

• If you do not have an NDPS Manager object available, start out with creating one in the NetWare Administrator.

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Public Access Printers Follow these instructions to create a public access printer using the NDPS

Manager object in your NetWare administrator utility:

1. Double-click on the NDPS Manager object you will be using to control the Printer Agents.

2. On the Identification page for the NDPS Manager, click the printer Agent List button. The Printer Agent List dialog will appear.

3. Click New. The Create Printer Agent dialog will appear.

4. Type a name of your choice in the NDPS Printer Agent field

5. Select the Axis Gateway configuration in the Gateway Type window.

6. Click OK

7. In the Select the printer’s type window, choose your printer. If you cannot find the printer, select an appropriate Generic one (PCL, PS, etc.)

8. Select TCP/IP (default) or IPX as network protocol. Click Next.

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9. You will find the print server in the next window with the printer attached on the connected port. Depending on the transport protocol you used when you start the installation, the print server should appear as following:

• TCP/IP Network protocol:

IP Address and Port, e.g: 192.168.70.243 and LPT1

Only the ports with a connected printer show up in this window. If the printer is not in the displayed print list, click Manually specify the print server and do the following: Enter the print server’s IP address in the IP Address field and choose a port in the Print server port field:

e.g., 192.168.70.243 and LPT1

The available ports are:

Ports available Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 5400+ LPT1 — — AXIS 5600+ LPT1 LPT2 COM1

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IPX Network protocol: All the available ports will be presented, regardless if the printers are or not connected to those ports, e.g.

LPT1

LPT2

COM1

AXIS5FF66A_P1

AXIS5FF66A_P2

AXIS5FF66A_P3

The IPX Addresses for the above printers will appear as: <IPX External Network Number>:<Print server’s HW address>:<Socket Number>

i.e.: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6:400c where 400c, 401c, and 402c are the socket numbers corresponding to the LPT1, LPT2 and COM1 physical ports:

LPT1

LPT2

COM1

400c

401c

402c

If the printer is not in the displayed print list, click Manually specify the print server and do the following:

1. Enter the <IPX External Network Number> in the Network field.

2. Enter the <Print server’s HW address> in the LAN HW address field.

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3. Choose a port in the Print server port field, e.g. 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6 and LPT1

Ports available Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 5400+ LPT1 — — AXIS 5600+ LPT1 LPT2 COM1

4. When done, select your printer and click Finish.

5. 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.

6. Click Continue and OK in the next NDPS window. The new Printer Agent appears in the Printer Agent List window.

Check the Status: it should be Idle.

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7. Press Cancel to close the NDPS Manager

To install the printer on the workstation, See “Installing an NDPS Printer on a Workstation” on page 53.

Controlled Access

Printers

Follow these steps to create a controlled access printer as an object in the Directory Tree, using the NetWare administrator utility:

1. Log in as Admin.

2. Start the NW Admin utility on any Workstation (SYS:PUBLIC\WIN32\nwadmin32.exe).

3. Browse the context your NDPS Manager resides in.

4. From the Object menu, select Create. The New Object dialog appears.

5. Select NDPS Printer. The Create NDPS Printer dialog appears.

6. Type a name of your choice in the NDPS Printer Name field, e.g.

AXIS5FF66A_IPX1

In the Printer Agent Source field, select the source of the Printer Agent. The following options are available:

- Create a New Printer Agent. If you select this option, you are asked to select either the Novell Gateway or a third party Gateway.

- Printer Agent on Existing NDS Object. Use a Printer already configured as a controlled access printer (NDPS Printer Object). If you select this option, a list of current NDPS Printer Objects in this container will be displayed from which you can select the one you want to use.

- Public Access Printer Agent. Use an existing Printer Agent representing a Public Access Printer.

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7. Select Create a New Printer Agent and click Create to display the Create Printer Agent dialog.

8. Confirm the Printer Agent name (default is the name of the new printer you are creating) and browse to select the NDPS Manager to which you want to assign it

9. Select AXIS Gateway Configuration in the Gateway Type field.

10. Click OK.

11. In the Select the printer’s type window choose your printer. If you cannot find the printer, select an appropriate Generic one (PCL, PS, etc.)

12. Select TCP/IP (default) or IPX as network protocol.

13. Click Next.

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14. You will find the print server in the next window with the printer attached on the connected port. Depending on the transport protocol you used when you start the installation, the print server will appear as:

• TCP/IP Network protocol: IP Address and Port, e.g:

Only the ports with a connected printer will show up in this window.

If the printer is not in the displayed print list:

192.168.70.243

and

LPT1

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1. Click Manually specify the print server enter the print server’s IP address in the IP Address field and choose a port in the Print server port field e.g., 192.168.70.243 and LPT1.

Ports available Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 5400+ LPT1 — — AXIS 5600+ LPT1 LPT2 COM1

IPX Network protocol: All the available ports will be presented, regardless if the printers are or not connected to those ports.

LPT1

LPT2

COM1

AXIS5FF66A_P1

AXIS5FF66A_P2

AXIS5FF66A_P3

The IPX Addresses for the above printers will appear as: <IPX External Network Number>:<Print server’s HW address>:<Socket Number>

i.e.: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6:400c where 400c, 401c, and 402c are the socket numbers corresponding to the LPT1, LPT2 and COM1 physical ports:

LPT1

LPT2

COM1

400c

401c

402c

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If the printer is not in the displayed print list:

1. Click Manually specify the print server and enter the <IPX External Network Number> in the Network field.

2. Enter the <Print server’s HW address> in the LAN HW address field and choose a port in the Print server port field:

e.g.: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6 and LPT1.

Ports available Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2 Serial port AXIS 5400+ LPT1 — — AXIS 5600+ LPT1 LPT2 COM1

3. When done, select your printer and click Finish.

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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.

5. Click Continue and OK in the next NDPS window. Your printer will appear as an NDS object in the Directory Tree and will offer a full range of network security options.

Installing an NDPS

Printer on a

Workstation

To install the printer on the workstation, See “Installing an NDPS Printer on a Workstation” on page 53.

To install the printer on a workstation, use either Novell Printer Manager (NetWare 5.1 only) or the Add Printer Wizard on the local workstation.

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Using Novell Printer

Manager

1. Log in as Admin.

2. On the any workstation, browse to <NW 5.1 File Server>\SYS:PUBLIC\Win32 and start Nwpmw32.exe (Novell Printer Manager). The Novell Printers dialog appears, displaying a list of installed Public or Controlled printers (if any printers have previously been installed on the workstation).

3. From the Printer Manager’s Printer pull down menu, select New.

4. Click Add. A list of available printers appears.

5. The list of available printers shows the NDPS Public Access Printers on the network and the NDPS Controlled Access Printers in you current NDS context. To see the Controlled Access Printers in other context that you have rights to, click the Browse button and select your choice. Click OK.

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6. Once selected, click Install. The Novell Printers – Install dialog appears.

7. Click OK. The default driver for that printer is then automatically downloaded. If the printer object does not have a printer driver associated with it, or a driver was not found, you will be prompted to either to choose from a list of printer drivers provided by NDPS or to provide a disk with the appropriate driver. The Novell Printers dialog appears with the new printer, e.g. AXIS5FF6A6_IPX1 in the installed list.

8. Click Close. In the Novell Printer Manager window the new installed NDPS printer appears with the name e.g. AXIS5FF6A6_IPX1 and is available for print jobs.

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9. Verify by clicking Start - Settings - Printers on the workstation.

Using the Add Printer

Wizard

1. Click Start on your workstation, select Settings =>Printers. There might be some differences regarding this menu depending of MS Operating System you are running.

2. Start the Add Printer Wizard on the workstation. The Add Printer Wizard dialog will appear. Click Next.

3. Select Network printer and click Next.

4. Click Next again in the Locate Your Printer dialog (Win2000/XP) or press the Browse button (Win9X)

5. Browse to the NDPS Printers. Expand either the NDPS Controlled Access Printers or the NDPS Public Access Printers folder, select your newly installed NDPS printer and follow the instructions.

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Setup using iPrint

Adding Printers in NetWare

When you have completed these steps, you are ready to start printing.

• The Public Access print servers are immediately available for everyone on the network

• The Axis Gateway Configuration Utility is an installation and configuration tool for NDPS printers in the NetWare environment. The Axis Gateway will appear in NetWare 5.1 and later releases. You can download the Axis Gateway Configuration Utility for use with earlier versions of NetWare from www.axis.com.

• To print using TCP/IP, Axis print server firmware 6.1 or later is required. In order to print using IPX/SPX, Axis print server firmware 5.51 or later is needed.

iPrint is Novell's next generation of printing software that lets users print to and from all destinations.

A standard Web page displays available printers to the user. By clicking a printer, the iPrint client is installed (if not installed previously), the printer's driver is downloaded, and a printer is created in the user's Printer folder, enabling the user to send documents to the printer from any application on the desktop.

Installing AXIS IPP

Gateway

Configuration Snap-

in for NetWare 6.0

Before setting up iPrint printers, make sure that you meet all the iPrint Setup requirements. See the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for instructions on installing, configuring, and customizing iPrint.

AXIS Print servers can be installed as iPrint printers, either by using the Novell LPR gateway (LPR on IP) or the AXIS Gateway Configuration Snap-in for iPrint.

Axis provides two free Snap-ins for iPrint:

• AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration

• AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration

When you install Service Pack 6 (16 April 2003) for NetWare 5.1 or later and Service Pack 3 (16 April 2003) for NetWare 6.0 or later, the AXIS LPR Gateway Configuration will automatically be installed and configured on the NetWare Servers and ready for use.

The AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap-in for NetWare 6.0 can be downloaded for free from www.axis.com. Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap-in for NetWare 6.0, if you want to add it in your iPrint environment.

1. Download the free axisIPP-snap-in.zip file from www.axis.com and unzip it in a temporary directory.

2. Make sure the NetWare Enterprise Web Server was previously installed on the server. Otherwise, install it.

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3. Novell iPrint uses the NDPS infrastructure, so make sure that all the NDPS requirements have been met:

• Make sure that the BROKER.NLM is loaded. If it isn’t, type LOAD BROKER in the server console prompt and select the name of the Broker.

• Make sure that the NDPS Manager object is created in the Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree. Refer to your Novell documentation for creating this object.

• Make sure that the NDPSM.NLM is loaded. If it isn’t, type LOAD NDPSM in the server console prompt and select the appropriate NDPS Manager.

4. Shutdown Tomcat and the NetWare Enterprise Web Server on the NetWare file server by executing the following commands:

Type "NSWEBDN" <Enter> Type "TOMCAT33 -STOP" <Enter> Type "NVXADMDN" <Enter>

5. Map the next available drive (e.g. G:) to the root of volume SYS on your NetWare server. From the temporary directory where axisIPP-snap-in.zip has been unzipped, run the batch file AxisIPP.bat (default G:). If the drive G: is not available, you have to edit the batch file and change the drive to next available one. Check that each line in the batch file is executed without failure.

6. Restart Tomcat and the NetWare Enterprise Web Server on the file server by executing the following commands: Type "TOMCAT33" <Enter> Type "NVXADMUP" <Enter> Type "NSWEB" <Enter.

7. Access the iManager Web page on the NetWare server by opening the following URL: https://<IP address of NW server>:2200/eMFrame/iManager.html You have to authenticate.

8. Click on iPrint Management on the left pane and select Create Printer.

9. On the right pane, verify that the newly installed AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration is under the Gateway type drop-down menu. If not, it may be necessary to restart the NetWare server.

Now you are ready to use the AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration for installing iPrint printers. You have to have Administrator rights to install the printers through iPrint.

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Install a printer with

AXIS IPP Gateway

Configuration Snap-

1. Use an AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ and connect a printer to any port.

2. Connect the print server to the network.

3. Connect the power adapter.

4. Start the printer and the print server.

5. Log in as Admin.

6. Use a Web browser and the local host URL to login into iManager on your NetWare server.

7. Open your browser to the following URL: https://<IP address of NW server>:2200/eMFrame/iManager.html You have to authenticate.

8. Click on iPrint Management on the left pane.

9. Click on Create Printer.

10. Choose a name of your choice for the printer

11. Choose the context where the printer will be installed.

12. Browse for the NDPS Manager and select it.

13. In the Gateway Type drop-down list, choose the Axis IPP Gateway Configuration. Press Next.

Install a printer using

AXIS LPR Gateway

Configuration Snap-

14. In the Printer URL, you may choose either the IPP version 1.0 format: http://<IP address of your print server>:631/lptx

or the IPP version 1.1:

ipp://<IP address of your print server>/lptx

where x is the port number. Click Next.

15. Select default drivers for your printer. Click Next and OK.

1. Use an AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ and connect a printer to whatever port you want.

2. Connect the print server to the network.

3. Connect the power adapter.

4. Start the printer and the print server.

5. Log in as Admin.

6. Use a Web browser and the local host URL to login into iManager on your NetWare server.

7. Open your browser to the following URL: https://<IP address of NW server>:2200/eMFrame/iManager.html You have to authenticate.

8. Click on iPrint Management on the left pane.

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9. Click on Create Printer.

10. Choose a name for the printer.

11. Choose the context where the printer will be installed.

12. Browse for the NDPS Manager and select it.

13. In the Gateway Type drop-down list, choose the Axis LPR Gateway Configuration. Click Next.

14. Choose either the IP address or the DNS Name for your print server.

15. Under Printer name, select the physical printer port, e.g. LPT1, or logical printer port pr1-pr8 using the drop-down list. Click Next.

16. Select default drivers for your printer. Click Next and OK.

Installing the iPrint

Printer on the

Workstation

Installing the iPrint

Printer using the

iPrint Client.

An iPrint printer can by locally installed on the workstation in two ways:

• Using the iPrint Client

• Using the MS Add Printer Wizard at the workstation. See “Using the Add Printer Wizard” on page 56.

In order for users to use iPrint, they need to install the Novell iPrint Client software and a printer. When a user selects a printer to be installed by iPrint, iPrint checks to see if the Novell iPrint Client software is installed and then installs it if necessary. Then the printer driver is downloaded and the printer is installed in the user's Printer folder.

In order for iPrint to work properly, the workstation should have the following:

• Windows 95/98/Me or Windows NT/2000/XP

• Web browser with JavaScript enabled:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later

• Netscape 4.76 (iPrint is not supported on Netscape 6)

The user should use the following iPrint url: http://<IP address of your NW server>:631/IPP

1. From a Netscape or Internet Explorer browser, enter the provided URL. A Web page displays a listing of available printers to install and a link to install the client software.

2. Select Install iPrint client software to locally install the iPrint printers. If you try to install a printer before installing the iPrint client software, you will be prompted to install the client software first. If you associate a printer driver with a printer being installed, the driver is automatically installed on the user's workstation. If the driver already exists, that driver is overwritten even if it is a newer driver.

3. After installing a printer, it is added to the user's Printer folder. Users can print to the printer by selecting it from any application.

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

Adding Printers in NetWare

Starting the

Installation

Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ with 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 “Assign an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 14 for further information about setting the IP address.

Print Queues The Axis Network Print Server uses the print server name followed by the

printer port as the default Print Queue names and print server port names. If you want to change the default printer queue names, just type the new names in the available text fields.

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AXIS 5400+

AXIS 5600+

Environment Default Names

NetWare AXIS1A0003_LPT1_Q Windows AX1A0003.LP1 AppleTalk AXIS1A0003_LPT1

Default Print Queue Names and Print Server Port Names

for each of the operating environments.

Environment Default Names

NetWare

Windows

AppleTalk

Default Print Queue Names and Print Server Port Names

for each of the operating environments.

AXIS1A0003_LPT1_Q AXIS1A0003_LPT2_Q AXIS1A0003_COM1_Q

AX1A0003.LP1 AX1A0003.LP2 AX1A0003.CM1

AXIS1A0003_LPT1 AXIS1A0003_LPT2 AXIS1A0003_COM1

Test Page The final user prompt in the Installation Wizard allows you to print a test

page through NetWare. The test page displays the name of all the NetWare servers the Axis Network Print Server is connected to and shows the status of each connection.

Unless you want to connect or create additional printing queues, the installation for the NetWare environment is now completed.

Notes:

• The parameters entered during installation are not permanent; they can be altered at any time according to your network printing requirements.

• No serious or permanent damage will be caused if you make a mistake during installation. If you find, at any time, that printing is not satisfactory, the parameters can easily be changed to tune the system to your requirements.

• For information on advanced functions, please refer to the AXIS Network Print Server Technical Reference. You can download this or other technical information over the Internet by accessing www.axis.com

Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot

Having installed your Axis Network Print Server in accordance with the basic installation procedures described in Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot, on page 61, your Axis Network Print Server should now feature in the ‘Network Print Servers’ folder located in the AXIS NetPilot main window.

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NetWare Network

Environment Window

Connecting

Print Queues

The NetWare Network Environment window allows you to connect additional print queues to your Axis Network Print Server as well as create new ones.

Follow the steps below to gain access to the NetWare Network Environment window:

1. Select the required Network print server from the ‘Network Print Server’ folder.

2. Choose Network from the Setup menu or click on the Network icon on the AXIS NetPilot’s toolbar.

3. If you are not logged on to your NetWare file server, a dialog box will ask you to log on.

The Axis Network Print Server periodically updates the configuration by scanning the NDS tree or, in the case of NetWare versions 3.x, the designated file servers.

Follow the steps below to connect a print queue to the print server port:

1. Open the NetWare ’Network Environments’ window.

2. Select the print server port you want to connect.

3. Click the Connect... button. The Connect NetWare Print Queues window appears.

The AXIS NetPilot Connect NetWare Print Queues window

4. Select the tree or server location of the print queue from the Resources box.

5. Select an existing print queue to connect to the server port, or create a new print queue by clicking on Create Queue... If you have selected an existing queue, advance to step 8. Continue with step 6 only if you want to create a new queue.

6. Type the queue name in the Create Queue dialog window. If you want to create a queue in the NDS tree you must also enter the name of the volume where the queue will be located. Click OK.

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7. Select the newly created queue from the queue list.

8. Select Print Server Mode or Remote Printer Mode. If you selected Print Server Mode, advance directly to step 11, otherwise continue with step 9.

9. Select an appropriate NetWare Print Server name, that will be associated with the Axis Network Print Server, by using the Browse... button.

Notes:

• You cannot type or edit the name manually.

• Make sure that you have PSERVER.NLM running if you selected Remote Printer Mode in step

10. If you want to define a remote printer number slot manually, check the Manual box and type the desired number in the box.

11. Click the OK button to return to the Network Environments window.

Basic Queue-based printing over IP

Installing the

Axis Network Print

Server

Axis print servers with software version 6.0 or later allow users to print in a Pure IP environment using traditional queue-based printing (which usually uses the IPX transport protocol). Note that only NDS queue-based printing is supported.

In the NetWare Pure IP environment, you must use the NetWare Administrator to create the printer, print server and queue objects.

Follow the instructions below to install the Axis Network Print Server in the NetWare Pure IP environment:

1. Start the Configuration Wizard from the User mode in the Axis Network Print Server Web interface.

2. Click your way through the Wizard until reaching the NetWare page.

3. Set the parameters on the NetWare page:

• PSERVER NDS Tree (example: NW5TREE)

PSERVER NDS File Server: (example: FILESERVERNAME)

• PSERVER NDS Distinguished Name:

(example: AXISXXXXXX.<context>, where <context> is the container where you want to create your print server)

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Setting the PSERVER parameters in the Axis Network Print Server Web interface.

4. Use the NetWare Administrator to create the printer, print server and queue objects in the NDS tree and then link them together. The Print Services

Quick Setup (Non-NDPS) utility can be used for this. Go to Tools in the NetWare Administrator.

Note:

Queue-based Printing

Methods

5. Use the Add Printer Wizard on your work station to install the printer on your client. Note that only NDS queue based PSERVER printing is supported. When installing, choose Network Printer and browse to the queue you have just created. Alternatively, choose Local Printer and select the queue you have just captured.

Any configuration and management of the Axis Network Print Server can be performed from any standard Web browser. Please refer to “Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management” on page 79.

If both the IPX and IP protocols are enabled in your network and the print server uses DUAL_STACK (enabled by default) as its network transport protocol, then IPX will be chosen. To force the print server to use the IP transport protocol, go to your print server’s Web interface and choose Admin | Detailed View | NetWare and change the NetWare Transport Protocol from DUAL_STACK to IP_ONLY. Save and exit when finished.

Pure IP requires that you run NetWare 5 or higher.

The following overview explains the advantages and limitations of the two supported queue-based printing methods.

Print Server Mode The Axis Network Print Server logs in to a file server(s) and repeatedly

polls the print queues for print jobs. In this fashion, the Axis Network Print Server emulates a NetWare print server, which is a workstation running PSERVER. It provides high printing speed with low network load and is the recommended mode for medium to large sized networks. Each print server in PSERVER mode takes one NetWare user license.

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Advantages • High performance: up to 1 Mbyte/s

Limitations • In bindery mode, this printing method requires a NetWare user licence

for each Axis Network Print Server to file server link.

Remote Printer Mode The Axis Network Print Server acts as Remote Printer for PSERVER.NLM

running on the NetWare file server, or to a dedicated workstation running PSERVER.EXE. In this fashion, the Axis Network Print Server emulates a workstation running the NetWare remote printer software RPRINTER, or NPRINTER. This mode is only recommended for small networks where the number of NetWare user licences is a major issue.

Advantages • NetWare user licences are not required.

Limitations • Lower performance, typically 20 - 70 kbytes/s for NLM and higher

network load.

Using Novell Utilities After installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare

environment, you can manage your Axis Network Print Server, using either Novell’s NetWare Administrator, or PCONSOLE.

NetWare Administration Some useful features provided by the NetWare Administrator are

described in more detail below: Printer Status: The Printer Status menu, detailed below, shows the status of an active print job serviced by an Axis Network Print Server. It displays detailed information concerning the active job including, Print Queue, print job description, size of print file, percentage of job completed, etc. You can also abort or pause the print job from this menu.

Notification: You can use the NetWare Administrator to enable or disable status notification messages for printers connected to the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+, e.g. Busy, Off-line, Out of paper, Paper jam, etc. You can also add or remove print job owners and administrators from the list of persons to be notified. Print Layout: You can view installed AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ and their relative print queues for any NetWare Organizational Unit. You can also display summary information by right-clicking on the printer object you want to examine.

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Section 7 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux

Print Tools

For printer configuration, printtool and printconfig are the most common. How they are invoked depends on which distribution and window manager you use.

AIX SMIT is the recommended printing tool. It contains an integrated printer

driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality.

Instructions: Type the command smit in a Terminal window, then click Print

Spooling.

Debian printtool is the recommended printing tool. The program contains an

integrated printer driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality.

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux

Instructions: Type the command printtool in a Terminal window to start the

graphical version.

HP UX Sam is the recommended printing tool. It doesn’t provide an integrated

printer driver list, nor printer detection functionality.

Instructions: Type the command sam in a Terminal window, click Printers and

Plotters and then click Actions and Add_Remote Printer/Plotter.

Mandrake printerdrake is the recommended printing tool. It contains an integrated

printer driver list, but does not have printer detection ability.

Red Hat printconf is the recommended printing tool. The program contains an

integrated printer driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality.

Instructions: Type the command printconf-gui in a Terminal window to start the

graphical version.

You can also run printconf as a text-based application if you do not have the X Window System installed, or if you prefer the text-based interface. Log in as root (or use the command su to temporarily change to the root user), and type the command /usr/sbin/printconf-tui from a shell prompt.

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Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator. This operating

environment has an integrated printer driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality.

Instructions: Type the command /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr in a Terminal

window.

SuSE YaST2 is the recommended printing tool. It contains a printer driver list

as well as printer detection capability.

Instructions:

To start the Printer Configuration tool, select this from the Desktop:

YaST2 menu button (on the panel) | In Yast Control Center | Hardware

| Edit Printers

Notes:

• A versatile IPP client for UNIX/Linux is CUPS. It can be downloaded from the Common Unix Printing System’s Web site at www.cups.org

• If you don't find your specific printer in your distribution, have a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org/database.html

Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager

Using the Mandrake 8.2 distribution (with CUPS installed) and the KDE windows manger as an example, a typical set-up begins with starting Mandrake Control Center.

1. Click Hardware | Printer and the Printerdrake application will be invoked.

2. Click Expert Mode to be able to add a network printer.

3. Click the Add a new printer button.

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Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured in the Mandrake

distribution:

•Local Printer

• Printer on remote lpd server

• Network printer (TCP/Socket)

• Printer on SMB/Windows 95/98/NT server

• A printer device URl

4. Select the Network printer radio button and click Next.

5. Enter the IP address or host name of the print server as well as the port you want to use. Port numbers available for TCP/IP are:

Port number LPT1 LPT2 COM1 AXIS 5400+ 9900 AXIS 5600+ 9900 9902 9901

6. Click Next.

7. Fill in data to help users identify the printer, i.e. name, description and location. Click Next.

8. Select printer model and click Next.

9. Configure the printer and click Next. The printer is set up. Click Finish and the printer is accessible.

Typical Invocation from a Terminal Window

Still using Mandrake as an example, open a Terminal Window and type the command version will start (as described above). If you do not have the X Window System installed, the command will start a text based version. The same information as was described above will be needed.

Note: In Mandrake, even if you type

automatically start.

printtool. If you are in a terminal window, the graphic

printtool at a shell prompt, printerdrake will

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Debian 3.0

Debian offers a choice between plain LPD, LPRng and CUPS. There are several printer configuration tools in this distribution, e.g. the apsfilter (version 5 or later), which adds support for LPRng and Ghostscript's uniprint driver scheme. Red Hat's printtool is also supported, for those who prefer GUI administration tools.

For LPRng, LPD and CUPS use the Printtool.

Invocation 1. From the Gnome desktop, select Main Menu (on the panel) => Debian

2. On the KDE desktop, select the Main Menu (on the Panel) => System =>

menus => Apps => System => Printtool.

Debian => Printtool.

Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured with printconf in the Debian

Adding a Remote Unix

Printer

3. Open a terminal window and type the command

printtool (in XTERM or

Gnome).

distribution:

• Local Printer

• Unix Printer (lpd Spool

• Windows Printer (SMB)

• Novell Printer (NCP Queue)

•JetDirect Printer

1. Start printtool and click Add.

2. Select Remote Unix (lpd) Queue from the Printer Type menu, and click OK. Text fields for the following options appears:

• Printer name — Enter a unique name for the printer. (The name cannot contain spaces and must begin with a letter. Valid characters are a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, -, and _.

• Remote Host — The hostname or IP address of the remote machine to which the printer is attached.

• Remote Queue and input filter — The remote printer queue and input filter.

3. Click Next to continue. Click Select to choose a printer driver and to set it up.

4. Click OK. Finally, click Test and print a test page.

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Printtool has been replaced by Printconf. The utility maintains the /etc/printcap configuration file, print spool directories, and print filters.

Note: If you type

printtool at a shell prompt, printconf will automatically start.

Invocation 1. On the Gnome desktop, select the Main Menu button (on the Panel) =>

Programs => System => Printer Configuration to start the graphical version.

2. On the KDE desktop, select the Main Menu button (on the Panel) => Red Hat => System => Printer Configuration to start the graphical version.

3. Type the command

printconf -gui at a shell prompt (for example, in an

XTerm or a Gnome terminal) to start the graphical version.

4. You can also run

printconf as a text based application if you do not have

the X Window System installed, or you just prefer the text based interface. To run it, log in as root (or use the command the root user), and type the command

/usr/sbin/printconf -tui from

su to temporarily change to

a shell prompt.

Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured with

printconf in the Red

Hat distribution:

• Local Printer

• Unix Printer (lpd Spool)

• Windows Printer (SMB)

• Novell Printer (NCP Queue)

•JetDirect Printer

Important!

• Do not edit the /etc/printcap file. Each time the printer deamon (lpd) is started /restarted, a new /etc/printcap file is dynamically created.

• If you want to add a printer without using printconf, edit the /etc/printcap.local file. The entries in /etc/printcap.local are not displayed in printconf but are read by the printer daemon.

• If you upgrade your system from a previous version of Red Hat Linux, your existing configuration file is converted to the new format used by printconf. Each time a new configuration file is generated by printconf, the old file is saved as /etc/printcap.old.

• If you add a new print queue or modify an existing one, you need to restart the printer daemon (lpd) for the changes to take effect.

• Clicking the Apply button saves any changes that you have made and restarts the printer daemon. The changes are not written to the /etc/printcap configuration file until the printer daemon (lpd) is restarted. Alternatively, you can choose File => Save Changes and then choose File => Restart lpd to save your changes and then restart the printer daemon.

• If a printer appears in the main printer list with the Queue Type set to INVALID, the printer configuration is missing options that are required for the printer to function properly. To remove this printer from the list, select it from the list and click the Delete button.

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Adding a Remote

Unix Printer

Important!

1. To add a remote UNIX printer, such as one attached to a different UNIX/Linux system on the same network, click the New button in the

printconf window.

main

2. Select Unix Printer from the Queue Type menu, and click Next.

3. Enter a unique name for the printer in the Queue Name text field. The printer name cannot contain spaces and must begin with a letter a through z or A through Z. The valid characters are a through z, A through Z, 0 through 9,

-, and _. Click Next. Text fields for the following options appear:

Server — The hostname or IP address of the remote machine to which the printer is attached.

Queue — The remote printer queue. The default printer queue is usually lp.

By default, the Strict RFC1179 Compliance option is not chosen. If you are having problems printing to a non-Linux lpd queue, choose this option to disable enhanced LPRng printing features.

4. Click Next to continue. The next step is to select the type of printer that is connected to the remote system.

Selecting the Print

Driver

The remote machine must be configured to allow the local machine to print on the desired queue. As root, create the file /etc/hosts.lpd on the remote machine to which the printer is attached. On separate lines in the file, add the IP address or hostname of each machine which should have printing privileges.

If you are configuring a local printer, select the print driver from the list. The printers are divided by manufacturers. Click the arrow beside the manufacturer for your printer. Find your printer from the expanded list, and click the arrow beside the printer name. A list of drivers for your printer will appear. Select one. Then finish the Wizard in the usual manner.

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SuSE 8.0

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux

The printing system on SuSE Linux is based on an apsfilter, with some enhancements; SuSE's apsfilter will recognize all common file formats (including HTML, if html2ps is installed).

There are two ways to setup printers on SuSE systems:

• YaST2 will let you configure "PostScript", "DeskJet" and "Other printers", supported by Ghostscript drivers; it's also possible to setup HP's GDI printers (DeskJet 710/720, 820, 1000, via the "ppa" package). YaST2 will provide /etc/printcap entries for every printer ("raw", "ascii", "auto" and "color", if the printer to configure is a color printer). YaST2 will create spool directories and it will arrange apsfilterrc files, where you're able to fine tune some settings (Ghostscript preloads, paper size, paper orientation, resolution, printer escape sequences, etc.). With YaST2 it's also possible to setup network printers (TCP/IP, Samba, or Novell NetWare Printer).

• SuSE includes the regular SETUP program from the original apsfilter package (with some enhancements); run

lprsetup to invoke this

configuration script. Once you get accustomed to its GUI, you'll be able to configure local and network printers.

Invocation of YaST2 On the Gnome desktop select YaST2 Menu Button (on the panel) =>

Yast Control Center => Hardware => Edit Printers to start the Printer Configuration tool. On the KDE desktop select YaST Menu Button (on the panel) => Yast2 modules => Hardware => Edit printers to start the

graphic version.

Print Queues SuSE and YaST2 differ between these printer connections:

• Local printers (Parallel, Serial and Disk File)

• LPD protocol network printing (Forward queue to a remote LPD and

Prefiltered queue for an LPD forwarding queue)

• Other network printing (Samba/Windows, Novell)

The SuSE installation manual explains the setup procedures in detail.

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Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks

The AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ supports several different print methods in the TCP/IP environment. Depending on your printing requirements (banner pages, status logging, etc), seelct a print method suitable for your particular UNIX/Linux system.

The diagram below shows the alternative data paths taken by some of the UNIX/Linux print methods. This illustrates some of the advantages and limitations of the different methods. Use the following information to determine which method to adopt.

File to



DIRECT FTP RTELNET

Spooler

Printer

Axis Network Print Server

Illustration of different UNIX/Linux print methods

Filter/

Interface

Model

LPD FTP

RTELNET PROS B

PROS A

Devices

Parallel Port

Named Pipe

PROS print daemon

Directly

connected

printer

LPD The Line Printer Daemon is a protocol for transferring print jobs between

hosts. This is the recommended method for UNIX/Linux systems, but some System V versions do not support LPD.

Advantages:

Easy to set up — install the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ as a remote queue in System V, or add a remote printer to

/etc/printcap using the rm and rp

fields (BSD).

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.

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PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions;

named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B).

PROS A

Advantages

The AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ 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/

PROS B

Advantages

PROS B

Limitations

It provides accounting and status logging. Supports bi-directional printing. The printer information read back can be viewed in a log file.

A ‘C’ compiler is required to build the PROS B drivers and in the case of BSD, it may conflict with other input or output filters. It does not allow both input and output filters. Interface programs can not be used in System V.

Reverse Telnet Often used for printing via a terminal server printer port. Only

recommended if you already have a Reverse Telnet driver installed.

Advantages: Easy to set up with previously installed Reverse Telnet drivers.

Limitations: No status logging. Drivers are not supplied with the print server. Existing

drivers may be slow.

Other UNIX/Linux

Systems

Most UNIX/Linux systems resemble either BSD or System V and so with some ingenuity, a solution can also be devised for other variants.

If the system has BSD socket type networking support, then the

bsd directory of the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+) can be used as a

starting point. It receives print data from

stderr. Nothing is written to stdout.

Alternatively, FTP may be used. It is a good idea to use

sysv/ftp_sysv as a starting point.

IBM MVS Systems A sample JCL script,

server. It gives an example of how to print a file from an MVS mainframe to an AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ using FTP.

prosbsd (in

stdin, and writes a log file to

bsd/ftp_bsd or

jclex, is available in the mvs directory of the print

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Section 8 Updating the Firmware

Upgrading the Firmware

You can upgrade the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ firmware using one of the following methods:

• AXIS ThinWizard (TCP/IP)

• From the print server’s internal Web pages (TCP/IP)

• FTP (TCP/IP)

Note:

Updating instructions are supplied with the firmware release notes.

Upgrading from the

Print Server’s Internal

Web Pages

Upgrading using

AXIS ThinWizard

Follow these instructions to upgrade the firmware of your print server from its internal Web pages (flash loading over the Web):

1. Open your Web browser, enter the IP address of your print server and press Enter. (See “Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management” on page 79 for detailed instructions on accessing your Axis print server on the Web).

2. From the Admin mode, click the Firmware Upgrade button. From here you can upgrade your print server with the latest available firmware.

AXIS ThinWizard 3.0 is a tool that enables batch upgrading of several print servers and can be used for upgrading the print server’s firmware in TCP/IP networks.

Follow the instructions below to upgrade your print servers using AXIS ThinWizard:

1. Log in to AXIS ThinWizard.

2. Open the Network Group that contains the print server to be upgraded.

3. Click the Firmware button. The Firmware Wizard starts.

4. Browse through the upgrading tips and click Next > when you are done. Select Latest Available Version. Click Next >.

5. Select the servers you want to upgrade, by checking the correct upgrade boxes. Click Next >.

6. Enter the default User ID and Password of the servers you selected in the previous step. Select whether you want AXIS ThinWizard to verify the password immediately or when the upgrading job has started, by checking the appropriate box. Click Next >.

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7. If you do not have a default password, just click Next >. If some of your servers use a different User ID or Password than the default entries, they will be displayed in the Remaining servers list. Enter the User ID and Password for each individual server. Click Next >.

8. Name the upgrade job. This is optional, so you can leave the field blank if you want. Click the Start button to start the upgrading job.

9. You can view the progress of the job in the Event Log.

Refer to “Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management” on page 84, for more information about AXIS ThinWizard.

Upgrading using FTP To upgrade over the network using FTP you will need a file with the new

print server firmware. The name of this file is in the form

product_version.bin.

Ensure that FTP Enabled is set to yes. To check this parameter, browse to the print server and select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network.

Caution!

Be careful not to interrupt the file transfer. If the transfer is interrupted, the print server may

have to be re-initialized by your dealer.

The objective of this example is to upgrade a print server to firmware version 7.10.

The description below from a typical Windows session uses the following examples:

• Print server model: AXIS 5400+

• IP address of print server: 192.168.3.191

• New firmware version name: 5400p_v2_7_10.bin

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• Location of firmware and upgrade procedure: c:\Axis

1. From www.axis.com, download the firmware and save it to a new directory on your computer, e.g. c:\Axis (if the directory does not exist, create it).

2. Open a command prompt from Start => Run. The Run window will appear. Type cmd and click OK. (Windows 98: Type command and click OK.) The DOS Command Prompt window will open.

3. Make sure you are working from the correct directory: type cd c:\Axis and press Enter.

4. Connect to the print server using ftp: type ftp 192.168.3.191 followed by Enter. (Example using print server IP address 192.168.3.191)

5. Enter the user name, the default user is root. Press Enter. If the default password has been changed then it must also be entered. When you enter the password, it will not be echoed to the screen, nor will the cursor move.

6. Change to binary mode transfer. Type bin hash (or binary hash) and press Enter.

Obtaining the Software

7. Use the put command to upload the upgrade file to the flash location:

(Example using firmware named 5400p_v2_7_00.bin):

Type put 5400p_v2_7_00.bin FLASH followed by Enter. (Note that FLASH is written in capital letters!) A stream of hash (#) marks will appear.

Wait 30 seconds... You will receive a message stating Transfer complete. Flash programming finished OK. The print server will restart in five seconds running the new software.

When you see a new ftp prompt the procedure has been completed successfully.

8. Type bye followed by Enter to end the ftp session.

You can obtain all the print server firmware as well as the latest utility software from the following locations:

• http://www.axis.com

• your local dealer

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Section 9 Management and Configuration

The management and configuration tools that are supported by the Axis Network Print Server allow you to:

Configuration

Overview

• Change the print server parameters, i.e. editing the

config

file

• Receive extended information about the print jobs

• Receive printer port status

• Monitor your printers

• Reset the Axis Network Print Server

The method you should use to manage and configure your Axis Network Print Server depends on the operating system protocols of your network. The table below displays which method to use for each supported environment.

Environments Configuration/Management methods

Web Browser - See page 79

TCP/IP (UNIX, Windows, Mac OS)

IPX/SPX (NetWare)

Windows

AppleTalk

AXIS ThinWizard - See page 84

FTP - See page 86

Telnet - See page 88

SNMP - See page 90 Novell Utilities - See page 92

Web Browser - See page 79 Web Browser - See page 79

AppleTalk_cfg method - See page 38

Mac-FTP - See page 86

Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management

Once you have established the Axis Network Print Server in the TCP/IP environment, as described in “Assign an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 14, you are free to access the Axis Network Print Server Web pages from any standard Web browser.

The Web interface of the Axis Network Print Server is divided into two modes of operation, User mode and Admin mode:

User In User mode you can change language, but you have no rights to change

any other parameters. However, if you have access rights to the Admin mode, you can change some of the basic parameters from User mode via the Configuration Wizard. This mode is intended for regular users who are only interested in using the print server's interface for checking print jobs or viewing printer properties. If you want to change any other of the print server's settings, you must enter the Admin mode.

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Admin When in Admin mode, you have access to all the print server's parameters

and you can change them to your liking. This mode is intended for network administrators and can be password protected to prevent unauthorized changing of the print server parameters.

Note:

To protect the Admin pages from unauthorized use, it is highly recommended that you change the default password.

This is done from the Admin | General Settings | General tab. Enter the password in the Root Password field.

Accessing the Web

Pages

Note:

Follow the steps below to access the internal Web pages of the Axis Network Print Server:

1. Enter the print server’s IP address (or host name) in the Location/Address field of your Web browser. Press Enter

2. The Printer Overview page will appear. Click Admin to access the Administration Web pages.

3. If you have changed the User/Password combination, you will be prompted for them. Click OK.

You can address the print server’s Web interface via https:// To do this you must enable the SSL/TLS protocols in the Web interface: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network and set the HTTPS Enabled parameter to Yes (you must have a valid certificate loaded). If you do not have a valid certificate loaded, select Admin | Security Settings | HTTPS and click Create.

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Available Services

from the User Mode

The following services are available from the User mode. A link to the Axis home page is available from this mode.

Printer Overview The Printer Overview page contains a section that allows you to view the

general parameter setting of the Axis Network Print Server, including the print server name and the location of the print server in your organization, if defined.

By clicking the printer icon a printer page opens, allowing you to view the status and the supported capabilities of the connected printer. The extent of this information depends on the printer model. From the printer page, you can also print a test page to the printer.

Print Jobs From the Print Jobs page you can view the status of the current print

jobs, including the number of printed bytes and the origin of the print job. You can also view a log of the 20 latest print jobs that includes the user, the printing protocol and the file size. A log that displays the accumulated usage of the connected printers allows you to control the usage of the connected printers.

Help The Help page presents you with basic information about the Axis

Network Print Server and the Web user interface. A short description of the Axis installation tools you should use when installing a printer on your PC is also included.

Available Services

from the Admin Mode

The following services are available from the Admin mode. An additional link to www.axis.com is available from this mode.

This Print Server The This Print Server page contains a section that allows you to view and

modify the general parameter setting of the Axis Network Print Server, including the print server name, the node address, the password and the base URL.

Caution!

Any network configuration should involve the Network Administrator.

By clicking on the printer icon, a printer page opens, allowing you to view the status and the supported capabilities of connected printer. The extent of this information depends on the printer model.

Click General Settings, Change on the printer page view and modify the General parameter settings of the Axis Network Print Server, including the print server name, the node address, the password and the base URL.

Click the appropriate printer port tab, e.g. LPT1 to enable/disable the information shown on the Printer Overview page.

Click Logical Printers, Change on the printer page to configure any of the eight logical printers of the Axis Network Print Server. Management operations, like restarting the Axis Network Print Server and resetting its

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parameters to the factory default settings, are also available.

You can also print a test page to the printer.

Print Jobs From the Print Jobs page you can view the status of the current print

Network Settings From the Network Settings page you can set all parameters that control

the network traffic to and from the Axis Network Print Server. You can enable or disable any of the supported network protocols and fine-tune the parameter settings. For additional information, see the Online Help pages.

Support From the Support page you can receive help to resolve any installation or

print problems that might occur. If your problems persist, the Support page allows you to produce a Server Report. The Server Report includes the settings of the Axis Network Print Server, information about your connected printers as well as the current network settings. The Server Report is of great value for support assistance, so please mail, email or fax it to your support channel together with a detailed problem description.

Statistics The Statistics page displays information about the network traffic to and

Help The Help page displays a comprehensive description of the configuration

Security Settings

HTTPS

IEEE 802.1X

from the Axis Network Print Server as well as information about servers and services that are connected or associated with the Axis Network Print Server.

and management activities that can be performed from the internal Web pages of the Axis Network Print Server. Theses activities include instructions on how to install the Axis Network Print Server in various environments and how to upgrade it with new firmware. A detailed index is also available.

On the HTTPS page you can enable or disable SSL (Secure Socket Layer a protocol designed to provide secure communications on the Internet.) and TLS (Transport Layer Security, a protocol that guarantees privacy and data integrity between applications communicating over the Internet) You can also create secure certificates and disable/enable insecure protocols.

Whenever SSL/TLS is enabled, you have to address the print server’s Web interface in the secure way, i.e. via https://

See Enabling SSL via the Web Interface, on page 106 for a detailed description.

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IEEE 802.1X offers an effective framework for authenticating and controlling user traffic to a protected network. The print server and network switch authenticate each other using digital certificates.

Parameter List Shows all print server parameters and their current settings.

Restart Restarts the print server.

Software Default A Software Default will reset all print server parameters and settings to

their default values except:

• Node address (NODE_ADDR.)

• IP Address (INT_ADDR.)

• DHCP enabled (DHCP_ENB)

• Installed certificate

•Private key

Also see The Test Button, on page 122 for instructions on performing a Factory Default.

Firmware Upgrade Upgrades the print server’s internal software.

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Using AXIS ThinWizard for Print Server Management

AXIS ThinWizard software allows you to manage and upgrade multiple Axis products. Using a standard Web browser, you can find, install, monitor, configure and upgrade your Axis print servers remotely in any TCP/IP network. AXIS Thin Wizard 3.0 is Windows 2000 and Windows XP compatible.

Installing AXIS

ThinWizard

Starting AXIS

ThinWizard

AXIS ThinWizard software is available on www.axis.com You should only install AXIS ThinWizard on a designated computer on your network.

To install, follow the instructions given by the Installation Wizard. During the installation, you will be asked to enter a user id and a password — these will be used when logging in to AXIS ThinWizard, so please take a note of them.

If AXIS ThinWizard is installed on the workstation you can access its Web interface via Start | All Programs. If it is installed on another computer, follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure that the computer where you installed the AXIS ThinWizard is up and running on your network.

2. Start a Web browser on a client in your network.

3. Enter the IP address or the host name of the computer where you installed AXIS ThinWizard. (If the server is installed on another port than 80, you must enter the port name after the host name or the IP address).

4. The AXIS ThinWizard start page now appears in the Web browser. Enter the user id and password you specified during installation and click Log in.

5. The AXIS ThinWizard interface appears:

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These parameters must be enabled in the print server’s Web interface for AXIS ThinWizard to function properly:

• FTP_ENB (FTP enabled): click Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Net-

work | FTP Enabled => Yes.

• SNMP_ENB (SNMP Enabled): click Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | SNMP | SNMPv1 Enabled => Yes

These parameters are enabled by default in the print server.

The first time you use AXIS ThinWizard, set the Preferences to reflect your network environment:

Select a network group from the list on the Manage Network page. If the list is empty, you must first create a group. Click the Network Groups tab and follow the instructions.

Creating a

Network Group in

AXIS ThinWizard

Managing

Print Servers

The network group concept is the corner stone of AXIS ThinWizard. By dividing your network into network groups, you can monitor your print servers more efficiently. The scope of each network group is determined by the Axis server types and IP address ranges that are included. You can create as many network groups as you want.

Follow the instructions below to create a network group:

1. Click Network Groups in the AXIS ThinWizard main menu.

2. Click Create.

3. The Create Network Group page opens. Type the name of the network group, enter the IP address ranges and Axis server types that should be included. If you are only interested in managing print servers, deselect all options but the print server option.

4. Click OK to create the network group.

You can edit the properties of each network group from the Network Groups page. Simply select the network group from the list and use one of the Edit, Copy or Remove commands.

Follow the instructions below to access the print server using AXIS ThinWizard:

1. Click Manage Network in the main menu.

2. Select the network group, including the, from the drop-down list. All AXIS servers included in the network group appear in the window.

3. Click the link of the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ to access its internal Web page.

4. The ‘Srv’ and ‘Dev’ columns show the status of your print servers and printers.

Changing the IP

Settings

Using AXIS ThinWizard you can also set or change each print server’s IP parameters.

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1. Click IP Settings in the main menu.

2. Select print server in the list.

3. Enter your data: IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway and the print

4. Click Set to save your settings.

5. Click Rescan to update AXIS ThinWizard and see the changes.

server’s password (default password is pass).

If Your Print Server is not Shown in the List

If your print server is not shown in the list, click “Click here...”. By entering the serial number of the print server (found on the underside label) you will be able to set the print server’s IP parameters. Example: 00408c181cf0

Upgrading

Axis Servers

Multiple

Configuration and

Installation

Refer to “Upgrading using AXIS ThinWizard” on page 76 for more information about upgrading Axis servers using AXIS ThinWizard.

Using AXIS ThinWizard it possible to change the settings of several Axis servers simultaneously. It is also possible to copy the configuration from one server to another. This is a convenient way to install a new server, based on the settings of an already existing server.

For additional information, please refer to the AXIS ThinWizard online help.

Using FTP for Print Server Management

Having assigned an IP address to your Axis Network Print Server, as described in “Assign an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 14, you can change the Axis Network Print Server parameter settings using the File Transport Protocol (FTP).

Ensure that FTP Enabled is set to yes. To check this parameter, browse to the print server and select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network.

Editing the config file Follow the instructions below to edit the config file using FTP:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

ftp <host name> or ftp <IP address> in a DOS window (W in do ws)

or in a UNIX shell.

2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are

root and pass.)

3. Download the config file to your host by typing:

get config

4. Edit the file using your preferred text editor.

5. Save the config file to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

put config CONFIG

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Notes:

• It is important that the destination file is specified in capital letters. Otherwise the edits are temporary and will be lost once the Axis Network Print Server has been powered off.

•To edit the config file from a Macintosh you will need FTP support such as MacTCP, Fetch or Anarchie. The procedure for editing the file is the same as described above.

The example on the next page describes how to upload and download the config file using FTP from a DOS window.

> ftp npserver connected to npserver. 220 AXIS 5600+ (rev 3) FTP Network Print Server V7.10

Nov 06 2006 ready. User (npserver:(none)): root 331 User name ok, need password Password: pass 230 User logged in ftp> get config 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for config

(192,168,0,10,4,64), (mode ascii). 226 Transfer complete. ftp: 10527 bytes received in 0.22Seconds 47.85

Kbytes/sec ftp> put config CONFIG 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for CONFIG

(192,168,0,10,4,65), (mode ascii). 226 Transfer complete. 10527 bytes received in 0.22Seconds 47.85 Kbytes/sec ftp> bye 221 Goodbye. >

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Viewing

the Account File

The account file contains data concerning the ten last print jobs. It specifies an internal job number, the user that initiated the job, the protocol and logical printer that was used, current status (Completed, Offline, or Printing), number of bytes printed, elapsed time and off-line time.

Follow the instructions below to view the account file using FTP:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

ftp <host name> or ftp <IP address> in a DOS windows or in a

UNIX shell.

2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are

root and pass.)

3. Download the account file to your host by typing:

get account

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4. View the account file using your preferred text editor.

the Status File

Using Telnet

Viewing

The status command shows which printer port the logical printers are assigned to, and their current status.

Follow the instructions below to view the status file using FTP:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

ftp <host name> or ftp <IP address> in a DOS windows or in a

UNIX shell.

2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are

3. Download the status file to your host by typing:

get status

4. View the status file using your preferred text editor.

FTP Help By typing

available files and commands will be displayed.

Having assigned an IP address to your Axis Network Print Server, as described in “Assign an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 14, you can manage your Axis Network Print Server using the Telnet protocol.

root and pass.)

help in step 3 in the FTP instruction sets above, a list of all

Viewing

the Account File

The account file contains data concerning the last ten print jobs. It specifies an internal job number, the user that initiated the job, the protocol and logical printer that was used, current status (Completed, Offline, or Printing), number of bytes printed, elapsed time and off-line time.

Follow the instructions below to view the account file using telnet:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

telnet <host name> or telnet <IP address> in a DOS window or in

a UNIX shell.

2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are

root and pass.)

3. View the account file by typing:

account

The example below shows how to view the account file using Telnet from a UNIX shell.

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> telnet npserver Trying 192.36.253.96... Connected to npserver. Escape character is ‘^]’.

Axis Network Print Server TELNET Print Server v6.30 Dec 16 2000

Axis Network Print Server network login: root Password: pass

Axis Network Print Server TELNET Print Server v6.30 Dec 16 2000

Root> account Current account file: JOB USER PROT LPR S BYTES ETIME OTIME

1 Thomas FTP pr2 C 1885 2 0 2 Joe LPT pr1 C 23074 4 0 3 RICHARD PSERVER pr2 C 43044 5 0 4 MacUser APPLE pr1 C 6717 2 0 5 LSLM_user NetBIOS pr2 C 36995 3 0 6 patrick PROS pr5 P 83208 9 0 Root>

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Typical Telnet session to view the Account File

Viewing

the Status file

The status command shows which printer port the logical printers are assigned to, and their current status.

Follow the instructions below to view the status file using telnet:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

telnet <host name> or telnet <IP address> in a DOS window or in

a UNIX shell.

2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are

root and pass.)

3. View the status file by typing:

status

Performing Resets Three types of reset commands allow you to perform soft resets, to

perform hard resets, and to reset the print server’s parameters to its default settings.

Follow the instructions below to perform a soft reset using telnet:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:

telnet <host name> or telnet <IP address> in a DOS window or in

a UNIX shell.

2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are

root and pass.)

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3. Restart the print server’s protocols by typing:

softreset

Replace the command in step 3 above with hardreset or default to perform the other two reset operations.

Using SNMP

You can use SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) for remotely monitoring and configuring of the Axis Network Print Server. All major functions for print servers are supported.

General Information SNMP refers to a set of standards for network management, including a

protocol, a database structure specification, and a set of data objects. The Axis Network Print Server SNMP implementation runs in the TCP/IP environment.

The management is handled by NMS (Network Management System) software running on a host on your network. The NMS software communicates with network devices by the means of messages, which are references to one or more objects.

System Requirements

for SNMP

A message can be a question or an instruction to a device, or an alarm triggered by a specific event in a device. Objects are contained in data bases called MIBs (Management Information Base), where MIB-II is a standard database.

The Axis Network Print Server supports all relevant parts of MIB-II and also includes a private enterprise MIB. Refer to The AXIS MIB, on page

90.

The following requirements must be fulfilled in order to make full use of the Axis Network Print Server SNMP support:

• NMS software that allows you to install private enterprise MIBs

• A host, supporting FTP, on which to run the NMS software

Follow these steps to add the AXIS MIB to your NMS software:

1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server using FTP.

2. Download the MIB file /snmp/axis.mib to the NMS host.

3. Install the AXIS MIB according to instructions in your NMS software documentation.

The AXIS MIB The AXIS MIB contains a large number of objects which may be

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categorized as follows:

• Menu objects - used for viewing and changing the Axis Network Print Server configuration from the NMS program. Refer to

, on page 130.

List

• Printer status and unit administration objects - used for monitoring Axis Network Print Server print jobs and storing parameter changes permanently.

• Trap objects - used for alarms at various error conditions.

For technical details, you can view the MIB file (axis.mib) with any text editor.

SNMP Device Index When using the TCP/IP protocol (and if the printer driver permits), the

print server can use SNMP Status to find out if the printer is ready to accept a new job. See “SNMP Device Index” on page 150.

The Parameter

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Using Novell Utilities

After installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare environment, you can manage your Axis Network Print Server, using either PCONSOLE, Novell’s NetWare Administrator or iPrint.

NetWare

Administration

Some useful features provided by the NetWare Administrator are described in more detail below:

Printer Status The Printer Status menu, detailed below, shows the status of an active

print job serviced by an Axis Network Print Server network print server. It displays detailed information concerning the active job including, Print Queue, print job description, size of print file, percentage of job completed, etc. You can also abort or pause the print job from this menu.

NetWare Administrator Printer Status Menu

Notification You can use the NetWare Administrator to enable or disable status

notification messages for printers connected to the Axis Network Print Server, e.g. Busy, Off-line, Out of paper, Paper jam, etc. You can also add or remove print job owners and administrators from the list of persons to be notified.

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Print Layout You can view installed Axis Network Print Server Network Print Servers

and their relative print queues for any NetWare Organizational Unit. You can also display summary information by right-clicking on the printer object you want to examine.

NetWare Print Layout with corresponding information summary

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Section 10 Configuration Possibilities

This section describes some configuration possibilities offered by the Axis Network Print Server:

Autodetect Printer Type, on page 94

Changing Language in the Print Server’s Web Interface, on page 104

E-mail Notification, on page 95

IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), on page 95

NetWare Packet Signature Levels, on page 104

TCP/IP Restrictions, on page 105

Enabling Secure Web Services — SSL/TLS, on page 105

Enabling IEEE 802.1X Port-based Authentication, on page 109

Autodetect Printer Type

The print server can automatically detect the type of printer you are using if you enable Autodetect Printer Type. The print server can then recognize Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers. Most Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers that have Mac OS printer drivers for network printing are supported. If Autodetect Printer Type is disabled, the AppleTalk printer type has to be specified manually in the print server. For Epson InkJets it would be "EPSONLQ2" and for HP InkJets it would be "DeskWriter". If the print server does not recognize the connected printer the default setting, "LaserWriter" will be used as printer type. "LaserWriter" is the recommended setting to be used with all PostScript printers.

See the Help pages in the print server’s Web interface for details.

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Configuration Possibilities

Whenever an event that needs human intervention occurs in a network printer, the concerned person can be notified by e-mail. This ’troublereport’ contains a short and concise description of the event. Five events are covered: Paper Jam, Out of Paper, Toner Low, No Toner, Printer Off-line.

In order to determine who the e-mail recipients will be of these different trouble-reports, follow these instructions:

1. From your print server’s internal Web page, go to: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | e-mail Notification. The following options will

appear:

Options E-mail recipient

Administrator email Address

PAPER JAM The person responsible for handling paper jams in the

OUT OF PAPER The person responsible for filling the printer with paper TONER LOW The person responsible for filling up the toner in the

NO TONER The person responsible for changing the toner in the

PRINTER OFFLINE The person responsible for the overall maintenance of

This address will be used as “Reply to”-address in the emails

printer

2. Enter the respective e-mail addresses of the trouble-report recipients in the blank fields as follows: name@company.com

3. Click OK and exit when done.

Important:

Check that the SMTP Server and Domain Name parameters in the print server’s internal Web pages are correct. This is done in: Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network.

IPP (Internet Printing Protocol)

The Axis Network Print Server enables printing over the Internet with IPP (Internet Printing Protocol), an industry standard that allows users to print to remote printers across the Internet.

With IPP, a user with an Internet connection can send a document to any printer which is connected to the Internet. IPP is platform independent and can be used to print over any LAN or WAN that supports TCP/IP.

In practical terms, this means that you can send documents to a remote printer as an addition to or replacement of fax and e-mail, with the same quality and color options of traditional network printing.

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IPP clients An IPP client needs to be installed on your computer together with an

appropriate printer driver for proper IPP functionality. The IPP client is a tool that adds destination printers to your printer list.

The Axis Network Print Server with integrated IPP is compatible with any

1.0 and 1.1 compliant IPP client.

The Axis Network Print Server presents IPP printer objects to the client, one for each printer port. Some of the most common IPP client printing methods are described below. Please refer to your IPP client documentation for more specific information.

Currently Available IPP

Clients on the Market:

IPP Printing

Requirements

Address Schemes for

IPP Printers

• For Windows 2000/XP/2003: the Microsoft IPP Client (automatically installed with the Operating System).

• For Windows 98, NT: IPP clients can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site.

• For UNIX/Linux: CUPS (can be downloaded from the Common Unix Printing System Web site at www.cups.org).

• If you wish to print using iPrint over IPP, use AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap-in for iPrint in NetWare 5.x. It is available on www.axis.com (Support | Select Software). See its read-me file for installation instructions.

• For Windows NT/2000: the Internet Printer Connection software from Hewlett Packard (can be downloaded from the Hewlett Packard Web site).

Before you print to an IPP printer you need to know:

• the address of the print server.

• the brand and model of the printer in order to install the appropriate printer driver.

When using IPP printing, you need to know the IP address or host name of your Axis print server. IPP is a client/server type protocol which comprises two industry standards:

• the 1.0 standard, which uses an http:// address scheme

• the 1.1 standard, which uses an ipp:// address scheme

Example using a

Host Name

in the 1.0 Standard:

Example using an

IP Address

in the 1.1 Standard:

If “axisps” is the host name of the print server, "631" is the port number and "LPT1" is the local printer port name, then the syntax of the address scheme will be http://axisps:631/LPT1 in the 1.0 standard.

If “192.168.3.191” is the IP address of the print server and "LPT1" is the local printer port name, then the syntax of the address scheme will be ipp://192.168.3.191/LPT1 in the 1.1 standard.

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IPP User Requirements The IPP protocol does not require any special configuration of the Axis

Network Print Server, the IPP function is automatically activated when you install your print server.

IPP is platform independent and functional in Windows (NT, 98, Me and 2000/XP/2003), Macintosh, NetWare and UNIX/Linux.

Firewall

Considerations with

IPP

How to

Print from

Windows 98:

If there are one or more firewalls between the IPP client and the server, you may have to make some changes to the firewall configuration. IPP uses TCP Port 631 for printing, so any firewalls between client and server must be configured to allow bi-directional traffic on that port. Please consult your network administrator if you think any configuration changes are necessary.

Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know:

• the address of the print server. The address contains the IP address or host name of the print server and the printer port name.

• the brand and type of the printer in order to install the appropriate printer driver.

If your destination printer does not exist in your Printer name list, you need to add it. Adding an IPP printer to your printer list is described below.

1. Select the IPP printer to which you want to send your document. Choose the destination printer from the Printer name field (in File | Print).

2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the Axis Network Print Server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.

3. The recipient of the print job can collect the print job at the destination printer.

Adding an IPP Printer to your Printer List in

Windows 98

1. Install the IPP client for Windows 98 on your computer. This IPP client can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site.

2. Open Start | Settings | Printers.

3. Choose Add Printer, then Network Printer.

4. In the Printer field in the Connect to Printers window, write the address of the destination printer. (Example: http://192.168.3.191:631/LPT1)

5. Select the appropriate printer driver corresponding to the destination printer.

6. Specify a name for the printer you wish to add to your printer list. Click Finish. The destination printer will be added to your printer list and you are ready to print using IPP.

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How to Print from

Windows NT:

Adding an IPP Printer to your Printer List in

Windows NT

Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know:

• the address of the print server. The address contains the IP address or host name of the print server and the printer port name.

• the brand and type of the printer in order to install the appropriate printer driver.

1. Select the IPP printer to which you want to send your document. Select the destination printer from your Printer Name list (in File | Print | Printer Setup).

The printer name will begin with a URL: http://... If your destination printer does not exist in your Printer Name list,

you need to add it. Adding an IPP printer to your printer list is described below.

2. Press Print. The print job is sent over the Internet/WAN to the Axis Network Print Server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.

3. The recipient of the print job can collect the print job at the destination printer.

1. Install the Internet Printer Connection software from HP (can be downloaded from www.hp.com) on your computer.

2. Open Start | Settings | Printers.

3. Choose Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will start.

4. Next, the Wizard will ask you if you want to install on My Computer or on a Network print server. Choose My Computer and click Next.

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5. In the Available Ports window, click Add Port:

6. The Printer Ports dialog will appear, showing a list of Available Printer Ports.

7. Choose The HP Internet Printer Connection Port and click New Port.

8. The HP Internet Printer Connection will start. Click Next.

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9. In the IP Address, Host Name or URL field, type the address of the Axis Network Print Server to which the destination printer is connected. The URL will automatically appear in the Port Name field as well:

(Example: http://192.168.3.191:631/LPT1 if you want to address the parallel port). Click Next.

10. The Wizard will confirm the information you have entered. Click Finish to complete the installation and go back to the Available Ports list.

11. The IPP printer port list is now available in the Available Ports list. Click Next.

12. Next, choose a suitable driver for the destination printer and install it. Click Next.

13. You will be asked if you want the newly added printer to be your default printer and if you want to share the printer on your network with other users. Choose the alternatives that suit your printing needs and click Finish to complete the installation.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+

Network Print Servers

Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions, please inform your

Axis’ Trademarks AXIS IP JumpStarter, AXIS ThinWizard, AXIS Print Monitor, AXIS AddPrinter.

Support Services Should you require technical assistance, please contact your Axis dealer. If your questions cannot be answered immediately,

Patent information Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document. In

Software Acknowledgments This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction

About this Manual

Supported Environments

About Axis

Support Services

Section 2 Product Overview

Package Contents

AXIS Network Product CD

Latest Versions

Physical Description

Features and Benefits

Section 3 Basic Installation

Quick overview

Connect the Hardware

Assign an IP Address to the Print Server

Automatic IP Address Assignment

Manual IP Address Assignment

Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC

Installation Methods

Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows

Client/Server Network For client/server printing, each computer sends print jobs through a

Peer-to-Peer Network In Peer-to-Peer networks, each computer prints directly to the network

SNMP Device Index When using the TCP/IP protocol (and if the printer driver permits), the

Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard

Adding printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard

Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor

Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor

AXIS Print Monitor Software

Adding Printers over TCP/IP in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor

Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor

Adding Printers over NetBIOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor

Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor

Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS/NetBEUI using AXIS Print Monitor

Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh

Bonjour Printing in Mac OS X

Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk

Installation of LPR printing in Mac OS X

Installation on Mac OS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk

Basic Configuration On Mac OS 9.1 or older, basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed

Choosing a Printer

Selecting a Printer The method for choosing a printer varies depending on which version of

Verifying the Setup You simply need to print a document from the Macintosh computer to

BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to enable or disable binary transfer of

Setting Parameters In AppleTalk, you can change a limited number of the parameters of the

Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare

Setup using NDPS

Setup using iPrint

Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot

Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot

Basic Queue-based printing over IP

Using Novell Utilities After installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare

Section 7 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux

Print Tools

Debian printtool is the recommended printing tool. The program contains an

HP UX Sam is the recommended printing tool. It doesn’t provide an integrated

Mandrake printerdrake is the recommended printing tool. It contains an integrated

Red Hat printconf is the recommended printing tool. The program contains an

Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator. This operating

SuSE YaST2 is the recommended printing tool. It contains a printer driver list

Notes:

Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager

Typical Invocation from a Terminal Window

Debian 3.0

Red Hat 7.3

SuSE 8.0

Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks

PROS A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions;

Reverse Telnet Often used for printing via a terminal server printer port. Only