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Notices
Safety Notices
Take some time to read through the safety notices before
installing the AXIS 7000/FX. Pleas e obse rve all safety
markings and instructions when using this pro duc t.
Caution! - must be observed to avoid loss of data or
damage to your equipment.
Important! - must be observed to avoid operational
impairment.
Do not proceed beyond any of th e a bove notices, until you
have fully understood the implications.
Copyright Information
The unauthorized copying of materials that are covered by
copyright and other international proprietary or intellectual
property rights is prohibited in m ost countries. Axis
Communications AB recommends that the users of this
equipment seek the necessary authorizations for copying
material. Th e instruction s for use in the man ual shall not be
considered as an induceme n t to make illicit duplications o f
material. Any duplication will be made at the user’s own risk.
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
USA - This equipment generates, uses , and c an ra diate
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 ru le s, which
are designed to provid e re asonable protection against such
interference when operated in a commercial environment.
Operation of this equipment in a resident ial area is likely to
cause interference in which case the user at his/her own
expense will be requi re d to t ake w hatever measures may be
required to correct the interference. Shielded cables should be
used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A
limits.
Europe - This digital equipment fulfils the
requirements f or radiated emission accor ding to limit
B of EN55022, and the requirements for immunity
according to EN5502 4 residential, commercia l, and light
industry (Compliance is not valid for unshielded network
cables).
Liability
Every care has be en ta ken in the prep aratio n of th is manu al; if
you detect any inaccuraci es or om issi ons, please inf orm your
local Axis office. Axis Communications AB cannot be held
responsible for any technic a l or ty pographical errors and
reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals
without prior notice. Axis Communi cations AB makes no
warranty of any kind with re ga rd to the material contained
within this document, including, but not limited to, the
implied warranties of merc ha nt ability and fitness for a
particular purpose. A xis Communications AB shall not be
liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages
in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this
material.
Trademark Acknowledgments
Acrobat, Adobe, AIX, DOS, Ethernet, IBM, Internet
Explorer, Macintosh, Microsoft, Netscape Navigator, OS/2,
UNIX and Windows are re g is tered trademark s of the
respective holders.
Software Trademark Acknowledgments
JPEG code (libjpeg) used c ourtesy of the Independent JPEG
Group. LDAP code (libl da p and libber) used courtesy of the
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Copyright © 1991
Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.
TIFF code (libtiff) used courtesy of Sam Le ffl er and Silicon
Graphics, Inc. Copyright © 1988-1996 Sam Leffler.
Copyright © 1991-1996 Sil icon Graphics, Inc.
Maintenance
It is recommended that you use a moist cloth to clean the unit.
Do not use petroleum based substances as this may c ause
damage.
AXIS 7000/FX User’s Manual
Revision 1.0
Date: August 2001
Copyright © Axis Communications K.K. 2001
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AXIS 7000/FX User’s Manual PrefacePreface 3
Preface
Thank you for purchasing the AXIS 7000/FX Network Document Server. This product allows digital copiers
and scanners to be connected anywhere in Ethernet and Fast Ethernet networks. Based on AXIS
ThinServer™ Technology, the optimized product hardware and Web-based management software
simplifies the distribution and archiving of paper-based information across workgroups, organizations
and the Internet.
About This Manual - This manual applies to the AXIS 7000/FX with software release 1.00E and
above. It provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to install and manage
the AXIS 7000/FX in your networking environment. Some knowledge of networking environments would
be beneficial to the reader, but is not considered prerequisite.
About Axis - Axis Communications is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for
network-connected computer peripherals. Since the start in 1984, it has been one of the fastest growing
companies in the market and is now a leader in its field.
ThinServer™ Technology - enables Axis’ products 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 six major ThinServer product lines consisting of:
Network Print Servers - offer a powerful and cost-efficient method for sharing printer 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.
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IBM Mainframe and S/3x - AS/400 Print Servers and Protocol Converters -
include 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 CD/DVD Servers - provide 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 - make it possible to easily make hard disk storage
available in Ethernet networks. Through direct access by clients, yet integrating into existing security
schemes, and requiring a minimum of maintenance they also provide a low total cost of ownership for
network storage.
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; their sharp images can bring life into any web site. These servers support Ethernet as
well as PSTN and GSM phone lines.
Network Document Servers - enable easy distribution of paper-based information across
workgroups and the enterprise. By sending 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’s efficiency.
Support Services
Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis dealer. If your questions cannot be
answered immediately, your Axis dealer will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to
ensure you a rapid response.
WWW: http://www.axis.com
Support e-mail support@axis.com
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The AXIS 7000/FX Network Document Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 2: Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
External Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 3: Basic Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Checking the Hardware Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting Digital Copiers and Scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting the AXIS 7000/FX to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Assigning an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mapping a Host Name to the IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Verifying your Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 4: Configuring the AXIS 7000/FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
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Overview of the Administration Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specifying the System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Specifying Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Specifying Authentication Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Specifying Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Specifying Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Specifying Paper Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuring Using a Text Editor and FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Section 5: Using the AXIS 7000/FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Sending Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sending to Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adding Temporary Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adding Temporary Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Scanning Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sending to your Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Viewing Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Restoring Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Front Panel Indicator Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Error and Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Displaying the Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Appendix B: LDAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Structure Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Usual Attribute Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Example searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Appendix C: The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Appendix D: Updating the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Obtaining the Updated System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Updating the Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Appendix E: Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Appendix F: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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AXIS 7000/FX User’s Manual Introduction
Section 1 Introduction
The AXIS 7000/FX Network Document Server
The AXIS 7000/FX Network Document Server distributes paper-based
information to any e-mail address, file server, PC or printer. Simply
connect the AXIS 7000/FX to a digital copier or scanner and plug it
into your Ethernet network to effortlessly send documents,
photographs, reports and other paper-based information to corporate
distribution lists or around the world.
File Server
Digital Copier
E-mail
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Printer
Web Browser
Scanner
Supplied as a standalone unit and located beside your scanner or
digital copier, one AXIS 7000/FX is required for each device for
convenient electronic distribution of copied materials to e-mail
addresses and application servers.
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Features and Benefits
File Server
Independence
The AXIS 7000/FX is connected as a node in Ethernet or Fast Ethernet
networks, enabling digital copiers and scanners to be accessed via
standard Internet protocols. Communicating directly with the network
client, the AXIS 7000/FX can be used independently of file servers,
which means reduced network licensing fees. The product affords high
performance, reliability and operational independence from other
equipment.
Simplicity The file-server-independent approach makes installation quick and
convenient. In most environments, the physical connection to the
network is the only installation required prior to using the AXIS
7000/FX. No additional software is required on clients or file servers,
except for viewing applications for displaying images in TIFF, JPEG
and PDF format.
Web-based
Management
The built-in Web server provides cross platform management from any
standard Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet
Explorer. The dynamically generated Web pages provide menu-based
configuration and management capabilities as well as context sensitive
help and links or user documentation and on-line support.
Flexibility From the AXIS 7000/FX control panel, you can send or copy directly
to e-mail addresses, FTP servers or desktop directories, and even to
network printers. You can also use a standard Web browser to trigger
and save scanned documents.
The diverse range of transfer methods and image formats available
means that the AXIS 7000/FX can easily be integrated into existing
workflows and adapted to satisfy your specific requirements.
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Ease of Use The AXIS 7000/FX is designed for quick and easy installation on both
your network and your digital copier or scanner. It has a number of
interesting features that will help you to simplify the distribution of
your paper-based information, including:
• Send-to-e-mail
• Send-to-Web browser
• Send-to-File
• Send-to-Print over Raw TCP or LPD
• Web-based (HTTP) management and configuration
• Plug-and-play functionality for supported scanners and digital
copiers
• No additional or special software required
• Integrated scanner drivers, image-file creation and network
transfer methods
• Destinations and profiles saved for regular use
• External e-mail addresses supported
• Supports industry standards
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Speed
Auto-sense for automatically detecting the speed of the local network
segment and varying the rate of data communication accordingly,
between 10Mbps and 100Mbps. Transparent operation for Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet networks.
Improved AXIS ETRAX 100 hardware, comprising an integrated 32 bit
RISC processor and associated network controllers. Provides high
performance and reliability combined with low power consumption.
Security Password protection of Administration tools.
User authentication supported.
Upgrading Firmware downloadable to Flash memory using FTP.
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AXIS 7000/FX User’s Manual Physical Description
Section 2 Physical Description
This section provides a physical description of the AXIS 7000/FX and
explains the purpose and function of the unit connectors, indicators
and user interface.
The Back Panel
Keyboard
Connector
Network
Connector
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SCSI-2 connector
Power supply
Push Button
Push button
The Push button can be used for restoring the AXIS 7000/FX
parameters to the factory default settings. See “Restoring Factory
Default Settings” on page 95.
SCSI Connector A SCSI-2 connector for connection to the scanning device.
Network Connector The AXIS 7000/FX is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps
Fast Ethernet networks (10baseT and 100baseTX) and connects to the
network via an RJ-45 connector, via twisted pair category 5 cable.
Auto-sensing allows the AXIS 7000/FX to vary the speed of data
communication from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps according to the local
network segment.
Keyboard Connector A Mini-DIN connector for connection of a standard PC compatible
keyboard.
Power Supply The AXIS 7000/FX can use either the AXIS PS-C or AXIS PS-E power
supply.
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The Front Panel
Status
Indicator
Busy
Indicator
Network
Indicator
Power
Indicator
The front panel indicators show the status of the AXIS 7000/FX. The
function of each indicator is described below.
Status Indicator The Status indicator flashes during startup and remains lit when the
AXIS 7000/FX is ready for use. If the status indicator turns off, this
may indicate an error.
Busy Indicator The Busy indicator turns on when the AXIS 7000/FX is allocated for
use and remains on during the scanning process.
Network Indicator The tri-colored Network indicator flashes:
yellow - indicating network activity on a 10MB Ethernet network.
green - indicating network activity on a 100MB Fast Ethernet network.
red - indicating that the unit is not correctly connected to the network.
Power Indicator The Power indicator is normally on while power is applied. If the
indicator remains off or flashes, this indicates a problem with the AXIS
7000/FX or its power supply.
Note:
When the AXIS 7000/FX is idle: the Power indicator should be on, the
Network indicator should flash randomly, the Busy indicator should be
off and the Status indicator should be permanently lit.
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Control Panel
The AXIS 7000/FX Control panel has user keys (described below) and a
message display that describes the selected menu options and current
status of the unit.
AXIS 7000/FX
Version 1.00E
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Menu
Cancel
Select
Add
Send
The message display consists of 2 lines of 16 characters indicating
status and menu options.
User Keys The function of each user key is described below:
Add The Add key scans the material in the scanning device. Use this
key to scan each page of bound materials, for example, books and
magazines.
Cancel The Cancel key cancels the sending process at any stage and
clears any selections made from the menu. It also resets error messages
on the display.
Menu The Menu key scrolls the menu.
Select The Select key selects multiple destinations.
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Send The Send key sends the scanned material to the selected
destination(s) and releases the AXIS 7000/FX for other users. For a
single page/stack of sheets, use this key to scan the material and send
the image in one step.
Up/Down The Up and Down keys scroll and select menu options.
User Key Combinations
Advanced Settings
Menu
Pressing and holding the Menu key while simultaneously
pressing the Select key displays the Advanced menu.
Up/Down Use the Up and Down scroll keys to select:
•Event Log
• Firmware version number
•Network settings
Select
Use the Select key to enter the sub menu.
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External Keyboard
It is possible to connect a standard PC compatible keyboard to the
AXIS 7000/FX. This allows you to easily search long e-mail listings
and add any non-listed addresses as temporary additions to the
resident address list.
Note:
Be sure to power off the AXIS 7000 before connecting the keyboard.
Keys The function of each key is described below:
F1 The F1 key scans the material in the scanning device. Use this key to
scan each page of bound materials, for example, books and magazines.
F1 corresponds to the Add key on the control panel.
F2 The F2 key sends the scanned material to the selected destination and
releases the AXIS 7000/FX for other users. For a single page or stack of
sheets, use this key to scan the material and send the image in one
step. F2 corresponds to the Send key on the control panel.
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Esc The Esc key cancels the sending process at any stage and clears any
selections made from the menu. It also resets error messages.
Esc corresponds to the Cancel key on the control panel.
Tab The Tab key scrolls the menu.
Tab corresponds to the Menu key on the control panel.
Enter The Enter key selects multiple destinations.
Enter corresponds to the Select key on the control panel.
Up/Down The Up and Down arrow keys scroll and select menu options.
The Up and Down arrow keys correspond to the Up/Down keys on the
Control Panel.
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Note:
When sending your document, the product always uses the destination
and scanning options most recently displayed, whether explicitly selected
or not.
Insert Press the Insert key to add an address or subject.
Enter Press Enter to finish a new address or subject.
Delete Press Delete to remove a temporary address or to delete characters
when editing a subject.
Backspace Press Backspace to delete characters.
Left Press the Left arrow key to go backwards in the menu.
Page Up Press Page Up to go to the next entry with a different first character in
the “Send to:” or “Sent by:” list.
Page Down Press Page Down to go to the previous entry with a different first
character in the “Send to:” or “Sent by:” list.
Home Press Home to go to the first entry in a list.
End Press End to go to the last entry in a list.
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Section 3 Basic Installation
This section describes the various aspects of product installation and
includes:
• A detailed hardware inventory
• Instructions for installing the AXIS 7000/FX onto your networking
environment
• Instructions for setting the IP address using the AXIS 7000/FX control
panel, DHCP, RARP, BOOTP and AXIS IP Installer
• Instructions for setting a host name
• Instructions on how to verify your installation
Checking the Hardware Inventory
Unpack and check all the items using the following list. Contact your
dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are
recyclable.
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Hardware Model
AXIS 7000/FX
Network Document Server
Power Supply
Note: the PS-E and PS-C are
interchangeable.
SCSI Cable 50-pin high-density shielded SCSI-2
Bracket
Media Title
CD-ROM
AXIS 7000/FX
AXIS PS-E
AXIS PS-C
connector (micro-D)
Mount AXIS 7000/FX on the side of the
digital copier
AXIS Online CD for AXIS 7000/FX
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AXIS Online CD The AXIS Online CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalog, that
includes the AXIS utilities software, user documents, technical notes
and references etc. It can be used within all of the supported Axis
computing environments. AXIS 7000/FX does not require any
additional software installation from the AXIS Online CD.
You can view the contents of the AXIS Online CD via HTML interface.
Most of documents presented on the CD are in PDF format.
Notes:
• You can download the Acrobat Reader from the AXIS Online CD or
from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com
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Connecting Digital Copiers and Scanners
Important!
• Check that the power supply provided with your AXIS 7000/FX is marked with the correct
mains voltage.
• Make sure the scanning device is switched off and the AXIS 7000/FX power supply is disconnected. The SCSI bus may become damaged if you connect or disconnect units when power is
on.
Connecting the AXIS 7000/FX to your scanner or digital copier:
1. Switch off the scanning device and disconnect the AXIS 7000/FX
external power supply.
2. Connect the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the AXIS 7000/FX.
3. Connect the SCSI cable to the scanning device. The AXIS 7000/FX
uses a built-in SCSI terminator. Note that the scanning device must
also be terminated properly. Refer to the documentation supplied
with your scanner or digital copier.
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Connecting the AXIS 7000/FX to the Network
Important!
Always consult your Network Administrator before making changes to the network
configuration.
Follow the instructions below to connect the AXIS 7000/FX to your
network:
1. Turn off the AXIS 7000/FX by unplugging the power supply.
2. Connect your AXIS 7000/FX to the network.
Note:
The AXIS 7000/FX is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Fast
Ethernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted pair
category 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX).
3. Switch on the scanning device.
4. Connect the external power supply to the AXIS 7000/FX. The
network indicator will flash during power up and self test. The
following message will appear on the display during self test:
AXIS 7000/FX
Version: x.xxx
where x.xxx is the software version number, e.g. 1.00E
Notes:
The tri-colored Network indicator flashes:
• yellow - indicating network activity on a 10MB Ethernet network.
• green - indicating network activity on a 100MB Fast Ethernet network.
• red -if there is no network connection.
• Not lit - indicates that there is no network activity.
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Assigning an IP Address
To establish communication with the TCP/IP environment, you must
assign an IP address and optionally choose a unique host name for
your AXIS 7000/FX.
Available Methods Choose your preferred method for setting the IP address from the list
below then proceed to the appropriate instructions defined later in this
section:
Method Environment Description
Control Pan e ls
Suitable for all supported environments.
Provides a convenient method for setting the IP address in all supported networking environments.
Note: the administrator can disallow this function from the Web-based
Administration pages.
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PC Keyboard
(Not supplied)
AXIS IP Installer
DHCP
Suitable for all supported environments.
Suitable for all supported networking environments.
Available in Windows
NT and UNIX. Recommended method on
Windows NT networks
Connecting a PC compatible keyboard directly to the Mini-DIN connector of the AXIS 7000/FX provides a quick and convenient method for
managing the unit, and setting the IP address during system startup.
Note: the administrator can disallow this function from the Web-based
Administration pages. For further details, refer to “User Options” on
page 38.
Supplied on the AXIS Online CD and available via the Axis Website, this
is an Axis tool that simplifies the setting of IP addresses for all Axis
ThinServer
servers and document servers.
Note: you should not use AXIS IP Installer to set the IP address of the
AXIS 7000/FX, if you have an active DHCP server on your network.
Operates on the entire network and allows for automatic but temporary assignment of IP addresses from a central pool. DHCP will, when
enabled, cause the selected host to automatically allocate and download a free IP address, default router address and subnet mask to the
requesting AXIS 7000/FX. It also provides validation data that defines
how long the IP addresses will remain valid.
This is the recommended method on networks, since it allows a number
of parameters to be set automatically, provided the DHCP server has
been configured to do so.
TM
devices, including print servers, camera servers, storage
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ARP
RARP
BOOTP
Available in Windows
95/98,
Windows NT, UNIX and
OS/2,
Does NOT work over
routers.
Available in UNIX only. Downloads the IP address to each device automatically. It requires a
Available in UNIX only. Similar to RARP, but operates on the entire network. It requires a
Requires the IP address for each new device to be downloaded individually.
RARP daemon on your system and operates within a single network
segment only.
BOOTP daemon on your system.
Control Panel Follow the instructions below to set the IP address from the control
panel:
1. Power up the AXIS 7000/FX. Press Menu when this display
appears:
AXIS 7000/FX
Version: 1.00E
2. After a few seconds this display will be shown:
IP address:
000.000.000.000
3. Press Select to edit the IP address:
Edit IP address:
000.000.000.000
4. Press Menu to move through the digits and highlight each digit,
one at a time.
5. Use to increase or decrease each highlighted digit, as
required.
6. Press Select to confirm the changes.
7. Press Menu to display the default router address setting:
Default router:
000.000.000.000
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8. Press Select to edit the default router address:
Edit router:
000.000.000.000
9. To change the value, repeat steps 4 - 6 above.
10. Press Menu to display the subnet mask setting:
Net mask:
000.000.000.000
11. Press Select to edit the subnet mask:
Edit net mask:
000.000.000.000
12. To change the value, repeat steps 4 - 6 above.
13. Press Menu to display the node address. This address is not
editable. The node address should equal the AXIS 7000/FX serial
number found on the underside label of the unit.
14. Press Menu once more to display the final instructions:
.
.
.
.
.
.
Press if you
are finished
.
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15. Press Select to exit the IP settings. The AXIS 7000/FX then
completes the startup sequence.
16. Write the name or IP address of the AXIS 7000/FX on the supplied
Instructions label and attach it to the top cover.
The AXIS 7000/FX is ready for use when the Status indicator stops
flashing and remains lit.
Note:
If you make a mistake while editing the parameters, press the Cancel key
on the control panel to cancel the operation.
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Verifying the Network
Settings
Access the Advanced menu from the AXIS 7000/FX control panel to
verify that the chosen network settings are correct, as described below:
1. Press and hold down the Menu key while simultaneously
pressing the Select key . The Advanced menu is displayed.
2. Use to find the Network Settings option.
3. Press Select to enter the submenus.
4. Use to scroll through and check the parameter settings.
Using a PC keyboard Connecting a PC compatible keyboard directly to the Mini-DIN
connector of your AXIS 7000/FX provides a quick and convenient
method for managing the unit and setting the IP address during system
start up. Follow the procedures below to set the IP Address from the
keyboard.
Note:
The Administrator can disallow this function from the Web-based
Administration pages. For further details refer to “User Options” on page
38.
1. The following commands are for the setup of the IP parameters at
start-up only. If the keyboard is not already connected, make sure
that the AXIS 7000/FX power supply is disconnected before
connecting the keyboard to the Mini-DIN connector located on the
rear panel.
Connect the AXIS 7000/FX power supply and Press Tab when the
following message appears:
AXIS 7000/FX
Version 1.00E
2. After a few seconds the following message will appear:
IP address:
000.000.000.000
3. Press Enter to edit the IP address:
Edit IP address:
000.000.000.000
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4. Use the following keys to enter the IP address:
• Use the numeric keys to enter the digits.
•Press Left or Right arrow to edit the previous or next digit.
•Press Backspace to erase the last entered digit.
•Press Space to move to the next three-digit group.
•Press Home or End to go to the first or last three-digit group.
•Press Enter to save and exit.
•Press Esc to cancel.
The instructions above also apply for editing the router address and
subnet mask setting.
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Using DHCP, ARP,
RARP and BOOTP
Important!
Do not use the IP address used in any of the following examples.
Use DHCP, ARP, RARP and BOOTP as an alternative to setting the IP
address from the control panel or keyboard. Follow the appropriate
instructions for the preferred method below.
Before you begin:
• Power
Make sure the AXIS 7000/FX is powered on and attached to the network.
• System Privileges
You will need administrator privileges on the Windows NT server or
root privileges on the UNIX system.
• Ethernet Address
Depending on the method you are using, you will need to know the
Ethernet address of your AXIS 7000/FX. The Ethernet address is based
upon the AXIS 7000/FX serial number. You will find the number on
the underside label.
• IP Address
Acquire an unused IP address from your Network Administrator.
Using DHCP 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 IP addresses
• Subnet mask
• Default router IP address
• Lease duration
• Mail server IP address
• DNS server IP address
• Domain name
• NTP server IP address
2. Activate the scope.
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Notes:
• DHCP is enabled by default but can be disabled by an Administrator
using the System Settings page.
• The IP address and all the other settings will be downloaded automatically. You do not need to restart the AXIS 7000/FX.
Using ARP in Windows In Windows 95 and Windows NT, you can download the IP address
using ARP. Perform the following commands to download the IP
address and verify the communication.
Important!
Windows 95 only: If the ARP table is empty, you must first ping an existing unit on your
network before setting the IP address of your AXIS 7000/FX. Type
ARP table.
From the DOS prompt, type the following:
arp -a to display the
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arp -s <Internet address> <Ethernet address>
ping <Internet address>
The
Ethernet address equals the serial number of the AXIS
7000/FX 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
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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Notes:
• ARP is enabled by default but can be disabled by an Administrator
using the System Settings page.
• Once the AXIS 7000/FX has established communication using an
appropriate IP address, the
arp/ping commands cannot be used to
change the address. The reason for this is to avoid accidental or unauthorized changes of the IP address. Restart the AXIS 7000/FX to make
it accept the setting of the IP address. You can perform a restart
remotely via the AXIS 7000/FX web interface. See “Specifying the Sys-
tem Settings ”on page 36.
• When you execute the
ping command for the first time, the response
time may be significantly longer than usual.
Using ARP in
UNIX and OS/2
In UNIX and OS/2, type the following commands to download the IP
address and verify the communication:
arp -s <host name> <Ethernet or node address> temp
ping <host name>
Ethernet address or node address equals the AXIS 7000/FX
The
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.
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Notes:
• ARP is enabled by default but can be disabled by an Administrator
using the System Settings page.
arp -s command may vary between different systems. Some
•The
BSD-type systems expect the host name and Ethernet address in
reverse order. IBM AIX systems require the additional argument
ether for Ethernet networks, e.g. arp -s ether spserv
00:40:8c:11:00:86 temp
• Once the AXIS 7000/FX has established communication using an
appropriate IP address, the
arp/ping commands cannot be used to
change the address. The reason is to avoid accidental or unauthorized
change of the IP address. Restart the AXIS 7000/FX to make it accept
the setting. You can perform a restart remotely via the AXIS 7000/FX
web interface. See “Specifying the System Settings ”on page 36.
• When you execute the
ping command for the first time, the response
time may be significantly longer than usual.
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Using RARP
in UNIX
Follow these steps to download the IP address using the RARP method:
1. Append the following line to your Ethernet address table. This is
typically performed by editing the file
<Ethernet address> <host name>
/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
4. Restart the AXIS 7000/FX to download the IP address. See “Specifying
the System Settings ”on page 36
Note:
RARP is enabled by default but can be disabled by an Administrator using
the System Settings page.
rarpd -a
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Using BOOTP
in UNIX
Follow these steps to download the IP address using the BOOTP
method:
1. Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically
performed by editing the file
<host name>:ht=<hardware type>:vm=<vendor magic>:\
:ha=<hardware address>:ip=<Internet address>:\
:sm=<subnet mask>:gw=<gateway field>
/etc/bootptab.
where:
ht
vm rfc1048
ha
ip
sm
gw
ether for Ethernet
The Ethernet or node address, i.e. the AXIS 7000/FX serial number
The IP address of the AXIS 7000/FX
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 7000/FX to download the IP address, default router
address and subnet mask.
Notes:
BOOTP is enabled by default but can be disabled by an Administrator
using the System Settings page.
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Mapping a Host Name to the IP Address
If you are using host names, you can map a unique host name to the
acquired IP 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:
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 IP
address. In this case, simply replace the host name entry with the IP
address wherever needed.
Verifying your Installation
After successful installation, the AXIS 7000/FX will verify the attached
digital copier/scanner and display the name of the detected device. If
the digital copier/scanner is not supported, an error message will be
displayed.
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If no destinations have been specified yet, the AXIS 7000/FX will
display:
Connect using
Web browser
If one or more destinations have already been specified, the AXIS
7000/FX will display:
Send to:
xxxxxx
where “
To verify the communication, you can access the AXIS 7000/FX using
a standard Web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet
Explorer:
1. Place a document in the digital copier/scanner.
2. Start your Web browser.
xxxxxx” is the first destination in the destination list.
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3. Enter the name or IP address of your AXIS 7000/FX in the
location/address field.
Example:
http://172.16.253.80
4. The AXIS 7000/FX Home Page, the Scan Document page is
displayed. Place an image in the digital copier/scanner and click
Scan. Depending on the image format specified by the profile, the
Web browser will display the scanned image in an associated image
viewer or ask you to save the file.
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Section 4 Configuring the AXIS 7000/FX
This section is targeted specifically to users responsible for the
administration of the AXIS 7000/FX. The Administrator is granted with
high-level privileges denied to the ordinary user.
Important!
To access the AXIS 7000/FX configuration file, you must first set the IP address as
described in “Assigning an IP Address ”on page 21.
You configure the AXIS 7000/FX from a standard Web browser such as
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.
Alternatively, edit the configuration file using a text editor and upload the
file to the AXIS 7000/FX using FTP.
Important!
The following settings must be specified by the Administrator before the AXIS 7000/FX
can be used for distributing documents on your network:
• Network settings - define the parameters for TCP/IP and SMTP protocols.
• Destinations - specify the e-mail address, file server, or printer to which you wish to
send your document.
The Administrator can optionally modify:
• System settings - system information, administrator password, language, user privileges etc.
• Profiles
•Paper sizes
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Overview of the Administration Tools
Online help is available on every page within the AXIS 7000/FX web interface. This is
of particular relevance when configuring the unit and should be used as a first point of
reference for any administration queries. The help system is stored internally in the AXIS
7000/FX.
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The Web-based Administration tools provide a convenient method for
managing destinations, profiles, defining the network protocol settings,
establishing user privileges, authentication etc. The tools are password
protected and available to the Administrator only.
Accessing the Tools You can access the AXIS 7000/FX Home Page using a standard Web
browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.
1. Start the Web browser.
2. Enter the name or IP address of the AXIS 7000/FX on the
location/address line:
Example:
http://172.16.253.80
3. This brings you to the AXIS 7000/FX Home Page.
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4. Click admin.
A prompt for a username and password is displayed when entering
these pages for the first time during a Web browser session. At the
prompt, log on as root and use the default password pass.
Note:
It is recommended that you change the password of your AXIS 7000/FX
as soon as possible, since all Axis products are shipped with the same
password as default.
5. The This AXIS 7000/FX page is displayed:
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The Administrator can modify the system settings directly from this page.
Access the other Administration tools using the control buttons to the left
of the page.
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Specifying the System Settings
Click This AXIS 7000/FX page to display software version, unit
hardware address, memory size information and the current system
settings.
Important!
When installing the AXIS 7000/FX for the first time, it is recommended that the
Administrator retains the default system settings, profiles and paper sizes. Optionally,
customize these when you are familiar with the unit operation and functionality.
Services overview The table below provides an overview of the information and services
provided by each button on this page:
Button Description
Edit
Allows editing of the General, Date & Time, User Options, International, Authentication and Meta Information settings.
See The Edit Button below.
View Settings
Restart Server
Factory Defaults
Supported Devices
Lists the current parameter settings in the configuration file.
Restarts the AXIS 7000/FX. Removes all previously loaded temporary destinations and profiles from the memory.
Restores the factory default settings and restarts the AXIS
7000/FX automatically. All previously loaded destinations are
erased from memory.
Displays the list of the devices supported by the AXIS 7000/FX.
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The Edit Button Click the Edit button to display the This AXIS 7000/FX - Edit Page.
Clicking the appropriate tag displays the General, Date & Time, User
Options, International, and Authentication settings for your AXIS
7000/FX as described below:
General Server Password and Confirm
This is the Administrator password required for accessing the AXIS
7000/FX for administration tools.
To change the password, simply enter your new password in the Server
Password field. Repeat the new password in the Confirm field to check
the spelling and syntax.
Notes:
• It is recommended that you change the password of your AXIS
7000/FX as soon as possible, since all Axis products are shipped with
the same password as default.
• If you lose the Server password, you must restore the factory default
settings. See “Restoring Factory Default Settings ”on page 95.
• An asterisk * is displayed for each alphanumeric character that comprises the password in the Server password field of the This AXIS
7000/FX page.
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Date & Time If you are using time synchronization, specify the time zone in which the
AXIS 7000/FX operates . U TC is Un ivers a l Ti me Coo rdi n a ted whi ch us ed
to be known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), i.e. the local time at the
Greenwich meridian (zero degrees longitude). No_DST means that
automatic adjustment for DST (Daylights Savings Time) is not included.
However, the country specific time zones include adjustment for DST.
The AXIS 7000/FX has a built-in real time clock with a back-up battery
which will keep the time when the power supply is disconnected.
Automatically using the Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Click here to obtain date and time information from a time
synchronization source. Time stamps are used in the event log.
NTP Server
Specify the name or IP address of the NTP server used for time
synchronization.
Manually
Click here to set date and time manually.
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User Options The Allow Users to: field defines the privileges allowed to normal users
by the Administrator(s). Check the corresponding checkbox for each task a
user is allowed to perform, namely:
• Add temporary e-mail destinations
• Add temporary profiles
• Scan documents to Web browser
• Specify the sender of scanned documents
• Configure network settings on the control panel
Notes:
• All tasks, except specifying the sender are enabled by default.
• Configuring the network settings on the control panel allows the user
to change the IP Address using the control panel.
International Allows the Administrator(s) to select:
• The preferred language for messages displayed on the AXIS
7000/FX control panel display - English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian and Swedish are supported
• The keyboard layout which is compatible with the external
keyboard
• The measurement unit to be used for displaying defined paper
sizes (centimeters or inches).
Notes:
• The language default is set to English and the measurements to centimeters.
• When a new language is selected you must go back to the Profiles
page and click Restore Predefined Pro files to change the language in
the Profile Name list. This also applies to the language in the Paper
Sizes list, i.e. you must go back to the Paper Sizes page and click
Restore Predefined Paper Sizes.
Note: All user-defined profiles and modifications to predefined profiles
will be lost when you click Restore Predefined Profiles.
Authentication Authentication makes it possible to allow access to the AXIS 7000/FX to
authenticated users only. For more information, please r efer to “Specifying
Authentication Settings” on page 52.
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Specifying Network Settings
Click Network Settings to view and modify the configuration parameters
for all supported protocols, namely:
• TCP/IP - defines the IP Address, default router and subnet mask,
automatic download method (BOOTP, RARP or DHCP), domain name,
and DNS server.
Notes:
The network settings are set automatically if you use RARP, DHCP or
BOOTP for downloading the IP address. However, it is recommended that
you verify the network settings using the Web browser interface,
regardless of how the initial network setup was done.
• Web (HTTP) - an external URL reference with URL to page or image
options.
• E-mail (SMTP) - defines the IP Addresses or DNS names for primary
and secondary e-mail servers, connection time-out, e-mail reply
address.
• External Address Book - defines an external e-mail address book on an
LDAP server or a destination list on an FTP server which is automatically
retrieved and downloaded to the AXIS 7000/FX..
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Services Overview The table below provides an overview of information and services
available from this page
Button Description
Wizard
Guides the user through the setup procedures for the following protocols - TCP/IP, E-mail (SMTP) and the External Address book.
Note: You cannot set up all of the supported protocols
with one pass of the Wizard. After completing one protocol, you then return to the Network Settings Wizard page
where you can optionally proceed with another protocol.
Detailed View
Restart Server
View Settings
Displays the Protocols page that allows all of the supported protocols to be set up within a single dialog.
Restarts the AXIS 7000/FX. LED indicators flash during
startup and self test. When they have stopped and the
Network indicator starts flashing to indicate network activity, the unit is ready for use. New configuration settings will then become active.
Note: Clicking Restart deletes all temporary destination
and profiles.
Lists the current parameter settings in the configuration
file.
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Using the Wizard The Wizard provides a convenient way to set up the AXIS 7000/FX in
your networking environment. Follow the instructions below to configure
the support ed networking protocols:
Important!
• The Network settings for the TCP/IP and E-mail (SMTP) protocols must be specified by
the Administrator before the AXIS 7000/FX can be used for distributing reproduced
documents on the network. You can optionally configure the External Address Book
for automatic retrieval and loading of e-mail addresses and/or other destination
types.
• In order to prevent conflicts with other network devices please be sure to acquire a
unique and unused IP address from your Network Administrator.
1. Click Network Settings.
2. Click Wizard to have the AXIS 7000/FX guide you through the
configuration procedures for each of the supported network
protocols.
3. Click Detailed View to verify the settings.
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Note:
The Wizard configures each supported protocol one at a time, i.e. after
configuring TCP/IP you must then initiate another pass of the Wizard to
configure the E-mail (SMTP) protocols and External Address Book.
4. Click Close.
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Detailed View Follow the instruct ions b elow t o con figure al l of t he s upporte d netw orking
protocols using the Detailed View.
Important!
• The Network settings for the TCP/IP and E-mail (SMTP) protocols must be specified by
the Administrator before the AXIS 7000/FX can be used for distributing reproduced
documents on the network. You can optionally configure the External Address Book
for automatic retrieval and loading of e-mail addresses and/or other destination
types.
• In order to prevent conflicts with other network devices please be sure to acquire a
unique and unused IP address from your Network Administrator.
• The Online help button provides instructions and general information on all system parameters and is your first point of reference for any administration queries.
1. Click Network Settings.
2. Click Detailed View to display the Protocols dialog.
3. With reference to services overview below and the Online Help
information, click the appropriate tag to view and modify the
protocols to your choosing.
• Click Apply to save your changes without closing the dialog
box.
• Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
Services Overview The table below provides an overview of the supported protocol settings
describing both purpose and function:
Protocol setting Purpose and function
TCP/IP
Web (HTTP)
E-mail (SMTP)
External Address Book
Defines the IP Address, default router and subnet mask,
automatic download method (BOOTP, RARP or DHCP), domain name, and DNS server.
An external URL reference with URL to page or image options.
Defines the IP Addresses or DNS names for primary and
secondary e-mail servers, connection time-out, e-mail reply address and Bcc address.
Defines an external e-mail address book on an LDAP server or destinations list on an FTP server.
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Note:
The AXIS 7000/FX configuration parameters are fully described in “The
Parameter List” on page 111.
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Configuring the TCP/IP
Settings
Follow the instructions below to configure the TCP/IP settings:
1. From the Protocols dialog, click the TCP/IP tag.
2. Check the appropriate checkbox to define your preferred method for
setting the IP Address automatically, i.e. DHCP, BOOTP or RARP. For
further information on these methods, refer to “Assigning an IP
Address ”on page 21.
Notes:
• If DHCP, BOOTP or RARP is enabled, your manual settings might be
overridden when you restart the AXIS 7000/FX.
• Depending on how your network has been configured, other Internetrelated parameters such as the default router, subnet mask, mail
server, time server etc. might also be set automatically. However, it is
recommend that you verify the settings when the AXIS 7000/FX has
been restarted and then enter any missing parameters manually.
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3. Enter the IP Address of your AXIS 7000/FX, e.g. 172.16.253.80
Notes:
• If the IP address is changed, you must re-establish the HTTP communication using the new address.
• You can also set the IP address from the AXIS 7000/FX control panel.
Refer to “Assigning an IP Address” on page 21.
4. Enter the IP address for the Default Router. All traffic directed outside
the local network (according to the subnet mask) is sent to the default
router. Any re-routing via other routers is done automatically. The
setting 0.0.0.0 indicates that no default router is set.
5. Specify the Subnet Mask used for determining when the traffic
should be sent via a router. This number combined with the IP address
identifies on which network the AXIS 7000/FX is located. For
example, the normal class C mask is 255.255.255.0. The setting
0.0.0.0 indicates that automatic router sensing is used.
6. Specify the Domain Name to which the AXIS 7000/FX belongs.
Domain refers to a set of computers on a network that have been
assigned a group name. A domain might contain two or more
workgroups.
7. Specify the IP address of the Primary DNS Server. DNS (Domain
Name System) servers are used for identifying computers with names
instead of IP Addresses.
8. Specify the IP address of the Secondary DNS Server that will be used
in case the primary DNS server is disconnected or unavailable.
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Web (HTTP) Select Web(HTTP) to add a customized link to the AXIS 7000/FX Home
Page:
• URL to Page: Useful for establishing guidelines and rules of usage for
the AXIS 7000/FX. The full path must be specified, e.g.
http://www.company.com
• URL to Image: Link to an image used as a customized link. Specify the
full path; for example:
http://www.company.com/images/image.gif, or the path
relative to the URL of the page, e.g.
Note:
images/image.gif.
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Note that the width of the image can not exceed 117 pixels. Leave blank
to use a standard button.
E-mail (SMTP) The Network settings for the e-mail (SMTP) protocols must be specified
by the Administrator before the AXIS 7000/FX can be used for
distributing reproduced documents on the network.
Follow the instructions below to configure the e-mail (SMTP) protocol.
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1. From the Protocols dialog, click the E-mail (SMTP) tag.
2. Specify the name or IP address of the Primary Mail Server that
provides the e-mail facilities, e.g.
172.16.253.80.
mail or mail.domain.com or
3. Optionally, specify the name or IP address of the Secondary Mail
Server. The secondary mail server is only used if the primary mail
server is disconnected or unavailable.
4. In the SMTP Port field, specify the number of the TCP/IP port.
5. Define the Connection Timout period, i.e. how long the AXIS
7000/FX is to wait before timing out when connecting to the e-mail
(SMTP) server. This must be greater than 5 but no more than 65535
seconds.
6. In the Reply Address field, specify the e-mail address that is to
feature as the default sender when sending to e-mail destinations.
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Notes:
• The user can specify another sender at the moment of scanning. This,
however, does not apply if the administrator has enabled Authentication or if the Specify the sender of scanned documents option is not
selected (see the admin|Edit|User Options tab).
• Make sure that your AXIS 7000/FX has a valid SMTP reply address to
avoid rejection by spam filters.
• To be able to receive mail from the AXIS 7000/FX you may need to
configure the IP address or host name of the AXIS 7000/FX in the mail
server.
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External Address Book A Destination Address Book can be retrieved from an LDAP (Lightwe ight
Directory Access Protocol) server or from a specified file on an FTP
server. Alternatively, you can choose not to retrieve an address book.
Follow the instructions below to configure the External Address Book:
1. From the Protocols dialog, click the External Address Book tag.
Your options are:
• No External Address Book - Select this option if you do not want to
retrieve an External Address Book.
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• External Address Book via LDAP (e-mail destinations only) - Select
this option to retrieve an external address book from an LDAP
(Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server. For more information on
LDAP, see “LDAP” on page 105. Check the AXIS 7000/FX Support Web
for more information on the settings for your specific LDAP server.
LDAP Server - Specify the name or IP Address of the LDAP server.
Port Number - Specify the number of the TCP/IP port.
User - Specify the name for logging on to the LDAP server, e.g.
cn=name, o=companyname, c=countrycode. If left blank, no
authorization will be attempted. If the contents in this field does not
include a "=" or a comma, the string "cn=" is automatically added to the
beginning of the contents.
Password - Specify the password for logging on to the LDAP server. If
the User field is left blank, this setting will be ignored.
Confirm - Confirm the password to make sure it was spelled correctly.
Name Field - Specify the name of the field that contains the
destination name.
E-mail Field - Specify the name of the field that contains the e-mail
address.
Search Base - Specify where to begin the search, e.g. o=companyname,
c=countrycode.
Filter - Specify an LDAP filter in order to reduce the length of the
destination list. The filter can be a real LDAP filter, e.g. (givenName=*).
You can also specify a list of conditions, e.g.
mail=adm*,telephoneNumber=+1 800*. In this case, the AXIS 7000/FX
will generate a real LDAP filter.
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• External Address Book from a File (e-mail, printer and file
destinations) - Select this option to read an external address book from
a file on an FTP server.
FTP Server - Specify the name or IP Address of the FTP server.
User - Specify the user name for logging on to the FTP server. If left
blank, the User and Password specified on the Destination Default
page will be used.
Password - Specify the password for logging on to the FTP server. If the
User field is left blank, this setting will be ignored.
Confirm - Confirm the password to make sure it was spelled correctly.
Directory - Specify the directory on the FTP server where the file is
stored. Example:
/pub/axis7000/address
If left blank, the root directory on the FTP server will be used.
File Name - Specify the name of the file. The file must be a text file
using the following syntax:
[Destination-<destination name>]
Description = <destination name>
Transfer method = Scan-to-e-mail (SMTP)/
Scan-to-URL (SMTP & FTP)/
Scan-to-file (FTP)
Scan-to-print (LPD)
Scan-to-print (TCP)
Destination = <e-mail address>/<directory>
= <queue>/<port>
Information level = Nothing/Basic/Complete
Profile = <profile>
Server = <ftp server>
= <LPD server>
= <printer>
User = <user name>
Password = <password>
File name = <file name>
Index file = Yes/No
Resolutions = <A subset of: 75 100 150 200 300
= 600 1200>
Paper sizes = <A subset of: Executive Letter
= Legal Ledger A4 A3>
Duplex supported = Yes/No
Duplex selection = SingleSided/DoubleSided/
= AsScanned
LPD mode = SingleDataFile/SplitSourceFile/
= BufferDataFiles/
= MultipleDataFiles/
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The Password, File name and Index file fields only apply to file
destinations. The Server and User fields only apply to file and printer
destinations. The last five fields only apply to printer destinations. The
Description, Transfer method and Destination fields are mandatory for
all destination types. For file and printer destinations, the Server field is
mandatory as well. If the other fields are omitted, default values will be
used. These are in most cases defined on the Destination Default page.
For an example, create a destination with the selected transfer method
and check the config.ini file.
Notes:
• The external e-mail addresses will appear in alphabetical order
together with existing destinations in the destination list on the AXIS
7000/FX message display.
• The event log will show how many e-mail addresses that have been
loaded with LDAP or FTP.
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Specifying Authentication Settings
Authentication makes it possible for the administrator to allow access to
the AXIS 7000/FX for authenticated users only. Click the Edit button on
the This AXIS 7000/FX page and then click the Authentication tag to
modify the authentication parameters.
1. Click one of the radio buttons to disable/enable authentication:
• Click None to disable authentication. Authentication is
disabled by default.
• Click LDAP server authentication to enable authentication.
Specify the parameter settings as described below.
Parameter Description
LDAP Server
Port Number
Search Base
Name Field
E-mail Field
Specify the name or IP Address of the LDAP server
Specify the number of the TCP/IP port used by the LDAP
server
Specify where to begin the search, e.g. o=company name, c=country
code
Specify the name of the field that contains the destination name,
e.g. cn
Specify the name of the field that contains the e-mail address,
e.g. mail
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User ID Field
Time before
logout
Specify the User ID field that contains the user ID/user name of the
user to be authenticated, e.g. uid
Specify the number of seconds that the AXIS 7000/FX waits for user
input before it automatically logs out the authenticated user.
2. Click Apply to save your changes, then click OK to return to the This
AXIS 7000/FX page.
If you want to return to the This AXIS 7000/FX page without saving
your changes click Cancel.
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Specifying Destinations
A destination is used when sending scanned images from the AXIS
7000/FX control panel and is defined as one of the following:
• an e-mail address
• a file on an FTP server referenced by a URL hyperlinks
• a file on an FTP server
•a printer
Click Destinations to display the Destinations page for:
• a list of currently available e-mail, file and printer destinations
• editing and creating new destinations
• creating copies of existing destinations
• selectively deleting destinations
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Services Overview The table below provides an overview of the information and services
provided by each button on this page.
Button Description
E-mail Destination New >>
Creates a new e-mail destination.
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File Destination New >>
Printer Destination New >>
URL for E-mail >>
E-mail Subjects >>
Destination Def a ults >>
Remove All Destinations
External Destinations
Creates a new file destination.
Creates a new printer destination.
Defines the storage location for images sent as
hyperlinks to e-mail destinations.
Specifies the text to be displayed in the subject
field when sending to e-mail destinations.
Note: US ASCII characters only.
Displays the default parameters for each destination, e.g. the associated profile for a particular
destination, the transfer type, etc.
Note: Editing the default settings causes all destinations using the default value to be changed automatically.
Deletes all destinations from table.
Displays the external destinations. Destinations
are displayed using the same syntax as an external address book stored on an FTP server
(see Network Settings | Detailed View)
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Creating and Editing
E-mail Destinations
E-mail destinations allow the users to send scanned images to e-mail
addresses using the SMTP protocol.
Follow the instructions below to create new or edit existing e-mail
destinations.
1. Click Destinations.
2. Previously added e-mail, file and printer destinations are listed in the
table. Click Detailed to view the detailed settings.
3. If you want to edit an existing destination in the displayed list, click
the Destination Name link and proceed to step 5.
4. Click E-mail Destination New >> to add a new destination to the list.
5. Specify a descriptive name for the e-mail destination in the
Destination Name field. This is the name that will appear in the
destination list.
6. Specify the e-mail address of the recipient in the E-mail Address field.
Multiple recipients must be separated by a comma (,) e.g.
user1@company.com, user2@company.com
7. From the drop-down Profile list, select the profile to be used as the
default for this destination.
Note:
The user can specify another profile from the AXIS 7000/FX control panel
at the moment of scanning. <Default-xx> is the default value specified
on the Destination Defaults page.
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8. With reference to the table below, select the amount of information
to be attached with the image:
Option Description
<Default-xx>
Default value specified on the Destination Defaults page
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<Complete>
<Basic>
<None>
Information about the AXIS 7000/FX, the connected digital
copier/scanner, the parameter settings used when scanning etc.
Includes the image-related profile settings.
Does not include any information.
9. The e-mail can include the scanned image as an e-mail attachment,
or a hyperlink (URL) to the original file. Click the appropriate radio
button to determine how the scanned image should be sent.
Important!
When selecting a URL that points to a scanned image, you must specify the location for
storing the scanned images. Click URL for E-mail to specify the directory where all such
images will be stored.
10. To complete this task, do one of the following:
• To enter a new destination, click Add to list. Once your
destination additions are complete, click Done to return to the
Destinations page.
• To save an edited destination click OK
Notes:.
• You can enter more than one e-mail destination. Separate the different entries with a comma (,) e.g. user1@company.com, user2@com-
pany.com
• You can also define an external e-mail address book on an LDAP
server or destinations list on an FTP server. See “External Address
Book” on page 48.
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Adding Permanent
Destinations
Creating and Editing
File Destinations
The Administrator can permit users to add temporary e-mail destinations
using the New Destination button on the User|Destination page. If this
privilege is enabled, the five most recently added temporary destinations
will appear at the top of the table on the Destinations page.
The Administrator can make these temporary destinations permanent
simply by clicking the Make Permanent button.
File destinations allows the user to store scanned images in a
directory on a file server using the FTP protocol.
Follow the instructions below to edit, copy o r cr eate a new file destination:
1. Click Destinations.
2. If you want to edit an existing destination in the displayed list, click
the Destination Name link and proceed to step 4.
3. Click File Destination New >> to add a new destination to the list.
4. Specify a descriptive name for the file destination in the Destination
Name field. This is the name that will appear in the destination list.
5. From the drop-down Profile list, select the profile to be used as
default for this destination.
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Note:
The user can specify another profile from the AXIS 7000/FX control panel
at the moment of scanning. <Default-xx> is the default value specified
on the Destination Defaults page.
6. With reference to the table below, select the amount of information
to be included with the image:
Option Description
<Default-xx>
Default value specified on the Destination Defaults page
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<Complete>
<Basic>
<None>
Information about the AXIS 7000/FX, the connected digital
copier/scanner, the parameter settings used when scanning etc.
Includes the image-related profile settings
Does not include any information
7. Specify the name or IP address of the FTP server on which the
scanned image will be stored in the FTP Server field.
8. Specify the user name for logging on to the FTP server in the User
field.
Note:
Leaving the User field blank causes the user and password defined in the
Destination Defaults page to be used.
9. If required, specify the password for logging on to the FTP server.
Repeat the password in the Confirm field to check the spelling and
syntax.
10. Specify the directory on the FTP server where the image will be
stored.
11. Define the file name of the scanned image.
Note:
The filename defined in the Destination Defaults page is used if the
Filename field is left blank.
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12. With reference to “Filename Sequence Numbers and Extensions ”on
page 60, optionally combine the filename with a sequence number
and/or a file extension, e.g.
<filename><sequencenumber>.<fileextension>
13. To complete this task do one of the following:
• To save a new File Destination, click Add to list. Once your
File Destination additions are complete, click Done to return to
the Destinations page.
• To save an edited File Destination or to save a copy of a File
Destination, click OK.
Filename Sequence
Numbers and
Extensions
The filename defined within the New File Destination/Edit File
Destination page can be appended with a sequence number and/or an
extension. These numbers and extensions specify the file name and d efine
which application is needed to automatically launch the appropriate image
viewer, i.e.
tif, jpg, or pdf.
Check the Append Sequence number to file name if you want to
sequentially save a series of image files. This causes a new image file to be
stored every time a user scans to the specified destination. For example, if
you select
01 as the sequence number from the drop-down list, the first
time you scan an image to the specified destination, the file will be saved
as
filename00. The next time the file will be saved as filename01,...
etc.
For a directory with many files, performance increases if you store the
sequence number on the FTP server. However, to do that, the AXIS
7000/FX must be permitted to overwrite/delete files in the specified
directory.
The table below summarizes the available sequence numbers and
extensions:
Option Description
Append sequence
number to file name
Start sequence with:
Adds a unique sequence number to the file name.
Selects the sequence number to be appended to the first image scanned to this destination. For example, if you choose
01, the first image will be called <filename>00, the second
will be called <filename>01, etc.
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Option Description
Store sequence
number on FTP server:
Check this box to store the sequence number on the FTP
server. For a directory with many files, performance will increase. However, the specified user must have change and
delete access rights to the specified directory on the FTP
server.
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Creating and Editing
New Printer
Destinations
Append file ext e nsion
to file name:
Printer destinations allow users to send scanned or copied images to a
PCL printer on the network, using either the Raw TCP or LPD printing
method.
Check this box to add the file extension to the file name, i.e.
tif, jpg or pdf. The file extension will correspond to the profile
used. It is needed for automatically launching the appropriate image viewer.
Raw TCP Printing Follow the instru ctions below to edit or create a new TCP/IP printer
destination:
1. Click Destinations.
2. If you want to edit an existing destination in the displayed list, click
the Destination Name link and proceed to step 5.
3. Click Printer Destination New >> to display the New Printer
Destination Page.
4. Enter a descriptive Destination Name for the printer.
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5. Check the Raw TCP/IP radio button.
6. Type the IP Address or Host Name of the destination printer in the
Printer field.
7. Specify the port number that the printer uses (normally 9100).
8. From the drop-down Profile list, select the profile to be used as the
default for this destination.
Notes:
• The user can specify another profile from the AXIS 7000/FX control
panel at the moment of scanning. <Default-xx> is the default value
specified on the Destination Defaults page.
• Select the PCL image format as it is primarily for use with printer destinations.
9. Check the Include Page Header check box only if you want date,
time, destination, sent by, and page number to appear on your
printer output.
10. If the target printer supports double sided printing, check the My
Printer Supports Double Sided Printing checkbox and define your
printing preferences by clicking the associated radio buttons,
namely: Only Print Single Sided, Only Print Double Sided or Print
As Scanned.
11. Check the appropriate check boxes to define the supported
resolutions and paper sizes for the target printer.
12. To complete this task do one of the following:
• If you have added a new printer destination, click Add to List.
After adding all of your required printers, click Done.
• If you have edited or copied an existing printer destination,
click OK.
LPD Printing Follow the instructions below to edit or create a new LPD printer
destination:
1. Click Destinations.
2. If you want to edit an existing destination in the displayed list, click
the Destination Name link and proceed to step 5.
3. Click Printer Destination New >> to display the New Printer
Destination Page.
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4. Enter a descriptive Destination Name for the printer.
5. Check the LPD radio button.
6. Type the IP Address or Host Name of the LPD server in the Server
field.
7. In the Print Queue field, type the name of the target printer queue
on the server. Optionally, enter a username to identify ownership of
the print job.
8. Define the LPD Mode by clicking one of the adjacent radio buttons,
namely, Axis Compatible Print Server, Windows Queue, Unix
Queue or Other.
Notes:
• Click Other if your destination printer server is not Axis-compatible.
• Click the Unix Queue button only if you wish to distribute the file to a
dedicated LPD server on your network.
9. From the drop-down Profile list, select the profile to be used as the
default for this destination.
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The user can specify another profile from the AXIS 7000/FX control panel
at the moment of scanning. <Default-xx> is the default value specified
on the Destination Defaults page.
10. Check the Include Page Header checkbox only if you want date,
time, destination, Sent By and Page Number to appear on your
printer output.
11. If the target printer supports double sided printing, check the My
printer supports double sided printing checkbox and define your
printing preferences by clicking the associated radio buttons,
namely, Only Print Single Sided, Only Print Double Sided or Print
As Scanned.
12. Define the supported resolutions and paper sizes for the target printer
by checking the appropriate check boxes.
13. To complete this task do one of the following:
• If you have added a new Printer Destination, click Add to List.
After adding all of your required printers, click Done.
• If you have edited or copied an existing destination, click OK.
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Specifying Profiles
A profile defines the digital copier/scanner and image parameters to be
used when scanning and is optionally part of the destination definition.
Note:
Although a profile is normally associated with a destination, the user can
override that setting by choosing another profile from the AXIS 7000/FX
control panel at the moment of scanning.
Click Profiles for:
• Viewing permanent and temporary profiles
• Viewing the parameter settings
• Editing a profile
• Making temporary profiles permanent
• Creating copies of an existing profiles
• Selectively deleting profiles
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Services Overview The table below provides an overview of the information and services
provided by each button on this page
Button Description
Profile New>>
Allows an administrator to create a new profile. See Creating new profiles below.
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Creating and Editing
Profiles
PDF Options>>
Profile Defaults>>
Restore Predefined
Profiles
Enables the user to insert the document in the same orientation as when copying on a digital copier i.e. long-edge
first.
Allows the administrator to set the default paper size to be
used for all profiles using the default.
The AXIS 7000/FX includes a number of predefined general
purpose profiles. Clicking this button restores the predefined
profiles. See Predefined Profiles below for details.
Note: all user-defined profiles are lost if you restore the predefined profiles.
Follow the instructions below to edit the existing profiles or create new
profiles for specific document types such as invoices, mailings etc.
Notes:
• When you have selected a new language you must go to the Profiles
page and click Restore Pred efined Pr ofile s to change the language in
the Profiles list. It is recommended that you select your preferred language before defining and modifying paper sizes and profiles.
Note: All user-defined profiles (except the set default paper size) and
modifications to predefined profiles will be lost when you click Restore
Predefined Profiles.
• The AXIS 7000/FX will display an error message if the selected settings combination is not valid as some combinations of settings are
incompatible.
1. Click Profiles.
2. The previously added profiles are listed in the table. The Profile Name
is the text that appears in the profile list on the AXIS 7000/FX
interface. If you want to edit an existing profile, click the Profile
Name link and proceed to step 4.
3. Click Profile New >> to add a new profile to the list.
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4. In accordance with the information provided in the Profiles
Parameters table (below), define all of the parameters featured in the
New Scanning Profile/Edit Scanning Profile page.
5. To complete this task do one of the following:
• If you have added a new profile, click Add To List. Once your
profile additions are complete, click Done.
• Click Reset only if you wish to clear the current profile
settings.
• If you have edited or copied an existing profile, click OK.
6. Click Scan to scan the material currently placed in the digital
copier/scanner using the current profile settings. Depending on the
image format used, the Web browser will either display the image or
ask you to save the file.
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Profiles Parameters
Parameter Name Options Instructions
Profile Name
Paper Size
Duplex Scanning
Paper
Orientation
Multipage
Documents
- This is the name that will appear in
the profile list. Specify a descriptive name for the profile.
• A3, A4 (default), A5, B4,
B4 (JIS), B5, B5 (JIS)
•Business card
• Executive
• Ledger
•Legal
• Letter
Select the paper size from the
drop-down dialog box.
Note: <Default-xx> is the default
paper size that is specified on the
Profile Defaults page within the
Administration pages.
• Photo 3.5 x 5”
• Photo 4 x 6”
• Single sided
• Double sided
Click the appropriate radio button
to specify whether the digital
copier/scanner should scan the
document on both sides of the paper.
Note: This feature is only available
for digital copiers/scanners that
support duplex scanning.
• Portrait: top along the
short edge
Click the appropriate radio button
to specify your chosen orientation.
• Landscape: top along the
long edge
• All pages in one file
• Separate file for each page
Click the appropriate radio button
to select whether multipage documents should be saved in one multipage image file or separated into
one image file per page.
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Resolution
Note: Not all TIFF viewers support
multipage image files.
- Specify the resolution to be used
for scanning for X and Y respectively, in dots per inch (DPI).
Note: Higher-resolution settings
produce higher-quality scanning.
However, your documents might
take longer to scan. The resolutions
used when scanning depend on
your scanner's capabilities.
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Parameter Name Options Instructions
Intensity
0 - 100 (%) Enter the level of intensity as a
percentage ratio
Contrast
Data Type
Format Comp.
0 - 100 (%) Enter the level of contrast as a
percentage ratio.
Note: The contrast is the tonal gradation between the highlights,
mid-tones and shadows in an image.
• Black and White
• Grayscale
• Color
Select data type depending on the
material you are scanning and the
imaging application you intend to
use.
• TIFF - No compression
• TIFF - CCITT G.3 - one dim
• TIFF - CCITT G.3 - two dim
• TIFF - CCITT G.4
• TIFF - Packbits
•PDF - No compression
• PDF - CCITT G.3 - one dim
• PDF - CCITT G.3 - two dim
• PDF - CCITT G.4
• PDF - Packbits
•PDF - JPEG
• PCL - PCL5
Choose your combination of image
format and compression from the
methods displayed in the dropdown dialog.
Note: The format compression
choices within the drop down list
will vary dependent upon the selected Data Type. See “Guidelines
for Format and Compression” on
page 70 for further information on
each of the available techniques.
• JFIF - JPEG
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Parameter Name Options Instructions
Dithering
Method
(b/w only)
JPEG Quality
Level
•None
(recommended for text)
•Dithered
(recommended for photos)
Converts pixels with gray
values above the middle
gray level to white, and
pixels with gray values
below the middle gray
level to black.
Select the dithering method for
black/white images from the dropdown dialog.
Notes:
• Not all digital copiers/scan-
ners support dithering.
• Both of the available dither-
ing methods result in a grainy,
film like texture.
• Error diffusion
(also recommended for
photos)
Evaluates the gray-level
value of each pixel and
converts it to either a black
or a white value. The
amount of error is transferred to surrounding pixels before they are
converted. In this way, the
error is diffused throughout the image
0 - 100 (%) Define the JPEG quality level for
the JFIF - JPEG and PDF - JPEG formats as a percentage ration.
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Note: An image compressed using
a higher quality will be less compressed, thus taking up more disk
space than an image compressed
using a lower quality level. Using
75% JPEG quality level, you will
not normally notice any difference
from the original image.
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Predefined
Profiles
The AXIS 7000/FX is pre-installed with 10 standard profiles to cover most
needs. This table lists the predefined profiles:
Name Resolution Type Image format
Color high 150 24-bit color JPEG
Color low 75 24-bit color JPEG
Color PDF 150 24-bit color JPEG
Gray high 150 4-bit grayscale TIFF/Packbits
Gray low 75 4-bit grayscale TIFF/Packbits
Text 300 black/white TIFF/CCITT G.4
Text high 600 black/white TIFF/CCITT G.4
Text low 200 black/white TIFF/CCITT G.4
Text PDF 300 black/white TIFF/CCITT G.4
Text/Photo 300 black/white TIFF/CCITT G.4
Temporary Profiles If the Administrator allows users to add tem por ary prof iles, the five most
recently added profiles will appear in the profiles list. The Administrator
can make temporary profiles perman ent by clickin g the Make Permanent
button.
Guidelines for Format
and Compression
In editing or creating a new profile it is necessary to specify the format and
compression techniques that are to be employed. The table below
highlights the significant benefits of each method.
Format Comments
TIFF
JFIF
PDF
PCL
Notes:
For black/white and grayscale images. Both single- and multipage
images are supported
For color images. Single page images only.
For color and grayscale images. Both single- and multipage images
are supported. Requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Profile used for print destinations - black and white only.
• Compression techniques are distinguished by whether they remove
detail from the image. CCITT encoding is a family of lossless compression techniques for black/white images, of which CCIT G.4 is the most
efficient compression method.
• JPEG is a "lossy" compression technique that effectively reduces file
size by identifying and discarding extra data not essential to the display of the image.
• If you intend to manipulate a color image using an image editor, you
are recommended to use uncompressed TIFF.
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Notes:
• Although the generated TIFF files do not contain searchable text, you
can use an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) application to convert the bitmap to text that can be edited, indexed, searched or copied to other files.
• The generated PDF image files do not contain searchable text. You
can use Adobe Capture or the built-in capture function in Adobe
Acrobat to make the text searchable.
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Specifying Paper Sizes
The Paper Sizes parameter defines the size of the scanned image and is
optionally part of the pr ofile.
Note:
A user can override the Paper Size setting used by a profile by choosing
another paper size from the AXIS 7000/FX control panel at the moment
of scanning.
Predefined
Paper Sizes
The AXIS 7000/FX includes 14 predefined standard paper sizes to cover
most needs. This table lists the predefined paper sizes:
Name Width
(cm)
A3 29.70 42.00 11.69” 16.54”
A4 21.00 29.70 8.27” 11.69”
A5 14.80 21.00 5.83” 8.27”
B4 25.00 35.30 9.84” 13.90”
B4 (JIS) 25.70 36.40 10.12” 14.33”
B5 17.60 25.00 6.93” 9.84”
B5 (JIS) 18.20 25.70 7.17” 10.12”
Business Card 5.50 9.50 2.17” 3.74”
Executive 18.41 26.67 7.25” 10.50”
Ledger 27.94 43.18 11.00” 17.00”
Legal 21.59 35.56 8.50” 14.00”
Letter 21.59 27.94 8.50” 11.00”
Photo 3.5” x 5” 8.89 12.70 3.50” 5.00”
Photo 4” x 6” 10.16 15.24 4.00” 6.00”
Length
(cm)
Width (inches) Length (inches)
Follow the instructions below to optionally edit any of the predefined
paper sizes listed above, or create new ones to suit your specific needs:
Note:
When a new language is selected you must go to the Paper Sizes page
and click Restore Predefined Paper Sizes to change the language in the
Paper sizes list. It is recommended that you select your preferred
language before defining and modifying paper sizes and profiles.
Note: All user-defined profiles and modifications to predefined paper sizes
will be lost when you click Restore Predefined Paper Sizes.
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1. Click Paper Sizes to specify paper sizes. To edit a paper size in the
list, click the Paper Size Name link. To create a new paper size,
click Paper Size New >>.
2. If you need to restore the predefined paper sizes, click Restore
Predefined Paper Sizes. Note that all your current paper sizes will
be lost.
Configuring Using a Text Editor and FTP
The AXIS 7000/FX configuration file includes all the system parameter
settings regarding network protocols, profiles, paper sizes and
destinations.
As an alternative to Web-based configuration, you can edit the
configuration file directly using a text editor and upload the file to the
AXIS 7000/FX using FTP.
Note:
To access the AXIS 7000/FX configuration file, you must first set the IP
address as described in “Assigning an IP Address ”on page 21.
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Follow these instructions to edit the configuration file using FTP:
Caution
Windows 95 has a directory called ‘config’ that contains important system files. It is important to
change to another directory using the cd command before modifying your AXIS 7000/FX
configuration file from within a windows 95 environment. Failure to do this may result in some of
your files being overwritten
1. In a DOS or UNIX window, type ftp <Internet address>,
where
<Internet address> is the name or IP address of your
AXIS 7000/FX.
2. Login using the user id
Note:
The password might have been changed by the Administrator. Check
the admin | Edit | General page
root and the password pass.
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3. Type get config.ini to download the configuration file to your
current directory.
4. Edit the file using your preferred text editor. In Windows 95 and
Windows NT environments, you can for example use Notepad.
Note:
Do not use MS Word or other similar word processor.
5. Type put config.ini to download the file to the AXIS 7000/FX
and save it permanently.
6. To exit FTP, type the command
Notes:
quit, bye, or exit.
• The configuration file can be used as a template when configuring
multiple document servers.
• It is sufficient to download the configuration parameters that have
changed. The other parameter settings will remain unchanged.
• All parameter settings apart from the IP address, Gateway and Subnet
mask can be changed using FTP. Please refer to “The Parameter List”
on page 111.
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Section 5 Using the AXIS 7000/FX
This section describes how to use the AXIS 7000/FX and includes the
following information, given from the perspective of a user:
• Sending methods
• Sending to destinations
• Sending multiple pages
• Adding temporary destinations and profiles
• Sending to the Web browser
• Viewing image files
Note:
“Section 4 - Configuring the AXIS 7000/FX” is targeted specifically to
users responsible for the administration of the AXIS 7000/FX. Please refer
to this section if you wish to access the AXIS 7000/FX as an
Administrator.
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Sending Methods
The AXIS 7000/FX supports five basic methods for distributing
scanned and copied documents over the network:
• Send-to e-mail destinations
• Send-to-file destinations
• Send-to-printer destinations
•Send-to-URL
• Send-to-Web browser
File Server
Digital Copier
E-mail
AXIS 7000/FX
Printer
Web Browser
Scanner
The AXIS 7000/FX allows document information from network
attached document distribution devices, such as scanners or digital
copiers to be distributed to e-mail, file and printer destinations.
In addition to the resident profiles and destinations established by your
Administrator, users can also create both temporary e-mail
destinations and profiles, using either the Web-based user interface or
user keyboard (if connected by your administrator).
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Destinations Documents are typically distributed using the AXIS 7000/FX control
panel or an attached PC compatible keyboard (if connected by your
administrator), to selected e-mail, file or printer destinations.
Users can add temporary e-mail destinations using the Web interface
or keyboard if the destination you wish to send your document to does
not exist in the destination list.
Contact your Administrator if you wish to add a new file or printer
destination, or add a permanent e-mail address.
Send-to-E-mail This allows document images to be distributed to any e-mail address
defined in the destination list. This service is often referred to as
Internet faxing.
E-mail transfer uses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) whereby
the document image is sent as a MIME-encoded e-mail attachment, or
stored on a file server as an accessible hyperlink within an e-mail
notification.
Double-clicking the hyperlink or an e-mail attachment that is
associated with an image viewer automatically starts the appropriate
application.
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Send-to-File This means that the document image is sent to and then stored on a
networked storage device. This could be on a server, a client with a
shared drive, a mainframe, or any chosen network device available to
your filing system. Image files are distributed and archived using the
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that facilitates the storage of files over the
Internet.
Typically a file is sent to a specific software management application,
for example groupware, document management and workflow
systems.
Note:
Users can arrange to have their own directories on an FTP server to which
they can send document image information. In operating systems like
Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000, shortcuts to image directories
can be placed directly on the user’s desktop. This gives easy access to the
document image information.
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It is strongly recommended that you choose the send-to-print function
for distributing documents to printer destinations. However, in some
circumstances it may be desirable to send an image to a network
printer using the send-to-file function instead. To do this, you must
ensure that the destination printer supports FTP and PCL, or FTP and
TIFF. Refer to the AXIS 7000/FX Support Web for more information.
Send-to-URL Sending to URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a combination of send-
to-e-mail and send-to-file, where images/documents are stored on a
file server. The recipient will receive an e-mail containing the URL
(Web link) to the file, instead of an e-mail attachment. This off-loads
the mail server from handling large attachments.
Send-to-Web Browser This is a convenient method for users that do not have an e-mail
address. It is also useful if you want to try a number of different
profiles.
Simply place the document in your scanning device and access the
AXIS 7000/FX from a standard Web browser. Scanning is triggered
directly from your Web browser and the image is saved within the Web
browser dialog. The Web browser displays the image in an associated
viewer or asks you to save the file, depending on the associated image
format.
Data is sent directly between the AXIS 7000/FX and the user, i.e.
peer-to-peer. This results in minimum network load and avoids the
transmission of data over the backbone of the network.
Send-to-Printer This allows document images to be distributed to any printer defined
in the AXIS 7000/FX destination list using either Raw TCP or LPD as
printing method.
Raw TCP printing support means that you can distribute your
document images across network segments to any TCP/IP printer
connected on a local or remote network.
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Authentication
If the administrator has enabled authentication the user must enter a
user name and password to gain access to the AXIS 7000/FX. If the
authentication process is not enabled, proceed to the next
section“Sending to Destinations” on page 80.
1. When the following display appears, enter your user name and
press Menu (on the control panel) or Tab (on the keyboard).
User Name:
2. Enter your password and press Menu (on the control panel) or
press Tab (on the keyboard):
Password:
3. The following message will appear:
Login in progress
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4. If the following message appears the authentication process has
failed. Press Cancel (on the control panel) or press Esc (on the
keyboard) to try again.
Login failed!
5. If the authentication process is successful the following message is
displayed informing you that you can log out by pressing Cancel for
two seconds (on the control panel) or Esc (on the keyboard).
To logout press
Cancel 2 sec.
6. To continue press any key or wait until the following message
appears:
Send to:
xxxxxx
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Sending to Destinations
Note:
Before sending to an e-mail address or a file, the Administrator must
have set up the destinations as described in “Specifying Destinations” on
page 54.
Perform these instructions from the AXIS 7000/FX control panel:
1. The AXIS 7000/FX display shows “Send to: xxxxxx” when it is
ready for use. For example:
Send to:
Accounting Dept
2. Use scrolling keys to find your required destination from
the list. Press and hold the key to autorepeat scrolling. If you want
to add a temporary E-mail destination, refer to “Adding Temporary
Destinations ”on page 82.
3. If you want to send the image to more than one destination, press
Select to choose each destination:
Send to: +1
Accounting Dept
Note:
When sending to a printer, the image can not be sent to another
destination type and is only sent to one printer at a time
.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3, until all desired destinations are selected.
Note:
Be careful not to transmit images to an unwanted destination. The
scanned image is always sent to the destination shown in the display,
whether explicitly selected or not.
5. Optionally, press Menu to change the default settings for
scanning parameters. You can select temporary settings for profile,
paper size and double-sided. Use to select the desired
value.
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Note:
Press the Cancel button to reset all temporary settings to the default
values.
6. Insert a single page into the flatbed or a stack of paper into the sheet
feeder of the attached digital copier/scanner.
One single page or a stack of paper in the sheet feeder:
a. Press Send to scan and send the image to the destination in one
step.
Several separate pages or stacks of paper:
a. Press Add to scan each page or stack.
b. Insert the next page or stack and press Add again. Repeat the
procedure until all the pages have been scanned.
c. Press Send to transmit the image to the destination.
During the scanning this message appears on the display:
Scanning #1
please wait
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Note:
If you do not press Send within 60 seconds after scanning a page by
pressing Add the scan job will automatically be finished and sent.
7. When you have pressed Send and the transfer of the document
image is completed, the AXIS 7000/FX is released for other users to
access.
Notes:
• By scanning multiple pages, you can accumulate several pages into
one image file. See “Multipage Image Files” on page 82.
• If no operations are performed within five minutes of allocation, the
AXIS 7000/FX will return to its default settings.
• The AXIS 7000/FX keeps all temporary settings in memory for 60 seconds from the last scan, and then resets all settings to the default
settings.
Note: if authentication is enabled the time span before memory reset
is set by the administrator.
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Multipage Image Files Multipage documents are by default, collated and output into a single
PDF or TIFF image file.
Deselect the All pages in one file parameter only if you want each
page to appear separately in several PDF or TIFF files.
Notes:
• The JPEG format sends each page as one separate image file.
• The PCL format sends several pages in a single PCL file.
• TIFF viewers not supporting multipage image files require that the
Multipage Documents parameter is set to Separate file for each page
using a profile. Alternatively, scan each page using the Send button.
• Double-sided is only available if the scanning device supports duplexing.
Paper orientation on
digital copiers
To receive an upright image, the setting should be “Portrait” and the
paper should be placed with the short-edge in the ADF (Automatic
Document Feeder) or in the A4-R position on the flatbed inside the
digital copier.
Note:
The PDF rotation option can be used to enable the same feeder
orientation as when copying i.e long-edge first.
Adding Temporary Destinations
The e-mail list resident within the AXIS 7000/FX is initially created by
your administrator. If you want to send a scanned document to an email destination that is not featured in the list, you can add a
temporary e-mail destination using either:
• a standard PC keyboard, or
• any standard Web browser
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Using a standard PC
Keyboard
Connecting a standard keyboard to your AXIS 7000/FX will allow you
to quickly search any destination within the resident list. You can do
this by simply typing in the first couple of characters of the destination
you wish to search for. The AXIS 7000/FX message display will
automatically show the destination that best matches the keyboard
input.
Note:
If the searched destination does not exist within the resident list the
Add Address: prompt will be displayed as shown below.
Follow the instructions below to add a new e-mail address to the list:
1. If the keyboard is not already connected, disconnect the AXIS
7000 power supply, connect the keyboard to the keyboard
connector located on the rear panel, and then reconnect the power
supply.
2. Press the Insert key on your keyboard. The following prompt will
appear on the message display:
Add address:
3. Enter the new e-mail address you want to add, then press Enter.
Note:
Only the five most-recently added temporary destinations will appear in
the destination list. Contact your Network Administrator if you want to
add a destination permanently.
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Please refer to the following table for information on additional
keyboard functions:
Key Function
Tab and Right arrow
To scroll the menu
Enter
Up / Down arrows
Esc
F1
F2
Space
Insert
Delete
Backspace
To select multiple destinations
To complete an address or s ub ject entry
To scroll and select menu options
To cancel the scanning process at any stage
To clear any selection made from the menu
To reset error messages
Note: Press Esc for 2 seconds to log out if authentication
is enabled
To scan each page of bound materials, for example,
magazines and books
To send the scanned material to the selected destination
and release the AXIS 7000/FX for other users. For a single page/stack of sheets, use this key to scan the material and send the image in one step
To search the next word/name in an address
(e.g. J<Space>S to find John Smith)
To add an address or subject
To remove a temporary address
To delete characters when editing
To exit search mode
To remove characters
Left arrow
Page Up
Page Down
Home
End
To go backwards through the menu
To go alphabetically to the next entry with a different
first character in the “Send to:” or “Sent by:” list
To go alphabetically to the previous entry with a different first character in the “Send to:” or “Sent by:” list
To go to the first entry in a list
To go to the last entry in a list
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From a Web browser: Follow the instructions below to remotely add temporary e-mail
addresses to the address list:
1. Start the Web browser.
2. Enter the name or IP address of your AXIS 7000/FX on the
location/address line.
Example:
http://172.16.253.80
This displays the AXIS 7000/FX Home Page
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3. Click Destinations. The table lists the available destinations.
4. Click New Destination and specify the settings for the new
destination.
5. Click OK to save the destination temporarily.
Notes:
• Only the five most-recently added temporary destinations will appear
in the destination list. Contact your Administrator if you want to add
a destination permanently.
• All temporary destinations are erased when the AXIS 7000/FX is shut
down or re-started.
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Adding Temporary Profiles
If you have tried all the available profiles but are still not satisfied with
the result of your scanned image, you can add a temporary profile
from the Web browser interface.
1. Start the Web browser.
Note:
The Administrator might not allow the user to add temporary profiles.
2. Enter the name or IP address of your AXIS 7000/FX on the
location/address line.
Example:
http://172.16.253.80
3. This brings you to the AXIS 7000/FX Home Page. Click Profiles.
4. The table lists the available profiles. Click New Profile and specify
your settings. If you place a document in the scanning device, you
can click Scan to monitor the results.
Note:
The Administrator can disable the option for users to add temporary
profiles in which case the New Profile button will not appear.
5. Click Add to save the profile temporarily. Contact your Network
Administrator to make a profile permanent.
Notes:
• Only the five most recently added temporary profiles will appear in
the profile list. Contact your Administrator if you want to add a profile permanently.
• All temporary profiles will be erased when the AXIS 7000/FX is shut
down or re-started.
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Scanning Parameters
From the AXIS 7000/FX control panel, press Menu to scroll
through the scanning menu. Use to find the desired value.
The table below describes the available parameters for each destination
type:
Parameter Destination Type
E-mail /URL FTP Printer
Send to
Sent by
Subject
Number of copies
Profile
Paper size
Double sided
Note:
If you do not specify anything, the default settings will be used.
yes yes yes
yes no yes
yes no no
no no yes
yes yes yes
yes yes yes
yes yes yes
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Profile The AXIS 7000/FX comes pre-installed with 10 standard profiles
designed to cover most needs. Refer to “Predefined Profiles ”on page
88 for details.
The profiles are maintained by the Administrator. If you have been
granted permission by your administrator, you can define your own
temporary profiles. For details, refer to “Adding Temporary Profiles”
on page 86.
Select a profile appropriate to the document to be scanned. Documents
typically use one of the Text profiles. Pictures could use one of the
Text/Photo, Gray or Color profiles.
Scanning color images to JPEG/JFIF can be time consuming due to the
amount of computation performed by the AXIS 7000/FX. You should
therefore avoid using a higher resolution than is really needed. “Color
low” (75 dpi) is normally sufficient for web publishing of color images.
If you intend to manipulate a scanned color image using an image
editor, it is recommended that you use uncompressed TIFF.
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Note:
• Should you select a profile that is not supported by the digital
copier/scanner, the output file will automatically default to PDF. For
example, if you select color JPEG on a black and white digital
copier/scanner, the output is generated as PDF.
• Uncompressed TIFF may generate very large files.
Predefined Profiles This table outlines when to use the predefined profiles:
Name Description
Color high
Color pictures with high demand for precision. Suitable for photos,
databases, clip art in documents etc. Not suitable for web publishing, since the image is larger than what the display will show. The
JPEG/JFIF format cannot generate multipage files.
Color low
Gray high
Gray low
Text
(default)
Text high
Text low
Text/Photo
Color pictures suitable for web publishing, databases, clip art in
documents etc. The JPEG/JFIF format cannot generate multipage
files.
Black/white pictures, diagrams etc. which require more detail. Generates 16 shades of gray.
Black/white pictures suitable for web publishing. Generates 16
shades of gray.
Black/white documents intended for OCR, or documents containing
small text. Suitable for most kind of document scanning. This is the
default profile.
Black/white documents containing very small text. Excellent for
OCR. If the digital copier/scanner does not support 600 dpi, its
maximum resolution will be used instead.
Black/white documents not intended for OCR, or documents containing large text, e.g. invoices. Suitable when maximum scanning
speed and minimum file size is required.
Black/white documents with pictures. The pictures are dithered to
create a rasterized effect. Especially good for faxing. Not suitable
for OCR. As an alternative, try a grayscale profile.
Text PDF
Creates a Black and white PDF document; suitable for printing or
distribution as an e-mail attachment.
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Name Description
Color PDF
Creates a 150 dpi PDF document; suitable for printing or distribution as an e-mail attachment.
Paper Sizes The AXIS 7000/FX comes pre-installed with 14 paper sizes designed to
cover most needs. The default paper size is A4. The paper sizes are
maintained by the Administrator. See also the table on “Predefined
Paper Sizes ”on page 72.
Double-sided If supported by the attached digital copier/scanner, you can select
Double-sided to scan both sides of a page simultaneously. This option
is also known as duplex and may be referred to by that term in the
digital copier/scanner documentation.
Note:
By default the double-sided (Duplex) parameter is set to off.
Sending to your Web Browser
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Follow these steps to scan to your Web browser:
1. Place the material in your scanner or digital copier.
2. Start the Web browser.
3. Enter the name or IP address of the AXIS 7000/FX on the
location/address line:
Example:
http://172.16.253.80
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4. This brings you to the AXIS 7000/FX Home Page, the Scan Document
page.
We recommend that you add the address as a bookmark, or as a link
on the Department or Workgroup Web page.
5. Optionally change the default profile.
6. Click Scan and wait for the image to appear in your Web browser.
Depending on the image format specified by the profile, the Web
browser will display the image in an associated viewer or ask you
to save the file. For further processing, you must save the image from
within the viewer as the Web browser will normally use a temporary
file name.
7. If you are not satisfied with the result, you can try one of the other
available profiles or set up a new one by clicking Custom >>.
8. If you have additional documents to scan, click Reserve Scanner to
lock the unit for your own use and then complete the scanning from
the AXIS 7000/FX control panel.
9. Insert a single page on the flatbed or a stack of paper into the sheetfeeder of the attached digital copier or scanner.
10. At the AXIS 7000/FX control panel, continue as follows:
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One single page or a stack of paper in the sheet feeder:
a. Press Send to scan and transmit the image to your Web browser in
one step.
Several separate pages or stacks of paper:
a. Press Add to scan each page or stack.
b. Insert the next page or stack and press Add again. Repeat the
procedure until all your pages are scanned.
c. Press Send to transmit the image to your Web browser.
During the scanning this message appears on the display:
Scanning #1
please wait
11. When you have pressed Send and the transfer of the scanned
image is completed, the AXIS 7000/FX is released for other users to
access.
Notes:
• By scanning multiple pages, you can accumulate several pages into
one image file. See “Multipage Image Files” on page 82.
• You must press the Add button or the Send button on the control
panel within 5 minutes. Otherwise, the operation will be executed
automatically.
•The Reserve Scanner function is not available when Authentication is
enabled.
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Viewing Image Files
The AXIS 7000/FX generates standard TIFF, JPEG and PDF formats
that are supported by most image-related applications; and PCL
format, that is supported by most printers.
Although the AXIS 7000/FX does not rely on any product-specific
software installed on each client, tools for viewing and manipulating
the images are required.
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There are basically two different types of imaging tools:
• Tools optimized for image/picture editing
• Tools optimized for handling scanned documents
Tools for Image/Picture
Editing
Tools for Viewing, OCR
and Archiving
Tools for image/picture editing normally support JPEG and singleimage uncompressed TIFF format. They are optimized for handling
color and gray-scale images. Such tools are delivered with the desktop
scanners. Most tools will work, as long as JPEG and/or TIFF formats
are supported.
Tools for viewing, OCR and archiving generally support multipage
compressed TIFF, but often also JPEG. Document viewers are optimized
for presenting document data in a readable format on a screen.
Suitable tools are often bundled with desktop scanners. Tools that
combine viewing and simple archiving are becoming increasingly
popular. These tools are delivered with Windows 95/98 and Windows
NT.
Notes:
• Although the generated TIFF image files do not contain searchable
text, you can use an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) application
to convert the bitmap to text that can be corrected, indexed,
searched or copied to other files.
• The generated PDF image files do not contain searchable text. You
can use Adobe Capture or the built-in capture function in Adobe
Acrobat to make the text searchable.
Acrobat Reader The PDF format requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Acrobat Readers
for Windows (3.1, 95/98, NT), Macintosh and UNIX can be downloaded
free of charge from Adobe Systems Web site http://www.adobe.com.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is also supplied on the AXIS Online CD.
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Notes:
• When using the “Text” profiles for scanning documents, make sure
that the viewing tool supports multipage CCITT G.4-compressed TIFF;
the TIFF format is the most common standard for imaging and
archiving of scanned documents. If your application does not support
multipage documents, you can create a profile that generates single
page documents, or scan each page as a separate job.
• When scanning pictures for web publishing, create a JPEG file using
either the “Color low” or “Color high” profiles. The image files generated by these profiles are supported by almost all existing image editors and Web browsers.
• The AXIS 7000/FX is compatible with the majority of today’s popular
tools. However, if you find a tool that is not supported by the AXIS
7000/FX, we would like to know about it. For information on how to
contact us see “Preface” on page 3.
• For further information, see the Axis web site at http://www.axis.com
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Associating Image
Formats with
Applications
Applications are typically associated with a file format automatically
during the installation procedure. If not, we recommend that you
manually associate your image applications with the supported image
file formats, so that double-clicking on an image icon launches the
appropriate application.
Follow the instructions below to associate an application with a
specific file format in Windows 95 and NT:
1. In Windows Explorer, click the View menu, click Options, and
then click the File Types tab.
2. To create a new file type, click New Type. To modify the settings for
an existing file type, select the type, and then click Edit.
3. Specify a description for the file type and the file name extension
associated with this type of file.
4. Click New to define an action for this file type.
5. In the Action field, type
action field, specify the path to the application you want to use for
opening files that have this extension.
Open. In the Application used to perform
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Appendix A Troubleshooting
This appendix helps you to:
• Restore factory default settings to the AXIS 7000/FX
• Interpret the AXIS 7000/FX front panel indicators
• Interpret the AXIS 7000/FX error messages
• Display the log file
Restoring Factory Default Settings
The factory default settings can be restored using one of the following
methods:
• Push button
• Web browser
•FTP
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Important!
When you restore the factory default settings, all your current settings including the
destinations and profiles will be lost. You will need to re-assign the IP address as
described in “Assigning an IP Address ”on page 21.
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Push Button Follow these steps to restore the default settings using the Push button:
Important!
If you have forgotten the previously installed server password, the push button provides
the only method available for resetting the unit to factory default.
1. Turn off the AXIS 7000/FX by disconnecting the power supply.
2. Press and hold the Push button while you connect the AXIS 7000/FX.
Keep the Push button pressed until the Status indicator flashes at
regular two second intervals.
Push button
3. Release the Push button and wait at least two seconds (one flash of
the indicators).
4. Press and hold the Push button for at least five seconds until the
Status indicator remains constantly lit.
5. The AXIS 7000/FX is now reset to factory default settings.
6. Restart the AXIS 7000/FX by disconnecting and reconnecting the
power supply.
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Web Browser Follow these steps to reset to the defaults settings from a Web browser:
1. Start the Web browser.
2. Enter the name or the IP address of the AXIS 7000/FX in the
location/address field. The AXIS 7000/FX Home Page is displayed.
3. Click admin.
4. Click Factory Defaults.
The AXIS 7000/FX will now restart with the factory default settings.
FTP Follow these steps to restore the default settings using FTP:
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1. Log in to the AXIS 7000/FX with the command
address>,
where <Internet address> is the name or IP address
ftp <Internet
assigned to your AXIS 7000/FX.
2. You will be prompted for user id and password. Use the user id
which has the default password
pass (root is the user id with the
root,
highest priority).
3. Issue the command
get defaults to restore the default settings. The
unit now restarts automatically.
4. Log out using the command
quit, bye or exit depending on your
FTP version.
The AXIS 7000/FX will now restart with the factory default settings.
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Front Panel Indicator Conditions
The Power LED is hardware controlled and should always remain on
when power is connected to the AXIS 7000/FX. The remaining LEDs
are all software controlled.
Normal Conditions This table shows the front panel indicators during normal conditions:
Event Status
Power up
LED
On On On Initial power to unit
On Off Off Memory test
Flash Off Off Self test in progress
On Off Flash Network LED flashes when net-
Sending
Idle
Flash loading
On On Flash
On Off Flash Network LED flashes when net-
Blink Blink Blink During Flash loading, the Net-
Busy LED Network
LED
Remarks
work traffic is present
work traffic is present
work LED blinks quickly
Error Conditions This table lists a summary of error conditions:
Event Status
Power up
LED
On Off Off Check SCSI cable to
Off Off Off Check RJ45 cable to network
Idle
Error in EEPROM
Error in FLASH
PROM
Error in SRAM
Error in
DRAM/DIMM
DRAM/DIMM
configuration
error
SW-HW
combination error
Illegal serial no.
Flash load failed
On Off Off Check RJ45 cable to network. If
Blink Off Off Consult Network Administrator
Flash Off Flash Consult Network Administrator
Flash Flash Off Consult Network Administrator
Flash Off Off Consult Network Administrator
Flash Flash Off Consult Network Administrator
Flash Flash Flash Consult Network Administrator
Flash Flash Flash Consult Network Administrator
Flash Off Off Consult Network Administrator
Busy
LED
Network
LED
Remarks
Digital copier/scanner
known network traffic, the Network LED should flash.
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Status Indicator Off The Status indicator remains off if a problem with the scanning device
communication has occurred. The AXIS 7000/FX message display may
additionally provide error status information.
Network Indicator Off The Network indicator flashes when there is network traffic. If it
remains off and you know there is network activity, check the network
connection.
Error and Warning Messages
This table lists the error and warning messages that might appear on
the AXIS 7000/FX message display:
Message Description
Scanner lamp failure
The lamp in the connected scanning device is blown.
Refer to your suppliers user documentation for instructions.
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Scanner fuse blown
Scanner compression unit
failure
Scanner hardware failure
Scanner firmware failure
SCSI parameter le ngth
illegal
Invalid SCSI command
Invalid field in SCSI CDB
A fuse in the connected scanning device is blown. Refer to your suppliers user documentation for instructions.
The image compression unit in the scanning device did
not work properly. Contact your equipment supplier.
The scanning device reports a hardware failure. Contact your equipment supplier.
The scanning device reports a software failure. Contact your supplier.
The length of the SCSI command is illegal. Contact
your AXIS 7000/FX dealer.
The scanning device does not support the given SCSI
command. Contact your AXIS 7000/FX dealer.
The SCSI command includes an invalid field. Contact
your AXIS 7000/FX dealer.
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Message Description
SCSI command sequence
illegal
The scanning device cannot receive the SCSI commands in the order they were sent. Contact your AXIS
7000/FX dealer.
Invalid field in SCSI
parameter list
Scanner not rea d y, please
check scanner and restart
the scan server
A timeout has occurred on
the scanner, the job has
been canceled
Out of memory
Out of scan ner image
memory
Unresolved name:
<server name>
Not available:
<server address>
Login failed:
<server address>
Disconnected:
<destination>
No valid mail recipient
found
Illegal address
<recipient>
Illegal directory on:
<server address>
Unable to open file on:
The SCSI parameter block includes one or several invalid fields. Contact your AXIS 7000/FX dealer.
An error has occurred in the scanning device. Check
the scanning device and restart the Document Server.
Please check the scanning device and try again.
The document image contains too much data. Please
try another profile.
The document image contains too much data. Please
contact your equipment supplier.
Cannot find the IP address mapped to <server name>.
Cannot establish communication with the server specified in <server address>. Please try again later.
Incorrect FTP server password specified for the file
destination.
The connection to the destination specified in <destination> has been lost. The image transfer has been
aborted.
All the selected e-mail destinations were incorrect.
Incorrect e-mail address specified for the e-mail destination.
The directory specified for the file destination does not
exist.
Default file name is missing.
Write error on:
<server address>
No info file on:
<server address>
Insufficient access rights to the directory specified for
the file destination.
The information file could not be stored on the FTP
server. Possible reasons are lack of memory or naming
conflicts. The image file will be removed.
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