Axis 700 User Manual

AXIS 700 User’s Manual

Safety Notices

Please observe all safety markings and instructions when using this product.

Caution! -

Important -

operation.

Do not proceed any of the above notices until you have fully understood the implications.

potential hazard that can damage the product.

potential hazard that can seriously impair

The unauthorized copying of materials that are covered by copyright and other international proprietory or intellectual property rights is prohibited in most countries. Axis Communications AB recommends that the users of this equipment seek the necessary authorizations for copying material. The instructions for use in the manual shall not be considered as an inducement to make illicit duplications of material. Any duplication will be made at the user’s own risk.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate

USA -

radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his/her own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Shielded cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A limits.

Liability

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions, please inform us at an address which can be found in the last appendix of the manual. 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.

Year 2000 Compliance

Axis Communications warrants that the AXIS 700 is Year 2000 compliant.

Trademark Acknowledgments

Acrobat, Adobe, AIX, DOS, Ethernet, IBM, Internet Explorer, Macintosh, Microsoft, Netscape, OS/2, UNIX and Windows are registered trademarks of the respective holders.

AXIS 700 User’s Manual Revision 1.1 Part No: 15475 Dated: June 1998

Europe -

for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022/1994, and the requirements for immunity according to EN50082-1/1992 residential, commercial, and light industry (Compliance is not valid for unshielded network and printer cables).

This digital equipment fulfils the requirements

AXIS 700 User’s Manual Preface

Preface

Thank you for purchasing the AXIS 700 Network Scan Server. This product has been developed to connect your scanners anywhere in your network, simplifying distribution and archiving of paper-based information. The AXIS 700 can also be integrated with workflow and document management systems.

About This Manual

The manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the AXIS 700 in various network environments. It is intended for everyone involved in installing and managing the AXIS 700. To fully benefit from the manual, you should be familiar with basic networking principles.

This manual applies to the AXIS 700 with software release 1.10 and subsequent releases until otherwise notified.

About Axis

Axis Communications is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for network-connected computer peripherals. Since the start in 1984, Axis has been one of the fastest growing companies in the market and is now a leader in its field.

ThinServer™ Technology -

enables them to act as intelligent file server independent ThinServer™ devices. A ThinServer™ device is a network server which includes “thin” embedded server software capable of simultaneous multiprotocol communication, scalable RISC hardware and a built-in Web server which allows easy access and management via any standard Web browser. The ThinServer™ technology makes it possible to connect any electronic device to the network, thus providing “Access to everything”.

Today, Axis Communications is offering the ThinServer™ technology as well as six major ThinServer™ product lines consisting of:

Network Print Servers -

resources in your network. They connect to any standard printer, featuring high performance, simple management and easy upgrading across the network. The print servers are available in Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Token Ring versions.

Being the core of all Axis’ products, the ThinServer™ technology

offer you a powerful and cost-efficient method for sharing printer

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IBM Mainframe and S/3x - AS/400 Print Servers and Protocol Converters -

includes a wide range of LAN, coax and twinax attached print servers for the IBM host environment. By emulating IBM devices, these servers provide conversion of the IPDS, SCS and 3270DS data streams to the major ASCII printer languages.

Network Attached Optical Media Servers -

provide you with a flexible and cost-efficient solution for sharing CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and other optical media across the network. They are available in Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Token Ring versions.

Network Attached Storage Servers -

offer network connectivity for re-writable media such as hard disks and Iomega Jaz cartridges, which, via the storage server, can be backed up on DAT tapes. They are only available in Ethernet versions.

Network Camera Servers -

provide live images using standard Internet technology, thus enabling access to live cameras via any standard Web browser. They offer a perfect solution for remote surveillance over the Internet and their sharp images can bring life into any web site. These servers support Ethernet as well as PSTN and GSM phone lines.

Network Scan Servers -

enable easy distribution of paper-based information across workgroups and the enterprise. By sending the scanned documents to your destination via the Internet/intranet, you will reduce your faxing/mailing costs, as well as save time, thus improving your organization efficiency.

Support Services

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

WWW: http://www.axis.com FTP server: ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub/axis Support

e-mail address:

Axis User Group -

tech-sup@axis.com

The AXIS 700 is covered with a best-of-breed warranty

If you are connected to Internet, you can find online manuals, technical support, firmware updates, application software, company information, on any of the addresses listed to the left.

and service program. If you take advantage of the Axis User Group free membership, you can obtain a 5 year warranty, free software upgrades and support. In the USA and Canada there is also a 24 hour unit replacement service and a 90 days money back guarantee.

AXIS 700 User’s Manual Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The AXIS 700 Network Scan Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Section 2 Basic Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hardware Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting the AXIS 700 to the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting the AXIS 700 to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Assigning an Internet Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Verifying the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Section 3 Configuring the AXIS 700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Accessing the Administration Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Specifying Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Specifying Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Specifying System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Specifying Scanning Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Specifying Paper Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configuring using FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Section 4 Using the AXIS 700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Scanning Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Scanning to Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Adding Temporary Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Adding Temporary Scanning Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Scanning Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Scanning to the Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Viewing Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Appendix A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Restoring Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Front Panel Indicator Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Error and Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Displaying the Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Appendix B The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Appendix C Updating the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Obtaining the Updated Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Updating the Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Appendix D Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Appendix E Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

AXIS 700 User’s Manual Section 1: Introduction

Section 1 Introduction

The AXIS 700 Network Scan Server

The AXIS 700 connects document scanners to Ethernet networks.

Together with a scanner, it allows paper-based information such as

documents, photographs and reports to be sent across the enterprise

environment or around the world. The AXIS 700 can also be

integrated with workflow and document management systems.

By sending the scanned documents to the destination via the

Internet/intranet, you will save time and faxing/mailing costs, and

thus improve your organization efficiency.

The AXIS 700 is a standalone unit, located beside the scanner. You

need one AXIS 700 device for each scanner.

We suggest that you place the scanner and the AXIS 700 in the

workgroup area, e.g. next to your printers and facsimile machines.

This makes it convenient to distribute paper-based information

electronically to e-mail addresses and application servers.

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Features and Benefits

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File Server

Independence

Simplicity

Internet/Intranet

Web Server

Ease of Use

The AXIS 700 is connected as a node in an Ethernet network,

enabling scanners to be accessed through the network, via Internet and

intranet-related protocols. It can be used independently of file servers,

i.e. communication takes place directly between the network client

and the AXIS 700, without network licensing fees. This results in high

performance, reliability and independence of other equipment.

The file-server independent approach makes the installation quick and

convenient. In most environments, the physical connection to the

network is the only installation required prior to using the AXIS 700.

No software needs to be installed on clients or file servers, except for

applications for viewing the generated images in TIFF, JPEG and

PDF format.

The built-in web server enables access to the AXIS 700 from any

standard Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet

Explorer. Thus, the AXIS 700 can be accessed from Windows, OS/2,

Macintosh and UNIX workstations. The support includes scanning to

Web browser and Administration tools.

The AXIS 700 is designed to be as easy as possible to install and use:

• No special software to learn

• Integrated scanner drivers, image-file creation and network transfer methods

• Auto-detection of scanner type at startup

• Auto-selection of sheetfeeder or flatbed

• Destinations and scanning profiles saved for regular use

• List of external e-mail addresses supported

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Flexibility

Speed

Security

Maintenance

From the AXIS 700 control panel, you can scan directly to e-mail addresses and files on FTP servers or desktop file directories. You can also use a standard Web browser to trigger and save scanned documents. The available range of transfer methods and image formats enable you to adapt the AXIS 700 to your needs rather than the other way around.

The AXIS 700 uses the AXIS ETRAX chip, a 32 bit RISC processor, and supports scanners with built-in compression and image-processing modules.

The Administration tools can be protected by password.

Updated software can easily be downloaded to the Flash memory of the AXIS 700 over the network using FTP.

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Section 2 Basic Installation

This section includes a brief product description and instructions for installing the AXIS 700 in your network environment.

You install the AXIS 700 in these stages:

• Connecting the AXIS 700 to the scanner

• Connecting the AXIS 700 to the network

• Assigning an Internet address

• Verifying the installation

Hardware Inventory

Unpack and inspect all parts for damage. Contact your dealer if anything is missing. All packaging materials are recyclable.

The standard delivery contains the following:

Hardware Model Variants Part Numbers

Scan Server

Power Supply AXIS

PS-C

AXIS PS-E

Media Title Part Numbers

CD-ROM

Printed Materials

AXIS 700 0075-1 Europe 14235 UK 14236 Australia 14258 USA 14256 Japan 14257 Europe 15507 UK 15509 Australia 15510 USA 15508 Japan 15511

AXIS Online CD 15926 AXIS 700 User’s Guide 15886 AXIS 700 Instruction Label 16088 Product Brochure 14412 AXIS User Group Registration Leaflet 15119

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Optional Accessories Model Variants Part Numbers

SCSI connectors

50-pin high-density shielded SCSI connector (micro-D)

50-pin high-density shielded SCSI connector (Centronics)

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14260

14259

AXIS Online CD

Startup Procedures

for Windows

Startup Procedures

for Macintosh, UNIX

and OS/2

Note:

HTML Interface

The AXIS Online CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalogue, that includes all of the AXIS product software, utilities software, white papers, user documents, technical references etc. It can be used within all of the supported Axis computing environments.

The AXIS Online CD will autostart from a local CD drive on Windows 95 and NT platforms. Windows 3.1 users are required to navigate to the CD root directory and click on the

setup31.exe

file

from within the Windows File Manager.

Navigate to the CD root directory and click on the

start.pdf

file

from within your preferred file manager application.

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If the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 is not installed on to your system, locate and run the appropriate installer from the

tools/Acrobat/

folder. Refer to the

readme.txt

file for full

path name details.

By clicking the HTML button from within the main installation dialog, you access a Web browser interface to the contents of the AXIS Online CD. This interface allows Network Administrators to distribute the CD contents over intranet networks by simply broadcasting a URL reference.

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Physical Description

Back Panel

Network connectors

10baseT 10base2

Network Connectors

Power Supply

Push Button

SCSI Connector

Front Panel

Status

Push button

SCSI connector

Power supply

The AXIS 700 is equipped with 10baseT and 10base2 connectors for connection to the Ethernet network.

The AXIS 700 can use either the AXIS PS-C or AXIS PS-E power supply.

The Push button is used for restoring the factory default settings. See “Restoring Factory Default Settings” on page 55.

The AXIS 700 is equipped with a SCSI connector for connection to a scanner.

The front panel indicators show the status of the AXIS 700. The indicators have the following functions:

The Status indicator flashes during startup and turns off when the AXIS 700 is ready for use. If it remains on, check the LCD for error messages.

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Busy

Network

Power

Note:

Control Panel

The Busy indicator turns on when the AXIS 700 is allocated for use and remains on during the scanning process.

The Network indicator indicates network activity.

The Power indicator indicates that power is connected to the AXIS

700.

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While the AXIS 700 is idle, the Power indicator should be on, the Network indicator should flash randomly, and the Status and Busy indicators should be off.

The AXIS 700 message display consists of 2 lines by 16 characters indicating status and menu options.

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Scan

Send

The Scan key scans the material in the scanner. For magazines and books, use this key to scan each page.

The Send key sends the scanned material to the selected destination and releases the AXIS 700 for other users. For a single page/pile of sheets, use this key to scan the material and send the image in one step.

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Enter

Up/Down

Cancel

Note:

The Menu key scrolls the menu.

The Enter key selects multiple destinations.

The Up and Down keys scroll and select menu options.

The Cancel key cancels the scanning process at any stage and clears any selections made from the menu. It also resets error messages.

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The AXIS 700 will always use the destination and scanning options most recently shown, whether explicitly selected or not.

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Connecting the AXIS 700 to the Scanner

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Caution!

Make sure that the power supply (AXIS PS-C, 12 V DC, 36VA or AXIS PS-E, 12 V DC, 13,2VA) included in the delivery is marked with the correct mains voltage.

Always make sure that power is not connected to any of the units when making changes to the SCSI chain. The SCSI bus may become damaged if you connect or disconnect units when power is on.

To connect the AXIS 700 to your scanner, follow these steps:

1. Connect the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the AXIS 700.

2. Connect the SCSI cable to the scanner.

3. The AXIS 700 uses a built-in SCSI terminator. Note that the scanner

must also be terminated properly. Refer to the scanner documentation on how to do this.

Connecting the AXIS 700 to the Network

Important!

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Always consult the Network Administrator before making changes to the network configuration.

To connect the AXIS 700 to your network, follow these steps:

1. Turn off the AXIS 700 by unplugging the power supply.

2. Connect the network cable to the appropriate network connector,

i.e. RJ-45 for 10baseT and BNC for 10base2, respectively.

3. Power up the scanner.

4. Connect the external power supply to the AXIS 700. The AXIS 700

LED indicators will flash during power up and self test.

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During the self test, this message will appear on the display:

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x.xx

where

is the software version number.

Assigning an Internet Address

To establish communication with the TCP/IP environment, you must assign an Internet address and optionally make up a unique host name for your AXIS 700. The Internet address can be set from the AXIS 700 control panel, or using any of the conventional methods: DHCP, ARP, RARP or BOOTP. Choose your preferred method.

On Windows NT networks, DHCP is the recommended method since it allows a number of parameters to be set automatically, provided the DHCP server has been configured to do so.

Control Panel

On Macintosh networks, you must use the control panel.

Refer to “Other Methods for Downloading the Internet Address” on page 19 for more information on the DHCP, ARP, RARP and BOOTP methods.

To set the Internet address from the control panel, follow these steps:

1. Acquire an unused Internet address from your Network Administrator.

2. Power up the AXIS 700. Press Menu when this display appears:

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3. After a few seconds this display will be shown:

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4. Press Enter to edit the Internet address:

5. Press Menu to move through the digits and highlight each

6. Use to increase or decrease each highlighted digit, as

7. Press Enter to confirm the changes.

8. Press Menu to display the default router address:

9. Press Enter to edit the default router address:

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digit, one at a time.

required.

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10. To change the value, repeat steps 4-6 above.

11. Press Menu to display the subnet mask:

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12. Press Enter to edit the subnet mask:

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13. To change the value, repeat steps 4-6 above.

14. Press Menu to display the node address. This address is not

editable. The node address should equal the AXIS 700 serial number found on the underside label of the unit.

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15. Press Menu once more to display the final instructions:

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16. Press Enter to exit the IP settings. The AXIS 700 then completes the startup sequence.

17. Note the name or Internet address of the AXIS 700 on the instruction label and attach it to the top cover.

When the Status indicator stops flashing and remains off, the AXIS 700 is ready for use.

Note:

Verifying the

Network Settings

Other Methods for

Downloading the

Internet Address

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Should you make a mistake while editing the parameters, press

Cancel to cancel the previous operation.

To verify the network settings, you can access the Advanced menu from the AXIS 700 control panel.

1. Press Menu a few times, until you to reach the Advanced menu.

2. Use to find the Network Settings option.

3. Press Enter to enter the submenus.

4. Use to scroll through the parameter settings.

As an alternative to the AXIS 700 control panel, you can use one of these methods for downloading the Internet address: DHCP, ARP, RARP or BOOTP. All methods are enabled by default. If necessary, you can disable the RARP, BOOTP and DHCP methods by editing the configuration parameters.

The main characteristics of each of these methods are:

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DHCP

ARP

RARP

BOOTP

DHCP is available in Windows NT and UNIX. It operates on the entire network and allows for automatic but temporary assignment of Internet addresses from a central pool. DHCP will, when enabled, cause the selected host to automatically allocate and download a free Internet address, default router address and subnet mask to the requesting AXIS 700. It also provides validation data that defines how long the Internet addresses will remain valid.

ARP is available in Windows 95, Windows NT, UNIX and OS/2. It requires the Internet address for each new device to be downloaded individually. Note that ARP does not work over routers.

RARP is available in UNIX. It downloads the Internet address to each device automatically. It requires a RARP daemon on your system and operates within a single network segment only.

BOOTP is available in UNIX. BOOTP is similar to RARP, but operates on the entire network. It requires a BOOTP daemon on your system.

Procedures for using each of the methods are outlined later in this section.

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Before you begin

System Privileges

Ethernet Address

Internet Address

Important!

Mapping a Host Name

to the Internet

Address

Make sure the AXIS 700 is powered on and attached to the network.

You will need administrator privileges on the Windows NT server or root privileges on the UNIX system.

Depending on the method you are using, you will need to know the Ethernet address of your AXIS 700. The Ethernet address is based upon the AXIS 700 serial number. You will find the number on the underside label.

Acquire an unused Internet address from your Network Administrator.

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Do not use the Internet address used in the examples.

If you are using host names, you can map a unique host name to the acquired Internet address. Refer to your system manuals or to your Network Administrator for instructions on how to perform the name mapping on your particular system.

Note:

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If the host name has not been included in the system host table, you can still perform the following instructions on how to download the Internet address. In this case, simply replace the host name entry with the Internet address wherever needed.

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Using DHCP

Using ARP in

Windows

Follow these steps to use the DHCP method:

1. Edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon. For Windows NT servers, refer to the “Windows NT Resource Kit” on how to do this. The entries made in this scope typically include the following parameters:

• Range of Internet addresses

•Subnet mask

• Default router Internet address

• Lease duration

• Mail server Internet address

• DNS server Internet address

• Domain name

• NTP server Internet address

2. Activate the scope.

In the AXIS 700 configuration file, DHCP is enabled by default. The Internet address and all the other settings will be downloaded automatically. You do not need to restart the AXIS 700.

In Windows 95 and Windows NT, you can download the Internet address using ARP. Perform the following commands to download the Internet address and verify the communication.

From the DOS prompt,

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

The

Ethernet address

type the following:

equals the serial number of the AXIS 700

with each pair of digits separated by a hyphen.

Example:

arp -s 172.16.253.80 00-40-8c-11-00-86 ping 172.16.253.80

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Important!

Notes:

Using ARP in

UNIX and OS/2

The host will return

‘Reply from 172.16.253.80...’

or a similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that the communication is established.

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Windows 95 only: If the ARP table is empty, you must first ping an existing unit on your network before setting the Internet address of your AXIS 700. Type

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Once the AXIS 700 has established communication using an appropriate Internet address, the

arp -a

arp/ping

to display the ARP table.

commands cannot be used to change the address. The reason for this is to avoid accidental or unauthorized changes of the Internet address. Restart the AXIS 700 to make it accept the setting of the Internet address. You can perform a restart remotely via the AXIS 700 web interface. See “Specifying System Settings ”on page 36.

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When you execute the

command for the first time, the

ping

response time may be significantly longer than usual.

In UNIX and OS/2, type the following commands to download the Internet address and verify the communication:

arp -s <host name> <Ethernet or node address> temp ping <host name>

The

Ethernet address

node address

equals the AXIS 700 serial

number with each pair of digits separated by a colon.

Example:

arp -s spserv 00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp ping spserv

The host will return

‘spserv is alive’

or a similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established.

Section 2: Basic Installation

AXIS 700 User’s Manual

Notes:

Using RARP

in UNIX

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The

arp -s

command may vary between different systems. Some BSD-type systems expect the host name and Ethernet address in reverse order. IBM AIX systems require the additional argument

for Ethernet networks, e.g.

ether 00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp

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Once the AXIS 700 has established communications using an appropriate Internet address, the

arp -s ether spserv

arp/ping

commands cannot be used to change the address. The reason is to avoid accidental or unauthorized change of the Internet address. Restart the AXIS 700 to make it accept the setting. You can perform a restart remotely via the AXIS 700 web interface. See “Specifying System Settings ”on page 36.

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When you execute the

command for the first time, the

ping

response time may be significantly longer than usual.

Follow these steps to download the Internet address using the RARP method:

1. Append the following line to your Ethernet address table. This is

typically performed by editing the file

/etc/ethers

Example:

00:40:8c:24:c0:1c spserv

2. If necessary, update your host table and alias name databases as

required by your system.

3. Start the RARP daemon, if it is not already running. This is typically

performed using the command

rarpd -a

4. Restart the AXIS 700 to download the Internet address. You can

perform a restart remotely via the AXIS 700 web interface. See “Specifying System Settings ”on page 36.

AXIS 700 User’s Manual Section 2: Basic Installation

Using BOOTP

in UNIX

Follow these steps to download the Internet address using the BOOTP method:

1. Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically

performed by editing the file

/etc/bootptab

where:

for Ethernet

ether

ht vm rfc1048

The Ethernet or node address, i.e. the AXIS 700 serial number

The Internet address of the AXIS 700

The subnet mask

The default router address

Example:

spserv:ht=ether:vm=rfc1048:\ :ha=00408c24c01c:ip=172.16.253.80:\ :sm=255.255.0.0:gw=172.16.253.254

2. If necessary, update your host table and alias name databases as

required by your system.

3. Start the BOOTP daemon, if it is not already running. This is

typically performed using the command

bootpd -a

4. Restart the AXIS 700 to download the Internet address, default

router address and subnet mask. You can perform a restart remotely via the AXIS 700 web interface. See “Specifying System Settings ”on page 36.

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